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Friday-Saturday, January 28-29, 2011
This Weekend’s
Best Bets
Dave Coulier
Comedian Coulier
plays in Brighton
Comedian Dave Coulier
performs at 7 p.m. today at
the Brighton Center for the
Performing Arts at Brighton
High School, 7878 Brighton
Road in Brighton. Tickets
are $25. See the story in
The Weekender, page 1C.
Singers present
music of Mozart
The Ann Arbor Cantata
Singers present Mozart’s
Requiem at 8 p.m. today at
First United Methodist
Church of Brighton, 400
E. Grand River Ave. in
Brighton. Reserved seats
are $25. General admission
is $15 for adults and $10
for seniors and students.
Students 18 and younger
are admitted free. Visit
www.a2cantatasingers.org
for tickets or buy at the
door. Call (810) 229-8561
for more information.
Trivia time at
Opera House
Adults 18 and older can
spend Saturday evening
playing trivia at The Opera
House, 123 W. Grand River
Ave. in Howell. Tables of
eight will compete starting
at 7 p.m. to see who can
correctly answer the most
trivia questions prepared by
the staff at the Howell
Carnegie District Library.
Players should bring
snacks or dinner, including
pop or water for their table.
A cash bar will be available.
There will be door prizes
and a grand prize for the
table that scores the most
points. Cost is $10 per
person or $80 for a table of
eight. Seating is limited,
and an advance ticket
purchase is required. Call
(517) 546-0720, ext. 106,
for more information.
Music on stage
at concert series
The Livingston Arts Council
presents keyboard and
guitar performers Scottie
Alexander and Joe Hassel
in the Acoustic Café at 7:30
p.m. today at The Opera
House, 123 W. Grand River
Online:
Ave. in Howell. Admission is
$5 at the door. Call (517)
540-0065 for more details.
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EDUCATION
Teacher’s grievance denied
Howell schools administration rules
McDowell’s discipline was justified
By Frank Konkel dent for Labor Relations and Personnel
DAILY PRESS & ARGUS INSIDE Lynn Parrish, was released Thursday. It
• In the wake of an October stated McDowell bullied a student, dis-
Howell Public Schools ruled the classroom incident involving regarded his students’ rights to free
discipline administered to Howell teacher Jay McDowell, Howell expression and “displayed a serious
High School teacher Jay McDowell lack of (professionalism).”
for his handling of an Oct. 20 inci- High School is hosting a bully- In response to the ruling, Mc- File photo by GILLIS BENEDICT/DAILY PRESS & ARGUS
dent in his classroom was justified, ing symposium. See page 3A. Dowell said, “The Howell Education The disciplinary grievance filed by Howell Educa-
and the district denied the grievance Association (teachers’ union) will tion Association teachers’ union President Jay Mc-
McDowell filed in December. grievance, signed by former Howell Dowell was denied by the administration of Howell
An official written response to the Public Schools Deputy Superinten- Continued on page 4 Public Schools in a response released Thursday.
ENTERTAINMENT
HEALTH
A new exercise trend is growing in
popularity, but the results don’t come Residents
without some pain and perseverance.
tell tales
of war in
new film
Vietnam documentary
premieres tonight at
Fox Theatre in Detroit
By Christopher Behnan
DAILY PRESS & ARGUS
Everyday people that others may not
associate with the Vietnam War — includ-
ing Livingston County’s sheriff and a
county businessman — tell their stories of
sacrifice in the film “Our Vietnam
Generation,” which premieres tonight at
the Fox Theatre in downtown Detroit.
That lack of association and recogni-
tion of Vietnam War veterans in com-
munities nationwide was the impetus
behind the film, explained filmmaker
Keith Famie.
With due respect to World War II vet-
erans, often referred to as “America’s
greatest generation,” Vietnam War vet-
erans were neither celebrated at home
nor inspired to share their stories, Fa-
mie said.
That applies to several Livingston
County Vietnam War veterans, including
John Colone, a Putnam Township busi-
nessman who escaped near death in the
war, and county Sheriff Bob Bezotte,
also a Vietnam War veteran, Famie said.
Continued on page 4
Photos by ALAN WARD/DAILY PRESS & ARGUS
Above, Kim Burger, center, Jennifer Murray, center right, and fellow CrossFit class students give maximum
effort during a training session in which students work hard at a variety of training movements designed to
simulate real-world effort as opposed to machine-based exercises. Top left, Rob Murray and CrossFit class-
mates repeatedly raise a heavy ball above their heads, then slam the ball to the ground and repeat the motion.
CrossFit focuses on intensity, performance
By Sarah K. Norris To view our photo gallery, and exercises, such as pull-
DAILY PRESS & ARGUS go to livingstondaily.com. ups and chin-ups.
“We train people to
A workout that consists of push- be better prepared for whatever happens
ups, pull-ups, swinging heavy outside of our gym,” said Chris Tamer,
weights and lifting heavier ones may the owner and head trainer at CrossFit
not sound like most people’s idea of Brighton.
a fun workout, but CrossFit, a new What separates CrossFit from other
exercise trend gaining popularity, training programs or exercise regi-
probably isn’t what most people pic- mens is the intensity of the workouts
ture when they think of working out. and the focus on performance, Tamer
CrossFit Brighton does not have the said. CrossFit typically focuses on free-
familiar look of a gym or health club. weight and body-weight movements like
Inside the massive, chilly room, weights Olympics lifts, barbell and kettlebell train-
Filmmaker Keith Famie, left,
SUBMITTED PHOTO
are stacked up against the walls along with ing, and with what Tamer called “gymnastic”
racks of jump ropes, yoga mats, balance balls and talks with veteran and county
giant metal structure used for suspension training Continued on page 4 businessman John Colone in
front of the Moving Wall display.
Visit www.livingstondaily.com
Inside:
A medical marijuana user sues in
to view a photo gallery from a Oakland County over ordinance
CrossFit workout, a new trend to keep him from growing and
in exercise, in the Brighton area. using at home. See page 3A.
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Film centers on stories of Vietnam War veterans
Continued from page 1
“That’s the point. Nobody
knows,” said Famie, also a former
contestant on CBS’ “Survivor.”
“You don’t know who your
Vietnam veteran is. They don’t
talk about it,” he added.
Colone admitted he was torn
whether to tell his story, but came
to the conclusion that the film
would provide a venue to capture
veterans’ sacrifices.
“It was different. You didn’t get
the welcome home. You didn’t
talk about it,” Colone recalled of
his service.
“I think that’s important that
these stories are told” however, he
added.
The film also documents last
year’s Rolling Thunder’s Ride to
CrossFit growing in popularity
Jed Donovan works hard with free-weights during a training session at
CrossFit Brighton. The facility is in the Brighton Business Park.
Prison given in theft of racing vehicle
Livingston County Circuit Judge
David Reader sentenced Hans
Adam Geise, 27, on Thursday to a
maximum of 20 years in prison for
taking a cherry 1991 Ford Mus-
tang from Varsity Ford dealership
in Ann Arbor on Aug. 28.
Geise was charged after a
Brighton police officer spotted the
vehicle — which is street-legal, but
is modified to suit racing needs —
at a car wash.
The officer checked on the li-
cense plate and discovered it be-
longed on a Jeep.
The officer then checked the
vehicle-identification number and
discovered it had been reported sto-
len from Ann Arbor.
Geise pleaded guilty as a habitu-
al offender to receiving and con-
cealing stolen property valued at
least $1,000 but less than $20,000
for taking a vehicle trailer.
His criminal history includes
convictions for receiving and con-
cealing stolen property, larceny and
felonious assault.
Teen heads to trial
on theft charge
A 17-year-old Fowlerville male
heads to trial on felony charges in
connection to a rash of larcenies
from automobiles in the Hartland
Township area.
Jack Dillion Gombert is charged
School district denies disciplinary grievance
Continued from page 1
pursue all legal options available.”
McDowell has stated publicly that he felt
the discipline was an overreaction. McDowell
has stated publicly that he felt the discipline
was an overreaction.
McDowell has the option of seeking arbitra-
tion if he is not satisfied with the ruling.
At a December grievance hearing moderat-
ed by Parrish, McDowell, who is president of
Sheriff Bob Bezotte
Remember, in which about 400
motorcycles made their way
through Brighton Township and
Howell to honor county residents
who died in service since the first
Iraq war.
Photo by ALAN WARD/DAILY PRESS & ARGUS
with larceny from an automobile
and possession of stolen property.
He also is charged with delivery of
marijuana after allegedly admit-
ting that a safe containing several
pills, marijuana and drug parapher-
nalia, including a digital scale,
belonged to him.
A deputy responding to a report
of theft at about 11:15 p.m. Jan. 7
spotted Gombert and another teen
walking on Bullard Road. The
deputy stopped, looked at their
shoe prints after the teens ran
away and continued to the home
where the theft occurred.
When the deputy noticed the
shoe prints at that home matched
the two teens’ prints, he returned
to the area where he spotted them
and began following their foot-
prints in the snow, which led him
to a home on Eureka Street.
The deputy found the teens in
the home. Police allege Gombert
denied the theft, but later admitted
that he and the other teen had
decided to enter unlocked vehicles,
take items and then meet later to
split their loot.
Resident sentenced
for fleeing police
A 27-year-old Pinckney man
who pleaded guilty to fleeing from
police was sentenced Thursday to
335 days in the Livingston County
the Howell Education Association, laid out
reasons why his discipline — a one-day sus-
pension without pay, a reprimand placed in his
personnel file and First Amendment training
following an Oct. 20 argument with a student
in his economics class — should be over-
turned by the administration.
The incident occurred on a day that was des-
ignated to promote an anti-bullying message
toward gay students in schools nationwide.
McDowell wore a purple shirt in support of
COUNTY
The film opens with a speech
given by U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers,
R-Brighton, at a ceremony held
while the wall was in Hamburg
Township.
“His voice actually opens the
whole entire film from the speech
he gave that day. That’s how
poignant it was,” Famie said.
The film also includes stories
about the families who continue
to hold annual vigils for their
loved ones who remain missing in
action.
“Our Vietnam Generation” was
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers
It takes viewers to Hamburg
Township, where hundreds gathered
last summer to view the Moving
filmed in multiple locations over 16
months, during which Famie took a
U.S. marine back to Vietnam.
Contact Daily Press & Argus
Wall, a half-size replica of the reporter Christopher Behnan at
National Vietnam Veterans Memor- (517) 548-7108 or at cbehnan@
ial in Washington, D.C. gannett.com.
Continued from page 1
movements like squats and pull-ups. Because
CrossFit focuses on a “real-world” approach to fit-
ness, it is popular among police officers, firefighters
and other law enforcement agencies.
Tamer, who played hockey for four years at the
University of Michigan, then went on the play in
the NHL, came across CrossFit after his playing
days ended.
“My first workout at HyperFit (in Ann Arbor)
was pretty challenging … and I was just out of the
NHL, just retired from hockey, so I was in pretty
good shape,” Tamer said. “So, it was exactly what
I (was) looking for.”
Tamer said at first he focused on training young
hockey players, which is why the company was ini-
tially names Sticks Training Center, a name its loca-
tion at 10500 Citation Drive in the Brighton Busi-
ness Park still bears. He still works with athletes
from around the area, but said his clients range from
teenage athletes to grandparents in their 60s.
The idea that the human body should do the
tasks it was designed to — like running, lifting
things over one’s head and bending down — is at
the core of the CrossFit philosophy. This focus on
“functional movements” is what makes the train-
ing style appealing to athletes and those looking to
change up their usual workouts.
Gyms and trainers who teach CrossFit have to be
certified by parent company CrossFit Inc. CrossFit
Brighton is one of only 27 affiliated gyms in Mich-
igan and the only one in Livingston County.
“We’re not bodybuilding in there, we’re not try-
ing to tone a certain area,” Tamer said. “We’re
working on general fitness … We weren’t neces-
sarily meant to sit on a machine and have our body
go through a linear path.”
New students at CrossFit Brighton go through a
series of foundation classes, where Tamer and his
staff of five other trainers will teach them the bas-
ics of the movements they’ll need to complete the
Workout of the Day classes around which CrossFit
is based.
Women find CrossFit particularly empowering,
according to Tamer, who said roughly 60 percent
to 65 percent of his client base is female.
“One of the main parts of CrossFit is motiva-
tion,” Tamer said. “It’s measurable and repeatable,
and we’re focused on performance — the amount
of work you can do in a given amount of time, not
how you look.”
Contact Daily Press & Argus reporter Sarah K.
Norris at (517) 552-2847 or at sknorris@gannett.
com.
cludes convictions for larceny and
COURT uttering and publishing.
He also was extradited from
DOCKET Arizona in January to face a
charge of fleeing and eluding in
Jackson County, but that charge
Jail in the Howell area. was subsequently dismissed.
Thomas John Gibney Jr., who
also entered a plea to receiving and
concealing stolen property and Time served given
driving on a suspended license,
will serve that sentence consecu- in trespassing case
tive to any term imposed for vio-
lating parole. A Brighton man was sentenced
Pinckney police said an officer Tuesday to 21 days already served
stopped Gibney on Sept. 4 for sus- in the Livingston County Jail for
picion of driving on a suspended charges in connection to a
driver’s license, but Gibney November break-in at a foreclosed
ducked into a self-serve laundry, home in Brighton Township.
abandoned the car and fled on foot. Prosecutors initially charged
Later that day, the vehicle Curtis James Parker, 25, with
owner reported the car stolen. felony breaking and entering for
Police said Gibney, who was entering a home in the 5300 block
wanted for violating parole, also of Daniel Drive, but he pleaded
ran from them Sept. 15. guilty to a misdemeanor charge of
Defense attorney Timothy Liv- trespassing.
ingston asked the judge to sen- Parker and a co-defendant, Stan-
tence Gibney to seven months, ley Earl Montney, were arrested
which he said “will send a mes- after a neighbor called 911 after
sage” to the defendant. seeing two people in a red Ford
“Any longer, and we’re just pickup park the truck and walk
warehousing him,” Livingston said. behind an unoccupied residence.
Judge Michael P. Hatty dis- Michigan State Police troopers
agreed, saying Gibney earned the from the Brighton post responded to
sentence imposed. Hatty said he the call and were able to get the two
wanted to send Gibney to prison, men — who were ignoring officers’
but instead he sentenced the defen- commands to come out — to give
dant under the terms of the plea
deal which called for a jail term.
up after Trooper Tim Johnson’s
canine partner, Rip, a German shep-
Gibney’s criminal history in- herd, let his presence be known.
the anti-bullying Spirit Day, and asked a stu-
dent in his economics class to remove a belt
buckle bearing a Confederate flag. That led to
a discussion between McDowell and Daniel
Glowacki. The student reportedly said he did-
n’t support the gay lifestyle because of his
Catholic beliefs. McDowell removed him and
another student from the class.
Contact Daily Press & Argus reporter
Frank Konkel at (517) 552-2835 or at
fkonkel@gannett.com.
AT A GLANCE
• What: The premiere of the film “Our Vietnam Generation”
• When: Doors open at 6:30 p.m. today; the showing of the
documentary starts at 7:30 p.m.
• Where: Fox Theatre, 2211 Woodward Ave., Detroit
• Tickets: Tickets are $25 and $35, and are available online at
www.ticketmaster.com, at the Fox Theatre box office or by calling
(248) 869-0096.
• On the Web: www.ourvietnamgeneration.com
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GAIL CHATTERSON CHARLES L. DENMAN
HOWELL, MI Age 50, of Pinckney, passed away
Monday January 24, 2011 Funeral
Age 74, passed away Jan 27. Gail Services 1:00 P.M. Today at the
was born Mar 28, 1936 in Ironwood, Keehn Funeral Home, Brighton. Visit
MI. No services at this time, arrange- at the funeral home after 11:00 A.M.
ments entrusted to Borek Jennings
Funeral Home, Lamb Chapel.
MARIE ARCHIBALD
BRUCE F. “BUD” MOORE Age 95, of Brighton died peacefully
BRIGHTON MI on January 24, 2011. Marie is sur-
vived by her daughter, Marilyn (Jim)
Mr. Moore, age 85, of Brighton, Olson; sons, Jim (Maryanne)
beloved husband and father, passed Archibald, John Archibald; sister,
away January 25, 2011 at Arbor Dorothy Woodmancy; 8 grandchil-
Hospice Residence in Ann Arbor. He dren and 5 great grandchildren. Also
was born January 17, 1926, in survived by many extended family
Lansing, MI the son of Robert B. & members and dear friends. Marie is
Edna M. (Logan) Moore. He was preceded in death by her husband,
married to Sharon D. Eister who John Archibald (d.1983). A Funeral
survives him. Service will be held at Lynch & Sons
Funeral Directors, 600 East Main
Mr. Moore served with the US Navy Street, Brighton, Saturday, January
during WWII. 29 at 11:30. Friends may visit 9:30
until time of service. Memorials may
Mr. Moore, or “Bud” as he is known, be made to the Brighton Senior
started his newspaper career with Center. For further information
the Lansing State Journal, then with please call 810-229-2905 or;
the Pontiac Press and Grand Rapids www.LynchFuneralDirectors.com
Herald. He went on to be Promotion
Manager of the Ann Arbor News,
where he worked for 22 years. He ANTHONY W. LIVORINE
received a BA in Journalism from Age 83, of Brighton, MI passed away
Michigan State University. He trav- Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at the
eled, photographed, and published University of Michigan Hospital. He
features of his travels in Europe, the was born July 31, 1927 in Via St.
Middle East, Southeast Asia, the Angelo, Italy a son of Ralph and
Orient, the Bahamas and the remote Enrichetta (Tomei) Livorini. On
Micronesian islands in the Central September 26, 1970 he was married
Pacific. He was a circumnavigator, to Janet F. Henry in Redford
and was a member of SKAL Township. They have lived in
International, and a former board Brighton for the past 19 years. He
member of the Pacific Asia Travel loved hunting, fishing, golfing, and
Association. Both are Detroit chap- gardening. Prior to his retirement, he
ters of international travel organiza- had been employed by Townsend/
tions. He also traveled and wrote Textron for 40 years. After retirement,
about destinations in Canada and he was on the Board of Directors for
South America. In addition, Bud Michigan Rivet in Warren, MI.
was a member of the Ann Arbor Surviving Anthony is his wife Janet
Chamber of Commerce. Under the Livorine; children Barbara (Don)
sponsorship of the Ann Arbor News, DeGrazia, Edward A. (Teri) Livorine,
he was involved with the Ypsilanti Laura (Nick) Spanos, Karen (Gary)
Heritage Festival and with the Red Marcus, Lynn (Dale) Wagner and
Cross, Ann Arbor chapter. In addi- Doreen Livorine; 10 grandchildren; 2
tion, Bud created a teaching package great-grandchildren; sister Ida Chiaro
entitled “Newspaper in the and brother Val Livorini. He was pre-
Classroom.” Among his other ceded in death by his son R. Richard
accomplishments he started the Ann Livorine. Funeral Services will be held
Arbor News Ski School, and pro- at the Keehn Funeral Home 810-229-
moted the Kodak and travel shows. 9871 on Monday, January 31, 2011
at 12 PM with Rev. Carol J. Johns
Surviving is his wife Sharon Moore officiating. Family will receive friends
of Brighton, a son: Scott (Marilisa) on Sunday, January 30, 2011 from 2-
Moore of New York; a daughter: 8 PM. Memorial contributions in Mr.
Cathy (John) Foster of Grand Blanc, Livorine's name are suggested to the
grandchildren: Anna Moore, Megan U of M Cancer Center. Envelopes are
(Robert) Bishop, Mark, John Paul, available at the Keehn Funeral Home.
and Patrick Foster, and a great-
grandson, Kayden Bishop. He is OBITUARY POLICY
also survived by a sister, Connie
Best of Diamondale, MI and a niece, The first seven lines of an obituary are pub-
lished free of charge. After that, there is a fee
Pam Shoulders of California. Mr. of $3 a line. Pictures may be published for $25.
Moore was preceded in death by a
son, Shawn Moore in 1985. *Deadline for obituaries is 4:30 p.m. Monday
through Thursday for publication in the next
Visitation will be held on Sunday, morning’s newspaper. Obituaries received
January 30, 2011 from 2:00 - 8:00 Friday or Saturday by 1 p.m. will be published
in Sunday’s newspaper.
p.m. at Keehn Funeral Home,
Brighton. The vigil service will be For more information, call 888-999-1288,
Sunday, at 7:00 P.M., also at the or contact your funeral home.
funeral home. A Mass of Christian *Holiday deadlines are subject to change.
Burial will be held on Monday,
January 31, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. from REMEMBER, ONLY YOU
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with interment to follow at Calvary Service and Your State Forester.
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begin at church at 10:00 a.m.
Monday morning. Memorial contri-
butions are suggested to the
Alzheimers Association. Envelopes
are available at the funeral home. To advertise, call
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