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               THE BELLEVILLE          Wayne hospital to treat only COVID-19 patients
          ENTERPRISE
          ENTERPRISE
               Vol. 135, No. 13           The emergency room at Beaumont
            Belleville officials have  Hospital Wayne has been closed as the facil-
          closed city hall to the public  ity continues to admit COVID-19 patients
          in response to the coron-    transferred from other Beaumont facilities.
          avirus outbreak but essential   The move is part of the hospital surge
          city services will continue,  plan and was implemented last week as
          “just in a different way.”   Beaumont recorded 650 COVID-19 patients
                          See page 4.  already in care with another 200 cases
                                       awaiting test results.
                                          Physicians at each of the Beaumont hos-
                  THE CANTON           pitals will choose patients to be transferred
             EAGLE                     to the Wayne facility and those transitions
             EAGLE
                                       began last week, officials said. In addition to
               Vol. 73, No. 13         the emergency room, obstetrical services
                                       will be moved from Wayne to the Dearborn
            At last report from the    Beaumont Hospital to make room for the
          office of Canton Township    coronavirus patients.
          Supervisor Pat Williams,        The move to Wayne was the best option in
          there were 76 confirmed      the effort to avoid overcrowding of patients  the Wayne facility.               meet the needs of our COVID-19 patients.
          Coronavirus cases in the     at other Beaumont facilities, officials said.  “Cars are driving up continuously to give  When patients come to a Beaumont hospital
          community.                   “It's centrally located, for one, for all of our  us donations and bring us things,” Wilson  to seek care for COVID-19, our physicians
                          See page 5.  campuses,” said Beaumont COO Carolyn    said. “We just have an outpouring of support  will assess them. If the hospital does not
                                       Wilson, in a prepared statement. “Two, they  from our community saying thank you in dif-  have the capacity to care for the patient, we
                                       have a lot of expertise in communicable dis-  ferent ways. The outpouring from the com-  will transfer more COVID-19 patients to
                THE INKSTER            ease being close to the Detroit airport. We've  munity gives me hope.”          Beaumont Hospital, Wayne,” Wilson's state-
          LEDGER STAR
          LEDGER STAR                  invested even more training and specialty  Beaumont Wayne patients were being   ment said.
               Vol. 73, No. 13         into that campus to care for this type of  discharged as soon as medically safe last  “We continue to monitor the shifting vol-
                                       patient.”                               week in preparation for the expected surge  umes and needs of our patients and teams
            Members of the Inkster        She recommended that patients needing  of transferred patients. Wilson said the hos-  across Beaumont to make the best decisions.
          City Council have responded  emergency care or treatment for COVID-19  pital was identifying the resources and  I am confident the team at our Wayne hospi-
          to the social distancing with  go to Beaumont Canton or another hospital.  staffing levels needed in Wayne to care for  tal is ready to serve the needs of COVID-19
          a resolution suspending pub-  Curbside screening for the virus which had  the COVID-19 patients.             patients. We are sending additional staff,
          lic meetings for the next 30  been available in tents erected in the hospi-  “The Beaumont, Wayne team has the  supplies and equipment to help support our
          days.                        tal parking lot has also been discontinued at  expertise and ability to respond quickly to  phenomenal team at Wayne.”
                          See page 5.
                                         Speak up

                  THE NORTHVILLE
             EAGLE                       Student among winners
             EAGLE
               Vol. 20, No. 13
            Bryan Turnbull, the          of veterans’ competition
          mayor of Northville recently
          issued a statement to all resi-                          Julie Brown
          dents regarding the effects of                           Staff Writer
          the COVID-19 pandemic in
          the city.                         Julia Givens, a 12th-grader in Kerry
                          See page 5.    Hritz' American Government and Politics
                                         class at Wayne Memorial High School,
                                         recently was lauded in the Oratorical
                  THE PLYMOUTH           Contest of the American Legion, Post 251
             EAGLE                       of Westland.
             EAGLE
                                            “She is a wonderful student. She's dedi-
               Vol. 20, No. 13           cated, hardworking. She's definitely a
            Individuals involved in      leader,” Hritz said.                   American Legion Post 251 Chaplain Jack Stange congratulates Wayne Memorial High
          what Plymouth Township            Givens memorized a series of speeches  School 12th grader/honoree Julia Givens, as Kerry Hritz, Wayne Memorial Social
          officials described as state   for the American Legion initiative,    Science department chair looks on.
          funding of “urban sprawl”      focused on the amendments to the U.S.
          may soon face public scruti-   Constitution.                          and a certificate.                    test in Indianapolis, where the first-place
          ny.                               “I'm super proud of her. Just a huge win  “The contest is done every year with  winner receives an $18,000 scholarship.
                          See page 6.    for Wayne High,” added Hritz of the third-  contestants talking for 10 minutes on a  Contest information is online at
                                         place win by Givens, whose speeches note  topic of their choice on the U.S.  www.legion.org. Stange, a Westland resi-
                                         our U.S. Constitution has the significance  Constitution,” Stange said. The teens are  dent and U.S. Air Force veteran, noted his
                   THE ROMULUS           of “still being (a) meaningful body.”  then given a topic from one of five random  post oratorical contest is also open to local
             ROMAN
             ROMAN                          It had been 10 years since a student  amendments to the U.S. Constitution, and  parochial schools such as Lutheran
               Vol. 135, No. 13          from either Wayne Memorial or John     speak on that topic for five minutes.  Westland High School as well as the
                                         Glenn high school had participated in the  “They cannot have notes,” said Stange.  Plymouth-Canton Community Schools dis-
            A combination of technol-    Legion Oratorical Contest. Givens will  “It's by memory.” Teens don't have to have  trict, in the Post 251 area as those commu-
          ogy and common sense           attend Wayne State University to major in  an affiliation with the U.S. military to par-  nities lack a Legion Post.
          allowed members of the         Global Studies next year, noted Hritz,  ticipate, added Stange. Judging is per-  Students in grades nine-12 vie in the
          Romulus City Council to        Social Science department chair at Wayne  formed by American Legion members.  oratorical contest. The American Legion
          meet in regular session last   Memorial High.                           Teen participants start at district level,  has other scholarships including:
          week.                             Jack Stange, Post 251 chaplain, noted  and then the first-place winners move on  Baseball, Boys State, Legacy Scholarship,
                          See page 3.    Givens garnered a $250 scholarship for  to the state contest where a first-place  Eagle Scout of the Year, and Shooting
                                         her third-place win, with Post leaders also  person receives $1,500. The winner of that
                                         presenting certificates. Hritz received $50  contest then goes on to the national con-         See Winner, page 2
                  THE WAYNE
             EAGLE
             EAGLE

               Vol. 73, No. 13         Egg hunt, Sumpter Country Festival are canceled
            Lori Morrow, a 10-year        Two popular Sumpter                                                                    tion and part of the community,”
          resident of the city with a  Township events have suc-                                ”                                Pokerwinski said. “We will reor-
          background in business, has  cumbed to the effects of the        We will reorganize and bring it back next year,       ganize and bring it back next
          been named as the new        coronavirus.                                 but we can't endanger lives.                 year, but we can't endanger
          executive director of Wayne     Officials have cancelled both                                                          lives.”  The festival usually
          Main Street.                 the annual Easter Egg Hunt and                                                            includes food vendors, crafters
                          See page 2.  the Sumpter Country Festival  taining candy and a stuffed ani-  Festival set for May 22 through  and commercial sales, a carni-
                                       for this year in response to the  mal.                      25, is a regrettable and disap-  val, the Michigan Pedal Pullers,
                                       effects of the COVID 19 pandem-  “It really is too bad, the kids  pointing situation.     a car show and the most popular
                  THE WESTLAND         ic.                           always enjoyed it,” said Sharon  They agreed, however, the  event, the Demolition Derby,
             EAGLE                        Both long-time events are  Pokerwinski, who along with   cancellation was unavoidable in  along with holiday fireworks.
             EAGLE
                                                                                                                                   The members of the various
               Vol. 73, No. 13         organized by the township Parks  her husband, Richard, has been  light of the pandemic and threat  Sumpter Country Festival com-
                                       and Recreation Commission, a
                                                                     active with the parks and recre-
                                                                                                   of the coronavirus, but said that
            The City of Westland       volunteer group.              ation commission for more than  nearly 20,000 to 25,000 people  mittees began working on the
          recently celebrated the suc-    The Easter Egg Hunt, which  22 years.                    who usually attend the event  event in December, contacting
          cess of the Services to      was planned for April 4 usually  As the secretary of the parks  will be disappointed this year.  vendors and making the myriad
          Enhance Potential (STEP)     attracts more than 40 youngsters  and recreation department,  The Sumpter Country Festival  arrangements for the event.
          Workplace to Success Intern  up to age 12 who search in age  Pokerwinski, along with festival  has been part of the community  Toms also expressed his dis-
          Program.                     groups for plastic eggs which  chairman Kim Toms, said the  for 36 years.                 appointment with the cancelling
                          See page 2.  can be redeemed for bags con-  cancellation of the Sumpter    “It really is an annual tradi-  of the traditional event.


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