Rescuers work to save a woman who accidentally drove her car onto Portage Lake Sunday.

Courtesy of Amy Conway O'Brien

A woman rescued Sunday from a car partially submerged in a Washtenaw County lake thought she was still on the road when she drove onto the frozen body of water, fire officials said.

Rescuers got the woman to safety from her Monte Carlo, which was stuck on thin ice about 400 to 500 feet from shore on Dexter Township's Portage Lake .

The woman was driving on McGregor Road when she went off onto McGregor Lane and then onto the lake around noon Sunday, said Lt. Tim Burke of the Dexter Area Fire Department.

Amy Conway O'Brien, an area resident who lives on the lake, said the car drove off McGregor Lane, through one of her neighbor's backyards before ending up on the ice.

Burke said the woman, who was described as about 24 years old and from the Dexter area, thought she was still on the road at first. When she realized she wasn't on the road, the woman told fire officials she tried driving across the lake.

"She said she got lost," Burke said. "She got out onto the ice and panicked."

O'Brien said she immediately called 911.

The ice on most of the lake is "pretty thick," Burke said, but there is a spring that feeds into it which leaves some areas open. O'Brien said the Monte Carlo ended up near an area of open water where a dozen swans generally congregate.

"I saw the swans move out of the way as the car approached the hole," O'Brien said. "Then the car drove right into the opening."

The back of the woman's car was submerged when fire crews and the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office Dive Team arrived, Burke said.

Three rescuers in wet suits dragged a rope out to the woman and safely brought her to shore. She was uninjured, but quite shaken up, Burke said.

The car was later towed ashore with minor damages, he added.

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John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.

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University of Michigan's 1,100-bed West Quadrangle and Cambridge House dormitory will join a long list of residence halls receiving state-of-the-art renovations at the Ann Arbor school.

The central campus dormitory, built in 1937, is slated for a $114.5 million renovation.

University of Michigan's West Quad is slated for a $114.5 million renovation.

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This newest project brings the anticipated dorm renovation tab to roughly $626 million. The first renovated hall opened in 2008 and West Quad likely would open in 2015.

School administrators will seek permission to go forward with the design stage of West Quad's "deep renovation" during a 3 p.m. Thursday Board of Regents meeting at the Michigan Union.

The school wants to renovate the 370,000-square-foot hall, eliminate its dining center and repurpose the space to include areas for student interaction and learning. After the renovation, residents of West Quad will dine at South Quad, which will undergo its own $60 million renovation beginning in the summer.

The project will incorporate infrastructure improvements, a roof replacement, renovated bathrooms, window repairs and accessibility improvements.

Parking, according to an internal memo, won't be affected by the project, which U-M estimates will provide 138 construction jobs. Integrated Design Solutions LLC will design the project.

Officials have said construction likely will begin during summer 2014.

The project is one of many in recent history intended to improve student housing at U-M. Others include:

• West Quadrangle: A $114.5 million renovation will be proposed Thursday
• South Quadrange: A $60 million renovation is scheduled to begin this summer
• Lawyer's club: Undergoing a $39 million renovation
• East Quadrangle: Undergoing a $116 million renovation
• Vera B. Baits Houses II : Underwent a $12 million renovation in 2012
• Alice C. Lloyd Hall: Opened in 2012 after a $56 million renovation
• Couzens Hall: Reopened in 2011 after $49 million renovation
• North Quad: Opened in 2010 after $75 million construction project
• Stockwell Hall: Reopened in 2009 after a $39.6 million renovation
• Hill Dining Center: Reopened in 2008 after $21 million renovation
• Mosher Jordan Hall: Reopened in 2008 after $44.1 million renovation

Meanwhile, U-M spent $8.5 million for dorm maintenance in 2010-11.

Aside from the Lawyer’s Club renovation, which is being paid for in part by a large donation and in part by the law school, the residence hall renovations are funded by University Housing, which derives its funding from student room and board fees.

University of Michigan's South Quad will undergo a $40 million renovation beginning in the summer.

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Most are part of housing's residential life initiative, which was introduced by U-M President Mary Sue Coleman a decade ago. Coleman's employment contract specifically states that she is tasked with continuing the initiative in order "to improve university housing across the campus."

Since the residence life initiative started, University Housing has set aside 2 percent of student room and board fees to finance the renovations.

In the past three years, student dorm fees have increased by 3 percent each year. This year's increase marks a $284 hike in the rate for a student in a standard double room, which now costs $9,752 per year. In a 2012 interview, Coleman called the initiative one of her top accomplishments since coming to U-M in 2002.

"I'm a great believer that it's the holistic experiences that students have at college and a university setting that really make them what they become in their careers," Coleman said. "We hadn't done much with our residence halls in the previous 35 years, so when we really started this it was a huge task."

Meanwhile, administrators will seek approval for the schematic design of the South Quad renovation.

Plans for that project include expanded dining facilities, refurbished lounges, updated bathrooms, infrastructure improvements and the creation of group study spots and other community hubs. South Quad was built in 1951 and in the early 1990s the hall's windows were replaced, library updated and elevators rehabilitated.

Kellie Woodhouse covers higher education for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at kelliewoodhouse@annarbor.com or 734-623-4602 and follow her on twitter.

Chelsea resident Jocelyn Webber went into labor so suddenly she had no choice but to give birth to her daughter, Aubrey, at home, Chelsea Standard reports.

An emergency dispatch operator talked her husband, Kyle, through the delivery process Feb. 11 after he returned home from work to help his wife. Firefighters from the Chelsea Fire Department raced to the scene, but the husband had delivered the baby girl before they were able to reach house.

Mother and baby were transported by ambulance to the Chelsea Community Hospital after Huron Valley Ambulance paramedics pronounced them both as "doing fine."

• Read the full story on the Chelsea Standard

State Rep. Adam Zemke, D-Ann Arbor, has been appointed to the Governor's Talent Investment Board by House Democratic Leader Tim Greimel, D-Auburn Hills.

Zemke said he's honored to be one of two members of the Michigan House of Representatives, and the only Democrat, to sit on the board.

Adam Zemke

Gov. Rick Snyder issued an executive order in December 2011 to create the Talent Investment Board to better focus on job creation and developing and connecting the state's talent.

The 47-member board replaced and streamlined the former Council for Labor and Economic Growth, which had 71 members. The board includes the governor, legislative representatives, department directors and business representatives from across the state.

Zemke's office said the board brings citizen involvement and oversight to the state's talent attraction and retention efforts.

With a majority of its members coming from the business community, the board develops policy recommendations for the governor that guide workforce investment and training.

Zemke, who also serves on the House Appropriations Committee, ties that back to education, which he considers the No. 1 form of economic development.

"Improving our state's education is not only a service to our students; it is one of the best methods for attracting business to the state," he said.

"By working with some of brightest minds in business, I believe that we can create real solutions for our education system and begin to reverse the ill effects of the economic downturn."

Zemke's office can be reached by phone at 517-373-1792 and by email at adamzemke@house.mi.gov. The toll-free number is 855-936-5355.

Ryan J. Stanton covers government and politics for AnnArbor.com. Reach him at ryanstanton@annarbor.com or 734-623-2529. You also can follow him on Twitter or subscribe to AnnArbor.com's email newsletters.

Rain turning into snow overnight could make for a slippery Tuesday morning drive, meteorologists said.

Overnight snow and rain could make for slick roads for morning commuters.

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“There’s a chance for a slick commute,” said Dave Gurney, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service's White Lake office.

The snow won't leave a lasting impact, however. Gurney said there will be less than an inch of accumulation when the snow heads north midday Tuesday.

Rain is forecasted Monday night.

“We have light rain moving in changing into light snow in the morning,” Gurney said.

The low Tuesday morning will be around 31. The rain likely will turn into snow after 7 a.m. with temperatures dropping throughout the day to around 24 by 5 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.

Scattered snow showers could stick around Tuesday night when it will be cloudy with a low around 13.

John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.

A picture of Ray Knight hangs inside Knight's Steakhouse on Dexter Avenue. Knight died on Feb. 16.

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Knight died Saturday at the age of 84 at his home near Knight’s Steakhouse on Dexter Avenue.

“He touched a lot of people,” said Bob Knight, Ray’s eldest son, who helps run Knight’s Meat Market on Spring Street and cuts the meat. “He taught us how to be good to everybody…and he never needed anything from anyone.”

Between five kids, there is a lot to say about their dad: he was generous, passionate, hardworking, tough, caring and quirky.

Ray opened Knight’s Market, at 420 Miller Ave., in 1952, transforming an existing business into a quality meat market. In 1984, he purchased Annie’s Dugout at 2324 Dexter Ave., opening the now iconic Knight’s Steakhouse. Over the years, Ray had a brief stint as general manager at the Ann Arbor Country Club, and he catered parties and fundraisers in the community — often free of charge. Eventually, he opened a Knight’s Steakhouse in Jackson.

“He was one of the hardest workers I know. That’s what he did; he worked every day,” said his son, Chet Knight, who oversees maintenance for all of the Knight’s properties.

He gave a lot and expected nothing in return — like the time he gave away his Rolls Royce golf cart to a man in northern Michigan who had trouble walking up his driveway. Ray cooked on Thanksgiving Day so people could get carryout meals from the restaurant; he donated food to fundraisers; he loaned friends money; and he had a habit of putting customers on charge accounts, letting debts pass unnoticed if customers didn’t have the money to pay.

“He did a lot of those things,” said Don Knight, who runs the restaurant on Dexter Avenue. “Things we didn’t even know about…he’d give you the shirt off his back if you needed it.”

Growing up, the five siblings knew they’d be involved in the family business. They all have their roles, and although Ray never defined those for them, it just flows. Bob and Sherry Bedolla, Ray’s only daughter, run the market. Don handles daily operations at the restaurant. Chet handles maintenance and Jeff Knight oversees the business side of things. They also have fiercely loyal employees who have worked with them for years.

Chet Knight, left, Bob Knight, Sherry Bedolla, Jeff Knight and Don Knight stand inside Knight's Steakhouse in Ann Arbor. The five siblings all work for the businesses started by their father years ago.

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The siblings look after one another, they make each other laugh and they banter like all families. And thanks to their dad’s influence, they share a passion for good food, hard work and the Ann Arbor community.

Ray built successful businesses by working a lot and staying consistent with his products. His children can only recall their dad taking a single sick day in his career, although he had a passion for playing golf and cards. Asked when Ray stepped down from daily operations, Bob joked: “About six days ago.”

“Traveling to him was going to Dexter,” Don added. “That was one of his famous quotes.”

Ray’s health started deteriorating in 2010 when his wife, Mary, died.

Ray Knight was passionate about cooking, working, playing cards, golfing and his family.

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“He kind of quit,” Don said.

He got an infection in his leg, and Jeff said that’s when he stopped coming into the restaurant, choosing to stay home instead. He was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer about a month ago and was being cared for at home. He died Saturday morning.

A large picture of Ray hangs in the restaurant on Dexter Avenue — a tribute to the business he cultivated from day one. Founded on good food, strong drinks and a sense of community, the Knight family doesn’t plan to divert the business from Ray’s original vision.

“That’s what he envisioned this place to be — an Ann Arbor townie hangout,” said Jeff.

And with no signage out front except the black chess piece, to many people, Knight’s Market and Knight’s Steakhouse are both hidden gems in Ann Arbor.

“People come in here because they think it’s Cheers,” Bob joked.

Jim Chaconas, a commercial real estate broker with deep Ann Arbor roots, called Ray one of the “original townies.”

“I’ve known Ray since I was a little kid,” he said. “He was a very, very loyal man.”

Chaconas remembered a group of men, including his father, Ray and Bill Fraser, sitting at Fraser’s Pub in Ann Arbor every Tuesday.

“He worked really hard and he played really hard,” Jeff said.

"He lived the way he wanted to live," Bob added.

Funeral arrangements are being made by Nie Funeral Home of Ann Arbor. A memorial is scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. on Feb. 24 at the West Liberty location.

Lizzy Alfs is a business reporter for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at 734-623-2584 or email her at lizzyalfs@annarbor.com. Follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/lizzyalfs.

Eastern Michigan University asked to sever ties with Adidas following alleged worker violations.

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An Eastern Michigan University student organization, Students for an Ethical and Participatory Education, is urging the university to consider severing its contract with Adidas due to allegations of workers rights violations, the Eastern Echo reported.

Two workers from a closed-down factory in Indonesia visited the school Wednesday and said Adidas has repeatedly refused to recognize their rights and pay severance pay.

The university has sent a letter to Adidas inquiring about its practices and expects to hear a response by the end of the month, according to the Echo. EMU’s contract with Adidas began in June 2010 and is valid until May 2015.

This isn't the first time a local university has looked into the allegations.

University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman complained to Adidas in October and urged the company to ensure that its former workers received severance pay after the contractor, P.T. Kizone, closed in 2011. More than 2,700 individuals did not receive severance payments. U-M has a $60 million sports apparel contract with Adidas.

• Read the Eastern Echo article.

Emergency crews respond to an accident at westbound M-14 near Barton Drive Monday evening.

Daniel Brenner | AnnArbor.com

Emergency crews were called to a rollover accident on westbound M-14 at Barton Drive just before 6:30 p.m. Monday, a dispatcher confirmed.

There was one-car rolled over in the freeway, the dispatcher said.

Joyce Williams from Huron Valley Ambulance said paramedics transported one patient to the University of Michigan Hospital in stable condition.

The accident caused significant traffic back-ups. The Ann Arbor Township Fire Department were still working to clear the scene at 7 p.m.

There was another one-car accident reported on Ford Road near Gotfredson around 6:30 p.m., Superior Township fire officials said. The driver was temporarily pinned in, but was quickly freed and didn't suffer any major injuries, officials said. That accident did close Ford Road while wreckers cleared the vehicle.

John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.

The seventh annual Chili Challenge raised more than $1,500 this Sunday for families struggling with homelessness, according to a story on the Ypsilanti Courier.

The event was in Depot Town, in Ypsilanti, and was organized by SOS Community Services.

Participants were able to taste 12 chili samples from restaurants in the Depot Town area — including Aubree's, Sidetrack Bar and Grill and the Ypsilanti Food Co-op. Many of the restaurants included food and drink specials to go along with the chili tasting.

The restaurants all donated the chili and it was $5 to participate, reported the Courier.

• Read the full article on the Ypsilanti Courier

Semi-nude pictures of a University of Michigan fraternity are gaining unwanted attention.

The University of Michigan says its Office of Greek Life is investigating a fraternity's semi-nude photos that are garnering unwanted attention.

The pictures, which show many Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity members clad in nothing but an American flag, and an accompanying email were sent to U-M sorority Alpha Phi prior to a joint party.

The email and photos were leaked to brobible.com and were later posted on Jezebel.com, a popular alternative blog owned by Gawker Media.

U-M spokesman Rick Fitzgerald said the Greek life office and Interfraternity Council would consider whether disciplinary actions are appropriate and whether the group's actions were in keeping with the fraternity's code of conduct.

"The office of Greek life just learned about the photos today," Fitzgerald said. "We need to let the office of Greek life deal with it."

According to the post on brobible.com, the fraternity's social chair said he didn't expect "every frat and sorority to get their hands" on the email.

The fraternity has since blocked access to its Flickr account, where the images were posted. A student contact for the fraternity did not return an email requesting comment.

On its website the fraternity lists integrity as one of their values, saying members seek "the full development of their intellectual and personal potential."

It will be a weekend of folk dancing at the Ann Arbor Dawn Dance Weekend at Clague Middle School. The weekend is presented by the Ann Arbor Community of Traditional Music and Dance.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday will feature contra dancing with caller Wendy Graham from Colorado and music by Lift Ticket. The English country dance track features Brooke Friendly from Oregon and calling music by Roguery.

Sunday starts with open waltzing to recorded music in the gym (10-11:40 a.m.), stretch and warm-up yoga in the cafeteria (10-11:15 a.m.) and singing led by the local trio Katseye. Contra and English country dancing will follow after a short break.

There will be additional highlights, as well, including a techno contra workshop and dance, hambo workshop, music jam with members of Lift Ticket, singing with Seth Houston, Rick Avery & Judy Greenhills and Katseye, and more. Get more information at www.aactmad.org/ddw.

February 22-24, 2013. Friday, 8 p.m.-midnight. Saturday, two sessions: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. or 7:30-midnight. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Individual sessions cost $18-22. Full weekend price is $75. Get a complete schedule at http://www.aactmad.org/ddw/2012/ddw_schedule.html. Clague Middle School is located at 2616 Nixon Road, Ann Arbor. 734-994-1976

Suzanne Vega

Indeed, for more than 25 years, Vega has been one of the most beloved figures on the pop-folk scene. Her intimate, sensitive, probing and often fearless songs have struck an emotional chord with millions of listeners, and as a result her fan base is one of the most loyal in the pop-folk fraternity.

But a couple of years ago, Vega—who comes to The Ark on Saturday—looked back at her substantial songbook and decided she wanted to recast it, for a couple of reasons.

So, between 2009 and 2012, she went back into the studio and re-recorded four albums worth of her songs, and has released them in four volumes, dubbing them her "Close Up" series. She also regrouped the songs so that each volume had a theme—"Love Songs," "People and Places," "States of Being" and "Songs of Family."

That final album in the series, "Songs of Family," was released in September. Included in the "Close Up" series were a handful of songs she had never recorded, some dating back to her teenage years.

Given the nature of the "Songs of Family" theme, that collection is the most personal of the four: The songs are about her mother, grandmother, brothers, daughter, former loves, ex-husbands, etc. So, it was fitting that the musical treatment is also the most intimate of the "Close Up" collection. She has said "it's the folkiest" of the four, and that's certainly true.

"Songs of Family" also includes three of those never-before-recorded tracks: "The Silver Lady" and "Brother Mine" were written when she was just 14 years old.

"The Silver Lady" is a fantasy story, and "the second song I ever wrote," said Vega in the liner notes for the "Songs of Family" CD. "I sang it for my mother, who then grew thoughtful. Where did you hear that story, she wanted to know. I made it up, I told her. There really was a Silver Lady, she told me. Your grandmother lived with her father who eventually drowned in a river."

And "''Brother Mine' was the first song I ever wrote, for my brother, Matthew," said Vega.

Meanwhile, the third previously unrecorded song on "Family" is "Daddy is White," the title of which refers to Vega's biological father, who she never met until she was an adult, after searching for him for years. The song is "probably the most autobiographical song I ever wrote," added Vega. "The father who raised me was a Puerto Rican man, Ed Vega, who in many ways raised me as his own."

The song is essentially about how her perceptions of race, culture and music were shaped in large part by her stepfather being from another culture. She spent part of her early life growing up in Spanish Harlem, and was always exposed to a heady brew of multi-cultural music, including bossa nova, jazz, Motown and folk.

But, back to her inspiration for rerecording all of these songs:

"I always liked the idea of regrouping the songs by theme, which is something I do when I perform live," Vega told American Songwriter magazine. "I think the audience has enjoyed the different themes. They have seen similarities that they wouldn’t have before."

Plus, "when I found myself without a record deal in 2008, I decided to record my songs simply, without the production of the different decades," she said.

And, "this gives me a way of owning a physical copy of my life’s work, since I don’t own the original recordings."

"The average person on the street doesn't really understand that artists don't own the actual (original) masters," Vega elaborated in an interview with Billboard magazine. "So there's a little confusion. But if someone liked the original version of 'Luka,' they can buy it for 99 cents on iTunes and that's okay. But that being said, a lot of people love the re-recordings because of the simplicity of the songs and the production and how intimate it is. They really love it."

She added that the four "Close-Up" discs have been selling briskly at her concerts, so, she's now "made back the money I've put into it, so whatever I see from here on out is profit."

Vega added that she wants to release a "Close Up" box set this year, which would add a fifth disc of "odds and ends and special versions of some of the songs," including "Marlene On the Wall." In addition, she's working on new songs for what would be her first studio album of new material since "Beauty & Crime" in 2007.

Kevin Ransom, a freelance writer who covers music for AnnArbor.com, can be reached at KevinRansom10@aol.com.

Dexter Township has the money and the need to build a permanent fire substation. Now, it's looking for the right property. Where to purchase that property will most likely be on the agenda at Tuesday's board meeting.

Township Supervisor Pat Kelly said the five-acre property that the board had previously hoped to buy and didn't may be available for purchase. The five-acre property is at 11485 N. Territorial Road. It was sold Dec. 31 to a buyer other than Dexter Township because by the time the township board authorized approval of a purchase agreement on Dec. 18, the landowner already was in negotiations with the buyer, the owners of the Inverness Inn near Chelsea.

"The board is looking for other options, but the 11485 North Territorial property is absolutely an optimal piece of property because it is the best geographical location," said Kelly. "Time is everything, and it puts 100 percent of our people within five miles of our fire station."

The township's purchase agreement for the property that expired was for $262,000. Dexter Township Clerk Harley Rider said the new owner wants to sell the property for close to the price it paid — $300,000 — and that doesn't include legal fees and closing costs.

"It's a tradeoff between how much of the taxpayers' money the board is willing to spend," said Rider. "There are several other pieces of property we are just starting to look at that would require engineering and site work."

Dexter Township residents approved a tax up to 1 mill last November to build a new substation for the Dexter Area Fire Department.

Rider said the North Territorial site would require both the building and parking lot to be torn down and replaced. He says other pieces of property would be far less expensive, but another location would cause firefighters to be farther away from certain parts of the township.

For the past two years, Dexter Township's fire substation has been operating out of a temporary substation in a one-office trailer adjacent to a garage, on Multi Lakes Sewer Authority property at 12088 N. Territorial Road. There is no room for any additional firefighting equipment in the garage, and Rider says the trailer is not ideal for firefighters to live in.

Lisa Carolin is a freelance reporter for AnnArbor.com.

Complaints from residents have led the city of Ypsilanti to consider banning consumer fireworks on every day of the year, except on national holidays.

The City of Ypsilanti will consider an ordinance banning fireworks except on national holidays.

Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com file photo

In 2011, the state passed the Michigan Fireworks Safety Act, abolishing the previous statewide prohibition against consumer fireworks.

"Since the passing of the act, many citizens have voiced concerns about the use of these devices," city attorney John Barr wrote in his request for a city ordinance. "These concerns relate to the frequency of use, the time of use, and the location of use."

Section seven of the state law allows municipalities to regulate the use of fireworks, but only for days that aren't national holidays or the day before and after one.

The law already has certain requirements and prohibitions relating to the use of consumer fireworks, including requiring permission from property owners, prohibiting sales to minors, and prohibiting their use under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

The city will consider adding language to its current fireworks ordinance making it unlawful to "ignite, discharge or use consumer fireworks within the City of Ypsilanti on any day of the year which is not a national holiday, the day before a national holiday, or the day after a national holiday.

The City Council is scheduled to have its first reading of the proposal Tuesday.

Council Member Ricky Jefferson said he and Mayor Pro Tem Lois Richardson received complaints from residents about fireworks being discharged year-round. Jefferson said fireworks are "blowing up" at all times of the day in the city.

"I was concerned and brought up the issue about the noise," Jefferson said. "It was going on all through the night, days after the Fourth of July."

In addition to deciding whether to change the ordinance, Council will discuss possible fees for violators, Jefferson said.

Katrease Stafford covers Ypsilanti for AnnArbor.com.Reach her at katreasestafford@annarbor.com or 734-623-2548 and follow her on twitter.

The Ruthven Exhibit Building, which houses the Museum of Natural History, opened in 1928, according to University of Michigan records.

Daniel Brenner | AnnArbor.com

The transfer of artifacts, most of which are now kept in the the Museum of Natural History building, and the renovation of 71,000-square-feet of the Varsity Drive building is anticipated to cost $27.5 million.

Alcohol-perserved artifacts are moved into a building on Varsity Drive in Ann Arbor.

Courtesy of U-M

Administrators will seek permission for the transfer and renovation from the Board of Regents during a 3 p.m. Thursday meeting at the Michigan Union. Regents are anticipated to approve the project.

It's the second large-scale transfer of artifacts out of the Ruthven Exhibit Building, more commonly known as the building that houses the Museum of Natural History, in recent history.

In 2010, U-M approved the $17.6 million transfer of its zoology museum's alcohol-preserved collections to Varsity Drive and renovated nearly 7,000-square-feet of storage space within Ruthven. An estimated 5 million specimens were moved.

Along with the collections, the university also is transferring some zoology, paleontology and anthropology offices to the Varsity Drive building. According to an internal memo, 40 parkings spaces on central campus will free up because of the transfer.

"The storage space is pretty awful, the basement you can barely stand up straight in. It's really not the kind of storage space that's appropriate or best for the long-term," said U-M spokesperson Rick Fitzgerald said of the existing storage space within the Ruthven building. "What they're creating out on Varsity Drive is real good, in some cases climate controlled, storage space, versus the basement of an aging building."

Fitzgerald said the transfer is "not necessarily" related to a potential renovation or expansion of the Ruthven building, which U-M officials said they were seriously considering in December.

"We are studying it," Timothy Slottow, U-M's chief financial officer, said in a December interview. "It's very old and we are looking at meeting the needs of [the College of Literature, Science and Arts] biology faculty."

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Kellie Woodhouse covers higher education for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at kelliewoodhouse@annarbor.com or 734-623-4602 and follow her on twitter.

Brad McNett wanted to visit Ann Arbor comic book shop Vault of Midnight Saturday morning, but before he could get there he ended up doing his own super hero impression.

Brad McNett

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McNett, 23, of Ann Arbor, said he saw a man struggling with a woman near an ATM in the 100 block of South Main Street in downtown Ann Arbor. Soon, the man was sprinting toward him with the woman’s purse in hand.

Without thinking, McNett grabbed the man and threw him against a building, attempting to hold him until police could arrive.

“I was kind of hoping he would stop,” McNett said, laughing.

“He was just trying to escape, never threw punches but there was a lot of grabbing. I was holding him around the neck and trying to keep him there.”

The 27-year-old Ypsilanti man McNett stopped on Main Street was Christopher Courdway, who was charged with one count of unarmed robbery Sunday. He’s being held in the Washtenaw County Jail on a $10,000 bond.

McNett and another man, who remains unidentified, stopped Courdway for a period of time, but he eventually escaped their grasp. McNett said Courdway’s jacket slipped off and he dropped his backpack and the woman’s purse before he escaped.

“He managed to break free and shot off across Main Street to the other side,” McNett said. “I didn’t chase after him because her purse was there and we had his stuff.”

Ann Arbor police officers responded to the area and McNett hopped into a squad car with an officer to search for Courdway. His identification was left in his jacket and McNett said police were familiar with him. The officer driving McNett said she previously arrested Courdway twice.

Courdway eventually was caught about five blocks away after running south on Main Street. McNett wasn’t in the car with the officers when Courdway was arrested, but he was happy to hear he’d been apprehended.

"I was glad they caught him and were able to get him off the street,” McNett said.

When asked if he thought twice about grabbing Courdway as he ran on Main Street, McNett said he was acting on instinct. The thought that Courdway could’ve been armed never even crossed his mind.

McNett only spoke with the 41-year-old woman whose purse was grabbed briefly before he hopped in the squad car. He said he doesn’t think he did anything impressive.

“I just did what I hope anyone would do,” he said, adding, “just trying to help someone who can’t help themselves.”

Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.

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• Ypsilanti-Willow Run school board to select new district superintendent Tuesday
• 3 Ypsilanti-Willow Run superintendent candidates revealed

A special meeting set for Tuesday to select the first superintendent of the new Ypsilanti-Willow Run school district was canceled to allow the board more time to weigh its options — which could include hiring more than one person to fill the leadership role.

The unified Ypsilanti-Willow Run Board of Education.

Ypsilanti Superintendent Dedrick Martin, Willow Run Superintendent Laura Lisiscki and Ypsilanti Executive Director of Human Resources Sharon Irvine all threw their hats in the ring to lead the new school district.

At the direction of the unified Board of Education, Michael Wilmot, president and chief executive officer of the Michigan Leadership Institute, will begin brainstorming and researching other superintendent models. The board hired the leadership institute, which is a privately-held consulting firm comprised almost entirely of former Michigan school superintendents, to assist its members in determining the first leader of the new Ypsilanti Community Schools district.

Wilmot said in Michigan, the law requires every school district to have a superintendent, but there is some flexibility in how that gets accomplished.

“It can take a lot of different forms and that’s part of what needs to be explored,” he said. “We’ll need the advice of the district’s legal counsel and to talk to the candidates. There are a number of complications that need to be resolved in order to look at how we might be able to do this.”

One of the complications could be any existing clauses in the employees’ current contracts, Wilmot said. Additionally, he said there are no other districts in the state for Ypsilanti Community Schools to use as a model because this really hasn’t been done before.

“I don’t have a pre-planned structure in mind. I have some ideas … but how or what that structure could end up, I’m not sure,” Wilmot said. “There’s not another district (in Michigan) that has ever consolidated this way either … so it’s not a surprise that there’s not a model to follow. So the district has the chance to build a model.”

President David Bates called it searching for out-of-the-box solutions and creative possibilities. But he said regardless who ultimately is chosen or which model is employed, “nobody can be successful without the support of the board and the community.”

“It doesn’t matter how good they are,” he said.

Bates added: “This obviously is not only a board decision. There are three other lives that have set their careers and their reputations on the line … so, just out of respect for them, we need to have some kind of solution.”

He suggested involving Martin, Lisiscki and Irvine in the model discussions. Wilmot will be working with the board’s ad hoc superintendent search committee throughout the next two weeks to try to come up with some possible structures to bring back before the full board. Trustees Don Garrett, Anthony VanDerworp and Celeste Hawkins serve on that committee for the board, along with a handful of community members.

Wilmot said there would have to be the willingness or some interest on the part of the candidates in order for this idea to move forward.

During the superintendent discussion, the board went down the line — from Irvine to Lisiscki to Martin — and listed the qualities they saw in each of the candidates. Of Irvine, the board emphasized her problem solving abilities, her legal degree, her ability to articulate and how she has earned the trust of the teachers and staff in the Ypsilanti school district.

Representatives of both the Ypsilanti Education Association and the Ypsilanti Principals and Administrators Association attended Monday’s meeting and voiced their support for Irvine on behalf of the unions.

YEA President Krista Boyer said Irvine is the very definition of personal and professional ethics.

“Her honesty, integrity and work ethic are the very essence of what is needed to make the new district a success,” Boyer said. “She was the only candidate who made reference of going into the other district to begin to build relationships with staff and parents. She spoke of teamwork, collaboration, parent involvement and community input. All practices she not only speaks of, but also puts into action.”

Boyer added that at Martin’s own admission, his relationship with staff is not where he would like it to be.

“While he claims he has a ‘healthy amount’ of support, there is a noticeable lack of support for his candidacy by the teachers and staff he currently oversees. In the last three years, we have lost staff, students and the feeling of being a team,” she said.

Trustee Maria Sheler-Edwards noted she particularly liked how often Irvine talked about surveying parents and her own employees in her various positions throughout her career to collect feedback and to hold herself accountable.

The board’s remarks of Lisiscki and Martin were similar in nature. Both of the two superintendents were described as collaborative leaders.

Some advantages the board listed of the superintendents were both came into their positions at their districts during challenging times, have “worked in the trenches” and “shown a great deal of resiliency,” didn’t give up and were “battle-tested.”

Of Lisiscki, Bates said: “I never heard her look back or make any excuses other than we are going to move forward together because that’s what’s best for children. And I have a great deal of respect for that kind of attitude.”

Other board members noted how Lisiscki was very focused on aligning the vision and goals of the new district with her leadership.

“I also think she has the potential to be here a long time,” said Trustee Gregory Myers. “She has spent her whole career in one district, and that sticks out to me. She’s committed to this community.”

During public comment at Monday’s meeting, several residents spoke in support of Lisiscki as well. Mark Wilde said from what he has observed, it appears those is the Ypsilanti district want a change in leadership, while in Willow Run residents would like to keep Lisiscki.

“It seems to me that keeping Laura would satisfy both sides,” Wilde said.

The board acknowledged that after the interviews on Feb. 14, Martin received the toughest questions and the most amount of criticism from the community. However, the board also stated it admired his ability and willingness to talk about his actions and to answer those questions, no matter how tough.

Garrett said he sees this as dedication. He also said Martin is a visionary, seeing beyond the district’s financial woes and realizing that those struggles actually can allow the district the opportunity to improve education for its children through consolidation.

“I want you there whatever decision we make,” Garrett said to Martin about the superintendent selection.

Sheler-Edwards said she most liked how transparent Martin is. She said many in the district did not know how bad Ypsilanti’s financial situation was until Martin became superintendent and “opened up the books.”

Bates emphasized Martin’s implementation of zero-based budgeting, his ability to cut millions from the budget and how he created an all-inclusive operations manual for the district that was recognized by the state.

Danielle Arndt covers K-12 education for AnnArbor.com. Follow her on Twitter @DanielleArndt or email her at daniellearndt@annarbor.com.

Eastern Accents in Ann Arbor plans to close in March after 17 years downtown.

Courtesy of Eastern Accents Facebook page

“We would like to thank our customers for their patronage and support of our small, family-owned business,” the Suns wrote in a statement.

They opened Eastern Accents at 214 S. Fourth Ave. in 1996, serving fresh-baked goods and tea, among other items. The bakery will close for good at 7 p.m. on March 16. The decision, according to a news release, was spurred by a dispute with the landlord.

A food case at Eastern Accents in downtown Ann Arbor, which is known for its popular baked goods.

Courtesy of Eastern Accents Facebook page

“A long-simmering dispute with our landlord has finally come to a head and we’ve decided that it is time for a change,” it says.

Eastern Accents is located in the Town Center Building at 210 S. Fourth Ave., which local landlord Dale Newman purchased in 1995. The bakery is next to Bandito’s Mexican Restaurant. Newman has faced foreclosure several times, and the building is in a redemption period after mortgagor Bloomfield Institutional Opportunity Fund LLC foreclosed last year. According to filings, the mortgagee owes $1,291,089, and the building's future is unclear as ownership could transition in the coming months.

The Suns didn’t provide details of their dispute with the landlord, but Carol said the timing is right.

“My husband and I have aging parents that we would like to be more available to and that is one of the big factors in our decision,” she said.

Carol said Eastern Accents garnered a loyal following throughout the years and thanked her customers for their patronage.

She said they’re not looking at other spaces to possibly relocate the bakery.

“We’ll try to do business as usual until we close,” she said. Gift cards will be accepted until Eastern Accents closes on March 16.

“We’re going to miss being able to have people visit us and have a place to come where you can sit and eat and catch up and be part of a community or family. I think that’s probably the saddest part of it. The good part is, we’re ready for a change.”

“We’re looking forward to new adventures,” she continued.

Lizzy Alfs is a business reporter for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at 734-623-2584 or email her at lizzyalfs@annarbor.com. Follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/lizzyalfs.

Now that Ann Arbor has had a chance to see a number of developments come forward under the city's newer downtown zoning, Sabra Briere says it's time for a review.

The 1st Ward City Council member is sponsoring a resolution on tonight's agenda to direct the city's Planning Commission to review the D1 and D2 zoning regulations for downtown.

If passed as proposed, the resolution would establish a six-month moratorium on new developments in the downtown to give city officials time to consider whether the zoning truly reflects the goals the community has identified for downtown and adjacent neighborhoods.

The Varsity high-rise taking shape along Huron Street in December.

Ryan J. Stanton | AnnArbor.com

Briere said a handful of projects that have come up in the last few years — including new student high-rises — provide sufficient opportunities to review the downtown zoning.

The D1 zoning limits building height on new developments along South University and the 400 block of East Huron to 150 feet, while the rest of East Huron, East Washington, East Liberty and the north side of East William is capped at 180 feet. D2 zoning, intended to provide a transition between the downtown core and adjacent neighborhoods, caps building height at 60 feet.

Despite attempts to improve the zoning for downtown, Briere said, developers still can present a project that fits the zoning, but doesn't fit any of the community values the council and the Planning Commission attempted to build into the process

"I sit on the Planning Commission and hear members of council, the Planning Commission and the community voice their concerns about whether the process is working as we wanted," he said.

Briere said it's time to evaluate the impact of D1 and D2 zoning on adjacent neighborhoods, especially where there is no interface zone between D1 and residential properties.

Her resolution stipulates that the Planning Commission will make recommendations to the City Council by June 30 and that the council will take action on those recommendations by Aug. 31.

The resolution spells out that any petitions for site plan approval would be deferred for six months, but that would not affect projects that do not require an approved site plan or applications and permits that involve routine repair and maintenance for an existing permitted use.

"I'm going to be listening closely and I'm going to be speaking with the city's attorneys, as I think other council members will be," Mayor John Hieftje said of where he stands on Briere's resolution. "I want to get the full picture. I'll certainly give it some thought and I look forward to the discussion."

Hieftje said it's fair to point out a review of the new downtown zoning should have taken place before now and it didn't, so he think's that's timely — with or without an accompanying moratorium.

Asked whether the moratorium could hold up the controversial 413 E. Huron high-rise, which is working its way through the city's approval process, Hieftje said that's possible.

Some have argued the 400 block of Huron should be zoned D2 instead of D1 to provide additional protections for the historic neighborhood to the north. Hieftje said he sees the concerns of residents, and that was a tough issue when the zoning was decided, but he supports D1 zoning there.

"Council had a considerable debate about it," he recalled, pointing out Huron Street is one of the widest streets downtown and is a US-23 business route.

Sabra Briere

Ryan J. Stanton | AnnArbor.com

In 2004, after the city received the results of the study and the task force recommendations, the city held meetings to help determine how the community wanted to see the downtown change, and what elements of downtown the community wanted to protect and enhance.

The resulting report, often referred to as the Calthorpe plan, formed the base of the A2D2 (Ann Arbor Discovering Downtown) task force, Briere said. Those efforts eventually resulted in the final rezoning of downtown in 2009 and the adoption of downtown design guidelines in 2011.

Built into the resolution approving the rezoning of downtown was an expectation that the Planning Commission would review the zoning after a year, Briere recalled, but the commission delayed the review until there were several examples to consider.

Before 2009, Briere said, downtown Ann Arbor had a patchwork of use-defined zoning. The increased demand to have mixed-uses in new construction, she said, meant each new building proposed didn't fit the zoning, and needed to come in as a Planned Unit Development.

"PUD projects tended to be controversial in the downtown, and were likely to be contentious," he wrote in her email to residents. "As a result of a lot of community discussion, the council amended the zoning in downtown to be a hybrid of use-defined and form-based zoning."

Ryan J. Stanton covers government and politics for AnnArbor.com. Reach him at ryanstanton@annarbor.com or 734-623-2529. You also can follow him on Twitter or subscribe to AnnArbor.com's email newsletters.

Andrew Khouri has led Greenhills to a 15-1 record on the year.

AnnArbor.com file photo

It was a good week for Washtenaw County's basketball teams in the state rankings.

The Huron girls and the Greenhills boys both made their debuts in the weekly Associated Press prep basketball poll, while the Manchester and Arbor Preparatory girls teams both made moves up.

The Huron girls, fresh off beating defending state champion Goodrich Thursday, received 12 votes and were three spots out of the top 10 in Class A. The Greenhills boys, at 15-1 on the year, received seven votes in Class C.

In the Class C girls poll, Manchester moved up to No. 3, its highest ranking of the year, while Arbor Prep moved up to No. 9, also its highest ranking.

Full rankings are below.

Area Standings

We’ve reached the final night of Southeastern Conference girls basketball play Tuesday night. And neither league championship is in contention.

Five county girls basketball teams have won a share of a league championship or a league championship outright: Huron (SEC Red), Dexter (SEC White), Manchester (Cascades), Greenhills (MIAC Blue) and Rudolf Steiner (Mid-South).

Three boys teams have done the same: Ypsilanti (SEC White), Greenhills (MIAC Blue) and Rudolf Steiner (Mid South).

Two more more boys basketball teams control their own destinies in league races: the Milan boys take their 25-game Huron League win streak on the road to second-place Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central. A win gives the Big Reds at least a share of a league title.

Willow Run, after a 1-8 start to the season (now a 2-7 start thanks to a forfeit by River Rouge), now stands at 5-1 in the Michigan Metro Athletic Conference and can clinch a share of the league title with a March 1 win over Detroit Community.

Pioneer and Huron are also still in the SEC Red title hunt. Both are still down two games to Temperance Bedford with three games left in league play. Pioneer will take on the Kicking Mules Tuesday night at home, and must win to stay in the race.

Girls Standings

Boys Standings

Associated Press girls basketball rankings

CLASS A
School (First-place votes) (Record) Points
1. Detroit King (2) (17-0) 72
2. Grosse Pointe South (1)(17-1) 69
3. Grand Haven (1) (17-0) 66
4. East Lansing (1) (17-1) 63
5. Midland Dow (18-0) 53
6. Clarkston (17-1) 48
7. Westland John Glenn (16-1) 47
8. Bloomfield Hills Marian (17-2) 36
8. Inkster (15-0) 36
10. Waterford Kettering (17-1) 24
Others receiving votes: Macomb Dakota (16-3) 20, Brownstown Woodhaven (17-2) 19, Ann Arbor Huron (12-4) 12, Southfield Lathrup (14-3) 7, Utica Ford (15-2) 7, Farmington Hills Harrison (17-1) 6, Grand Ledge (15-3) 4, Petoskey (16-2) 4, Novi (16-2) 2, Canton (14-4) 2, Brighton (16-2) 2, DeWitt (15-3) 1.

CLASS B
School (First-place votes) (Record) Points
1. Freeland (5) (17-1) 75
2. Flat Rock (19-0) 66
3. Ludington (17-1) 62
4. Detroit Country Day (13-2) 58
5. Goodrich (14-3) 55
6. Hamilton (17-1) 52
7. Grand Rapids South Christian (17-1) 44
8. Eaton Rapids (16-2) 36
9. Portland (15-3) 35
10. Battle Creek Harper Creek (16-1) 33
Others receiving votes: Big Rapids (16-0) 21, Three Rivers (17-1) 17, Clare (17-1) 13, Benton Harbor (13-5) 12, Olivet (16-2) 7, Flint Powers (10-6) 4, Parchment (16-1) 2, Midland Bullock Creek (15-3) 2, Haslett (15-3) 2, Livonia Ladywood (7-6) 2, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (13-3) 1, Grand Rapids Catholic Central (11-4) 1.

CLASS C
School (First-place votes) (Record) Points
1. Reese (5) (18-0) 75
2. Niles Brandywine (18-0) 70
3. Manchester (17-1) 63
4. Saginaw Nouvel (15-1) 55
5. Leroy Pine River (15-1) 51
6. Concord (17-2) 43
7. Carson City-Crystal (15-2) 35
8. Houghton (17-2) 32
9. Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (15-4) 27
10. Saginaw Valley Lutheran (14-3) 23
Others receiving votes: Flint Hamady (15-3) 22, Johannesburg-Lewiston (17-1) 18, Kent City (15-3) 18, Traverse City St. Francis (16-2) 16, Gobles (15-1) 13, Adrian Madison (17-2) 10, Watervliet (14-0) 8, Burton Bendle (16-2) 7, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett (14-4) 6, Hemlock (10-7) 4, Marlette (12-2) 3, Grandville Calvin Christian (12-6) 1.

CLASS D
School (First-place votes) (Record) Points
1. St. Ignace LaSalle (5) (18-0) 75
2. Eben Junction Superior Central (18-0) 68
3. Crystal Falls Forest Park (18-1) 62
4. Portland St. Patrick (16-1) 58
5. Waterford Our Lady (15-2) 56
6. Lansing Christian (14-1) 52
7. Posen (19-0) 47
8. Mendon (17-1) 39
9. Gaylord St. Mary (18-2) 33
10. Hillsdale Academy (18-1) 24
Others receiving votes: DeTour (15-2) 21, Manistee Catholic Central (15-2) 13, St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic (16-2) 13, Muskegon Catholic Central (14-1) 10, Bark River-Harris (15-4) 9, Fruitport Calvary Christian (12-0) 6, Kingston (12-1) 4, Athens (12-2) 4, Big Rapids Crossroads Charter Academy (16-2) 3, Pickford (13-5) 3.

Associated Press boys basketball rankings

CLASS A
School (First-place votes) (Record) Points
1. Detroit Pershing (5) (19-0) 75
2. Romulus (16-1) 70
3. Grand Blanc (16-0) 57
4. Saginaw Arthur Hill (15-2) 56
5. Detroit Cass Tech (16-2) 54
6. Detroit U-D Jesuit (14-3) 49
7. Saginaw (14-2) 43
8. Temperance Bedford (13-1) 42
9. Macomb L'Anse Creuse North (14-2) 32
10. Rochester Adams (16-0) 31
Others receiving votes: Detroit Southeastern (12-4) 28, East Kentwood (15-2) 23, Zeeland East (14-3) 10, Fenton (17-0) 9, Flint Carman-Ainsworth (13-3) 8, Lansing Waverly (13-3) 5, Westland John Glenn (15-2) 3, Warren De La Salle (14-3) 2, Midland (13-4) 1, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills (10-6) 1, Holt (16-4) 1.

CLASS B
School (First-place votes) (Record) Points
1. Detroit Country Day (4) (13-3) 72
2. Stevensville Lakeshore (1) (16-0) 70
3. Dowagiac Union (16-1) 64
4. Wyoming Godwin Heights (16-1) 57
5. Big Rapids (15-0) 54
5. Otsego (14-2) 54
7. Harper Woods Chandler Park Academy (13-3) 40
8. Comstock Park (16-2) 28
9. Detroit Douglass (10-2) 27
10. Dearborn Heights Robichaud (11-3) 26
Others receiving votes: Corunna (14-2) 25, Frankenmuth (14-2) 19, Jackson Lumen Christi (14-2) 16, Spring Lake (13-2) 13, Warren Fitzgerald (14-2) 7, Cadillac (12-3) 6, South Haven (15-3) 6, Flint Southwestern Classical Academy (10-6) 6, Lansing Catholic (14-5) 3, Yale (13-3) 3, Edwardsburg (13-4) 2, Hastings (13-6) 1, Hudsonville Unity Christian (14-3) 1.

CLASS C
School (First-place votes) (Record) Points
1. Flint Beecher (5) (16-1) 75
2. Traverse City St. Francis (17-0) 70
3. Melvindale Academy for Business And Tech (15-0) 64
4. Grandville Calvin Christian (16-1) 57
5. Flint Hamady (15-1) 55
6. Negaunee (16-1) 46
7. Detroit Loyola (13-2) 38
8. Pewamo-Westphalia (13-1) 33
9. Detroit Consortium (12-3) 32
10. Montague (15-1) 30
Others receiving votes: Mount Clemens (13-1) 22, Harbor Beach (14-1) 19, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central (15-1) 14, Adrian Madison (15-2) 10, Leroy Pine River (14-2) 8, Ann Arbor Greenhills (14-1) 7, McBain (12-5) 5, Ithaca (13-2) 4, Schoolcraft (15-2) 4, Muskegon Heights (12-2) 3, New Haven (14-2) 3, Clinton (16-2) 1.

CLASS D
School (First-place votes) (Record) Points
1. Climax-Scotts (4) (17-0) 74
2. Wyoming Tri-unity Christian (1) (13-2) 71
3. Cedarville (14-1) 61
4. Southfield Christian (14-4) 60
5. Bellaire (14-0) 52
6. Mio Au Sable (16-0) 50
7. Allen Park Inter-City Baptist (13-4) 47
8. Frankfort-Elberta (14-1) 43
9. Mendon (15-1) 33
9. Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart (15-1) 33
Others receiving votes: Ewen-Trout Creek (13-2) 19, Powers North Central (13-2) 15, Brimley (14-3) 14, Middleton Fulton (16-3) 8, Carney-Nadeau (12-3) 7, Bellevue (13-3) 4, Adrian Lenawee Christian (12-3) 3, Kalamazoo Phoenix (10-4) 2, Covert (11-4) 2, Munising (12-4) 1, Boyne Falls (13-1) 1.

Tuesday Night Schedule

Boys Basketball
Adrian at Ypsilanti, 7 p.m.
Huron at Skyline, 7 p.m.
Chelsea at Lincoln, 7 p.m.
Detroit University Prep at Willow Run, 7 p.m.
Dexter at Tecumseh, 7 p.m.
Milan at Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central, 7 p.m.
Saline at Monroe, 7 p.m.
Temperance Bedford at Pioneer, 7 p.m.
Whitmore Lake at Britton-Deerfield, 7 p.m.

Girls Basketball
Chelsea at Ypsilanti Lincoln , 7 p.m.
East Jackson at Manchester, 7 p.m.
Huron at Skyline, 5:30 p.m.
Monroe at Saline, 7 p.m.
Pioneer at Temperance Bedford, 7 p.m.
Tecumseh at Dexter, 7 p.m.
Whitmore Lake at Arbor Preparatory, 7 p.m.
Willow Run at Detroit University Prep, 5:30 p.m.
Ypsilanti at Adrian, 7 p.m.

Kyle Austin covers sports for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kyleaustin@annarbor.com or 734-623-2535. Follow him on Twitter @KAustin_AA.