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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.
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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-
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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
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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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