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PAGE 4                                                         ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS OF MICHIGAN                                         February 11, 2021


                                                       INKSTER - ROMULUS
                                                       INKSTER - ROMULUS





        Hometown Heroes honored



        Romulus pays tribute to local volunteers



           While the usual celebration had to be  helped city officials surprise him with
        cancelled, the gratitude and recognition  the award, hand-delivered by the
        of Romulus  Hometown Heroes            mayor.
        remained undeterred.                     “I had no idea,” Pyles said, although
           Mayor LeRoy Burcroff and a team of  he said he couldn't fathom the reason
        organizers made surprise visits to the  his wife wanted him to wear a good
        lawns of the honorees this year to     shirt and clean jeans to help his broth-
        demonstrate the appreciation of the    er-in-law assemble a treadmill, all part
        entire community for their efforts.    of the ruse to surprise him. When the
           Jessica Mills-Rais was named as the  doorbell sounded at his brother-in-law's
        Outstanding Educator in the city while  home, and he was urged to answer, he
        Jeff Pyles was chosen as the           had no idea who might be there. He
        Outstanding Citizen in the community   actually closed the door on Burcroff,
        for 2020.                              there to present him with the Citizen of
           The two were chosen from a host of  the Year award.
        nominations from city residents who      Mills-Rais, grew up in Romulus and
        suggested friends, family members      graduated from Romulus High School
        peers and community members for the    in 2007. She said it was an honor for her
        awards. Those nominations went to a    to be able to give back to the community  Outstanding Citizen Jeff Pyles, center with flowers, entire family was on hand and in on
        committee appointed by the members     and to the school music program that  the surprise visit from Mayor LeRoy Burcroff presenting him with the award.
        of the police, fire and safety commission  gave her so much. She is credited by
        who reviewed them and selected the     those who nominated her for assuming
        honorees based on their outstanding    leadership of the entire band program
        community contributions. This year,    and streamlining it.  After 11 band
        officials said, with so many challenges  directors in seven years, Mills-Rais is
        facing local residents, they wanted to  credited with bringing the program to
        focus the spotlight on people who strive  an award winning level. Under her
        to make a positive difference in the   leadership last year, each of the
        lives of others.                       Romulus school bands participating in
           Mills-Rais is a Romulus High School  the Michigan State Band and Orchestra
        alumnus and now serves as the school   Festival received an A1 rating, an
        band director while Pyles is known for  accomplishment the entire school and
        purchasing meals and delivering them   community recognized and mentioned
        to students and community members in   in her nominations.
        need. During his mother's fight with     She said the award is a validation of
        COVID-19 in April, Pyles  spent hours  her efforts and demonstrates that her
        outside the hospital holding signs     fellow residents notice and appreciate
        thanking frontline workers for their   what she is doing.
        service.                                  “It's like a big thank you for the
           He continued doing so for several   amount of work I've put into this pro-
        weeks, even after his mother lost her  gram,” she said. “There have been a lot
        battle with the disease.  There were   of hours,” she said. “This is very uplift-
        more than 45 letters from grateful work-  ing.”
        ers nominating Pyles for the honor, offi-  “This was a huge surprise,” she said.
        cials said. His daughter, Tarah Pyles of  “I'm very familiar with the award. My  Jessica Mills-Rais, named as the Outstanding Educator in the city, accepts congratula-
        Virginia, and his wife, Debi Pyles,    band usually plays at the ceremony.”  tions from Mayor LeRoy Burcroff, far right, and members of her family.

        Witness to road rage shooting suffers gunshot to knee



           Police continue to investi-   The incident began, accord-  suffering a gunshot wound to  the brown car produced a       of that vehicle immediately
        gate what may have been a      ing to police accounts, at     the knee.                     handgun and began shooting at  drove to the side of the road
        road rage incident last Friday  around 2:50 p.m. Feb. 5 on east-  Troopers interviewed the  the other driver in the maroon  and made the call to police.
        that left a witness with a gun-  bound I-94 and Vining Road   driver of the vehicle in which  vehicle.                        Troopers from the Metro
        shot wound to the knee.        when Michigan State Troopers   the passenger was wounded        The witness was in the third  South post administered first
           The investigation into the  responded to a phone report of  who told them that a brown car  vehicle, traveling on the road-  aid to the injured passenger
        incident is continuing and     a shooting in the area. When   driven by a Black woman was   way and not involved in the    who was then transported to
        police have asked anyone with  troopers arrived on the scene,  involved in some kind of traffic  apparent dispute. That vehicle  Beaumont  Hospital  in
        any information about the iden-  they discovered a vehicle    altercation with a maroon vehi-  was struck by multiple rounds,  Dearborn and was reported to
        tities of those involved to con-  struck by several rounds of  cle on the roadway. The witness  wounding the front-seat pas-  be in stable condition, police
        tact them at (734) 287-5000.   ammunition and an individual   told officers that the woman in  senger in the knee. The driver  said.
                                                                                     Inkster sorority member



                                                                                     is honored at dedication



                                                                                       Members of the Eta Iota Omega       Ave. in Detroit is situation on a 3-acre
                                                                                     Chapter of Inkster along with members of  campus dedicated to ending homeless-
                                                                                     the Neighborhood Service Organization  ness and help residents who are strug-
                                                                                     were on hand to congratulate sorority  gling with addiction, and joblessness.  The
                                                                                     member Sheila Clay at the opening of the  campus will also include many resources
                                                                                     Clay Center in Detroit recently.      aimed at providing homeless individuals
                                                                                        A portrait of Clay, painted by world-  with lifesaving short-term necessities
                                                                                     renowned artist and Neighborhood      along with long-term programs to help
                                                                                     Service Organization Board Member     provide the means to end homelessness.
                                                                                     Hubert Massey was unveiled at the dedi-  The Clay Apartments is a two-story
                                                                                     cation. Clay is a former president and  structure that was made possible with the
                                                                                     CEO    of   Neighborhood    Service   support of the City of Detroit and the
                                                                                     Organization.                         Michigan State Housing Development
                                                                                       The Clay Center, located at 3364 Mack  Authority (MSHDA).

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