I NEWS I JEWELRY APPRAISALS At Very Reasonable Prices Call For An Appointment L established 1919 A. twit FINE JEWELERS 30400 Telegraph Road Suite 134 Birmingham, MI 48010 (313) 642-5575 GEM/DIAMOND SPECIALIST Daily 10:00-5:30 Thurs. 10:00-8:30 AWARDED CERTIFICATE BY GIA IN GRADING AND EVALUATION Sot. 1 0: 00-5: 00 Advertising in The Jewish News Gets Results Place Your Ad Today. Call 354-6060 HUNG UP ABOUT WHAT TO HANG UP? Recall Continued from preceding page petitions will be reviewed nextThursday by Oakland County Probate Judge Eugene Moore. If approved, which is likely, OUST will then need to collect at least 3,750 signatures within 90 days in order to place the recall on a ballot. OUST officers are confident they will succeed in ousting the township officials, claim- ing to have received scores of calls from those offering to assist in the recall efforts. lbwnship officials are confi- dent they will retain their seats. "The recall will be over- whelmingly rejected," said Leib, who claims the whole thing was instigated by "an isolated group of people ac- ting in a self-centered way." The group admits their drive was originally sparked by the township's failure to acquire 180 acres that borders several OUST member's homes and turn it into a park. The land, origninally known as the Howard Brothers Woods, was scheduled to be purchased by the township but was sold to another developer instead. The transaction was blamed on the parks and recreation officials. "It wasn't our fault," said Leib. Pollution: No Solution For Walnut Lake LILA ORBACH Special to The Jewish News T At the Art Show Gallery, our professional, knowledgeable and helpful staff will rid you of your art "Hang-ups" Choosing art for your home or office can make you crazy. Making the right decisions about color, style, frame, artist, etc. can be tough on the nerves because you have to live with the choices you make. You can relax. 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This private lake is con- taminated. The foul stench penetrates beyond the beaches. White, murky water has been seen flowing into the lake — and no one seems to be able to find the source. Last summer, after high levels of human fecal matter and other pollutants were discovered in the lake, the Oakland County Health Department ordered the beaches closed and the lake declared off limits to swim- mers and other water-sport enthusiasts. "In five years, our lake will be dead," said Bea Lunetta, vice president of the Lone Pine Beach Association. "Our beach stinks. It smells like a sewer. But they can't seem to find out where the problem is." Even the engineering ex- perts from consultants Pate, Hirn & Bogue as well as Swanson Environmental, who were called in by the township to head the in- vestigations, admit they are unable to cite a cause. They have examined wells, drain pipes, every bit of the pressure main, even local goose droppings to try and determine how the sewage is washing into the lake. In ad- dition, they have washed col- ored dye through toilets in a dozen lake-front homes to see if somehow there's a leak, but so far all tests have come up negative. But the township isn't giv- ing up. Having used up more than $10,000 on the project, last Monday the township board allocated another $10,000. West Bloomfield Township is not alone in their investiga- tions of Walnut Lake. Of- ficials from Oakland County and the Department of Natural Resources have all gotten involved. The DNR is expected to submit a report on the lake's condition by the end of the month. A major complaint is the lack of communication bet- ween the investigators and residents, who have claimed all along that the problem lies at the lakeshore pump station near the Lone Pine Beach off Inkster Rd. The pump station has yet to be in- spected fully by the experts. Several residents find the investigators' avoidance of the pump station rather unusual and many are claim- ing that something fishy is going on. The Walnut Lake Home Owners Association has filed suit against the county. Some residents, who asked to re- main nameless, claimed the investigators were avoiding the pump station so as not to implicate the county in any way. The experts claimed they had no relationship with the county. However, Clerk Dupree said the consulting firms were originally working with the county to investigate the problem. As time and money run out, residents are getting more and more frustrated. Said Trustee Jeffrey Leib: "We can put people on the moon, we ought to be able to find out what's wrong with the lake."