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community. The former Robert
Scott Correctional Facility proper-
ty, situated on one of the main
township entryways, is also under
Northville control.
Abbo will be the first to tell you
he didn't do it alone-and that is cor-
rect, of course. What he did do was
steer his board through these diffi-
cult times, getting them to build
consensus on difficult decisions,
operate as a team with diverse
opinions, and ultimately lead the
township to a better place.
Not bad for a guy whowas never
a politician.
• Keep General Fund dollars in
the classroom.
By logging on to the website, vis-
itors can get more in-depth infor-
mation about the Technology Bond
Proposal, which will support the
district's technology plan for at
least the next 12 years by issuing
bonds through two separate series.
Series 1 would be issued in 2013 to
implement the technology
improvements and Series 2 in 2017
to “refresh” the initial investment
allowing for classroom technology
to be up to date over the entire
lengthof the bond.
The website also offers informa-
tion on upcoming community
events where voters can learn
more about the Technology Bond,
as well as voting information, and
details on how community mem-
bers can help support passage of
theTechnologyBondProposal.
Our hope is that by visiting the
website voters will find the critical
information they need to make an
informed decision about the
Technology Bond Proposal when
they go to the polls onNov. 6. Voters
have a very long ballot to wade
through on Election Day and the
Technology Bond is the last itemon
the ballot. We are confident that
once voters understand the impor-
tance of this proposal for our kids,
our schools and our community,
they will make supporting the
Northville Public Schools
Technology Bond a priority when
they go into the voting booth on
Nov. 6.”
In addition to the website, the
Vote Yes! For NPS Committee is
reaching out to voters with its mes-
sage via neon yellow lawn signs,
postcards mailed to absentee ballot
voters, postings on social media
sites such as Facebook and Twitter,
and by encouraging supporters to
write letters to the editor for publi-
cationby localmedia outlets.
With all the other issues on the
ballot, we want to keep the
Technology Bond at the top of
everyone's mind as Election Day
approaches.
DebbieGrant-Kelterborn,
Co-chair VoteYes!
ForNPSCommittee
Teacher supports millage
To the editor;
I ama very proud resident of the
City of Northville, and I am equally
proud to serve as a physical educa-
tion teacher and football coach for
Northville Public Schools. The
pride I have inmy residency and in
my profession is a direct reflection
of the pride and support that this
community has always demonstrat-
edwhen it comes to our children. I
truly love this community, and I
cannot imagine that there is a bet-
ter place to raise a family than
Northville.
Over the past few years I have
become increasingly troubled with
our state's inability to appropriately
fund our public school system. It is
important to note that this lack of
funding is not a reflection of our
community's support for education.
In fact, our community continues to
serve its children well, and I am
certain that we will continue to do
so in the future. However, our
school district has been financially
handcuffed by the State of
Michigan.
Based on my experiences as a
parent and an educator in this
community, it has become evident
that our school district is lacking
the tools and the funding necessary
to provide our students with the
most up-to-date educational prac-
tices. Unfortunately, these hard-
ships have come at a time whenwe
are attempting to educate our chil-
dren in a society that is constantly
changing. I am concerned that our
school district does not have the
means necessary to continue its
tradition of excellence.
It's simple…we need the help of
our great community! Please sup-
port the Northville Public Schools
Technology Bond on Nov. 6. Our
childrenneed your yes vote.
Matt Ladach,
City of Northville
to vote their way? Will they call to
see how the new proposals have
helped or hurt me once the issues
are decided? I don't think so.
They aren't going to call me to
see if I think the guys who get
elected are doing a good job. They
aren't going to call to see if recent
court decisions are impacting me
adversely and they sure aren't
going to call to see if collective bar-
gaining has impactedmy safety.
Oh, sure, I'm real popular with
all these people right now. Mitt
Romney keeps inviting me here
and there to hear him speak and
he and Ann would just love me to
attend a $1,000 a plate dinner.
Will I hear from either of them
after the caterer leaves and my
check clears?Nope.
Obama, well, Michelle, really,
wants me to join her at a rally and
for a small donation will have her
photo taken with me. Well, she is
certainly one charming, person-
able and genuine woman. No mat-
ter what your political leanings,
that ladywill charmyou.
But will she be my new BFF
once the election is over? Who's
kiddingwhohere?
There is one irrevocable truth
about all elections that my experi-
ence has proven beyond any
doubt. Once the ballots are cast, I
become an invisible member of
the masses. Candidates no longer
care what I think, what I want,
what I need orwho I am.
When the polls close, my popu-
larity with all these people plum-
mets and I amno longer the center
of their universe and the sole rea-
son for their very existence as they
would haveme believe prior to the
election.
So I listen very, very carefully to
their calls now. I pay attention to
the details and write down what
they say, the promises they make
and the propaganda they spew at
me trying to seduce me into voting
for them.
Hell hath no fury like a woman
scorned…especially when she's
going to vote again the next time
around, has a long memory…and
takes notes.
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October 25, 2012
Letters
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Popularity
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Farewell
FROM PAGE 8
The Rev.
Gilford E. Edwards, III
Sunrise: Dec. 24, 1941
Sunset: Oct. 11, 2012
The Rev. Gilford E. Edwards,
III died Oct. 11, 2012.
Among those left to cherish
his memory are his loving
and devoted wife, Jimmye L.
(Wilson) Edwards; children,
Verlin R. Edwards, Gilford E.
Edwards, IV, Sherrissee D.
Edwards,
Monica
C.
Edwards and Xavier L.
Edwards;
goddaughter,
Yvette-Zoe Martinez; step-
mother, Bertha Edwards of
Tampa, FL; sisters, Rosa Mae
(Richard Melvin) Edwards-
Ellis of Randolph, MA and
Elizabeth (Freddie) Edwards-
Drayton of St. Louis, MS; a
brother, Carlos William
(Edith) of Tampa, FL; 13
grandchildren; nine great-
grandchildren; two sisters-in-
law, Betty J. Edwards and
Doris Reed; church parents,
Deacon John and Mother
Dorothy Butler, Mother
McGruder and God-sister
Roseline Wallace; special
friends, Henry Davis and
Love Bogin; a host of special
aunts, uncles cousins, nieces
and nephews, and many
friends.
Funeral services were at
Gethsemane
Missionary
Baptist Church in Westland
with Dr. John E. Duckworth
officiating.
Final arrangements were
entrusted to the Penn
Funeral Home on Inkster
Road in Inkster.
Interment was at New Hope
Memorial Gardens in Livonia.
Stacey Paul Smith
Sunrise: June 13, 1984
Sunset: Oct. 7, 2012
Stacey Paul Smith died Oct.
7, 2012.
Among those survivors left to
cherish his memory are his
loving mother, Elsie Hall; his
stepfather, Leon Lacroix; his
father, Paul Smith, Sr.; a
brother, Paul (Erica) Smith,
Jr.; nephews, Anthony, P.J.
and Jayden; cousins, Moe
Cuz, Wadoe Cuz, Khary,
Shena and Delon; a host of
aunts, uncles and other
cousins, and many friends.
Funeral services were at the
Penn Funeral Home on
Inkster Road in Inkster with
the Rev. John coffee officiat-
ing.
Final rites were accorded by
Southern
Michigan
Cremation Services.
Shirley May Marie Timmer
Shirley May Marie Timmer,
85, of Paradise, MI, died Oct.
16 at McLaren Northern
Michigan
Hospital
in
Petoskey.
Mrs. Timmer was born Dec.
1, 1926 in Saginaw, the
daughter of Kenneth and
Mildred Grigware.
She was still in high school at
the beginning of World War
II. She wanted to help with
the war effort so she decided
to quit school in 11th grade
to work at the Pier Marquette
Railroad Yard in Detroit. She
went back to obtain her high
school diploma and graduat-
ed with the class of 1971 at
Wayne
Memorial
High
School in Wayne. Mrs.
Timmer firmly believed in giv-
ing back to the community
and was a strong advocate
for volunteer work. She
always found time to volun-
teer while raising her five chil-
dren and continued on well
after retiring to the communi-
ty she loved, Paradise.
Mrs. Timmer is survived by
her five children, Ben (Laura)
Timmer of Kincheloe, Denise
(Dan) Mitchell, also of
Kincheloe, Debbie Timmer of
Warsaw, MS, Larry (Lisa)
Timmer of Lutz, FL and
Timothy Timmer of Wayne;
16 grandchildren; 22 great-
grandchildren; sisters, Joan
Hainey of St. Petersburg, FL
and Bonnie (Bob) Klotz of
Glenville, WV, and many
friends.
She was preceded in death
by her husband of 62 years,
Benjamin Timmer; her par-
ents Kenneth and Mildred
Grigware; a brother-in-law,
King Hainey, and two great-
grandchildren, Brooklyn and
Bristol.
Memorial services took place
Oct. 20 at the Paradise
United Methodist Church in
Paradise.
Donations can be made in
her name to the Whitefish
Township Community School
System, P.O. Box 58, 7221 N.
M-123, Paradise, MI 49768.
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