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GETTING TO KNOW
YOUR ELECTED
OFFICIALS
Motor City 5
Exhibit at
Lincoln Park
Museum
Page 13A
COMMISSIONER
ILONA VARGA
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WEEK OF AUGUST 27 - SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
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CELEBRATING 71 YEARS OF SERVING DETROIT AND THE DOWNRIVER COMMUNITY*
President Obama to Observe
Katrina’s 10th Anniversary in
New Orleans
Beaumont opens River Rouge
Health Center for area youth
Health system expands healthcare services for teens
by Zenitha Prince
Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visited New
Orleans for the fifth anniversary commemoration of Hurricane Hurricane Katrina made landfall on Aug. 29, 2005, and killed more than
1,800 people. File Photo by A.J. Sisco/UPI
Almost 10 years ago, the world
watched as the waters of the
Gulf of Mexico—urged on by
the pummeling winds of Hurricane Katrina—swallowed the
city of New Orleans, and
wreaked havoc all up and
down the coast.
On Aug. 27, President Obama
Katrina- Page 3A
ARMY names Wayne
Memorial JROTC
Instructor of the Year
1st Sgt. Steven LaHaine has
earned the Gold Instructor
Award and the Senior Army Instructor of the Year Award. The
Wayne Memorial High School
JROTC program has been nationally ranked for many years.
The students and staff in the
Zebra Battalion exemplify
WAYNE PRIDE.
1st Sgt
Steven LeHaine
The U.S. Army has honored
Wayne
Memorial
High
School’s JROTC instructor.
L to R are: Betty Priskorn, director of community outreach, Beaumont Health, Michael Mokdad, high school
principal, Sylvia Hill, medical assistant, Justin Follebout, therapist/social worker, and Derrick R. Coleman,
superintendent of River Rouge School District.
RIVER ROUGE— Reaffirming its commitment to
the downriver community,
Beaumont Health officials announced the opening of the
brand new River Rouge Health
Center, which will provide area
youth with health education;
general medical and mental
health services; and counseling through a variety of
school-based programs. The
new center will open in the
first week of September 2015.
Conveniently located inside of
River Rouge High School, the
new center will make it easier
for young people to access
Health center - Page 7A
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Ecorse Senior Citizens are
Olympic Champions
LaHaine’s commitment to excellence has motivated his
cadets to excel in community
service learning projects, competitions and overall program
success. He was recognized
as a role model for all other
JROTC instructors across the
nation.
The Gold Instructor Award was
received for demonstrating the
highest degree of excellence
as a JROTC Instructor. LaHaine was recognized for his
ability to integrate and apply
the techniques and standards
Instructor - Page 7A
Photo by Robert Frierson
Ecorse Mayor and council recognize the Ecorse Senior Citizens that participated
in the Senior Olympics. They proudly displayed their awards to the residents
during last week’s city council meeting
Informing * Educating * Empowering * Uplifting
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GETTING TO KNOW OUR
ELECTED OFFICIALS
NEWS FROM LANSING
Commissioner LeBlanc
Announces September Coffee
Hour in Inkster
DETROIT – Wayne County
Commissioner
Richard
LeBlanc, State Representative
Julie Plawecki, and State Senator David Knezek will be hosting their normally-scheduled
monthly coffee hour event In
Inkster on Monday, September
14th. The meeting will be held
from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. at
the Leanna Hicks Public Library, located at 2005 Inkster
Road.
Residents are encouraged to
attend and discuss issues of
importance to them. Citizens
who have questions or concerns in the meantime are encouraged to contact any of the
elected officials by mail, telephone, or email:
Commissioner
Richard LeBlanc
Mail: 500 Griswold St., 7th
Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: (313) 224-8855
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By Shelby Jefferson – Telegram Staff Reporter
Senator David Knezek
Mail: PO Box 30036, Lansing,
MI 48909
Phone: (855) 347-8005
Email:
[email protected]
Representative
Julie Plawecki
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Commissioner Varga honors a local veteran at a recent event
The “Getting to know our
elected officials” feature is designed to provide access into
the minds of local public figures. This week we chatted
with Wayne County Commissioner Ilona Varga about her
decision to go into public service, the most rewarding aspects of serving as a
politician,
favorite
pastimes/hobbies and much
more.
1.
When you were
growing up, did know that
you wanted to go into public service?
I actually think that it was the
furthest thing from my mind.
Growing up, I just wanted to
be a nurse, but then I began
volunteering for State Representative Matt McNeely on his
campaign. It was pretty neat
to see that there were other
folks getting paid for the same
work that I was doing. I eventually asked [McNeely] for a
job, and once he decided to
retire, he asked if I was interested in running to take his
seat. He saw the potential in
me that I couldn’t see at the
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time, so that’s how I got into
the field.
2.
How long have you
been in politics?
I served 12 years in the legislature, and I was in the first
class to be term limited. Then
I ran for commissioner in 1998.
3.
What do you enjoy
most about your position?
I always appreciate cutting red
tape for the residents and
helping them resolve their issues. I love that part of the job
because I want to be the person who can help them. It can
be challenging, but there’s a
certain satisfaction there because I know that if I work hard
enough I can resolve most of
these problems. I also enjoy
making good policies.
4.
Can you recall a
specific experience where
you were really able to reach
someone?
I can recall a situation where
we were able to save someone’s home. They were waiting for assistance from the
federal
government
and
weren’t getting a timely response. I went with them to
the treasurer and we saved
their home by making payment
arrangements. They had been
so overwhelmed and really
didn’t know what to do, but I
went and sat with them and
stood in line to resolve their
issue. This made an impression on them as well as myself
because I really got to know
them on a personal level. I’m
really happy to say that they’re
still in their home today.
5.
What do you see as
the biggest problems facing
the 4th District today?
I think that the problems in my
district are getting better, but
we’re still facing unemploy-
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Ilona Varga
Wayne County Commissioner
ment issues. We have a lot of
single parents taking care of
their kids, so we could use
more businesses that will come
in and hire locally so that residents don’t have to go far to
find good jobs. Along Dix and
Fort Street, all the way downtown going from Lincoln Park
to Southwest Detroit, I would
love to see that corridor rebuilt.
We could also use more vocational education for our kids,
and pollution is also a big
issue, in addition to blight.
6.
How can residents
bring about change within
their own communities?
I think that residents really
need to get to know their
neighbors, and also volunteer
in their communities. I love the
fact that one person came up
with the idea to bring back the
Memorial Day Parade in my
district, and that a group of citizens raised enough money to
pay for everything. Also, a
group came together to organize the first Cinco de Mayo celebration in Lincoln Park which
turned out great. I truly believe
that the days when President
Kennedy asked people to volunteer and make a difference
need to return.
7.
What hobbies/interests do you engage in during
your leisure time?
My way of relaxing after a
stressful day is to engage in
gardening. I have a flower and
vegetable garden, and I really
enjoy that. I’m working on
growing roses now, so I’m trying new things. I have a beautiful backyard with a six foot
fence around it, and I absolutely love being out there in
the summertime.
I also really like the Red Wings
and Tigers. I’m a tomboy at
heart so I really enjoy all of the
sporting events. Another hobby
I have is finding great music,
so I’m always going to venues
where local bands are playing.
Those are just a few things that
I really like to do.
Contact Commissioner Varga
at
Email:
[email protected] or
by calling 313-224-0886.
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Hurricane
Katrina
It’s Hard to Be What You
Can’t See
From Page 1A
By Marian Wright Edelman - NNPA Columnist
has continued to grow rapidly, the
percentage of books reflecting
them has not: the annual total has
hovered around 10 percent.
It’s hard to be what you can’t see.
Children of color need to be able to
see themselves in the books they
read. Just as importantly, all children need to be exposed to a wide
range of books that reflect the true
diversity of our nation and world as
they really are.
As a new school year starts, many
parents are making sure their children have the right supplies from
their back-to-school lists and double-checking their courses and
schedules. But are we thinking
about what books our children are
reading? Children of color are now
a majority of all public school students and will soon be a majority
of all children in America yet children’s books and the publishing
industry have failed to keep up
with the rainbow of our children’s
faces and cultures and needs and
the wide variety of their daily experiences.
As award-winning children’s book
author and illustrator Christopher
Myers says, this matters in order
to give all children a deeper sense
of connection to the books they’re
reading and to each other and to
prepare them to live in a rapidly
globalizing, multicultural, multiracial, and multi-faith nation and
world.
I was grateful that Chris Myers
joined other leading children’s
book authors at a roundtable before 2,000 college-age students,
public school teachers, and juvenile detention personnel preparing
to teach in summer Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools®
programs. Our reading curriculum
has long been centered on excellent books reflecting a wide variety
of cultures, races, and experiences.
For some children it is the first
time they have seen books with
characters who look like them and
share some of the struggles in
their lives. Our goal is to help children fall in love with reading, and
they respond. “I enjoyed learning
about my history.” “That [book] really inspired me because he came
from a rough neighborhood.”
“Freedom Schools taught me
when I learn, I can have fun with
it. It made me a better reader because I can understand things.” “I
see myself and the books give me
hope.”
The “all-White world of children’s
books” is nothing new. Rudine
Sims Bishop, the moderator of the
children’s book roundtable, noted
that was the title of a landmark
study 50 years ago “calling out the
children’s book world not only for
failing to include African Americans in children’s books, but also
for feeding White children ‘gentle
doses of racism through their
books.’” The old books were guilty
of sins of commission and omission, and of course Black children
were not the only ones left out.
Bishop said since 1994 the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at
the University of Wisconsin has
been counting the number of new
children’s books featuring African
Americans, Native Americans,
Asian Americans, and Latino
Americans each year. But even as
the number of Americans of color
Tonya Bolden, who has written
many powerful nonfiction books for
young readers, said engaging history books – especially on her history – were largely absent when
she was a child. “When it came to
Black history, I remember there
was Crispus Attucks and Phyllis
Wheatley. And I think there was a
part of me that said, okay, one was
free, and he got shot; the other one
was brilliant, but she was enslaved
. . . What kind of options are
those?”
It wasn’t until she got older that she
realized how much was being left
out. “I came to see there was
power in the past, that history
makes us whole.” Now she strives
to make history come alive in ways
that allow children to recognize
their ties to people who came before them.
Writer Janet Wong talked about
another kind of connection when
she read her poem “Noise” from
the book Good Luck Gold. The
poem’s protagonist is being teased
by a group of children—“Ching
chong Chinaman” – for her hair,
nose, skin, the shape of her eyes:
It’s only noise
Ching chong
I won’t let it in.
I won’t let it in.
I promise myself
I won’t let them
Win.
Wong said she was asked to read
that poem during a visit to a school
in Singapore by a teacher troubled
by the racial hostility that existed
there. Even when the context was
completely different, a poem like
this describes a common feeling of
racism and discrimination that lets
children finally see themselves,
too. It also lets other children make
their own connections with how
this person is feeling, including
those who have never been teased
about their race or eyes and those
who have done the teasing.
All children need these kinds of experiences. Is your school providing
books that celebrate and include
every child?
Marian Wright Edelman is president of the Children’s Defense
Fund whose Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every
child a Healthy Start, a Head Start,
a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a
Moral Start in life and successful
passage to adulthood with the help
of caring families and communities.
will travel to the Crescent City
to commemorate the 10-year
anniversary of this costliest
and one of the deadliest natural disasters to hit the United
States and to highlight the
city’s efforts to rebuild.
The president will be joined by
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator
Craig Fugate in meeting with
Mayor Mitch Landrieu and
residents of affected neighborhoods. Fugate and other
FEMA officials will also attend
commemoration events in
Louisiana, Mississippi and
Texas in the days leading up
to the anniversary.
Officials from several other
agencies, including the Department of Housing and
Urban Development, the U.S.
Department of Education, the
Small Business Administration
and NOAA (National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration) will also tour the region
as part of the observance.
Hurricane Katrina crashed into
the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29,
2005. The punishing winds
destroyed trees, buildings and
other property, but most of the
damage—especially in New
Orleans, where its levees
failed—came from the resulting floods. The disaster
caused more than $100 billion
in damage and took about
2,000 lives.
“We all remember it keenly:
water pouring through broken
levees; mothers holding their
children above the waterline;
people stranded on rooftops
begging for help; bodies lying
in the streets of a great American city,” Obama recalled during a speech on the storm’s
fifth anniversary in 2010. He
added, “It was a natural disaster but also a manmade catastrophe
–
a
shameful
breakdown in government that
left countless men, and
women, and children abandoned and alone.”
This year, the president is expected to discuss his administration’s as well as state and
local efforts to rebuild in the
region. And, according to Time
magazine, he may likely also
note potential links between
super storms like Katrina and
climate change—a key focus
area of the Obama White
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Honda Finance Division Makes
$25 Million Settlement For
Discriminatory Lending
By North Dallas Gazette, Writer Nicole James Scott
findings that on average
African-Americans paid $250
more than White borrowers,
Hispanics $200 more and
Asians and Pacific Islanders
$150 more?
After a probe by the Department of Justice American
Honda Finance will pay $24
million to African-American,
Hispanic and Asian and Pacific
Islanders who were overcharged higher interest rates
on car loans. An additional $1
million will be paid to fund a
consumer financial program.
According to the DOJ and
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau minority borrowers
with similar credentials as
White
applicants
were
charged higher rates dating
back to at least 2011. On an
average African-Americans
paid $250 more, Hispanics
$200 more and Asians $150
more. Honda Motors denies
any wrong doing and firmly
stands by its lending practices,
claiming their compliance to
the $25 million settlement is
merely to avoid any lengthy litigation. They went on to add
their cooperation with the DOJ
is an indication of their commitment to be a part of the solution as opposed to any
acknowledgement of guilt.
We spoke with Honda’s Manager of Corporate Affairs and
Communications,
Marcos
Frommer to get a better understanding of Honda’s position
on the allegations of discrimination and the settlement. We
asked Frommer the following
questions:
•Does Honda Motors agree
with the conclusion of the Justice Department's findings? If
yes, why? If no, why?
•Does Honda Motors feel that
$25 million was a fair amount?
•Have any employees been
reprimanded as a result of the
Justice Department's findings?
•Are you concerned this settlement will impact Honda Motors' sales among the the 3
groups that were found to
have been victims of lending
discrimination?
•How does Honda Motors intend to go about compensating those who were injured by
its discriminatory lending practices?
•Honda Motors released the
following statement: "We firmly
believe that our lending practices have been fair and transparent." If this is indeed
correct, how do you account
for the Justice Department's
•Does Honda Motors conduct
its own internal investigations
to assess whether or not its
agents are engaging in discriminatory lending?
Unfortunately, he declined to
answer. He instead diverted to
Honda’s generic official statement.
"Honda affirmatively asserts
that it has treated all of its customers without regard to race
or
national origin, and
that its business practices
have promoted and achieved
fairness
across
all
customer groups. Furthermore, Honda has not been informed that the United States
contends
Honda or
any of its employees engaged
in any intentional discrimination or disparate treatment
of minorities."
Honda is not the first auto
company to have been found
guilty of discriminatory lending.
In 2013, Ally Financial
coughed up $98 million in a
settlement, the highest penalty
paid thus far for charging
235,000 minority borrowers
more than Whites. Likewise
they denied any wrong doing
and stand by their lending
practices.
According to a study conducted in August 2014 by the
Federal Reserve Bank of New
York Research and Statistics
Group auto loans comprise the
third largest source of household debt. In fact, at the end of
2014 Americans had $886 billion in outstanding auto loans.
That’s a 23% increase from
the previous two years.
For African-Americans who
are typically more likely to
incur debt these figures are
even more alarming. But more
astonishing is despite the fact
10% more African-Americans
than White Americans reported negotiating their interest rate their efforts apparently
had no influence on the outcome.
It appears be it discriminatory
lending or other predatory financial practices AfricanAmericans regardless of their
economic gains continue to
encounter and fall victim to
systemic financial hurdles.
Consequently, one in four
African-Americans battle with
anxiety or depression due to
debt.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY
If I Perish
BIBLE VERSE
by Janine Folks
the law. She was stepping out
of the box for a good cause; to
save her people. The predicament catapulted her into a
leadership position. Yes, the
orphan girl became a leader.
She respected and listened to
her uncle Mordecai and she
gleaned wisdom from him.
"And if I perish, I perish," Said
Esther. (Esther 4:16).
She was at a breaking point.
Her people were suffering and
facing sure destruction. Even
though she had access to privilege, their suffering was her
suffering. It got to the point
where she felt like she had
nothing to lose and she was
willing to risk her life to save
her people.
Esther found herself in a position to make a difference. Not
just for herself, but also for her
people. God had given her
favor, and she was willing to
risk that He would do it again.
And if He didn't, that would be
okay too.
It was a calculated risk. She
knew the potential cost. It
could cost her her life. And she
was willing to take that chance
for the possibility of a good
outcome. If she had done
nothing, they would be
doomed anyway.
Esther was about to do something that was not according to
In loving memory
of
Glenda Ann
Bryant-Torrance
She knew she needed favor
from God to pull this off. She
knew she could not do it
alone. So she called for a fast.
She asked everyone to fast
with her. After spending many
years listening to her uncle
Mordecai and following his instructions, the tables turned
one day and then he listened
to her and he did what she told
him to. Ultimately, Esther's decisions and actions saved her
people. She made a difference.
You never know what kind of
situation you will find yourself
in. Your choices and actions
will make a difference. A situation in your life may be a lost
cause and change is necessary. You may find yourself in
a position to make the change.
Think about those you've
learned from. Think about how
God's favor has worked in
your life before and how He
can do it again. Count up the
costs. Think about the risks
and what you stand to lose by
stepping out of the box and
doing something BIG.
Is it worth the risk to you? Are
you willing to live with the possible consequences? At some
point, when you're tired of
being tired. Tired of being
afraid. Tired of being stagnant.
Tired of watching your loved
ones suffer and struggle, and
you realize you can make a
difference. You just might get
to the point where Esther was
and say, "And if I perish, I perish." Sometimes it's just time
for a change and that often requires us to put ourselves on
the line. Pray about it. Let God
lead you. Be strong and of
good courage! (Joshua 1:6)
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2
Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the
surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the
waters.
3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God
saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the
darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he
called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—
the first day.
Genesis 1: 1-5
Ecorse Seventh-day Adventist Church
3834 10th St Ecorse, MI
(Corner of 10th & Francis Streets)
Dr. Errol Liverpool, Pastor
Sabbath School (Saturday)
Sabbath Worship Service (Saturday)
Prayer Meeting (Wednesday)
9:15 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
6:00 p.m.
Community Services Food Distribution
Every Third Wednesday
9:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
(313) 928-9212
Janine Folks
Minister. Writer. Author.
Chaplain
www.janinefolks.com
Inspired to write; Writing to inspire
Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church
"Where The Will of God Will Be Done" {Mark 14:36}
Rev. Dr. John E. Duckworth, Pastor
29066 Eton Street
Westland 48186
Office: 734.721.2557 Fax: 734.721.1383
Sunday Morning Worship Services 8am & 10am
Wednesday Night Bible Study 6:30pm
Email: gethsemane02.org
Face to Face International
Outreach Ministries
Sunday Morning Service
10am - 12 noon
313-477-6710
Building people of purpose, power and praise.
Bishop Walter L. Starghill Sr. -Pastor
TAKE YOUR CHILDREN
TO CHURCH
&
READ THE BIBLE with THEM!
Christian Faith Ministries
27500 Marquette, Garden City, MI 48135
734-525-0022
Sunday- Worship Cafe 9:30am
Morning Worship 10:30am
Mid Week Bible Study
Wednesday 7pm
Rev. John D. Hearn Jr. Pastor
“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot hide”
(Matthew 5:14)
St. Marks
Missionary Baptist Church
3860 Inkster Rd, Inkster * 313-792-9789
Rev. Dr.
Services:
Alford D. Sample
Sunday School 9:30am
Morning Worship/Youth Church 11:00 am
II Timothy 2:25
Study to show thyself
Bible Class/Youth Church 6:30 pm
approved unti God;
Bus Pickup Available
Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church
3936 12th Street Ecorse, MI 48229
CHURCH PHONE # (313) 383-1069
FAX: (313) 383-2842
Pastor - Rev. Kevin B. Mack
WORSHIP SERVICES
It is with great sorrow and
heavy hearts that we the passing of Glenda Ann Bryant-Torrance, 64, our beloved mother,
grandmother, sister, aunt and
friend who transitioned this life
suddenly and peacefully on
Fri., Aug. 14, 2015. She is survived by her children Jaron,
Teresa, and Charles, and siblings Aurelia, Vernon, and Phyllis; and was predeceased by
her husband Albert, son Larry,
parents Glynn and Annie
Juanita, and siblings Leonard,
Juanita, Alvin, and Derrick. Funeral services will held at the
Kernan Funeral Services in
Lincoln Park, MI, Fri., Aug. 21,
at 11 a.m., officiated by Rev.
Bonita J. Bryant.
Sundays:
Early Morning Worship ............................7:30 a.m.
Church School at Study ..........................9:30 a.m.
Mid-Morning Worship ............................10:50 a.m.
First Sunday: Baptism & Communion Service.........10:30 a.m.
Mid-Week:
Tuesdays- Bible Class ...........9:00a.m. & 6:00p.m.
Wednesday - Worship Service ................. 7:00 p.m.
CORPORATE PRAYER
Sun 6am
Mon-Tues 5pm
Wed 6pm
“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light into my path."
- Psalms 119:105
ALL ARE WELCOME
Jehovah Jireh Ministries
Mercy House 15 E. Charlotte Ecorse 313-282-9508
Sunday- Fulfillment Hour 10am Worship 11am & 6pm
Monday -Bible Study 7pm
Wednesday - Prayer and Praise 7pm
Rev. Everett Thomas Pastor
“Transforming Lives Spirit, Soul and Body
We proclaim Jesus is Savior and Lord!”
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DEATH NOTICES * DEATH NOTICES
Mary was a faithful member Real
Life Christian International. She
was a selfless person, dependable, PUNCTUAL, and one who
devoted her time to others. She
will be forever remembered for
her jazzy style, tough love, and
kind heart.
RUBEN KIMBROUGH
Apr. 5, 1928 – Jul. 14, 2015
Ruben was born in Coy Alabama.
Later in life he moved to Detroit
Michigan where he met and married Geneva Holman in 1951.
They were married 56 years until
her death in October 2008.
Ruben served in the Korean War
(army) and received an honorable
discharge. In 1956 he moved to
Annapolis Park in Westland
Michigan where he raised his
family. He worked for General
Motors for 30 years until retirement.
Ruben started attending Gethsemane Baptist Church several
years ago and was very happy
with their services.
He leaves to cherish his memories four children, Darlene
Selma(Grady Selma)Ruben Kimbrough Jr, Priscilla Kimbrough
Smith and Darren Kimbrough(Ivy
Kimbrough) 7 grandchildren and
13 great grandchildren. He also
leaves behind a host of nieces
nephews, cousins and friends.
Final arrangements were entrusted
to Chapel of the Chimes Funeral
Home (chapelchimes.org)
MARY NELL CRAWFORD
Oct. 9, 1947 – Jul 16, 2015
Mary Nell Crawford was born in
Green County, Alabama. She was
one of 14 children.
Mary was educated in Green
County, Alabama. On April 21,
1963, she married Luther Crawford. To this union 6 children was
born.
Everyone could count on Marty.
Marty leaves behind many to cherish his memories: his brothers and
sisters Churchill Michael (Fannie)
Braham, Christine Wagner-Jones,
Greg B. Wagner, Arline Jean Wagner, his nieces and nephew, and a
host of other relatives and friends.
She leaves to cherish her memory
5 children Glinda (Luther), Calvin
(Sameerah), Filicia, Wendy (Andrew Sr.), and Bobby (Heather);
fourteen grandchildren, three
great-grandchildren, seven siblings, Lizzie, Eddie, E.B., Jerry,
Earlyne, Annie and Memory-and a
host of nieces, nephews and other
relatives and friends.
Marty’s love of life was only paled
by his love of his family. Marty
would always take a negative situation and put it in a positive light.
Jan. 25, 1927 – Jul. 17, 2015
Mrs. Susie Mae Ewell was born in
Memphis, Tennessee. She was
united in marriage to Mr. Harrison
Ewell on January 10, 1948. Many
will remember her kind nature,
quick smile, and readiness to tell
her life stories. As an active member of People's Community Baptist
Church for a number of years she
used her various skills to brighten
the lives of others. She leaves to
mourn her passing a husband,
Harrison, and a daughter, Lucille.
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SUSIE MAE EWELL
He graduated with honors from
the Inkster Public Schools. He
was a prolific reader and he was
always curious and investigating
things he wanted to learn more
about. Marty was very people-oriented. Because of his love of
sports and track and field, he
helped to create the Inkster Track
Club and the Michigan Accelerators Track Club.
Marty was a community activist
and active on the Michigan Library
Association.
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September 6th: God's Plan For all Mankind
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September 20th: God's Plan For Marriage
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June 2, 1958 - July 20, 2015
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Health Center
From Page 1A
UNCF: Walk for Education
Kellee Jordan - Telegram Intern Reporter
quality healthcare services
without missing class or causing a parent to miss work.
Healthcare services are available to youth ages 10-21 with
special education students receiving services to age 26.
“For more than 20 years
we’ve been committed to providing comprehensive medical care and education to the
youth of our community,” said
Betty Priskorn, director of
community outreach, Beaumont Health. “The opening of
this center expands this commitment and provides us the
opportunity to build healthier
lives in the River Rouge community for years to come.”
The River Rouge Health Center will provide several important
medical
services
including:
*Primary healthcare
*School, sports and work
physicals
*Diagnosis and treatment of
illness and injuries
* Immunizations
* Pap smears and pelvic
exams
*Testing and treatment for
STD’s
* HIV testing and counseling
* Referrals to other service
Beaumont’s new health center will also provide health education through a variety of
innovative and award-winning
programs aimed at helping
young people make healthy
choices. Some notable programs include:
* After-school and summer
youth programs
* Peer education related to nutrition and fitness, substance
abuse, violence, sexually
transmitted infections and
pregnancy prevention
* Presentations to school,
community, faith-based organizations on health issues impacting River Rouge
* Health insurance outreach,
education and application assistance
For more information about
the new River Rouge Health
Center or Beaumont’s other
health centers for are youth
please visit http://www.oakwood.org/teen-services.
Instructor
From Page 1A
necessary to develop a successful program.
He was selected as the
Brigade Senior Army Instructor of the Year for 2014-15
for his professionalism, technical proficiency, dedication to
duty, and service to the students at Wayne Memorial
High School. His overall success has established Wayne
Memorial High school JROTC
as one of the elite programs in
the nation. LaHaine is a leader
for all JROTC instructors in the
7th Brigade.
He will be recognized at the
Sept. 21 Board of Education
meeting.
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Members of UNCF schools and thier families gather to raise funds for scholarships for
college students
DETROIT- The Michigan Office of UNCF (United Negro
College Fund) held their 27th
Annual Walk for Education“Building Better Futures: The
Value of a UNCF Investment.”
Saturday, August 22, 2015
registration began at 8:00 a.m.
and the 5K walk began approximately at 9:30 a.m. The
walk took place at Belle Isle
Casino, 1 Casino Way Detroit,
Michigan. Attendees enjoyed a
HBCU (Historically Black College and University) fair, group
step show and many vendors
presented information to the
community.
“I’m passionate about kids
going to college, everybody
needs money when they go to
college and this is the best
way to support and raise
money,” says Sean Hernes,
Business at General Motors.
Members of the community
and friends of UNCF formed a
team or individually registered
to help children get the education they need and our nation
needs them to have. The Walk
for Education featured two car
raffles: one for a 2015 Ford
Focus ST, presented by UAW
Ford and Ford Motor Company and for a 2015 Cadillac
ATS, presented by UAW GM
and General Motors Company.
The goal for the walk is
$650,000. Donations are ac-
cepted online until September
30, 2015. Project manager
Victoria Griffin says, “I always
contribute to the UNCF…college is important to our future
generation and it shouldn’t just
stop at twelve grade, to compete in today’s world you need
a college education and a college degree.
The United
Negro College Fund (UNCF) is
the nation’s largest and most
effective minority education organization. UNCF has a long
and strong commitment to Detroit. More than 900 students
in the city, and in Michigan, are
getting their education at
UNCF scholarships at colleges
and universities across the
country.
Sponsors for the 2015 Walk for
Education include: UAW GM
and General Motors Company,
UAW Chrysler &FCA, UAW
Ford & Ford Motor Company,
Bridgewater Interiors & John-
son Controls, Inc., Comerica
Bank, Delphi Foundation,
Henkel, Meritor, Miller Canfield
and Quicken Loans.
For more than 70 years, UNCF
has provided financial assistance to students and its 37
member historically black colleges
and
universities
(HBCUs).
UNCF supports
more than 60,000 students a
year at more than 900 colleges
and universities across America. Sixty- five percent of
UNCF scholars are the first in
their families to attend college
while 60% come from households with an annual income
under $25,000.
“I’m fully behind [education]
especially promoting our minorities to realizing that college
is important and they should
start planning in grade school,
“ adds Griffin.
The Belle Isle Fountain was the gathering place for the walk
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First Alternative Education,
High- Rise Style Campus in
Detroit, Michigan
A library card is the coolest card –
September is Library Card Sign-up Month!
8 through 12 we offer the
Reading Robots Book Discussion Group. For Teens we
offer the Teen Comic Club.
For older teens we have information and tools to help prepare for college and mentoring
programs.
Academy Boarding School is a
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agencies to consider for optimal academic excellence
whilst offering support to
parents of high maintenance
students; and/or, parents who
work multiple jobs or who are
in the process of delivering
children from negative and
repetitive social issues at
home.
DETROIT- Faith United Nonprofit (FUN), a local Detroit,
tax-exempt community organization today introduces a new
education institution - Faith
Academy Boarding School.
Faith Academy
Boarding
School will revolutionize our
perspective on how we educate
at-risk children. Faith Academy
Boarding School, takes an effective approach that promotes
change, both academically and
socially. Faith Academy Boarding School in Detroit offers students a unique learning
experience within grades 8
through12, nationwide. We
provide a wide range of programs from which our students
to choose. Our primary focus
targets the fields of apprenticeship, entrepreneurial, technical,
exposure through travelling
and financial literacy.
Faith Academy Boarding
School will open just in time for
Fall of 2016. The school will
begin accepting open enrollment October 2015 thru August 1, 2016. Housing and
program space is limited. Although, we encourage secondary education, the reality is
not every youth wants to pursue a college degree. Therefore, parents and students
have an array of curriculum
studies from which to choose.
Also beginning June 30, 2015,
we are presenting the "Seven
I Am" campaign. The impetus
of this campaign is to seek the
support of major corporations,
small businesses and individuals.
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INKSTER – Studies show that
children who are read to in the
home and who use the library
perform better in school. September is Library Card Signup Month, a time then the
Leanna Hicks Inkster Public
Library joins with the American
Library Association and public
libraries nationwide to make
sure that every student has
the most important school
supply of all – a free library
card.
Resources at the Leanna
Hicks Inkster Public Library
are available to anyone who
has a library card. Students
can turn to the library for materials, programs, and knowledgeable library staff that
support academic achievement.
Today’s libraries aren’t only a
place of quiet study, but also
creative and engaging community centers where students can collaborate using
new technologies, read recreational materials, or just relax
with peers. Our library offers
access to a variety of print and
digital resources, including
books, magazines, movies,
music, newspapers, audiobooks, eBooks, and MEL
Databases.
Our library provides access
and programs for students of
all ages. We have family
movies and family game
nights. For children 10 and
under we offer Story Time and
Lego programs. For children
Throughout the course of the
month, the library will host a
couple of activities, including
special events on Thursday,
September 10 from 5:00pm to
6:30pm and on Saturday, September 12th from10:30am
until 12:00pm where Starfish
will give a book to patrons who
sign up for a library card.
For more information on how
to sign up for a library card,
visit the Leanna Hicks Inkster
Public Library in person or visit
the
library
online
at
http://www.inkster.lib.mi.us
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Lions Pre-season Halfway Home
By Butch Davis - Sports Reporter
Its Time for Football
By Butch Davis - Sports Reporter
Local high school players get ready for game day
Rob Sims of the Detroit Lions announced his retirement.
The Lions continued their
preparation for the Jacksonville Jaguars today with a
workout in full pads at the
Allen Park Training Facility.
Detroit concludes the road
portion of its exhibition schedule with a trip to Jacksonville
Friday to face the Jaguars for
the second-consecutive preseason. Detroit Lions Head
Coach Jim Caldwell had a
word about the practices up
coming to prepare for the real
thing, the 2015 NFL season.
In his opening statement
Coach Caldwell said, Opening
Statement: “Obviously this
week is a week in which we
try and emulate as much as
we possibly can for the most
part what it would be like during a game week. Today is like
a Wednesday practice for us.
So we try to go through our installs, give them a feel of what
meetings are like, how our
walk-through sessions go,
things of that nature, just to try
to give them a real good
sense of things. It’s probably
more important to the younger
guys. The older guys have
been through it a number of
times, but the younger guys,
this is their first opportunity to
kind of see how it works from
that standpoint. So they’re kind
of able to take a look at things,
make a determination on how
they like to study during the
course of the week, taking care
of their bodies prior to practice,
but then also a post-recovery
plan as well. That’s where a lot
of the older guys really come
into play in terms of giving them
some valuable information that
I think they need. There’s a reason why Rashean Mathis has
been in the league for a number of years. He has a good
plan, he does things well. I was
telling the guys the other day
that we have so many veterans
that have been here six-plus
years that it may seem like it’s
typical, but it’s atypical. The
length of time in this league is
really short for the most part
due to injuries and the competitiveness of it and the whole bit.
So it’s the top of the food chain,
so you typically find that guys
who have been around here
that long you have to use that
knowledge. So we try to impress that upon our young
guys.
In a sad, however, happy
note, Rob Sims, who spent
the last five seasons with the
Detroit Lions, announced his
retirement on FOX 2 this past
Sunday night. Sims, 31, told
FOX 2’s Dan Miller that he
just bought a title company in
Birmingham called Complete
Title. So while he won’t be
playing for the Lions, he will
still be in Detroit.
“I have no regrets it was a
great ride, I’m going to enjoy
my life going forward,’’ Sims
said. I’m going to especially
enjoy the memories I had as a
Detroit Lions. I’ll be a Lion for
life, that’s the way I feel.’’ As
always it’s not easy to walk
away from the game. On a
personal note, It's sad to Rob
retire as he has been more
than professional football
player, he has been friend indeed.
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Well everyone practice began Wyandotte
back on August 10, and now it’s
time for the real thing as high
school football first contests
starts today (August 27, 2015).
Now I know it’s early however
here are some dates to look forward too. Selection Sunday -Oct. 25, District Tournament - Oct. 30 or 31 & Nov. 6 or 7,
Regional Tournament -- Nov.
13 or 14, MHSAA Semifinals Nov. 21 and MHSAA Finals -Nov. 27-28, 2015.
Now without further commotion,
here is this week’s schedule
aimed at high school football in
the Telegram News reading
area.
08/27, 11:00 AM
Detroit Cesar Chavez Academy
vs. Detroit Communication
Media Arts
08/27, 4:00 PM
Melvindale Academy for Business & Tech vs. Royal Oak
Shrine Catholic
Trenton vs. Southgate Anderson
08/27, 7:00 PM
Dearborn Heights Annapolis vs.
Almont
Dearborn Hts. Star International
vs. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian
Lincoln Park vs. Brownstown
Woodhaven
West Bloomfield vs. Dearborn
Roosevelt vs.
Gibraltar Carlson
Allen Park vs. Taylor Kennedy
Melvindale vs. Taylor Truman
08/28, 5:00 PM
Detroit Western International
vs. Detroit Central Collegiate
08/28, 5:30 PM
Dearborn Heights Crestwood
vs. Center Line
08/28, 7:00 PM
Redford Union vs. Allen Park
Cabrini
Lutheran Westland vs. Burton
Atherton
Dearborn Fordson vs. Canton
Adrian vs. Carleton Airport
Detroit Consortium vs. Detroit
Henry Ford
Romulus Summit Academy vs.
Flat Rock
Ecorse vs. Riverview
Sterling Heights Parkway
Christian vs. Riverview Gabriel
Richard
River Rouge vs. Romulus
Waterford Mott vs. Wayne Memorial
08/29, 5:00 PM
Southfield vs. Detroit Cass
Tech
08/29, 7:00 PM
Dearborn Divine Child vs.
Dearborn Heights Robichaud
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CITY OF ROMULUS, TAX INCREMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY,
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RFP 15/16-02 Romulus Athletic Center Lease Opportunity for Operations and Management
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(1) Qualified individuals and firms wishing to submit a proposal must use the forms provided
by the City. Proposal forms and specifications may be obtained by emailing [email protected] or by visiting the MITN system @ www.mitn.info.
(2) A pre-proposal conference has been scheduled for Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 3PM.
Attendance is highly recommended. The conference shall be held in the Cirrus Banquet
room of the facility (35765 Northline, Romulus, MI 48174). The conference shall include a
physical tour of the building and the facilities and shall be the only time that interested parties
will be offered this opportunity. Any questions regarding the RFQ documents or the desired
form and substance of all proposals will be addressed during the conference. Vendors may
be requested to submit questions in writing via email to Lynn Conway at [email protected].
(3) Written responses to the pre-proposal conference, if necessary, shall be posted on the MITN
system in the form of an addendum and all interested parties shall be responsible for retrieving the addenda and including a copy of any addenda along with their proposal.
(4) Three (3) copies of the proposal must be submitted in sealed envelopes and returned to the
City Clerk's Office no later than 2:30PM, Wednesday, September 30, 2015. At approximately 3PM, local time all timely received proposals are to be publicly opened and read.
PROPOSAL ENVELOPES MUST BE ADDRESSED:
CITY OF ROMULUS, CITY CLERK’S OFFICE
RFP 15/16-02 - RAC Lease Op. for Operations and Management for Café / Concession Stand
11111 Wayne Road,
Romulus, Michigan 48174
(5) Proposals must be in accordance with the attached provisions of the RFP documents.
(6) The City reserves the right to reject all bids and proposals and to waive irregularities.
(7) The selected concession operations provider(s) or individual shall secure at their cost all
necessary licenses and permits needed for the performance of the duties under the contract.
(8) For additional information contact Lynn A, Conway, City of Romulus, Purchasing Director, by
calling (734) 955-4568 or by emailing [email protected]
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CITY OF RIVER ROUGE PUBLIC NOTICE
CITY OF RIVER ROUGE, MICHIGAN
At a re-scheduled meeting of the City Council of the
City of River Rouge held on Aug. 4, 2015
Meeting called to order at 8:03pm
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES
The Ecorse Board of Education is accepting proposals for the acquisition of
certain real property. The following property addresses are available for acquisition. All Proposals will be considered and evaluated. Bidders may seek to
acquire all three properties or seek individual properties. Preference will be
given to those Proposals that seek to acquire all 3 properties.
The property addresses are listed below:
1. 4297 7th Street. Ecorse, MI 48229
Proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope, marked “Residential
Property Proposal”, and addressed as follows:
April Ackerman-Miller, Secretary
Ecorse Board of Education
27225 W. Outer Drive
Ecorse, MI 48229
The following Commissioners were present:
Present: Campbell, Pierce, Ward
Mayor Bowdler in the Chair
Absent: None
Excused: Cooney, Perry, Pruneau
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Approval of minutes from 07/23/2015
Voucher approval
Approval of business license for Mussill’s Sports
Approval of building permits
Approval to hire up to 6 Team leaders for Young Adults summer
program with Wayne County
Approval to purchase computer servers
Approval of The Senior Alliance Annual Implementation Plan
Approval to purchase 98 Leroy and 48 Batavia
Approval to sell vacant lot at 26 Stoner
Approval to purchase new payloader for DPW
Approval to send proclamation to the Telegram News.
A complete copy of the minutes can be obtained at the City Clerk’s office
(313) 842-5604.
Patricia Johnson City Clerk
All proposals must be received by September 10, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time.
The Ecorse Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all of the
Proposal received, or any part of any proposal.
Should you have questions regarding this Request For Proposals, please
contact Thomas E. Parker, Superintendent at 313-294-4750.
Sincerely,
Thomas E. Parker
Thomas E. Parker
Superintendent
NOTICE: The Ecorse Public School District does not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, national origin, sec, height, weight, religion, marital status
or disability in its programs and activities. The following person has been designed to handle inquires and nondiscrimination policies: Thomas E. Parker,
Ecorse Public Schools, 27225 W. Outer Drive, Ecorse, Michigan, 48229, 313294-4750.
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SENIOR NEWS
Ecorse Senior Citizens
participate in activities around town
Metro Detroit Older Adults
Coming Together
Announce First Annual Strides for Seniors
By: Earleen McDaniel - Contributing Writer
Seniors from Ecorst take a road trip to participate in Senior Power Days
The seniors of the Ethel
Stevenson Senior Center in
Ecorse sponsored an outing to
Belle Isle on August 19th.
They took part in the Senior
Power Days. This is an eleven
day event on Belle Isle for
Seniors that runs every other
Wednesday through December 16th.
The event this past Wednesday was held at the Belle Isle
Crawl. There were bus tours
to show off the improved sights
and venues. Everyone had a
good time.
The Ecorse Center director,
Lucille King, with the help of
Jim Vellan, are planning other
bus trips for the seniors. Last
month they visited the Detroit
Institute of Arts. There are a
number of other programs
provided through the center.
Forgotten Harvest, Meals on
Wheels and Commodities are
the food distribution programs
held at the Center. The Kidney Foundation sponsors an
exercise program once a
week. The program is designed to work with each senior at their level. There are
exercises that you can do
while sitting down and there
are stand up aerobics.
These programs are not limited to seniors. This is a good
time for everyone that wants
to attend. The Ethel Stevenson Senior Center is located
at 4072 W. Jefferson in
Ecorse.
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aging population” says Paul
Bridgewater. Mr. Bridgewater is
the Campaign Chair and President and CEO of Detroit Area
Agency on Aging (DAAA).
Also happening in September
during National Senior Center
Month, the metro Detroit senior
centers are inviting residents to
stop by and learn about the
great activities happening in
their centers from classes to
meals and trips. Check with
your local center to learn their
membership requirements.
The “Strides for Seniors” campaign is a collaborative effort to
make Detroit a livable community for successful aging,” says
SaTrice Coleman-Betts, Executive Director of the St. Patrick
Senior Center. St Pats is the
largest senior activity center in
Detroit. ““People will learn
about our numerous services
and programs including transportation to our center and
medical appointments. We are
best known for our lunches
which are prepared daily at our
site and classes ranging from
Hustle and ballroom dance
classes, health education
courses and arts and craft.”
To become a sponsor, participate in the health expo or be a
part of the Strides for Seniors
Senior Center Listing, contact
Norvena Wilson at (313) 8337080 or email [email protected].
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September is National Senior
Center Month. The first Strides
for Senior Walk and Expo on
September 26 will cap off a
month-long collaborative campaign of metro Detroit senior
agencies to increase awareness of three issues facing
older adults: health maintenance, reliable transportation
and proper nutrition.
The Strides for Seniors Walk
and Expo will be held at the
Community Arts building on
Wayne State University’s campus from 8 a.m. to Noon. The
free expo will help connect
older adults and family caregivers to local resources.
Starting at 9 a.m., attendees
may participate in the one mile
walk on campus to show support for seniors.
Registered walkers for the
Strides Walk will receive an
event t-shirt. Registration fee
is $25. To ensure your shirt
size is available, please preregister by September 5th.
Contact the St. Patrick Senior
Center at 313-833-7080 or
visit the event site at
www.stridesforseniors.org.
You may also register on the
day of the event.
“We invite the community to
join us on September 26th to
learn about valuable programs
and services, meet the knowledgeable staff of our various
senior agencies and walk with
me in support of our growing
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MC5 50-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBIT
THRU LABOR DAY
of the MC5 from 1968-69 and a
video greeting from brother
Wayne Kramer, now living in Los
Angeles.
The MC5 Retrospective exhibit
features the iconic works of rock
artists and photographers including Leni Sinclair, Gary
Grimshaw, Carl Lundgren, Emil
Bacilla, Mark Arminski, Charlie
Auringer, Robert Alford, Robert
Matheu and Sue Rynski. The
exhibit, which opened to the
public on July 11th, also includes
a host of original materials and
artifacts from the band’s years
together loaned by collectors
and band family members.
The graphic art for the exhibit’s
closing, included here, titled,
'Radical Sonic Satellites', was
created by Detroit artist Noelle
McClanahan, a native of Lincoln
Park and graduate of Detroit’s
College for Creative Studies.
The Lincoln Park Historical Museum is handicapped accessible. Admission to the exhibit and
performances is free. Regular
hours are 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Wednesdays and Saturdays.
The museum is located at 1335
Southfield Rd, Lincoln Park MI
48146 313-386-3137, [email protected]
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who. Danny & the Darleans is
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led by Danny Kroha, founding
Museum’s 50 Year Retrospecmember of Detroit garage
tive Exhibit honoring rock ‘n’
punk legends The Gories.
roll legends The MC5 (Motor
The evening closes out with
City Five), who hailed from the
filmed performance footage
city of Lincoln Park in the mid60s, will close on Labor Day.
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hours are 1:00 p.m. to 6:00
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ASK ALMA
My Best Friend is Marrying
‘Wicked Witch of the North”
Dear Alma,
This is a question about my best
friend. He and I have been best
friends forever and we are just
that – friends. I’m a woman and
he’s a man, but, never at anytime did we think it would be
anything else. So I guess you
could say it’s like we’re brother
and sister. We have been there
through family issues, heartbreaks, lost jobs, college graduations, I mean everything.
Whenever I have a new friend
I’m dating, if it starts to get serious, this person has to meet my
one and only best friend for approval and vice-versa. About a
year ago, he met and fell hard
for a co-worker. Initially, she
seemed to be OK. When we finally met, at the table she was
courteous, very friendly and I
was thinking, I like her. But wait,
we walked to the bathroom together and she became the
wicked witch of the north. She
did a complete turn around and
was mean to me and told me
she knew that I wanted him, but
to watch out because that wasn’t
gonna happen. I tried to explain
we are just friends. She said she
knew what we were and that my
friend talks about me all the time
and he has made it clear we
were to remain the best of
friends. She told me she didn’t
like me and she didn’t like our
friendship but she would do
whatever it takes to keep him
happy. She turned and walked
out the bathroom and once we
sat down at the table she became the really, sweet, friendly
woman he thinks she is.
Fast forward and now they are
getting married. Of course, he
wants me to be in the wedding.
He asked me to be his best
woman and he also wants me to
do things with her while they
make all the wedding plans.
Things did not get better with us
over time and I still don’t like her
at all. I was just going along with
it because I love him and I tried
to suck it up for the past year,
but now that they are getting
married, I just can’t do it. I cannot participate in this. My mother
says I have to be there for him
and not make it about me. Help
Alma! I just can’t. How do I break
it to him without losing my
friend?
FriendTillTheEnd
Ain’t nothing like ordering a Famous Dave’s praline sauced
bread pudding, a la mode and a
diet soda. Two selections that
have absolutely nothing to do
with each other, but they sure
do taste good together.
Ummhmm, that just made me
hungry. You don’t mind if I eat
while we’re talking do you?
Sometimes I eat when I’m sad,
and your question sure did
make me blue. I couldn’t help
but think about the friendship
that you and he shared, how
special it is and how it’s about
the end. I’m a firm believer that
a man and a woman can be just
friends, but not everyone will
agree. Ask my friend, Richard. I
love him and he means the
world to me, but he’s not my
husband, he’s my dear, dear
friend. We don’t hide or sneak
around to see each other when
meeting for a meal. We knew
each other before I married and
we were able and approved to
continue our individual relationship, because my husband
trusted what we shared. Partways, I’m sure is because my
husband has Gail, one of his
best and dear, dear friends.
When I met Gail, early on in our
relationship, I thought she was
awesome, too. What I also
thought was, if they haven’t
hooked up and made it work by
now, it ain’t ever gonna happen.
So I made my peace. Men and
women are smart enough to
know when friendships are
ready or capable to moving to
the next level. That’s not the
case for the two of you and it’s
sad his new wife can’t or is
choosing not to understand it.
I gotta say though, I agree with
your mom. You should suck it
up and stand by your best
friend. You don’t have to accompany Glozilla on her whirlwind of wedding trudges, but
you do have to show up and
take your rightful place at the
wedding. Once they’ve married,
she may no longer see you as
a threat and that should change
things for the better. TBT, it’s
time for you to prepare yourself
to move over. You need to
make room for her in his full life.
Things don’t have to change but
they should become different.
Richard and Gail are very supportive of our marriage and both
are always equally inclusive
with everything they plan, say
or do. You have to adjust to the
new rules of friendship, engagement and marriage. As he becomes one of your dearest
friends, but no longer your only
best friend, because he has a
new BFF in the soulmate that
he’s marrying.
Alma
Alma Gill’s newsroom experience
spans more than 25 years, including
various roles at USA Today, Newsday
and the Washington Post. Email
questions
to:
[email protected].
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TELEGRAM NEWSPAPER
Rouge Days festival to take place
in September
By Shelby Jefferson – Telegram Staff Reporter
2014 parade participants wave to the crowd as they travel down Jefferson Avenue
RIVER ROUGE – As the summer months wind down, downriver residents can look
forward to the Rouge Days
festival.
The annual festivities will take
place from September 18th –
20th, kicking off with a flag
raising ceremony at Memorial
Park, followed by three days of
food, games and live entertainment. Each year, the event attracts spectators from all
around, many of whom come
out to enjoy River Rouge’s
own spectacular carnival, in
addition to the main attraction:
an impressive parade honoring our nation’s veterans.
“We’ve been doing this is in
our city for more than 80
years,” said Jeanie… “For
2015, the parade will take
place on Saturday, and will go
down Jefferson to Marion Avenue. We’ll have floats and
marching bands, and the Detroit Police Department will
send down horses to ride
down the street. Every year
has been different, but it’s always a great parade that
brings out a lot of people.”
Other features at this year’s
carnival include local food vendors, raffles, live bands and
company tents featuring area
businesses like the River
Rouge Animal Shelter. In addition, free activities will be available for children that include
train and horse rides, in addition to an interactive petting
zoo. In the end, Jeanie re-
mains confident that this year’s
Rouge Days will draw crowds
from all around, while providing
an entertaining experience for
attendees of all ages.
“We see thousands of people
come to this event every year,”
she said. “I can estimate that
we usually have at least 2,000
individuals at the parade alone,
and when the carnival opens
there’s hundreds more. People
come from miles around, some
who enjoy the carnival and the
music, and others who grew up
in River Rouge and want to
come back to enjoy the festivities. It’s really important to our
city because it’s a tradition that
our citizens and out of towners
alike look forward to every
year.”
Mayor Michael Bowdler interacts with local youth at last year's Rouge Days
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Calendar
Community Health Expo 2015
When: August 29th from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Where: Booker Dozier Recreational Complex, 2025
Middlebelt Rd, Inkster
Cost: FREE
Sounds in Downtown -- Disco Night
When: August 28th at 7:00 PM
Where: City of Romulus Historical Park
Cost: Free
Westland Farmers & Artisans Market
When: September 3rd from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Where: 1901 N. Carlson, Westland
Cost: FREE
The Return of the Legends featuring Lil’ Kim, Da
Brat and Jadakiss
When: September 4th at 8:00 PM
Where: Chene Park
Cost: $100, $66, $56, $46
TI and E40
Where: Chene Park
Cost: $100, $76, $66, $56, $46
Rickey Smiley
Where: Sound Board at Motor City Casino
COST: $60, $45 and $40
Henry Ford’s Village Industries
When: September 12th from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Where: Nankin Mills Interpretive Center, 33175 Ann
Arbor Trail, Westland,
Cost: $2.00 per adult for Wayne County residents,
$3 for out-of-county residents
Rouge Days
When: September 18th – 20th
Where: Memorial Park
Cost: FREE
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CRIME ALERTS
RIVER ROUGE
August 19th, 2015
At 0105hrs, units were dispatched
to Campbell & Coolidge on a possible fight in progress. Upon arrival officers observed a group of
people restraining a 21year old
male. Suddenly the male broke
free and charged at his 34 year
old sister and punched her with
his right hand . The officer intervenes and took the male to the
ground. The officer held him down
until other officers arrived on
scene and secured him. Once the
male was secured he tried to
break away several times and refused to get into the patrol vehicle.
He had to be assisted by officers
and placed in the vehicle. Once inside the vehicle she started banging his head on the passenger
side of the window several times.
The sister told officers incident
began when they came into the
gas station he started acting
crazy. And that’s when the fighting
with him began, while he was
knocking things over on the
shelves. She tried to stop him several times but he kept swinging.
He tore up the entire station,
throwing products off the shelves,
throwing racks with merchandise
on the floor. The place was a “hot
mess”. It took forever to restoring
things back to order. He was intoxicated and continued trying to fight
her until her nephew came to her
aid and grabbed him. She suffered a minor cut to her right finger
and refused medical attention. But
the male suffered minor injuries to
his face and a swollen lip from the
altercation. His better leave that
alcohol and whatever else he was
taking alone!
August 16th, 2015
At 0115hrs, officers were dispatched to the 500 Block of
Beechwood on a report of Shots
Fired. Officers spoke the 21 year
old female who states she was inside her residence when she
heard gunshots go off. She states
she observed two small bullet
holes through the rear of her upstairs window. Officers also observed damage in the wall near
the rear of the bedroom from possible gun shots. Officers checked
the area but were unable
to
locate any shell casings. She had
no idea who shot at her residence.
August 15, 2015
At 1809hrs, officers were dispatched t0 10563 West Jefferson,
Lozon ace Hardware Store near
Oak for a Retail Fraud complaint.
It was reported that the suspect
came out of the store wearing a
back pack, accompanied by a female. Officers checked the area
near Pine at West Jefferson and
were flagged down by a 47 year
employee female who pointed to
the 32 year old male suspect. She
witnessed the male put a small
torch in his pack back inside the
store and asked the male to open
his back pack before leaving the
store. He darted out the door and
ran. She lost sight of him but continued to look for him until she met
up to him near the
August 16, 2015
At 1610hrs, officers were dispatched to Lozon Hardware,
10563 West Jefferson for a Retail
Fraud complaint. A 47year old female employee witness a 32 year
old male put a torch in a back
pack that he was carrying. When
the male got ready to leave the
store the employee asked him to
empty his pack and he fled out of
the store . The employee took off
after him and followed him and
lost sight of him. But she contin-
ued to look for him as she got
near the gas station. She seen
him and seen the police and
flagged them down and pointed to
the male being the suspect. Officers stopped the male and asked
him to open his back pack and
when he did, no torch. The employee decided to retraced his
steps and check trash dumpsters
along the way and when she look
in one behind the Brown Derby
Bar she seen the torch. She told
the officer and showed him where
the torch was and the officer retrieved it. The male was placed
under arrest for Retail Fraud,
handcuffed and placed in the patrol vehicle. The male told officers
“times are hard” and he stole it to
sell it to his friend.
A checked with LEIN showed the
male to have several outstanding
warrants. He was transported to
the station where he was booked
allowed to make a call then
housed. Kudos goes to the employee, good job!
August 15, 2015
At 0525hrs, officers were dispatched to the 500 Block of
Beechwood on a Aggravated Assault complaint. Officers arrived
and observed a 53 year old female standing out front of her
home with a large bloody laceration on the left side of her forehead. Officers spoke to the
female then went into the home
upstairs and caught the boyfriend
trying to leave out of a bathroom
window. Both appeared heavily
intoxicated and she stated when
she tried to
leave
to
leave
the
male hit her
up side her
head with a
w o o d e n
broom stick.
It was located outside in front
of the home
on the grass.
The
male
told officers
he never hit
her with the
broom stick
and he believes she
fell and hit
her head on
the ground.
Now do you
believe that?
Healthlink
was notified
and arrived
on
scene
and she was
later transported
to
Henry Ford
Wyandotte
Hospital.
S.T.A.N.D.
Supervised Treatment for Alcohol and
Narcotic Dependency for Juveniles work with Drug Courts
The Third Circuit Court's Supervised Treatment for Alcohol
and Narcotic Dependency
(S.T.A.N.D.) aims to eliminate
juvenile's substance use and
abuse and delinquent behavior. Currently the program has
40 participants and 12 are
slated to graduate on September 2, 2015. The ceremony
will be held at the Detroit Public Library's main branch on
Woodward in Detroit.
Each graduate has been in the
program for approximately one
year. In some circumstances,
if the juvenile successfully
completes the program, the
original charge will be dismissed, allowing the juvenile
to maintain a clean juvenile
record. In other situations, the
juvenile's participation in the
program is a condition of probation. The goal for all participants is to have them go
forward with drug and substance abuse free lives.
Like the other 14 Juvenile Drug
Courts in Michigan, the
S.T.A.N.D. Program utilizes
therapeutic jurisprudence and
case management to develop,
coordinate, and monitor the juvenile's treatment. Each participant is assigned to a drug
court team - probation officer,
treatment provider, jurist, and a
probation monitoring officer.
Jurist involvement is key.
Judge Karen Braxton leads the
S.T.A.N.D. Program. Judge
Braxton is deeply committed to
the program and was recently
appointed to the National
Council of Juvenile and Family
Court Judges' Diversity Committee She, Referee Raeigen
Woods, and Referee Viola
King preside over the weekly
hearings for their assigned juveniles. They meet each week
with the other treatment team
members to ensure each juvenile attends the required group
therapy, receives individual
counseling, and completes
random drug screenings. At
the hearings, the jurists listen
to parents, caregivers, and
treatment providers and review school progress reports
to ensure the juvenile is on the
right track to maintain a life of
sobriety.
Progress is rewarded with incentives - applause, high fives, movie
passes, and gift cards. Also,
there is a probation monitoring
officer who goes to the participants' homes each week to
complete a drug screen.
The S.T.A.N.D. Program promotes the participant's involvement
in
positive
community and social activities and hosts an annual
baseball
and
basketball
game. This year graduation
will be at the Detroit Public Library. Each attendee will
have an opportunity to apply
for a library card and tour the
building. These graduates will
walk across the stage in the
Friend's Auditorium, adding to
the ranks of 183 alumni who
have completed the program
since its inception in 2000.
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FEMA APPROVES $4.3M SAFER GRANT
FOR THE TAYLOR FIRE DEPARTMENT
per the union contract, staffing
level is set at just 21; a number
that everyone agrees is too
low.
Taylor fire department will receive funds
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced
today (Wednesday, August 26)
that the City of Taylor’s would receive a Staffing for Adequate
Fire & Safety Emergency Response (SAFER) grant of
roughly $4.3M.
The City had made the request
in March. City officials feel that
FEMA will notify them on Friday
as to the specific starting date
that the grant takes effect. The
original application that was submitted detailed firefighters being
laid off as of June 30, so Taylor’s
SAFER funding period could
start retroactively as of July 1.
“I’m very happy that we received the grant,” Mayor Rick
Sollars said. “I know that everyone has been on pins and needles, awaiting the decision.
Structured as it is, this grant
gives us the opportunity to stabilize our fire department over the
next two years (the length of the
grant) and then have a firefighting force that is sustainable on
our own City budget after the
grant runs out, if at all possible.”
Twenty-six firefighters received
a notice of possible layoff on
January 23, due to the fact that
their funding through a previous
federal SAFER grant extension
was running out on February 23.
Those 26 firefighters repre-
sented between $2.5 million
and $3 million in funding overages to the department’s
budget. When those notices
went out in January, a fire advisory “think tank” panel, the administration
and
the
Professional Firefighters Local
1252 have been in various discussions on how to move forward with a fire suppression
plan that is both safe and sustainable for the community while
dealing with reduced staffing.
The newly approved SAFER
grant will fund 15 firefighters for
two years. It is consistent with
announcements made over the
past months by Mayor Sollars
and former Fire Chief Danny
Reynolds (who retired earlier
this summer and was replaced
by Steve Portis). Both Mayor
Sollars and former Chief
Reynolds stated that they would
seek a fire suppression staffing
level in the mid-30s. Thanks to
the approval of the grant, the
department will have 36 firefighters in suppression and
three in administration.
When the extension of the previous grant ran out earlier this
year, the City dipped into the
general fund on a month-bymonth basis to pay for the 15
firefighters in question, pending
another SAFER grant approval.
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