Livingston County Daily Press and Argus from Howell, Michigan • Page A4

PAGE 4A 26,2016 DAILY PRESS ARGUS COMMUNITY Rupert Murdoch, edia tycoon and quadri- married(!) person, said, world is changing very fast. Big will not beat small anymore. It will be the fast beating the urely big will still have the edge over small ost of the time. At the ridge table, though, low and thoughtful will sually defeat fast and areless but not always. ow does that apply to this deal? South is in three no-trump.

West leads the heart ack: three, two, king. What happens a fter that? orth followed a textbook transfer equence, showing exactly five spades a nd game values. outh, after taking the first trick, unblocks (cashes) his spade honors and ontinues with a low club. A defender who believes implicitly in second hand low will hasten to contribute his club three, and declarer will claim ine tricks: five spades, three hearts and that club. When East played the heart two at trick one, he denied an honor in the suit.

(With honor-doublet on, East would have tabled that high card to ell partner what was appening and, potential- to unblock the suit.) West should immedi- a tely credit South with three heart tricks. After eeing the spade ace and king, West can give declarer five spade winners. If South also akes a club trick, he is home. ith nary a nanosecond to spare, est must win the fourth trick, cash his iamond ace (being blind to hree; he afford to signal high- r), and continue the suit. In this way, the defenders quickly take one club and our diamonds to defeat the contract.

BRIDGE Phillip Alder Aries (March 21-April 19). omething you want to tell a crowd oday. If you can build rapport with one person you can build rapport with any at one time. Use social media, a oapbox or a mountaintop to tell your story. aurus (April 20-May 20).

You mind standing out in some way: In fact, you benefit from it, even if said is a little bit controversial. Better to raise a few eyebrows than to be invisible. Gemini (May 21-June 21). Just because they love you mean they understand you. You long for an intellectual connection, but affection comes for different reasons and from ther directions.

still pure and true. Cancer (June 22-July 22). Does it frustrate you to know there is nothing you can do about the outcome? Hopefully, you can find a way to let this liberate you instead. Trust in the work already done. Watch to see what grows.

eo (July 23-Aug. 22). Is this antici- ation or apprehension that eeling? Maybe both, but figure out he dominating emotion. If a pprehensive, it means still a little more preparation to do before ou make your move. Virgo (Aug.

23-Sept. 22). No relationship is all sunshine and rainbows. opefully, there is quite a lot of suns hine and the occasional rainbow ut of course, such a phenomenon sually occurs after a rainstorm. ibra (Sept.

23-Oct. 23). You ind friends today; find you. The people who have a similar vibe to ours can feel you. They can see your inner light, and want to claim you for their own.

corpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). People need constant encouragement. You just give out pats on the back at he end.

Most of them even make it there. Whatever your usual eward system is, today need to riple it to see results. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

Be- ore you make a big effort to demonstrate your love, take measures to get reasonably sure that the gesture is one that the other person is likely to see as love. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Privacy is a requirement of every relationship.

Close relationships need even more of it. Instead of feeling guilty about this, revel in your right to experiences that are yours and yours a lone. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

an antennae for important information and especially helpful to those around you who have trouble discerning that from the dreck. help all stay on track with priorities. isces (Feb. 19-March 20). News feed clutter abounds.

You have to onder about the people who feel ompelled to tell the whole world hat a fantastic time they are having ith the loved ones who are, presum- a bly, within talking distance. birthday (Sept. 26). Your osmic birthday gift is a superpower: You can often think about what you truly want to think about and with reat intensity of purpose. Everything ou want can be obtained through ocused action, which starts with a hought.

be elected next year. A urchase will change your scene in ebruary. Aquarius and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 30, 17, 2 2 and 18. HOROSCOPES Holiday Mathis Workshop shows how a nnuities work Learn about how fixed indexed annuities really work without the typical sales pitch at 10 a.m.

Oct. 3 at the Brighton Lions Club. The class is free. RSVP to Danielle at 888-8008949. Dog wash Sunday helps animal shelter Adog wash fundraiser is being eld from 11a.m.

to 3 p.m. at Pet Xtras, near Kroger at 132 Highland Road in Howell. The fundraiser is being held by the Friends of the Livingston County Animal Shelter, a 501c3 charity dedicated to supporting the shelter. It is a $10 minimum donation for volunteers to wash any dog, add $3 for a nail trim or blow dry treatment. Free treats and adoptable ets will also be available.

Technology workshop teaches about Facebook Atechnology workshop called Basics: will be held from p.m. Wednesday at the Howell Carnegie District Library Meabon Room, 314 W. Grand River Ave. in Howell. Participants must have an email address to attend this class.

Preregistration is required by calling the library at 517-546-0720. Medicare seminar coming to Brighton chamber The Nawrocki Center for Elder Law, Special Needs Disability Planning will present Medicare at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce, 218 E. Grand River Ave. in Brighton.

This seminar will give information to help people new to edicare decide which enrollment option is best and to help people with Medicare thinking about changing their enrollment options. There is no ost to attend, but seating is limited. egister by calling 810-229-0220. Library hosts book sale Saturday The Friends of the Howell Carnegie District Library will host a book ale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday in the lower level of the library, 314 W. rand River Ave. in Howell. For more information, call the library at 517546-0720. Eat a steak dinner at American Legion post ALegion Riders Steak Dinner will be held from p.m.

Saturday at the Pinckney American Legion Post, 9 807 Whitewood Road in Pinckney. Dinner is $12 and includes steak, aked potato, salad, roll, baked beans and dessert. For more information, call the post at 734-878-9522 or Karl at 734-476-6534. Celebrate local makers at weekend event Maker Saturday, an event celebrating the past, present and future of local makers, will be held from 10 a.m. 1p.m.

Saturday at the Howell Carn egie District Library, 314 W. Grand iver Ave. in Howell. A honey-extraction demonstration will take place at 10 a.m. inside the library.

All others will be ongoing during the event and include andspinning demonstrations, im- demonstrations, ids hands-on activities, food preservation, robotics and 3-D printer demonstrations, and more. Make-and-take projects will be on a first-come, first- served basis while supplies last. There is no registration required. For more information, call the library at 517-546-0720. Zoo Enrichment Day helps animals AZoo Enrichment Day: Pumpkin Party will be held from 10 a.m.

to noon Saturday at the Howell Nature Center, 1005 Triangle Lake Road in Marion Township. The event includes building an enrichment activity for foxes, coyotes, mink, bobcat and porcupine that help the animals exhibit natural behaviors such as foraging, exploration, locomotion and social interact ion. The activity is for ages 5 and up, ut those under 17 must be accompa- ied by a paid adult. Preregistration is equired by visiting Free CPR class offered Tuesday The Hamburg Township Fire Department is hosting a free CPR course for township residents Tuesday. The event will be held at the Hamburg Township Fire Station No.

11at 3666 E. M-36. Class begins at 6:30 p.m. and runs until about 10 p.m. Interested residents are asked to all the fire department to register for the class at 810-222-1100.

Public invited to opioid panel iscussion U.S. Rep. Mike Bishop, R-Rochester, will join guest experts Oct. 17 for an opioid awareness panel discussion. he event is an informational awareness and discussion on opioid and prescription drug abuse and the status of those issues from a local and ational perspective.

he event is p.m. Oct. 17 at utnam Township Hall at 3280 W. M-36 in Pinckney. Special guests include Karen Bergbower of Karen Bergbower Assoc iates; Kaitlin Fink of Livingston County Catholic Charities; Francine ysk, district court administrator; and Livingston County Undersheriff Mike urphy.

Reservations are required and can be made by Oct. 14 to Katherine Van Tiem at Katherine.van- or calling 810227-8600. Tickets on sale for Mounted ivision fundraiser The public is invited to the Livingston County Department ounted fundraiser next month. The event, Country Music at its Best, features performer Ronnie McDowell, who is best known for his 1977 song King is a trib- te to Elvis Presley, and Wom- The event is 7:30 p.m. Oct.

8 at the Howell High School auditorium. Advance tickets are $20 per person or $50 per family. To order tickets call 8 00-810-7410 or go online to wolver- i neproductions.org or livingstoncoun- ysheriffsmounteddivision.publicsafe- typsa.com. LOCAL BRIEFS DETROIT Former Detroit firehouses are finding new life in a city hat sold them to help solve its financial crisis. Defunct Ladder Company No.

12 on the southwest border of downtown Detroit is starting to show its style: Behind the fire engine red doors of the former firehouse on West afayette, the expansive ground floor with glossy- tile walls will soon debut as the studio for a former esign guru at General otors. The private quart ers upstairs have a walk- in closet that could fit a subcompact car, according to The Detroit News. the east side of Detroit, what was Engine No. 1 8 on Mount Elliott is becoming house, omplete with a backyard pond and former horse stable. Former Ladder No.

8 on Junction in south- est Detroit could become a single residence, oo. In April 2013, seven shuttered firehouses some dating to the id-19th century and a vacant police precinct ere put up for sale. The city was on the verge of declaring Chapter 9 bankruptcy, which would happen July 2013. The bank- uptcy slowed the sales; nly two firehouses were sold in 2013 and 2014. This year, the remaining six buildings became hot properties.

Three ave been sold, and two thers are under contract, hich means final details are being negotiated between buyer and seller. The last one for sale, former Engine Company No. 49 on Grand River, is listed for $45,000 and has multiple interested buyers, officials said. Kate Bordine is one of the owners of Ladder Co. No.

12. father was a fire- she said. an onor to be able to live ordine is co-founder Ponyride, a Corktown incubator for various vent ures. She lives in the form er firehouse with husband Phil Cooley, co-foun- er of Slows Bar BQ. The couple own the building along with Michael Chetcuti and Kyle Evans.

The group paid $140,000 for the quare-foot facility built in 1925. At least a dozen others wanted it, Cooley said. The firehouse was basically a shell when purchased in late 2013 even the fire poles were gone. Work on the building has been extensive: A lot plaster removed, new ceiling and floors, a steel staircase moved and widened. We had a $1,000 heat- i ng bill one Cool ey said.

That was before they replaced the vinyl windows and took other measures. ordine and Cooley are making great effort to ret ain the architecture. The main floor here fire engines once parked will become the commercial studio for Ed Welburn, former vice resident of design at GM. The former horse table behind the main house will become a food- related business. Public records are inc omplete, but the city could make less than $1 illion from the combined sales of the former municipal buildings.

Jill Bryant, manager for the General Ser- ices Department, said ometimes the buildings were sold to the highest bidder and sometimes to the buyer with the best plans. that as the Bryant aid. I Core City on the near-west side, former Engine Company No. 10 on Vinewood could get overhauled with a coffee- roasting facility, bar, commercial kitchen, residences and offices, according to a city zoning request. The new owners, which include the roast- master at Great Lakes Coffee Roasting losed on the quare-foot site this summer.

The sales price nown, but it was listed or $128,000. The owners could not be reached for omment. he former 9th Precinct of the Detroit Police epartment on East Bethune in New Center is under contract by a local company that wants to make it its headquarters, Bryant said. Near Ham- ramck on Miller, an entity affiliated with the owners of the Ambassador Bridge bought the square-foot former Ladder No. 16 this year, Bryant said.

The sales price been publicly recorded, but it was listed at 76,000. Not everyone is happy about the former firehouses being sold. The irefighters union tried to et some of the buildings ack as late as last year. was an idiotic decision to sell said Michael Nevin, president of he Detroit Fire Fighters Association. have noth- i ng against anybody who bought one of the facili- ies, but my heart breaks every time I go by one of those places.

In some cases, we have left those a reas underserved as the population etroit Fire Commissioner Eric Jones disagreed the closed firehouses have left neighbor- oods vulnerable. He said the fire department stud- i ed whether one of the stations, Engine No. 49 on Grand River, could be reactivated. But the aging firehouse would have een too costly to modern- i ze and was too small. Many fire stations now house medical units.

In 2012, University of Detroit Mercy School of aw bought former Eng ine No. 2 at 585 Larned, a alf-block from the campus. now the George J. Asher Law Clinic Center. The two-story facility provides space for the legal aid clinics.

The facility been used as a fire station for decades. Downtown near Cobo Center on West Larned, the former fire department headquarters is exp ected to open next year a a $34 million boutique hotel. Aparium Hotel roup is converting the uilding. The former headquarters was put on he market in 2012. AP An Aug.

23 photo shows Ladder Co. No. 12 in Detroit, the second floor residence of Phil Cooley and wife Kate Bordine, with dining table and open kitchen, in Detroit. former firehouses sold LOUIS AGUILAR THE DETROIT NEWS.