Canton Observer for July 16, 1992 - Canton Public Library

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3 candidates in line for vacant W-W board post
BY DARRELL CLE.M
the last year of Spisak's unexpired four-
• STAKF WRITER
year-tenn.
Three candidates have lined up for the At" least three other candidates have
Wayne-Westland school board post that stated that they. too. will seek the post,
Andrew' Spiaak quit amid concerns he though they hadn't officially submitted
would doom to failure the administration theirnames to the school Iwar^ofTice as of
of nswrSupertntendent Larry Thomas. Tuesday afternoon They are former board
Veteran school board candidate Linda member Mathew McCusker and former
Pratt. Westland landlord Walter Warren candidates John Albrecht and Kenneth 51
and Wayne resident Don Ruark — cousin— Raupp — all losers in the June 8 school
of board member Vkki Welty. — have en board election.
tered the race to fill Spisak's seat.
More candidates could emerge bejpre
The three board hopefuls became the Monday's 4 p.m. deadline for applying at
first to submit their^names to the school the school board office. 36745 Marquette,
board, in hopes of being chosen to fulfill between Newburgh and Wayne roads.
The school board plans to interview all
candidates during special sessions scheduled
for 6 p.m. Tuesday and 7 p.m.
Wednesday. The board expects to name
Spisak's successor at th_e conclusion of
Wednesday'* meeting. -
Spinak announced his immediate resig-
July 6, during the first meeting prevci
by Thomas. Spisak aaid he fears
he would become a divisiye force because
he remains bitter over the forced retirement
'
"O'Neill, who stepped down in October under
pressure from a board majority.
Pratt, a longtime school volunteer and
Westland resident who work* for a family
business, has applied on three occasions
for a board appointment and has also lost
in two elections in 1990 and 1991. She is a
volunteer at the Wayne-WeslJand clothing
bank I
Pratt said she applied for Spisak's seal
because of the "potential for new and innovative"
moveo to imuruvu thw district. in
the wake of a near svfeeping turnover of
board members in two years and the recent
"There's only so far you can go in school
volunteer worlror by being Joe Blow at the
microphone" at school board meetings.
Pratt said.
"What kind of decisions that are made
now will determine whether the district is
going to go forward or stand still." she
said.
Wurryn, a Westland landlord
nor Ruark. a Wayne resident and employee
of RN Home Health Care of Westland.
n-a.-ht-rl Tuesday for comment
about their candidacies.
Ruark ha J sought a school board vacanev
in-1 but- Wt u»-hoard member l^trn
ard Posey. Posey is now in the third year of
an elected four-year_term and was recently
named board president.
Minimum ratings change for air-conditioning units
On Jan. 1 of this year "10" became
the minimum standard SEER
rating for newly manufactured air
conditioning units, as mandated by
the federal government
Many homeowners this summer
will be faced with the decision to repair
the old A/C unit or install a
new one. and they should be aware
of the ratings and new energy-efficient
models.
Regulations requiring the higher
SEER rating and others controlling
the use of Freon-type refrigerants
were reviewed this week by Dan
Bergstrom of Bergstrom s Inc. in
Livonia.
Shoppers will still find some
"eight" and "nine" SEER (Seasonal
Energy Efficiency Rating) units
being sold, but they were manufactured
before Jan. 1.
Less costly
. "^he higher the SEER rating, the
greater the efficiency; in effect, the
less electricity it takes to eool your
home. - '
The typical home central air conditioner
that is being replaced today
is 15 to 20 years old. and probably
rated at 6.5 SEER, said Bergstrom.
Putting in a new 10 SEER unit
can cut your electric bill by some 35
percent. Bergstrom said. That
means that savings in electricitycosts
can pay for the new unit in
"five to eij?hr years, while rattling
pollution from electrical power generating
plants in the bargain.
Home owners can even opt for an
11 or 12 SEER rated model available
in Michigan. In warmer climates
like Florida. SEER ratings of
... a •
_ 'Home repairs may have been cheaper and
quicker, but often they were not done correctly.
This means less efficiency of the unit.'
Dan Bergstrom
Bergstrom s Inc.
up to 15 can lie purchased.
check your air conditioning unit
Having the proper level of refri- and balance the refrigerant level is
gerant is key to a unit operating at actually less expensive in the long
the highest level of efficiency, ac- run. he said. A home service call
cording to Dan Bergstrom.
typically runs only about $53 for
"Home repairs may have been
minor service needs.
cheaper and quicker, but often they His firm offers to answer ques-
were not done correctly." Bergstrom tions from the public about the new
said. "This means less efficiency of rules or about air conditioning ays-"
the unit."
tems in general.
Having a professional technician Located in the Redford and Livonia
for £ 34 O 4 years, Bergstrom n«r.>kir..m Inc. In.' is it
one of the largest air conditioning,
heating and plumbing firms serving
the western metropolitan area.
Freon controls
Bergstrom also noted that effective
July 1. all Ereon-type gases and
liquids — such as the refrigerant in
air conditioners and refrigerators —
must be captured and properly dis
posed of. according to the federal
Clean Air Act.
Thought to deplete the earth's
ozone layer. Freon-type refrigerants
chlorofluorocarbons rh 11 irt tfl11 i in M'HrlKJn (CFCS) a tOFOS I
can no longer be allowed to escap*
into the atmosphere.
Until now. many home and auto
owners were, able to purchase a can
of refrigerant and do their own serv
icing of auto and home air condi
tioners arul refrigerators They allowed
the old refrigerant to escape
into the air.
Those who do so now can be sub
ject to a fine of $25,000 and five
years in jail, enforceable by the En
vironmental Protection Agency
(EPA), Bergs from said.
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Nobody really know* what'* inside.
but everyone seems to like H
anyway.
No. it's not another presidential
.-anrlirlate. but it is called the H-
Fto— Parol-gi. the lat«t culinary
concoction of the Deli Unique.
• «nd taste-tested last
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radio station, including Dick Purtan
on WKQI and JJ. and the
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delectable is now available at the
deli's West Bloomfield and Bingham
Farms locations, as well aa the
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While all H- Ross Perot gies look
ihe same tin -the outside. Keith
Schofield. who co-owns the delicatessens
with Mathew Prentice, revealed
that cheese and mushroom
and cabbage fillings are the hidden
agendas that delight the taste buds
of faithful followers.
"And of course, we have a Perotgi
that is potatoe-filled. that's with
an e. that i«. in honor of Dan
Quayle," Schofield said.
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This ia not the first time Schofield
and Prentice have given their
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at the beginning of the primaries,
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vote and see whose sandwich was
ordered the most. Schofield said.
George Bush won by a landslide,
but that might not be saying much
considering The George Bush was a
turkey sandwich, minus the brocoiL
Other sandwiches included The Pat
Buchanan, which consisted of bolo
gna and American cheese on white
bread, and The Jerry Brown, a vegr
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sprouts. Z-
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