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               THE BELLEVILLE          Wayne County distributes 3.5 million free masks
          ENTERPRISE
          ENTERPRISE
                                          The Michigan Department of
               Vol. 136, No. 03        Health and Human Services                                ”                                Aging offices, the free masks
                                                                                                                                 are available from Community
            Last week, Yankee Air      (MDHHS) is distributing 3.5 mil-            Residents who need masks                      Action Agencies, and Programs
          Museum officials welcomed    lion free masks as part of the                  can pick one up from                      of All-Inclusive Care for the
          a Blue Angel F/A-18C Hornet  state Mask Up, Mask Right cam-                                                            Elderly (PACE). Some agencies
          as the latest addition to the  paign.                                    partner sites across the state.               will further distribute the
          extensive historic aircraft     Free KN95 masks provided                                                               masks to local partners such as
          collection at the museum.    by MDHHS will be distributed                                                              homeless shelters.
                          See page 6.  by community organizations,   effective masks will help more  having it secured over the nose  Residents who need masks
                                       including local MDHSS offices,  Michiganders limit the spread  and mouth and snugly fitting  can pick one up from partner
                                       health departments and Area   of COVID to save lives and get  without gaps.  KN95 masks are  sites across the state. Find a dis-
                  THE CANTON           Agency on Aging offices.      back to normal sooner.”       similar to but should not be con-  tribution  site      at
             EAGLE                        “We are urging Michiganders   Masking right includes wear-  fused with N95 masks that are  Michigan.gov/MaskUpMichigan
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               Vol. 74, No. 03         to Mask Up and Mask Right to  ing one of three options of   intended for health care work-  or call the COVID-19 hotline at
                                       protect themselves, their loved  masks that provide stronger  ers who are engaged as part of  888-535-6136.
            A Canton Township father   ones and their communities    protection: three-layered wash-  their work in higher-risk set-  Information around this out-
          has been charged with invol-  from COVID-19,” said MDHHS   able cloth face coverings, three-  tings.                   break is changing rapidly. The
          untary manslaughter in the   Director Robert Gordon.       layered disposable masks or     In addition to MDHHS        latest information is available
          shooting death of his 8-year-  “Wearing the right kind of mask  KN95 masks. It also includes  offices, local health depart-  at Michigan.gov/Coronavirus
          old son.                     is important. Distribution of  wearing the mask correctly:  ments and Area Agency on      and CDC.gov/Coronavirus.
                          See page 2.
                                          Sweet
                THE INKSTER
          LEDGER STAR                     surprise
          LEDGER STAR

               Vol. 74, No. 03
            African Americans are         Ice Festival set to
          being urged by community
          leaders to be among the first   return Feb. 12-14
          to receive the COVID-19 vac-
          cine.                             Better late than never is the
                          See page 6.     attitude in the City of
                                          Plymouth as plans for a
                                          scaled-down ice festival set for
                  THE NORTHVILLE          Feb. 12 through 14 were pre-
             EAGLE                        sented to the city commission
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                                          for approval this week.
               Vol. 210, No. 03             James Gietzen, owner of
                                          JAG Entertainment, which
            Thirty      Northville
          Township     firefighters       produces the annual event,
          received the first vaccination  said the event would be
          for COVID-19 in an effort       markedly different this year,
          expected to help control the    but still an attraction sure to
          disease and protect local res-  draw crowds into the city.
          idents.                         Gietzen said the 39th annual
                          See page 4.     event would include smaller
                                          ice sculptures set in front of
                                          local businesses and through-
                  THE PLYMOUTH            out downtown while the larger  The Plymouth Ice Festival this year will not feature the large sculptures in Kellogg Park.
             EAGLE                        ice carvings usually installed  cancelled this year, although  win a $25 gift card. The gift  destination  during  the
             EAGLE
                                                                                                                                Valentine's Day weekend.
                                                                                                   cards are being donated by
                                                                      Gietzen said the Downtown
                                          in Kellogg Park would be
               Vol. 21, No. 03            absent this year. Gietzen said  Development Authority (DDA)  local businesses participating  “Visitors to downtown will
            The long-vacant Spartan       the changes were necessary  officials are organizing events  in the game.             be able to walk around and
          warehouse and distribution      due to the Center for Disease  for the weekend including   Gietzen said he is well    appreciate the ice sculptures,
          center    in   Plymouth         Control (CDC) guidelines for  having visitors fill a bingo-like  aware of the struggling local  even if they're not quite as big
          Township will soon become       wearing masks and maintain-  card with stickers from vari-  businesses in the community  as they're used to in normal
          an Amazon facility.             ing social distancing.      ous businesses as they walk  and is hoping the ice festival  years,” Gietzen said.
                          See page 3.       Gietzen said plans include  through downtown.  The     will be able to help lure shop-  Last year, Mother Nature
                                          installation of about 60 small-  object will be to fill the card  pers into local stores and gen-  drenched the ice festival with
                                          er-scale sculptures which   with stickers from businesses  erate business for the local  week-end rain and this year,
                                          should help attract crowds to  on at least three streets to get a  merchants. He said he expects  the event is faced with the
                   THE ROMULUS            the community and, hopefully,  bingo and win a gift card.  the event will attract a great  pandemic. That hasn't totally
             ROMAN                        local businesses.              DDA    Director    Tony   many families who are looking  discouraged the several of the
             ROMAN
                                            Michigan First Credit
               Vol. 136, No. 03           Union is sponsoring 24 smaller  Bruscado said the game is  for a safe outing during the  usual sponsors of the event,
                                                                                                   ongoing pandemic. People, he
                                                                      designed to get people into
                                                                                                                                like Michigan First Credit
            The Romulus Ministerial       ice carvings this year. Many of  downtown stores to see what  said, have been isolated and at  Union, however, Gietzen said.
          Alliance celebrated a com-      the usual events, like the duel-  local merchants have to offer  home for months, and the ice  “We're just glad to be able to
          munity-wide march and           ing chain saws and the college  and hopefully, make a pur-  festival, while practicing safety  do something, rather than can-
          vehicle procession on           competitions will likely be  chase while filling the card to  measures, will be an attractive  cel the event,” Gietzen said.
          Monday to celebrate and
          remember Dr. Martin Luther
          King, Jr.       See page 3. Plymouth Canton in-class learning may return March 1

                                          After nearly a year of online                                                          graders and specialized-course
                  THE WAYNE            and virtual learning, students in                        ”                                students returning to a full five-
             EAGLE                     the    Plymouth      Canton               There truly are students who are                day, in-person configuration
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               Vol. 74, No. 03         Community Schools are expect-               struggling to thrive during this              Feb. 17-19; students in grades
                                                                                                                                 seven and eight returning to a
                                       ed to return to classrooms by
            Wayne Police Lt. Finley    March 1.                                  pandemic while learning remotely.               five-day in-person configuration
          Carter graduated from the       District officials presented a                                                         on Feb. 22 and students in
          prestigious Michigan State   plan during a meeting last week  them back into the schools as  The members of the board  grades 10-12 returning to in-per-
          University School of Staff and  which would return students to  safely as possible.”     are expected to vote on the plan  son learning, hybrid or five-day
          Command last week as presi-  school buildings while main-     Her plan was obviously wel-  for in-person learning this  by  March 1.
          dent of his class.           taining strict COVID-19 safety  comed by students who last  week.                           Merritt said the health and
                          See page 5.  practices including the wearing  Tuesday protested outside the  Merritt explained that in-  safety of students and staff
                                       of masks and social distancing.  downtown administration    person students would have    members would be closely
                                       The plan was announced by     offices on Harvey Street. A   breaks from mask wearing for  monitored to ensure there was
                  THE WESTLAND         Superintendent of Schools     group of both elementary and  eating or drinking and masks  no health threat presented by
             EAGLE                     Monica Merritt during a regular  high schools students carried  would not be required when  the in-person classes. To pre-
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               Vol. 74, No. 03         meeting of the members of the  signs and marched in front of  students went outside for   vent transmission of the virus,
                                                                                                   recess.
                                       board of education.
                                                                     the building demanding to
                                                                                                                                 the district has installed air
                                          "We know that distance     return to classrooms. The       Provisions of the plan have  purifiers in school buildings
            The City of Westland is    learning does not work for all of  demonstration was organized  students in grades six through  and increased cleaning and
          now accepting applications   our kids,"  Merritt said. “There  by Canton High School students  nine, and those in identified  sanitizing, Merritt explained.
          to join the police department  truly are students who are  Ashley and Katie Temple who   specialized courses at the high  “We will monitor the phased-
          as the  eligibility list from  struggling to thrive during this  expressed disappointment that  school,  returning to in-person  in return very closely to make
          which new officers are hired  pandemic while learning      no board of education member  in a hybrid configuration begin-  sure there are no widespread
          has expired.                 remotely. We've been working  or administrator appeared at  ning Jan. 25; all elementary stu-  transmissions in our buildings,”
                          See page 5.  on agreed-upon ways to get    the rally.                    dents, sixth-graders, ninth-  she emphasized.


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