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               THE BELLEVILLE          Romulus to join Wreaths Across America
          ENTERPRISE
          ENTERPRISE

               Vol. 133, No. 48           Romulus        Memorial
            The Belleville Area        Cemetery will be participating
          Chamber of Commerce will     in Wreaths across America set
          sponsor the Santa's Soup     for 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15.
          Search contest during           The goal is install 400 memo-
          Winterfest this year, an event  rial wreaths in the cemetery,
          much like a chili cook-off.   located at 10101 Shook Road in
                          See page 4.  Romulus. The annual wreath
                                       tribute is an effort of the
                                       Veterans Outreach Committee
                  THE CANTON           and donations and sponsor-
             EAGLE                     ships for wreaths are still being
             EAGLE
                                       accepted. A wreath for one vet-
               Vol. 71, No. 48         eran can be sponsored for $15
            The annual Holiday Tree    or sponsorships with a local
          Lighting Celebration in      fundraising group are available
          Canton Township will take    by visiting www.wreath-
          place beginning at 6 p.m. on  sacrossamerica.org and choose
          Wednesday, Dec. 5, at the    the sponsor a wreath with a
          Summit on the Park.          local fundraising group option.
                          See page 3.   The search for Romulus VFW
                                       or MI0129P.
                                          For more information, con-
                THE INKSTER            tact the Veterans Outreach    tery that had been receiving  nation's heroes.              Wreaths Across America, a
          LEDGER STAR
          LEDGER STAR                  Committee at (734) 955-8964.  fewer visitors with each pass-  Unable to donate thousands  non-profit 501-(c)(3) organiza-
                                                            Across
                                          The
                                                 Wreaths
               Vol. 71, No. 48         America effort began in 1992  ing year.                     of wreaths to each state,     tion, to continue and expand
                                                                                                   Worcester began sending seven
                                                                                                                                 this effort, and support other
                                                                       The annual tribute went on
            Throughout the afternoon   when Morrill Worcester, owner  quietly for several years, until  wreaths to every state, one for  groups around the country who
          Nov. 20, Inkster police offi-  of Worcester Wreath Co. in  2005, when a photo of the head-  each branch of the military, and  wanted to do the same.
          cers delivered Thanksgiving  Maine found himself with a    stones at Arlington, adorned  for POW/MIAs. In 2006, with the  In 2008,  more than 300 loca-
          turkeys to several families  surplus of wreaths nearing the  with wreaths and covered in  help of the Civil Air Patrol and  tions took part in wreath-laying
          throughout the city in a con-  end of the holiday season.  snow, circulated around the   other civic organizations,    ceremonies in every state,
          tinued effort at community   Remembering a boyhood expe-   internet. Suddenly, the project  simultaneous wreath-laying  Puerto Rico and 24 overseas
          policing.                    rience at Arlington National  received national attention.  ceremonies took place at more  cemeteries. More than 100,000
                          See page 2.  Cemetery, Worcester realized  Thousands of requests poured  than 150 locations around the  wreaths were placed on veter-
                                       he had an opportunity to honor  in from all over the country  country.                    ans' graves and more than
                                       our country's veterans. With the  from people wanting to help  In 2007, the Worcester fami-  60,000 volunteers participated.
                  THE NORTHVILLE       aid of Maine Sen. Olympia     with Arlington, to emulate the  ly, along with veterans, and  And that year, Dec. 13, 2008 was
             EAGLE                     Snowe, arrangements were      Arlington project at their local  other groups and individuals  unanimously voted by the US
             EAGLE
               Vol. 18, No. 16         made for the wreaths to be    cemeteries, or to simply share  who had helped with their   Congress as “Wreaths Across
            Northville Police have     placed at Arlington in one of  their stories and thank      annual veterans wreath cere-           See Wreath, page 3
                                                                     Worcester for honoring the
                                                                                                   mony in Arlington, formed
                                       the older sections of the ceme-
          arrested a 50-year-old
          at a Marathon Gas Station No Child Without A Christmas
          Plymouth man in connection
          with an attempted break-in
          early Saturday morning.
                          See page 4.  Goodfellows holiday mission adapts to changing times


                  THE PLYMOUTH                                                                                      Julie Brown  that helps us get money,” she
             EAGLE
             EAGLE                                                                                                   Staff Writer  noted of the police and fire
                                                                                                                                 department staff.
               Vol. 18, No. 48                                                                       Barbara Cooper has been pres-  The deadline has passed for
                                                                                                   ident of the Inkster Goodfellows  Inkster residents needing
            The Michigan Philharmo-
          nic, the Madonna University                                                              for a year but her involvement has  Goodfellows help, but volunteers
          Chorale,      Counselors                                                                 gone on for much longer and been  are welcome to call Cooper at
          Chorale, and Main Street                                                                 far more involved. Her “No Child  (313) 505-1140 or email her at
          Opera Theatre will perform                                                               Without a Christmas” work with  cooper4975@yahoo.com. “Last
          Libby Larsen's In a Winter                                                               the group includes her husband,  year was 250. I'm looking at least
          Garde tomorrow.                                                                          the Rev. Willie Cooper of     at 300,” she said of this year in
                          See page 5.                                                              Heavenly Harvest Ministries, her  Inkster, agreeing many children
                                                                                                   mother, and the couple's nieces  need toys and families need food.
                                                                                                   and nephews.                    The Coopers and their family
                   THE ROMULUS                                                                       The Goodfellows have a long,  agree that giving back, both at
             ROMAN                                                                                 proud history of bringing toys to  Christmas and year-round, is its
             ROMAN
               Vol. 133, No. 48                                                                    children at Christmas, along with  own reward.
                                                                                                   food for local families in need.
                                                                                                                                   “Just helping the children. No
            Romulus City Council                                                                   The Goodfellows in Inkster and  Child Without a Christmas is the
          members recognized what                                                                  elsewhere are seeking new volun-  goal,” Cooper said. “I like to see
          would have been the 50th                                                                 teers.                        every child have a great
          wedding anniversary of the                                                                 “We're kind of limited. We are  Christmas”
          late Rev. Terry Edwards and                                                              looking for other people to join,  She's also doing Coats for Kids
          his wife, Minnie.                                                                        trying to get young people,”  with the Inkster Citizens Who
                          See page 3.                                                              Barbara Cooper said of the    Care. Cooper also is among those
                                                                                                   Inkster Goodfellows.          in the Inkster High School Viking
                                                                                                     The Inkster Goodfellows get  Pride Alumni group, noting of the
                  THE WAYNE                                                                        help from Inkster Police and Fire  alumni, “We get new shoes for the
             EAGLE                                                                                 departments with distribution of  kids.”
             EAGLE

               Vol. 71, No. 48         The Westland Goodfellows are among Goodfellows' organizations  their “No Child Without a    Inkster residents also pitch in
                                                                                                   Christmas,” set for Friday, Dec. 7,
            The City of Wayne official-  ensuring “No Child Without a Christmas.”                  this year. “With them coming out,  See Goodfellows, page 2
          and welcomed four new Shop and Dine campaign opens in Westland
          ly welcomed three new
          police officers to the force

          members to city administra-     The 9th Annual Shop and    noted.                        radio ads encouraged shoppers  winner at the Westland
          tive roles Nov. 20.          Dine campaign officially began  Television commercials pro-  to patronize brick and mortar  Shopping Center.
                          See page 5.  in Westland last week.        moting the campaign also began  businesses that are small and  This year, Westland is part-
                                          The multifaceted marketing  this week.                   local.  Statistics show that for  nering with the popular Jay
                                       campaign promotes the city      Radio ads will also be hitting  every $100 spent locally, $49  Towers in the Morning to give
                  THE WESTLAND         shopping district as a location  the metro area air waves, and  stays within the community.  away the $5,000 shopping spree.
             EAGLE                     that offers “Everything you   the city will utilize billboards on  That means that shopping dol-  Towers, along with the WNIC
             EAGLE

               Vol. 71, No. 48         want. Everything you need” for  major freeways.  The campaign  lars are helping small business  promo team will be on site giv-
                                                                                                   owners pay local taxes which
                                                                     also encompasses a large digital
                                                                                                                                 ing away additional prizes and
                                       holiday shopping.
             Keith Lussenden, who         The Shop and Dine district is  and social presence, officials  build parks, libraries and  doing a live broadcast from the
          has more than 40 years of    anchored by the Westland      noted.                        improve police and fire servic-  event.  Everyone present at the
          experience in the construc-  Shopping Center and is sur-     The campaign included pro-  es, a city spokesman said.  Also  mall from 10 a.m. until noon
          tion industry, has been      rounded by 160 shops, restau-  motion of Small Business     as part of the Shop and Dine  Saturday, Dec. 15 will have a
          named as the new Westland    rants and services making it the  Saturday, which took place last  Campaign, the city will once  chance to win the grand prize
          Building Director.           premier shopping and dining   Saturday and is a counterpart to  again be giving away a free
                          See page 2.  destination, a city spokesman  “Black Friday.”  Television and  shopping spree to one lucky          See Shop, page 2

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