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          ENTERPRISE PARC ponders possible sale of land
               THE BELLEVILLE
          ENTERPRISE


               Vol. 134, No. 05
            Members of the Belleville     The future of the Plymouth                            ”                                alive.”
          Lions recently learned the   Arts and Recreation Complex                          I personally                           The building is now owned by
          club had been awarded a      may rest in the hands of a                                                                PARC, a registered 501 c 3 organ-
          $20,000 grant to help educate  Realtor.                                          would not go                          ization and both Malcolm and
          the public about diabetes.      Mark Malcolm, a member of                  through (a millage) again.                  Soenen said there is an immedi-
                          See page 3.  the PARC board of directors, told                                                         acy to generating funding to con-
                                       a crowd gathered at the Penn                                                              tinue operations at the building.
                                       Theatre earlier this month that  by those in the township, prompt-  Malcolm said.         To that end, they announced a
                  THE CANTON           the sale of 10-acres of land at the  ed personal attacks and inflam-  The 10 acres of land includes  fundraising campaign which
             EAGLE                     site of the former Central Middle  matory claims by opponents of  tennis courts, green space and  includes Soenen and his wife,
             EAGLE
                                                                     the .75 millage requested.
                                       School was a strong possibility in
                                                                                                                                 Colleen, matching every dona-
                                                                                                   athletic fields. The sale would
               Vol. 72, No. 05         an effort to fund continued oper-  That millage would have  hopefully generate enough cash  tion, up to $100. He explained
            A proposed Pulte Homes     ations and needed repairs and  allowed for the construction of  for an emergency account and  that until the end of February,
          development in the Ridge     maintenance at the 100-year-old  an 800-seat theater, the operation  pay for at least $5 million in capi-  the couple will contribute the
          Road-Warren Road area of     building.                     of which was crucial to the future  tal improvements.       matching funds up to a total of
          Canton Township will            During the public forum,   of PARC, according to Soenen.   “In order to be financially  $100,000.  He explained that a
          receive further study.       Malcolm, along with PARC        “I feel strongly that we have  viable, PARC must either receive  donation of $100 would be
                          See page 5.  President Don Soenen, discount-  enough people who support this  a large donation to build a per-  matched at $100 and a donation
                                       ed another bid for voters' support  project that we can make it work  forming arts center - which is  of $1,000 would also be matched
                                       of a tax millage to fund PARC.  without having to put up with all  theoretically possible, but highly  by the maximum of $100.
                                                                                                                                   Information on donations is
                THE INKSTER            The November election which   the bad stuff that happened   improbable - or sell the excess  available at plymouthparc.com
          LEDGER STAR
          LEDGER STAR                  city but overwhelmingly rejected  through (a millage) again,”  the only ways to keep PARC  or on the PARC Facebook page.
                                                                                                   land,” Malcolm said. “These are
                                       was supported by voters in the
                                                                     before. I personally would not go
               Vol. 72, No. 05
          ruled a case of lawful self- End of an era
            The fatal shooting in
          Inkster last week has been
          defense by the office of
          Wayne County Prosecutor        Closing of Courthouse Grill
          Kym Worthy.
                          See page 4.    marks demise of area tradition



                  THE NORTHVILLE                         Julie Brown  required to operate a success-
                                                                      ful restaurant.
             EAGLE                                        Staff Writer   “I'm 77 and worked 80 hours
             EAGLE
               Vol. 19, No. 05              As the doors closed for the  a week,” he said. A former
                                         final time at the Courthouse  Plymouth resident, Messina
            Underage decoys visited      Grill on Plymouth Road, owner  now lives in Northville. He
          12 retailers in Northville     Sam Messina didn't have too  said he is looking forward to
          Township last month,           many regrets.                visiting his family in Arizona
          attempting to purchase ciga-      He has witnessed wedding  and California but has no plans
          rettes but not one of the 12   receptions, proms, anniversary  to move from the area.
          stores agreed to sell to       dinners, baby showers and the   He came to the Hillside
          decoys.                        rites of passage for decades of  with no restaurant back-
                          See page 2.    families celebrated within the  ground, he said and “took on
                                         walls of the 84-year-old restau-  one of the most complex
                                         rant.                        restaurants without any expe-
                  THE PLYMOUTH              “It just wasn't meant to be,”  rience. The School of Hard
             EAGLE                       Messina said of his efforts to  Knocks, just by being here                                            Sam Messina
             EAGLE
                                         secure a new owner for the
                                                                      every day,” he said. “I think just
               Vol. 19, No. 05           three story, 16,000-square-foot  in general we've kept it a won-  vive, you have to adapt.”  it's all about hospitality. You
            The six Girl Scout troops    building that has become a tra-  derful, successful experience.  After buying The Hillside  create an experience for your
          of Bird Elementary School      dition for generations of area  We're closing it because of old  Inn from then-owner Jacob  guests.”
          will host a drive-through      families and businesses.     age.”                        Stremich, Messina added an     Messina sold the business in
          cookie sale from 10 a.m. until  Messina has been at the        Messina agreed that there  outdoor patio and later hired  2001 following DeMichelle's
          4 p.m. this Saturday, Feb. 2.  beloved restaurant for more  has been change in the restau-  Chef Ernesto DeMichelle, for  death, but the buyer defaulted
                          See page 2.    than 35 years and said he is  rant business, with delivery,  whom the restaurant was   and Messina returned to the
                                         now looking forward to retire-  casual dining and prepared  renamed in 1990.           restaurant, now renamed The
                                         ment and spending time with  supermarket food.              “He was the heart and soul  Courthouse Grill.
                                         his family.                     “Just tremendous amounts  of this place,” Messina said.  One of Messina's most loyal
                   THE ROMULUS              He bought what was the    of change,” he said in an inter-  DeMichelle was at the restau-  and grateful clients is Judge
             ROMAN
             ROMAN                       Hillside Inn in 1983 and has  view from the iconic building  rant for 10 years prior to his  Ronald Lowe of the 35th

               Vol. 134, No. 05          seen a lot of changes in the  next to the 35th District Court.  death.                 District Court.
                                         industry since then. One of the  “But that's not unique to  “He told me restaurant       “I came to town in 1982.
            Black History Month in       things that hasn't changed is  Plymouth or the restaurant  operation was a million little
          Romulus will be celebrated     the amount of hard work that is  industry. If you're going to sur-  details. At the end of the day,  See Farewell, page 2
          with two annual events that
          have become a tradition in
          the city.                    2 house fires call for area Mutual Aid
                          See page 3.


                                                       Don Howard    a structure fire on Forest Drive  from Plymouth Township,
                  THE WAYNE                              Staff Writer  in Northville Township      Northville City, Livonia and
             EAGLE                                                   explained Northville Township  Novi fire departments it took
             EAGLE
                                          Professional cooperation
               Vol. 72, No. 05         and teamwork among several    Fire Chief Brent Siegel. He   more than an hour to bring the
                                                                                                   fire under control with a total
                                                                     said his first units responded
            A meeting with represen-   community fire departments    within four minutes of the 9-1-1  of 30 firefighter-paramedics.
          tatives    of    Schafer     was crucial in battling two   calls to find a working fire in  First units to arrive were the
          Development regarding pri-   major house fires, one in     the kitchen and basement of   township command unit, lad-
          vate development plans for   Northville and one in         the large two-story single fami-  der truck (fire engine) and two
          both Jaycee and Kiwanis      Plymouth, recently.           ly home with walkout base-    ambulances. All total, six fire
          parks is set for next week at   Bitterly cold sub-zero tem-  ment and three-car attached  engines and four ambulances
          the library.                 peratures created difficult con-  garage.                   were dispatched to the home.
                          See page 5.  ditions for the firefighters last  According to a report from  He said it took the fire depart-
                                       Sunday evening responding to  Siegel, even with mutual aid  ment 3 ½ hours before all the      Amelia St. Photo by Don Howard
                                                                                                   hot-spots were completely     cial reports. The home was
                  THE WESTLAND                                                                     extinguished and 5 hours      insured and the fire depart-
             EAGLE                                                                                 before firefighters could leave  ment is working with the
             EAGLE

               Vol. 72, No. 05                                                                     the scene. The 3,800 square   homeowners and their insur-
                                                                                                                                 ance company. There were no
                                                                                                   foot brick colonial suffered sig-
            Grants from the Michigan                                                               nificant damage to the first  reported injuries.
          State Police and other                                                                   floor kitchen and basement,     Just hours after fighting the
          sources will fund traffic                                                                Siegel said.                  fire in the city of Northville,
          improvements, parks and                                                                    The cause and origin of the  Northville Township fire fight-
          improvements     at   the                                                                fire are still under investiga-  ers were asked for mutual aid
          Jefferson Barns Vitality                                                                 tion and the loss estimate of  response at 225 Amelia St. in
          Center.                                                                                  structural damage has yet to be
                          See page 4.                                      Forest Dr. Photo by Matt Zmuda  determined, according to offi-   See Fires, page 2


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