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THE BELLEVILLE Canton approves employee wage increases
ENTERPRISE
ENTERPRISE
Members of the Canton
Vol. 137, No. 09 Township Board of Trustees ” said. The township part-time
wage scale was last updated
Members of the Sumpter approved a wage increase for The new wage scale for all current and newly hired in 2016. Full-time employees
Township Board of Trustees part-time seasonal employees part-time positions will become effective April 1. in the township are all paid at
unanimously approved during their regular meeting $15 or more per hour.
changes to local ordinances last week. As part of the new compen-
governing zoning for the The new wage scale for all sation package, part-time
growing of marijuana. current and newly hired part- Graham-Hudak. “This wage Part-time employees mak- employees will also be offered
See page 3. time positions will become increase is necessary to not ing $13 per hour would be eli- a complimentary member-
effective April 1 and will only remain competitive in gible for $1 per hour increas- ship to the Summit on the
increase the minimum wage employee attraction, but also es in years one and two of Park and discounts to events
THE CANTON from $10 to $13 per hour and to retain our current part- working for the township to at Leisure Services facilities
EAGLE puts each township employee time staff. Our part-time reach $15 per hour. like the Village Theatre.
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on a path to $15 per hour,
Canton Township part-time
employees are an integral
The Canton Leisure
Vol. 75, No. 09 according to a statement from part of our operations, and we employees make up a dedi- Services Department typical-
township officials. value their contributions cated workforce who con- ly employs as many as 350
Canton Township offi- “We're proud to increase immensely. Around 100 part- tribute significantly to the part-time and seasonal
cials are currently encour- our minimum wage to $13 an time positions were left overall operations and are employees during the sum-
aging qualified applicants hour and be putting every unfilled last summer, which essential for the facilitation of mer, making up 85 percent of
to apply for the open posi- employee in Canton reduced the number of pro- programs and services as well the department staffing, as
tion as a firefighter/medic. Township on a path to $15 an grams and services that could as the care and maintenance well as contributing an aver-
See page 2. hour,” said Township have been offered to the com- of township facilities, parks, age of 200,000 hours of labor
Supervisor Anne Marie munity.” and open spaces, officials annually, officials said.

THE INKSTER
LEDGER STAR ‘Royale’ treatment
LEDGER STAR
Vol. 75, No. 09
The City of Inkster will Leftovers sweep to win 5th annual city curling tournament
sponsor a free cannabis
workshop and conference on
Saturday hosted by an attor- While the Super Bowl may
ney with experience in mari- have attracted more publicity,
juana laws. the real sporting event of the
See page 6. year took place in Romulus
Feb. 13.
The 5th Annual Curling
Royale tournament in Romulus
THE NORTHVILLE attracted more than 50 players,
EAGLE many from outside the city, to
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Vol. 22, No. 09 Mary Ann Banks Park on
Sunday. The event, always
The last of 10 new EV scheduled for the second
charging stations were Saturday in February, had to be
installed in downtown moved to Sunday this year due
Northville recently and are to the condition of the ice.
now available for use in the Curling is a sport in which
city. players slide granite stones
See page 5. using a broom like tool on a
sheet of ice toward a target
area which is segmented into
four concentric circles. Players The Leftovers, back row, bottom photo, a last-minute filler team, took home top honors during the
THE PLYMOUTH do not wear skates while 5th Annual Tournament Royale in Romulus. Photos by Roger Kadau.
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EAGLE attempting to best others at football players and cheerlead-
moving the stones into the goal.
Vol. 22, No. 09 The main organizer of the ers.
Nominations are now event is Mayor Robert He said the number of play-
being accepted in Plymouth McCraight, a long-time curling ers from outside the city was a
for the Ruth Huston-Whipple fan who noted that because the surprise this year as the event
Award for Civic Engagement. soft ice forced the tournament continues to grow in popularity.
See page 4. to move to “We had a lot of
Sunday, many of ” newcomers from
the regular volun- We'll be there outside the city. I
teers were not think a lot of peo-
THE ROMULUS able to partici- next year ple saw it on the
ROMAN pate. While it was so come on out. internet and
ROMAN

Vol. 137, No. 09 necessary to decided to come
make a lot of out.” He said the
City officials and mem- adjustments, sport is growing
bers of the community including drafting and the tourna-
helped celebrate the reopen- city first lady, Kendra ment “is getting better every
ing of a beloved business in McCraight, to do the announc- year.”
Romulus last week ing, the event managed to gen- During the meeting of the
See page 5. erate a great deal of fun and city council Feb. 14, McCraight
about $1,000 for the Romulus thanked all the participants
Flyers Youth Football and and Fire Chief Kevin Krause
Cheer organization. for his help in organizing the
THE WAYNE Winning team this year was tournament. He also thanked
EAGLE “The Leftovers” a last-minute Planning Commissioners
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Vol. 75, No. 09 addition of four players drafted Jimmy Crova and Jerry
to complete a needed final
Frederick for “the great job in
Wayne police are collecting competition bracket. The team setting up.” McCraight men-
used or broken cellular tele- included McCraight, who said tioned the efforts of the
phones to help those serving because he is usually so busy Leonard sisters in providing
in the armed forces stay in with tournament duties he refreshments and making sure
contact with their families. rarely gets to play, sisters Kayla everyone was served prior to
See page 3. and Rachel Leonard, who usu- joining his team on the ice for
ally volunteer in the concession their sporting debut.
area, and Durrice Green, who McCraight also thanked cor-
THE WESTLAND “happened by in his truck.” The porate sponsor Van Born
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EAGLE four were as surprised as the Concrete for their help this

Vol. 75, No. 09 rest of the crowd when they year. “Every year, they donate
the stones, but this year they
managed to best all the other
Michigan State Police teams and win the tournament. also donated labor,” he said.
were called to the Walter McCraight said it “was really “We couldn't do it without them.
Reuther Psychiatric fun to participate” this year. “Remember, the second
Hospital on Palmer Road in The funds generated from the Saturday in February,”
Westland last week in event will be used to help pay McCraight said. “We'll be there
response to the stabbing of for new uniforms for the youth next year so come on out.”
an employee by a patient.
See page 6.
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