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               THE BELLEVILLE
          ENTERPRISE
          ENTERPRISE                   Plymouth mayor pro-tem resigns

               Vol. 134, No. 03
            Valentine pet photos will                  Don Howard    district that comprises a portion  numerous endorsements from
          be available from 11 a.m.                      Staff Writer  of northwestern Wayne and   Michigan AFL-CIO, Equality
          until 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9                              southwestern Oakland counties.   Michigan, American Federation
          at Friends of Michigan          City of Plymouth Mayor Pro-  Pobur has had a varied politi-  of  Teachers,  Planned
          Animal Rescue, 51299         tem Colleen Pobur announced   cal career.  She's been mayor  Parenthood, Plymouth Police
          Arkona Road in Sumpter       last week at the regular      pro-tem since November 2014,  and    Command      Officers
          Township.                    Plymouth City Commission      serving during a period of con-  Association, Michigan Women
                          See page 3.  meeting that she will leave the  troversy and turmoil regarding  Win and Pride Source, among
                                       elected position at the end of  the number of liquor licenses  others. Campaign finance
                                       this month.                   allowed in a city of 10,000 resi-  records show Pobur had
                                          Pobur said she has taken a  dents.                       received large sums of contribu-
                  THE CANTON           job as a district director for  In August 2016,  the 59-year-  tions and raised about $122,000
             EAGLE                     newly-elected           U.S.  old Plymouth resident unsuc-  to Noble's $83,000.
             EAGLE
                                                                                                     Before becoming a Plymouth
               Vol. 72, No. 03         Congresswoman Haley Stevens,  cessfully took on former Baptist  City Commissioner, Pobur was
                                                                     pastor Jeff Noble for a seat in
                                       a former Obama administration
            The Village Arts Factory   official. Stevens, D-Rochester  the Michigan House of       appointed by former Michigan
          hosted a farewell event at   Hills, was just sworn-in as the  Representatives, formerly filled  Governor Jennifer Granholm in
          the Courthouse Grill last    U.S. representative of the    by Kurt Heise, R-Plymouth, who  2008 to the bipartisan Michigan
          Friday to say goodbye to the  Michigan 11th Congressional  was term limited.             Liquor Control Commission to                 Colleen Pobur
          iconic restaurant and owner  District. Stevens replaced      Pobur easily defeated John J.  represent Michigan Democrats  and during her tenure as
          Sam Messina.                 Republican David Trott, elected  Sullivan in the District 20  for a 4-year term.          Commissioner in 2014 voted in
                          See page 5.  in 2014, who opted not to seek  Democratic primary, but lost to  Experienced in Lansing,  favor of changing alcohol man-
                                       reelection in 2018.           Noble 46 to 53 percent in the  Pobur later served on the City of
                                          Pobur is now working in the  Nov. 8 General Election, despite  Plymouth Liquor Review Board       See Pobur, page 2
                THE INKSTER
          LEDGER STAR
          LEDGER STAR                  Arson determined in New Years Eve fire
               Vol. 72, No. 03
            State Rep. Jewell Jones                    Don Howard                               ”                                of violations by Nolan against
          (D-Inkster) was officially                     Staff Writer            Northville City Fire Chief Steve Ott            the victim who had a court-
          sworn in last week as the                                                                                              ordered Personal Protection
          representative for the 11th     The cause of a fire that                   said Nolan was employed                     Order (PPO) against him. He
          House District for the 2019-  destroyed a Plymouth Township         with the department for just over a year...        allegedly made a death threat
          2020 Legislative Session.    home New Years Eve has been                                                               against the victim in 2014 and
                          See page 4.  determined as arson by investi-                                                           used a helicopter to harass her
                                       gators from the Michigan State  Terms of Nolan's pre-trial  tors have concluded that the fire  in May of 2018. He was arrested
                                       Police.                       release state he must wear a  was deliberately set.         on suspicion of discharging a
                                          The owner of the home, a for-  GPS tether, have no contact,  Nolan, and his estranged  weapon in June and failed to
                  THE NORTHVILLE       mer Northville firefighter, is cur-  threaten, harass or bother the  wife, Sarah Nolan, are listed on  appear for a July 6 court appear-
             EAGLE                     rently free on bond and is facing  victim.                  the web as the owners of      ance on a violation of the PPO.
             EAGLE
                                                                       Northville City Fire Chief
               Vol. 19, No. 03         aggravated stalking charges   Steve Ott said Nolan was      Priority One, an emergency    He was arrested on a bench
                                       after he allegedly stalked a
                                                                                                                                 warrant July 20.
                                                                                                   service equipment supplier
            A Wayne County Circuit     woman using a helicopter and  employed with the department  located on Belleville Road in   He was sentenced to four
          Court judge has ruled in     discharged a firearm.         for just over a year, from August,  Canton Township. The company  months probation and ordered
          favor of the Northville Public  Patrick Michael Nolan, who  2017 until September, 2018. He  sells and installs equipment for  by the court to undergo mental
          Schools, giving the district  was arrested on Jan. 4 without  said Nolan resigned from his  police vehicles.           health screening in November,
          the right to sell the Main   incident and arraigned before  rank of firefighter.           Following the house fire on  but failed to comply with that
          Street School building.      35th District Court Judge       Plymouth Township Police    Sheffield, Canton Police were  order or other conditions of his
                          See page 2.   Michael J. Gerou, has posted the  Chief Tom Tiderington said that  informed by a source that Nolan  parole, according to police and
                                       required $50,000 bond and is  Nolan has not been charged    was responsible for the fire at  court records. The PPO was
                                       free until a scheduled prelimi-  with arson in the fire on  the home, according to police  extended by the court from Nov.
                  THE PLYMOUTH         nary examination, set for Jan. 25  Sheffield Court but that  reports.
             EAGLE                     before Judge James A. Plakas.  Michigan State Police investiga-  Court records show a long list     See Stalker, page 5
             EAGLE
               Vol. 19, No. 03         Wayne clerk latest to leave city post
            Three new Plymouth
          Township firefighters were      Matthew Miller has joined the  other inducements to his depar-  Michigan University.
          officially sworn into their  ranks of departing officials in the  ture.                    He said he is very proud of a
          new positions Monday morn-   City of Wayne.                  Miller is the latest Wayne  number of accomplishments dur-
          ing at township hall.           Miller, the former city    department official to resign dur-  ing his years of service in Wayne
                          See page 2.  clerk/planner, resigned his posi-  ing the past year. Personnel  including  the  downtown
                                       tion last week after almost 19  Director Carrie Basner Venus left  streetscape program and the
                                       years on the job.             the city as did former city attorney  municipal parking lots.
                   THE ROMULUS            Miller will join Garden City as  Breeda O'Leary-Brassfield of  “All the site plans for redevel-
             ROMAN
             ROMAN                     the new clerk/treasurer on Jan. 22.  Fausone-Bohn and Police Chief  opment, especially if it was some
                                                                     Alan Maciag retired to become
                                       He said he is looking forward to a
                                                                                                   blighted property that was being
               Vol. 134, No. 03        “bigger staff, brighter future”  police chief in the City of  redeveloped and returned to use,”
            A Detroit man has been     there. Miller said while his resig-  Northville.            he said. “That was exciting and
          criminally charged in the    nation is “bittersweet” he felt it  Former Mayor Susan M. Rowe  satisfying.”
          death of his daughter on I-94  was time to move on with his  commented on Facebook that    Miller said that he was also
          in Romulus last July.        career.                       Miller's resignation would be a  proud to have worked on the con-
                          See page 3.     “I wanted somewhere the staff  loss for the city.        version to new voting equipment              Matthew Miller
                                       is supported and given the tools to  “Truly bittersweet,” she said.  in the city, too, along with the con-
                                       support the services to city resi-  “They will not know what they  version to a new electronic death  strong friendships,” he said. “Now
                                       dents,” he said. “Wayne hasn't  had until you're gone. I will miss  registry system for voting records.   I am looking forward to making
                  THE WAYNE            been providing that for many  you.”                           “These were big changes into  new ones in Garden City.”
             EAGLE
             EAGLE                     years.”                         Miller, who will be 50 Jan. 27,  new technology,” he said.   Mayor John Rhaesa wished
                                          Miller cited the repeated and
                                                                                                     He said that he will miss his
               Vol. 72, No. 03         severe budget cuts in the city and  worked with the City of Detroit  fellow employees and “wonder-  Miller the best in his new job.
                                                                                                                                   “I want nothing but the best for
                                                                     before joining Wayne. He is a
            The    Wayne-Westland      the failure of Wayne leaders to  graduate of Plymouth Canton  ful” staff at Wayne.        Matt in his new endeavor, he will
          Community Schools leader-    invest in the future of the city as  High School and Eastern  “After all those years, you form  be missed.”
          ship has begun a GEM
          Award for staffers “going the
          extra mile.”                   Community mourns death of Harold Rediske, Jr.
                          See page 4
                                            Harold Rediske, Jr., 75, died  the business, then located at  He is survived by his wife,  dear friends.
                                         Tuesday, Jan. 14.            the corner of Wayne Road and  Claudia M. Rediske; his son,  Mr. Rediske was preceded
                  THE WESTLAND              Mr. Rediske was a long-time  Main Street, in 1952. The  Harold “Howie” (Gayle)      in death by his father and his
             EAGLE                       Wayne resident and well-     funeral home was relocated to  Rediske II; his daughter, Heidi  mother, Marion Rediske.
             EAGLE
                                                                                                                                  Funeral services are set for
               Vol. 72, No. 03           known businessman having     the current location at the cor-  Rediske; his faithful and  11 a.m. tomorrow, Jan. 18 at St.
                                                                      ner of Glenwood and Harvey
                                         owned and operated Uht
                                                                                                   beloved companion, Buddy III;
            Meteorologist      and       Funeral Home in Westland for  Street in 1967.             brothers-in-law,   Patrick   Mary Catholic Church.
          reporter Andrew Humphrey       decades, following his father,  Mr. Rediske was born Feb. 6,  (Penny)  Nowak     and     A private interment will
          will deliver the keynote       Harold Rediske, Sr. in the busi-  1943 in Mount Clemens and  Christopher  (Christine)  take place at Glenwood
          address at the Westland cele-  ness. The funeral home is one  was a life-long Wayne resident.  Nowak; sisters-in-law Carol  Cemetery in Wayne.
          bration of the life of Dr.     of the oldest businesses in the  He was active with the Wayne  (John) Campbell and Nancy  The family suggests memo-
          Martin Luther King, Jr. next   community.                   Rotary Club and with his     (Robert) Sly; five nieces and  rial gifts to Angela Hospice or
          Monday.                           Harold Rediske Sr. joined  church, St. Mary's in Wayne.  nephews, and a multitude of  the John Bolde Food Depot.
                          See page 4.


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