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April 19-25, 2012
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The Wayne Chamber of
Commerce and the Wayne
Ripple Effect are celebrating
the acceptance of the city into
the state Main Street program
with a reception planned for 7-
11 p.m. April 27.
See page 5.
Despite a loss of revenue
and continuing challenges,
Romulus should be able to
eliminate a predicted budget
deficit and maintain an undes-
ignated fund balance by 2016-
2017.
See page 3.
The 3rd Annual Michigan
Philharmonic Cruise Raffle
grand prize this year is a 12-
day wine cruise with stops in
England, Spain, Portugal and
France for two.
See page 4.
The Turf Club in Northville
has planned A Night for
Northville from 8 p.m. until 12
a.m. April 28 at Northville
Square as part of the effort to
raise $1millionbyMay 1.
See page 4.
Tickets are on sale now for
the first lecture of The
Belleville Area Museum and
Historical Society's Civil War
Sesquicentennial Commem-
orationSeries.
See page 3.
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The Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc, Inkster Alumnae
Chapter has planned aweek of
community events throughout
Inkster for themonthofMay.
See page 5.
For home delivery of The Eagle call 734-467-1900.
If approved by the Wayne
County
Board
of
Commissioners, the Wayne
County Sheriff's Office will
provide additional traffic
patrols throughoutWestland.
See page 5.
Michigan State Police are investigating the
shooting of an Inkster man by police early last
Fridaymorning at theDenbyHousing Complex
in Inkster.
Robert Davis III, 26, a resident of the com-
plex, waswounded in the incident and is recov-
ering fromhis injuries at OakwoodHospital. At
last report, his condition was listed as critical
but stable.
Accounts of the incident vary considerably.
Police reports indicate that Davis was armed
with a semi-automatic pistol and that he shot at
an Inkster officer which prompted the
response fromofficers at the scene.
Davis was struck by a single bullet that went
into his left arm and through his body, out his
right side.
Davis' family members, however, contend
that hewas unarmed andwhen he heard shots,
left his apartment to investigate.
“They shot my baby for no reason” said his
mother, Mary Davis, during a press conference
attended by more than 30 family members last
week. Also at the press conference was Ron
Scott of the Detroit Coalition Against Police
Brutality.
“In 16 years, this is the first time we have
had 100 percent of the people give the same
story, which is Davis did not have a gun,” Scott
said. He added that the coalition would
demand a full investigation of the incident.
Inkster officers' reports indicate that they
were called to the complex after a report of a
man with a gun in the area at about 1 a.m.
When they arrived at the scene, they witnessed
Davis with the semi-automatic pistol which he
fired at an Inkster officer and then fled the
scene on foot. Inkster officers and an officer
Two suspects have been
arraigned in 35th District
Court on charges including
mail fraud following their
arrest by Canton Police April 3
after a foot chase and use of a
taser.
See page 4.
See
Shooting,
page 2
Davis was struck by a
single bullet that went into
his left arm and through his body,
out his right side.
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State police to investigate shooting
The most valuable piece of
property in Romulus may not be
the one with the highest assessed
value. Many believe it is the
Romulus Memorial Cemetery
where the history of the communi-
ty canbe found.
Located at Shook and Tobine
roads, the cemetery is the final
resting place of deceased military
heroes, political figures, public-
safety officers, other well-known
families and 180 years of Romulus
residents.
The burial grounds date back to
1832, five years before Michigan
gained statehood. The cemetery is
considered so important to the
community that the property is
dedicated as ahistorical landmark.
“I personally believe there is not
another cemetery around us that
holds this much history,” said Jan
Lemmon, chairwoman of the
Romulus Memorial Cemetery
Board of Trustees. “To me, there's
no more valuable piece of property
in our city.”
“The cemetery is an awesome
place, especially in spring when it
gets warm,” Lemmon said. “The
trees are leafing and there are daf-
fodils and tulips in bloom. It's very
peaceful.”
Several years ago, when the
cemeterywas indire need of clean-
up and repair, Mayor Alan R.
Lambert appointed the board to
maintain, manage, care for and
preserve the cemetery. City Clerk
Testing will begin next week
for students and staff members at
Northville High School where an
18-year-old student was diag-
nosed with active tuberculosis
last week.
Parents and staff members
were notified of the disease by
Superintendent of Schools Mary
Kay Gallagher who said the
school was notified by the Wayne
County Health Department.
Gallagher sent a letter home with
every student stressing the need
for testing and including informa-
tion sources from the county
healthdepartment and theCenter
forDiseaseControl inAtlanta.
Gallagher said the infectious
time period of the disease has
been determined as January
through April, The student is
expected to recover fully from the
disease and return to school in
three to four weeks, according to
MouhanadHammami, M.D. of the
country healthdepartment.
The disease is usually an air-
borne contaminant, spread
through bacteria released into the
air when an infected subject
coughs or sneezes. Those nearby
can breathe in the bacteria and
become infected.
Gallagher said that individuals
cannot contract the disease from
clothing, a drinking glass, eating
utensils, handshake, toilet or
other surfaces.
Symptoms of tuberculosis
often resemble a common cold,
Hammami said, and can include a
cough that lasts for more than
three weeks and is unresponsive
to treatment, coughing up blood,
weakness, sudden weight loss,
chills, fever, loss of appetite and
chest pains.
Testing at the school will be
performed by health department
staff members who will use a skin
test. The tests, on Monday and
Tuesday, will be free for those
who may be at a higher risk for
the disease, according to
Gallagher. Those include students
in class with the infected student
either during the first or second
semester or any other activity
which may have exposed them to
the active case of tuberculosis.
Those determined to be at a high-
er risk will be notified by mail,
Gallagher said. Others can be test-
ed at the county tuberculosis clin-
ic for a $10 fee. The clinic is oper-
ated by Oakwood Hospital on
MerrimanRoad inWestland.
For more information about
testing, call (734) 727-1130 or
Marie Boczar, Northville school
district nurse at (248) 344-8425.
The Romulus Memorial Cemetery has graves dating from 1832 and is
dedicated as a historical landmark in the state. Twenty five Civil War
veterans are buried there.
Photo by Dave Gorgon
See
Cemetery,
page 2
Romulus cemetery holds history of community
Tuberculosis found at Northville High School
Traffic
stop
Drivers down Main
Street in Plymouth last
Wednesday morning
found traffic a bit slow
as the city was used for
the backdrop of a new
Ford commercial. The
streets were closed,
briefly, to accommo-
date the camera crew
from Communicore
Visual Communications
which took advantage
of the bright sun and
city atmosphere to dis-
play the new Ford prod-
uct. The new car and
traveling camera crew
used the roadway in
front of Schrader-
Howell Funeral Home
for one portion of the
shoot.
Photo by Ken Garner