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VOL. 18, NO. 36 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
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Football player Tyree
Waller makes the
difference
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Corner Brewery reveals
green brewery practices
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Community Calendar. . . . 8-A
Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-A
Death Notices . . . . . . . . 12-A
Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-B
N Youth orchestra: Tno Ypsilanti Youtn
Oronostra starts its ourtoontn soason on
Saturday at Ypsilanti Middlo Sonool, 105 N.
Manshold St. t moots on Saturdays during tno
sonool yoar and providos roo boginnor olass-
os or violins, violas and oollos. Now or tnis
soason aro roo olassos or oollos, hutos, olari-
nots, saxopnonos, trumpots, trombonos, and
drums. A numbor o onsomblos will bo
oorod, inoluding a |azz onsomblo. Tnoro is
no onargo to |oin and instrumonts aro loanod
out as availablo witn no oost. Tno onsomblos
and oronostra woloomo montors to nolp stu-
donts. For additional inormation oall 734-483-
6079, omail yyocomcast.ne or visit www.ypsi-
youthorch.com.
N SchooI suppIies: Tno Ypsilanti Sovontn
Day Advontist Cnuron will bo giving away
baokpaoks and sonool supplios to onildron
rom low-inoomo amilios and wno attond
Porry Sonool. voluntoors will bo passing itoms
out 6:30 p.m. at Porry Sonool and will oontinuo
until all itoms aro gono.
N Submitting Info: Wo gladly aooopt story
idoas, pnotos, and pross roloasos about
upooming ovonts. you would liko to submit
somotning, oontaot Krista G|ostland at 734-
429-7380, or oditor@ypsilantioourior.oom.
BREFLY...
Maa chared WIth sex0aIIy assa0ItIa
14yearoId, ossIhIy traasmIttIa hI
"OARD PLACES
POLICE MILLAGE ON
.OVEMBER BALLOT
"Y "EN "AIRD
Horitago Modia
k
n YpsIanI man, known for
hoIdng an annuaI
ChrsImas dnner for hun-
dreds n Ihe communIy,
has been charged wIh Ihe
sexuaI assauII of a 14-year-oId
YpsIanI boy.
Leonardo evnc ChrsIan, 8,
was arresIed Aug. 2D and charged
Irday, accordng Io a press
reIease fromIhe YpsIanI !oIce
eparImenI. The suspecI s cur-
renIIy beng heId aI Ihe WashIenaw
CounIy JaI on a $O,OOO cash bond.
He has been charged wIh sec-
ond-degree crmnaI sexuaI con-
ducI, a feIony charge IhaI carres
a maxmumpenaIIy of 1 years
n prson, and C8C assauII wIh
nIenI Io commI sexuaI peneIra-
Ion, whch s punshabIe by up Io
1O years.
ChrsIan s aIso charged wIh
aIIempIed sexuaI peneIraIon wIh
an unnformed parIner when Ihere
s rsk of A!8, accordng Io Ihe
WashIenawCounIy prosecuIor`s
offce. Ths charge aIIeges IhaI
ChrsIan has H!\and aIso aIIeges
IhaI he aIIempIed Io engage n
sexuaI peneIraIon wIh Ihe vcIm,
who ddn`I knowanyIhng abouI
Ihe suspecI havng H!\. !I s a hgh
courI msdemeanor punshabIe by
up Io Iwo years and s IreaIed as a
feIony charge.
eIecIve 8gI. Thomas berIs
sad Io be on Ihe safe sde Ihe
vcImwII IkeIy be IesIed Io
deIermne wheIher he conIracIed
anyIhng.
ChrsIan was aIso charged wIh
Iwo counIs of fourIh-degree crm-
naI sexuaI conducI, whch are aIso
hgh courI msdemeanors punsh-
abIe by up Io Iwo years each.
!nvesIgaIors beIeve ChrsIan
cuIIvaIed a reIaIonshp wIh
Ihe Ieenage boy afIer he provded
"Y -ARION $UPUIS
Spooial Writor
The AugusIa CharIer
Townshp oard unan-
mousIy approved a poIce
proIecIon baIIoI proposaI
for Ihe ov. G eIecIon.
The baIIoI pro-
posaI caIIs for a 1.7
mIIs or $1.7O per
$1,OOO vaIue of reaI
and IangbIe per-
sonaI properIy for
four years, sIarIng wIh Ihe
2O12 Iax roII.
TrusIees Mke Kng and
WIIamTobIer reporIed Ihe
1.7 mIIs wouId cosI a hom-
eowner $174 for a $1O,OOO
home.
!f I passes n ovember,
I wouId rase abouI
$82G,G8 n Is frsI year
for Iwo fuII-Ime depuIes,
wIh overIme, under a
four-year conIracI wIh
Ihe WashIenawCounIy
8herff `s eparImenI begn-
nng n AprI 2O18.
AWashIenawCounIy
8herff `s Offce reporI
says AugusIa CharIer
Townshp has been servced
by Ihe WashIenawCounIy
8herff `s eparImenI and
Ihe Mchgan 8IaIe !oIce
under a cIosesI car con-
cepI.
When a caII for servce
comes n, Ihe cIosesI
paIroI car s dspaIched.
!f WashIenawCounIy
8herff `s eparImenI s
unabIe Io respond, Ihen
a caII goes ouI Io Ihe
Mchgan 8IaIe !oIce.
8amanIha TowIer,
who Ives on 8Iony
Creek Koad, IoId Ihe
board of a recenI
break-n aI her
busness IocaIed
on 8Iony Creek and WIIs
Koads.
The cIosesI paIroI car
avaIabIe for Ihs ncdenI
was a Mchgan 8IaIe !oIce
car comng fromrghIon,
and she sad I Iook one
paIroI car Io arrve. TowIer
waIched heIpIessIy whIe
her shop was robbed.
We shouIdn`I have Io
Ive Ike Ihs, she IoId Ihe
board.
The crme raIe for
Ihe G,7OO resdenIs has
ncreased 1O percenI year-
Io-daIe snce 2O11, accordng
Io Ihe 8herff `s eparImenI
reporI.
!n JuIy, Ihere were 14D
caIIs for servce. Crmes
ncIuded Ihree assauII and
baIIeres, Iwo maIcous
"Y ,ESLIE -C'RAW
Spooial Writor
CommunIy resdenIs and workers
sIarIed ouI Ihe workngmen`s hoIday
parIcpaIng n The YpsIanI Labor
ay rdge WaIk hosIed by Ihe CIy
of YpsIanI`s !arks and KecreaIon
Commsson.
!arks and KecreaIon represenIaIve
`KeaI Crahamsad Ihe dea behnd Ihe
waIk s Io encourage Ihe communIy Io
be more acIve.
We wanI resdenIs Io Iake advanIage
of our recreaIon opporIunIes wheIher
IhaI`s kayakng or waIkng or smpIy Iay-
ng ouI a pcnc aI Ihe park, he sad.
Bride stroll romotes health
Pnoto by Loslio MoGraw
Nathan PhiIIips and SaIIy Krzewinski stop to pose for a photo during the rst
YpsiIanti Labor Day Bridge WaIk sponsored by YpsiIanti Parks and Recreation.
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he |Leonardo Bevinci Christianj has been
chared with secondderee criminal sexual
conduct, a lelony chare that carries a maximum
enalty ol 15 years in rison, and CSC assault
with intent to commit sexual enetration, which
is unishable by u to 1O years.
,OCALS SPEND ,ABOR $AY
WALKING 9PSI BRIDGES TO
ENCOURAGE HEALTHY HABITS
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Contest shows
off Ypsi's
creative side
See Page 1-C
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