Livingston County Daily Press and Argus from Howell, Michigan • 1

Howell High School equestrian team gallops to victory Page 1C HOAtf SDNS BOOK BINDERY. Springport MI 49284 Vol. 152, No. 4 5 Sections 74 pages 500 0 1995 HomeTown Newspaper AJ Rights Reserved 1 County gives nod to water bonds for Howell Twp. MmT in t.

it ri. I By Fred Menko STAFF WRITER Howell Township residents who 'are part of the water districts will be receiving raw water from town-ehip wells paid for with bonds Supported by the full faith and credit of the Livingston County Board of Commissioners. The board pledged its support to the bonds with an 8-1 vote Monday night. Commissioner David Hamilton opposed the motion. The board discussed the issue for the second time, having reject- ed their faith previously because hey wanted a private financial analysts of the project and wanted Jnore specific information about Jhe location and cost of a water treatment plant.

Marion Township Trustee Howard Manson said the townships were willing to meet the The county's bond blessing has Kensington Valley Shops developer looking toward finally breaking ground. See page 13 A. county's financial consultant's recommendation on the bonds if their attorneys found that by meeting those suggestions they would not be breaking any legal obligations. Howell Township Supervisor Ray Maher asked the board to give its support to bonds needed to fund a $3.45 million project which will place water mains in the ground and allow HowelkTownship to pump raw water to its residents and businesses in the planned water districts, who will need to use softeners as they do with well water until a location and plan for Continued on page 13 Photo by SCOTT PIPER VG's store director Wendy Smith discusses the mural with Howell High School artists David Walter and Kevin Ives. 0 Stabenow says she'll run against Chrysler a 'J books." Walter said.

They are both collaborators and friends, Walter said, and said they have had few, if any, conflicts working together. Ives and Walter are also working on a series of murals at Challenger Elementary School. One depicts a space shuttle blasting off, and another is a space-themed twist on the ubiquitous Hard Rock Cafe logo for the school's cafeteria. Other murals by Ives and Walter may be In the works for McPherson Hospital and McPherson Middle School. Along with their high-profile art work, both of them take advanced placement classes at the high school and have had prominent roles in recent high school theatrical productions, including "The Boyfriend," "South Pacific and "Once Upon a Mattress." Both also take part In several choral groups at the high school, arid Ives recently served as Howell High School's homecoming king.

It's possible that the collaboration between Ives and Walter may continue after they leave the high school in the spring. Both have been accepted at the prestigious Institute of Art in Chicago. I'll thoroughly miss these two," Fischer said. "They're the best of what we are all about." By Brad Hundt STAFF WRITER WeVe all seen our share of famous partnerships In our time Rodgers and Hammerstein. Letinan and McCartney, Martin and Lewis, or even Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy.

You might be able to add the names of Ives and Walter to the list Howell seniors Kevin Ives and David Walter, to be exact. The two students have forged a unique artistic partnership that has seen them creating murals for Challenger Elementary School, along with VG's grocery store on Grand River Avenue in Howell Township. Last week the duo were each presented with $100 savings bonds from VG's at the unveiling of a two-panel mural they crafts ed for the store that depicts a pastoral rural scene, Inspired by both the rural heritage of the Howell area and its melon crop, along with the paintings of American artist Thomas Hart Benton. They're very talented, very Intelligent and very good studentsr--sald Grant cher. an art teacher at Howell High School.

"They have a maturity I usually don't see In a lot of students. "When a lot of students go home for the summer, they put the stuff (art) away. By Fred Menko Staff writer Former State Senator Debbie Stabenow had decided to give up Ar on public office after losing the gubernatorial race last year. But having seen the Newt Gingrich Republican Congress in action, the Ingham County Democrat decided she would return to the political circus and throw her hat in the ring. Stabenow announced Tuesday that she will challenge U.S.

Rep. Dick Chrysler of Brighton in his race for re-election in 1996. Stabenow announced her plans at a press conference at Grace United Church in Lansing, where she has been a member for 20 years. "Even though I want to be the voice of the people in Washington," Stabenow said. "I plan on being a part of our community." After several stops in between, Stabenow visited Livingston County for her first public appearance jM, after making her announcement to speak with Livingston County residents at the Carnegie Library In Howell.

Students create supermaket masterpiece at VG's Debbie Stabenow but they (Ives and Walter) keep working on it." Ironically, the two met not in an art class, but in a biology class at the high school where they "compared sketch The extremeness of the voting of the current congressman shows me that as a multimillionaire, he (Chrysler) Is out of Jouch with families like mine in Continued on page 12 Time on your hands Residents tu rn Wash i ngston Street in Howell into Halloween Central Father Time is about to deliver his annual present to us: an extra hour of weekend. True enough. It's fall back time again. Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour at 2 a.m. Oct.

29, as we make the switch from Daylight Savings to Standard Time. Daylight Savings is meant to preserve an extra hour of daylight during the evening and is in effect from April through October. Standard Time is intended to provide an additional hour of morning daylight. vc i': I if "I -y By Matthew Bach STAFF WRITER While participating In the automated Halloween display on Washr Ington Street In Howell, Sally Hoskln met a woman who had come from West Bloomfield to see their display of the Knights of the Round Table. "(The woman) said, 'My daughter called me and i told me to hurry up and HOWELL come out Hoskln said.

"She said her grandson had died the summer before and his love was wizards and dragons and things like that. She said, 'Thank you for. doing Ihls, It keeps him It was sad and happy at the same Evoking memories and feelings like this Is what makes the hours of work worthwhile for the four Continued on page 16 Apple Orchard Directory Apples, Cider, Donuts The Howell Police offer the following advice: Calls should be made between 6-8 p.m. a Children should wear bright clothing that motorists can see. fl Masks or helmets that possibly interfere with vision are discouraged.

Accompany youngsters on their rounds. Inspect all candy before it is eaten, and throw out "air unwrapped candy. fl If candy or goodies look like they may be bad, call the police right away. fl Respect people's privacylf the house or porch lights are out, do not knock on the door. Inside: 5E Coming Events .80 Country Living 1D 22A Entertainment 23A Livingston 1B Obituaries ......1 9A-20A News room Circulation.

Fax Next to the Index In The Green Sheet (517)540-2370 Photo by SCOTT PIPER Trick or treaters flock to Washington Street each year, expecting the elaborate Halloween displays like this year's space ship currently under construction by Sally Hoskln and Kathy Rubin..