No. 35
NEWS YOU CAN USE, NEWS YOU CAN TRUST
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Sept. 7 – 13, 2017
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The Wayne Bicycle Club
is now one of four finalists in
the Michigan Municipal
League 2017 Community
Excellence Award competi-
tion.
See page 2.
More than 500 Northville
third graders, dressed in
Victorian attire, will travel
back in time next week to
explore theVictorian roots of
their community.
See page 4.
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City Council members
voted unanimously Monday
night to issue capital
improvement bonds in an
amount not to exceed $17
million to fund a new court
building.
See page 3.
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For home delivery of The Eagle call 734-467-1900.
An Inkster man has been
arrested and charged in the
armed robbery of aWestland
smoke shop Aug. 25.
Witnesses said a man
entered the store with a gun
anddemandedmoney.
See page 2.
Father Eugene Katcher,
former
pastor
of
Resurrection Parish in
Canton Township, has been
charged by the Wayne
County Prosecutor's Office
with three counts of larceny
in a building.
See page 5.
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An Inkster man with a
long history of vandalism
was arraigned last Thursday
on charges of attempted
arson andmalicious destruc-
tion of property at a
DearbornChurch.
See page 5.
Plymouth Arts and
Recreation Complex (PARC)
will host the popular Buddy
Up Fitness Challenge in
Plymouth hosted by Buddy
Shuh thismonth.
See page 4.
The City of Belleville will
have a new website within
the next six weeks after sign-
ing a three-year contract
with TOWN Web Design,
LLCofWisconsin.
See page 3.
The Summit on the Park's
Fitness Center is getting a new
look. The community recre-
ation center is now undergoing
major renovations and will
reopen at 6 a.m. Sept. 9.
The $140,000 renovation
project includes: installation of
new state-of-the-art strength
and cardiovascular equipment,
including: Precor Strength and
Fitness Equipment; TRX
Suspension Trainers; GymRax;
Two FTS Glides and a new
Multi Gym. Additional
enhancements include installa-
tion of new carpeting and 11
big-screen TVs. The renovation
project will also unveil a new
floor layout with expanded
stretching area.
“This short-term inconven-
ience will definitely bring long-
termgains for individuals in the
area who utilize our facility as
part of their regular fitness rou-
tine,” said Summit Facility
Supervisor Jason Lombardo.
“Our Summit staff is committed
to providing state-of-the-art
equipment, as well as cutting-
edge programs and services
that will continue to enable our
members to make health and
wellness a top priority in their
lives for years to come.”
Recognizing these schedul-
ing inconveniences, all current
Summit memberships will be
extended five additional days.
To celebrate the grand re-open-
ing of the Summit Fitness
Center, a Summit Membership
Appreciation Week has been
scheduled from Sept. 9-15.
Special activities include: chair
massages providedbyBrackney
Chiropractic; blood pressure
and body mass index screen-
ings provided by DMC; healthy
snacks such as fresh fruit,
smoothies, etc. to enjoy post-
workout, as well as sandwiches
provided by Jimmy John's. All
snack items are while supplies
last. In addition, Summit mem-
bers can also enter a week-long
drawing for a chance to win
prizes, plus take their picture at
a Selfie-Station, located in the
Summit lobby.
Area residents are also
encouraged to make the
Summit on the Park their fit-
See
Summit,
page 5
Language on recall petitions
against Wayne City Councilman
Christopher Sanders, Mayor
Pro-tem Anthony Miller and
Councilman Ryan Gabriel were
unanimously rejected by mem-
bers of the Wayne County
Elections Commission last
week.
Members of the Concerned
Citizens of Wayne group, repre-
sented at the commission hear-
ing Aug. 30 by former mayoral
candidate Robert Boertje. He
said that they had immediately
re-submitted four proposed
petitions, this time aimed at
Sanders, Miller, Gabriel and
adding Mayor Susan Rowe as a
recall target.
Boertje denied that the
recall effort was the product of
a specific or organized group
but was rather a grassroots
effort and that there would be
more petition language submit-
ted this week in an effort to
reach the level of clarity and
accuracy demanded by the
three-member elections com-
mission.
Boertje said that the latest
language submitted removed
some wording and now con-
tained factual reasons for the
recall effort based on the failure
of the mayor and council to
implement the ward voting sys-
temapprovedby voters.
He said that he felt a definite
level of support in the commu-
nity for the recall effort and that
there was a groundswell of sup-
port for the action.
Sanders, whose current term
expires in 2020, said that he was
extremely reluctant to comment
on the action.
Our Summit staff is committed
to providing state-of-the-art equipment...
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Summit set to reopen after major renovation
Tradition
62nd Fall Festival
begins this weekend
We are prepared with other language.
We will be downtown Tuesday
to submit that to the commission.
”
Wayne recall petitions rejected by county
A beloved tradition will begin in down-
town Plymouth tomorrow with the official
opening of the 62ndFall Festival.
The city will begin closing streets this
evening for the installation of carnival
rides and a midway along with the various
booths and attractions that have become
synonymous with the event begun more
than six decades ago by the members of
the Rotary Club looking to raise funds for
some playground equipment.
The event has grown over the years into
a fundraising and community gathering of
civic clubs and groups, each with their
own particular festival tradition. The
event now draws more than 50,000 people
into the community during the three-day
weekend, with all the attractions except
the carnival rides, organized, staffed and
operated by volunteers from the various
civic groups.
Eric Joy, president of the Fall Festival
Committee, said that he takes great pride
in the number of volunteers who partici-
pate in the festival and make it successful
each year.
“I say this every year. This is an event
for and by this community. These are civic
groups and volunteers. I think that is the
reason it is so successful and so popular,”
he said. “The Rotary Club started it more
than 60 years ago and it has retained that
spirit of cooperation.”
Again this year, Praise Baptist Church
members will offer free parking and a
shuttle service into downtown for the
weekend events. Joy said this is absolutely
the best way to enjoy the event without
worrying about finding a parking place.
The event will begin tomorrow night
with the Annual Taste Fest at Station 885
in Old Village that supports the Civitans, a
group dedicated to helping children and
the disabled. More than 21 restaurants will
be handing out samples of their best menu
items, along with wine from a local shop,
during the event.
There will be a live band and bar serv-
ice in the landscaped lower parking lot at
the restaurant, 885 Starkweather. The cost
for the Taste Fest which offers unlimited
access to the menu items of all 20 restau-
rants and a food truck is $15 for adults, $5
for children ages 5-10 and those 4 and
younger are admitted at no cost with an
adult.
Kiwanis Club members will be serving
their annual pancake breakfast at The
Gathering across fromKellogg Park begin-
ning at 7 a.m. and continuing until noon
where for $6 or $7 diners can enjoy pan-
cakes, sausage, juice, coffee or milk.The
A.M. Rotary Club will move into the
Busch's Tent behind E.G. Nick's restaurant
on Forest Avenue where members will
serve a spaghetti dinner from 4-8 p.m. to
help fund their charitable and civic causes
in the community. Tickets are $9 pur-
chased in advance or $10 the day of the
dinner and children 5 and younger are
served free with an adult purchased.
Dinners include pasta with marinara
sauce, meatballs, salad, roll, chocolate
chip cookie andwater. New this year is the
first annualMeatball Toss.
Then Sunday brings the original Rotary
Club Chicken Barbeque where more than
10,000 chicken dinners are served begin-
ning at 11 a.m. and continuing until sold
See
Festival,
page 3
See
Recall,
page 2
A Fall Festival tradition, the Polish Dancers will appear on the Lou LaRiche stage in
Kellogg Park along with other community groups and professional musicians in con-
cert.
