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Network Theatre support for Pepsi Refresh grant Page 7-A Ryan Michaels
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
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Officer shoots suspect in domestic assault

Man recovering
while police
probe incident
By Art Aisner
Special Writer
A Pittsfield Township police
officer shot a man who would
not obey commands to surren-
der following a reported domes-
tic assault Saturday afternoon.
A woman called police to
report the assault by her hus-
band just before 5 p.m. and
requested officers to respond.
An officer spotted the suspect’s
vehicle traveling near Platt
Road and Primrose Drive
within the hour and tried to
conduct a traffic stop, a news
release stated.
But the driver kept on going
and drove into the Rosewood
Village Condominiums com-
plex on Conifer Drive and
exited his vehicle.
The officer issued several
commands for the man to stop
and the man refused, according
to reports. The man then con-
fronted the officer with “life-
threatening action” and was
shot once in the abdomen with
the officer’s service weapon,
according to reports.
The suspect was immedi-
ately transported by Huron
Valley Ambulance to a local
hospital, where he was released
a few hours later. The 30-year-
old Ypsilanti man was then
transported to the Washtenaw
County Jail pending formal
charges, officials said.
The officer was not injured.
Investigators with the
Michigan State Police Ypsilanti
Post were called to the scene
to probe the shooting. The
Washtenaw County Sheriff ’s
Department also responded to
the scene.
Detectives from Pittsfield
continue to work the domestic
On the
RAIL
abuse case while the internal
and external investigations
are going on. The Washtenaw
County Sheriff ’s Department
also assisted at the scene.
No serious injuries to his
wife were reported to police,
according to reports.
Anyone that may have any
information about the incident
is urged to call the depart-
ment’s investigations bureau at
1-734-822-4911.

Semester kicks Playing games Sports

off with ice Huron basketball defeats No.
1-ranked Kalamazoo Cetnral
in state finals rematch.
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drum concert
U of M music to the importance of water. The ON THE WEB
concert was settled upon as a
profs. draw starting point for the upcoming
semester-long discussion of the
focus to water global need for water.
“The semester itself is very
broadly defined and it’s just
By Jodie Mason everything about water,” said
A2 Journal
Manja Hol-land, co-chair of the
The University of Michi-
LSA Theme Semester Steering
gan kicked off the Winter 2011
Committee.
Theme semester
“But our main
on water with an
focus of the semes-
ice percussion
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is sustainability ing at it locally as including Jodie Mason’s “Inside
well as on a global the Newsroom.”Links are
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alongside home page.
said.
Stephen Rush, water crisis Amy Harris, also
director of the
a co-chair on the
Digi-tal Music
committee, appre- Weave the Web:
Ensemble in the
ciates the interdisciplinary
School of Music, Theatre and Make sure to click on
aspect of the water semester.
Dance, and musician Jeremy www.heritage.com around
“We will be looking at water
Edwards. the clock for the most
as it’s used in art, history and Photo by Ximena Erickson
The trio used percussion in-depth coverage of
cultural stud-ies. It will be just
mallets to produce music on Haru Iizuka, 6, and Anthony Liao, 6, are pictured playing Karuta, a traditional Washtenaw County. One of
about anything you can think
blocks of frozen ice. Japanese game, Jan. 8 at the University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies our “Most Viewed” stories is
of. “Dexter man killed in early-
The concert was the first of in Ann Arbor.
“When we talk about theme morning ATV crash.”
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Historical society antiques show draws crowd

Proceeds will support
programming, projects
By Steven Howard
A2 Journal
It took the crowd about a half-hour past open-
ing to really start flooding in, but organizers of
the 24th annual Saline Area Historical Society
Antique Show said from then on, business was
almost non-stop.
“I would say by 8:30 a.m. people were coming
in very well,” said event co-chairwoman Linda
Greb as she worked the admission table Saturday
morning. “There were some people lined up at 8
o’clock, though.”
A minor snowstorm may have slowed people
down initially that morning, Greb guessed, but
said people really make a strong effort to get to
the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Lodi
Township for the show given there are so few
opportunities to shop for antiques this time of
year. Check out our video:
“There’s not a lot of antique shows in ■ League of Women
January,” she said, “so they come.”
Greb said the historical society was glad for
Voters’ suffrage exhibit
opening
the business because profits from Saturday’s ■ EPICenter at Ann Arbor
show go toward funding many historical society SOUP
functions throughout the year.
“It’s our annual fundraiser,” she said. “It goes ■ Ann Arbor Derby Dimes
toward the two museums, Rentschler Farm and
the train depot.” ■ WCC Horticulture at
Many schoolage children will be able to expe- Ann Arbor SOUP
rience educational programs at both locations,
Greb said, because of the money raised Saturday.
Elliot Sala was one of the vendors at the
antique show. He said he has been participating
in this particular event for years simply because
of the cause it benefits.
“I personally only do this show because it’s the
Saline Historical Society,” he said. Click on the “jobs” tab on
Sala said, otherwise, he starts his selling season the home page of our Web
in May. Photo by Steven Howard site or go directly to http://
Just like the show itself, Sala’s booth offered Visitors shop for collectibles Saturday at the Saline Area Historical jobs.heritage.com.
Society’s 24th annual Antique Show at the Washtenaw Farm
PLEASE SEE SHOW/2-A Council Grounds in Lodi Township.
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Liberty Awakes exhibit opens to public A2Live

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Pieces of the exhibit were
Woman’s right acquired from various histori- Death Notices Page 7-A
to vote explored cal libraries and museums, and
tell the story of local women Sports Page 1-B
and celebrated and men in the area who fought
to gain the vote for women in
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the United States.
By Jodie Mason Among those local women
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were Jennie Buell, Mary
Liberty Awakes, a historical Hinsdale, Maria Peel, Estelle
display on the suffrage move- Downing and Jessie Phelps.
ment, is currently on display The exhibit continue
at the Washtenaw County through Feb. 2 at the
Historical Society. Washtenaw County Historical
The exhibit, which features Society, 500 N. Main St., in Ann
memorabilia and information Arbor.
about the suffrage movement For more information, visit Printed News Tip
in Washtenaw County, was www.washtenawhistory.org. on Hotline:
Photo by Jodie Mason Staff Writer Jodie Mason can recycled 877-995-NEWS
sponsored by the Washtenaw be reached at 429-7380 or
Sue Smith, president of the League of Women Voters in the Ann Arbor area, was among the County Chapter of the League paper (6397)
sponsors of the Liberty Awakes exhibit that recently opened to the public in Ann Arbor. JMason@heritage.com.
of Women Voters.