THE COMMUNITY CRIER: October 23,1996 Page 3 Now facility Agenda T h i s W e e k : • An open forum on the pro posed Plymouth street paving bond issue is set for tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Plymouth City Hall. The bond proposal is on the Nov. 5 City ballot. • Warren Road, just east of Lotz, will close tomorrow and Friday, and possibly through the weekend, because of repair work on the CSX railroad crossing. Because portions of Koppernick Road are also closed for construction and crossing work, a detour will advise motorists to take Joy Road around the site. • First Step, a group formed to prevent domestic vio lence, is holding a cloth ing fundraiser Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
at their Canton office, 5820 Lilley Road. Call 981- 9595 for more informa tion. Glenn Holtz, the director of production engineering at Simpson Industries shows a guest of their building dedica tion the latest in high-tech equipment used by the Plymouth Township com pany. Simpson Industries makes auto mobile components. (Crier photo by R. Alwood Jr.) Fire causes $75,000 in damage to Canton apartment building BY JANET ARMSTRONG An apartment in the Village Squire complex in Canton suffered approximately $75,000 worth of damage in a fire Sunday, according to Canton Fire Department officials.
U p c o m i n g • The Plymouth Chamber of Commerce is holding their seventh annual Chamber Auction Nov. 1 at Laurel Manor in Livonia. Tickets are $50 per person and can be purchased at the cham ber office. The price includes hors d’oeuvres, dinner, an open bar and dancing. According to Fire Chief Mike Rorabacher, the accidental fire, at the apartment located at Ford and Lotz roads, began after the residents of the apartment fell asleep with a candle left burning. “It was an accidental fire caused by a candle,” said Rorabacher, who added that he hoped this wasn’t a preview of things to come this winter.
“I hope that was it for these kinds of fires.” In addition to the substantial damage to the apartment where the fire originated, there was smoke damage to the upper apartments and smoke and water damage to the apartment downstairs, said Rorabacher. “I would imagine that there are a lot of apartments that are going to need a good cleaning,” he said. Salvation Army seeks needy families, groups to help I n d e x The Salvation Army is aggressively seeking needy families and senior citizens to participate in the Adopt-a-Family Christmas program.
Dole skips Plymouth The goal of the Adopt-a-Family Program is to provide needy fami lies with toys, gifts, clothes, health aids and a Christmas food basket. The Salvation Army has taken the pledge of “No One Without a Christmas.” Friends & Neighbors....pg. 6 Business.......................pg. 8 Happenings ........... .....pg. 11 Deaths .... .......... pgs. 20, 23 Sports ........ . ........ pgs. 24-25 Opinion...........................pgs. 26-27 Before the ink could dry on The Crier’s “Extra” announcing the arrival of Republican Presidential candi date Bob Dole in Kellogg Park Tuesday, the plan was scrapped. Instead, Dole visited Detroit Monday and yes terday morning.
Prospective families and seniors may call The Salvation Army between Nov. 4 and Dec. 6 to set up an interview. Please do not call before or after those dates. The number is 453-5464. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m. But all hope is not lost for a top Republican to visit the area. The GOP announced Tuesday that Texas Governor George W. Bush will be in Livonia today to speak on behalf of the Dole/Kemp ticket. Bush will address a lun cheon meeting of the Plymouth, Livonia, Novi, Farmington/Farmington Hills, Westland and Garden City chambers of commerce today at noon.
The luncheon will be held at the Italian American Banquet Center, located at 39200 Five Mile between Newburgh and Haggerty. Call the Livonia chamber for ticket information at 427-2122. The program is made possible by businesses, community groups, schools and churches who adopt needy families. Individual families may adopt as well. Each year, the Plymouth Salvation Army gives out thousands of food bags to needy families in Canton, Plymouth and Northville. As the weather turns cold, the need increases even more. Is your group planning a holi day event? If you have a holiday listing you’d like in The Crier’s “Home for the Holidays” issue, call 453- @900.
The Salvation Army is looking for businesses and groups to display a “Baskets Filled With Love” poster and food drop box or perhaps even sponsor a food drive. The posters and boxes are available for pickup at the Salvation Army office.