No. 17
NEWS YOU CAN USE, NEWS YOU CAN TRUST
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April 26 – May 2, 2018
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Wayne officials have
agreed to sell the Wayne
Activities and Banquet
Center for $165,000 where a
newbrewpub is proposed.
See page 2.
Northville City Council
members OK'd some
changes to zoning ordi-
nances in the city and
learned theymay need to ask
voters for a millage during a
recentmeeting.
See page 5.
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Law enforcement officers
continue to search for a
wanted criminal who shot a
woman and left her to die in
herRomulus homeApril 14.
See page 4.
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For home delivery of The Eagle call 734-467-1900.
Members of the Library
Board of Trustees of the
William P. Faust Public
Library
unanimously
approved the hiring of
Ishwar Laxminarayan as the
new library director.
See page 2.
Brendon James Sibel who
admitted to posting threats at
two high schools in the
Plymouth
Canton
Educational Park will serve
three months in jail and
three years probation.
See page 3.
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Inkster residents 60 and
older have been invited to a
free Senior Appreciation
Dinner Wednesday, June 13
hosted by Wayne County
Commissioner
Glenn
Anderson.
See page 4.
More than 1,500 local vol-
unteers are expected to fill
the gymnasium at the
Plymouth
Arts
and
Recreation Complex (PARC)
May 12 to package a quarter
of amillionmeals.
See page 3.
Belleville High School
players will take on rivals
from Romulus High School
during a charity baseball
game beginning at 4 p.m.
Wednesday, May 2.
See page 4.
A six-month investigation
by both Westland and Canton
Township police led to the
arrest of six men charged with
organized retail fraud last
Wednesday.
Westland and Canton
Township police officers exe-
cuted search warrants in
Westland,
Southgate,
Dearborn and Dearborn
Heights following the months-
long probe into an organized
crime operation selling high
end merchandise stolen from
stores such as Home Depot,
Lowe's and Target. The defen-
dants are accused of selling
the stolen merchandise
through pawn shops and on
eBay, according to the office of
Wayne County Prosecutor
KymWorthy.
Worthy said the police
investigation resulted in the
arrests and formal charges
against five suspects whowere
arraigned on Friday and a
sixth who is expected to be
arraigned in the Southgate
District Court thisweek.
Arraigned in 18th District
Court Friday before Judge
Sandra Cicirelli were
Mournier Hassan and Bilal
Taleb.
While working at the Bank
Pawn Shop andExchange, it is
alleged that Mournier and
Taleb would purchase the
stolen merchandise and sell
the stolen goods through the
pawn shop located at 329510
block of Warren Road in
Westland aswell as on eBay.
Hassan, 41, of Dearborn
Heights, was arraigned on 20
total criminal charges, includ-
ing conducting a criminal
enterprise, using a computer
to commit a crime, and organ-
ized retail crime.
Hassan was arraigned
before Judge Sandra Cicirelli
and given a bond of $75,000 or
10 percent. Hassan is set to
appear back at the 18th
District Court for a probable
cause conferenceMay 3.
Taleb, 37, of Lasalle,
Ontario faces 24 total criminal
charges, including conducting
a criminal enterprise, using a
computer to commit a crime,
and organized retail crime.
Taleb was also arraigned by
Cicirelli on Friday and given a
bond of $100,000 or 10 percent.
He was also ordered to wear a
GPS tether. Taleb will also
appear back at the 18th
District Court for a probable
See
RAID,
page 5
More complete facts and evidence
will be presented in court
at the preliminary examination.
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Have you been to a wedding
for family or friends lately? If
you're beyond early childhood,
likely you know a bit of wedding
etiquette, such as not throwing
food across reception tables.
A walk through the main
level of the Plymouth Historical
Museum “Here Comes the
Bride” exhibit reveals that eti-
quette is ever-changing. A brief
summary, without a specific
date, in one exhibit window
admonisheswedding guests.
The “Etiquette for Nuptials,”
says “The cultured Guest shall
acquit himself with these gentle
Reminders to never: 'Shake
hands with, nor offer
'Congratulations' to the Bride.
Rather, offer your 'Good
Wishes.'”
Some more recent etiquette
professionals hazard a guess
that in that time it was unseemly
to suggest a young woman had
snared aman. The printeddocu-
ment goes on to note never to
“Inquire of the couple concern-
ing
their
Honeymoon
Destination,” or “Address the
couple during their Recess from
theAltar.”
The exhibit at the Plymouth
museum, 155 S. Main St. near
the Plymouth Arts and
Recreation Complex and City
Hall, has a number of wedding
dresses and veils. The oldest
dress on display is in the car-
penter's shop and is from the
1820s, noted museum Executive
Director Elizabeth Kelley
Kerstens.
Kerstens added that most of
the dresses are from the muse-
umcollectionwhile a feware on
loan. An ivory dress by the front
door is from the 1940s and fea-
tures a full, billowing skirt. The
veil flows down the back of the
mannequin, with the dress fea-
turing full-length sleeves gath-
ered at the wrist and a string of
pearls around the neck.
Many brides and grooms
were marrying in the U.S. in the
years afterWorldWar II.
For younger visitors and for
doll collectors, there is an exhib-
it of bride dolls belonging to a
museumstaff member. The dolls
are from Franklin Mint, the
director noted.
A love poem from an anony-
mous groomnear the main level
gift shop echoes sentiment of
both that era and the current
one from a male viewpoint.
Kerstens said the poem and
related items come from an
exhibits committee member
who has a collection of informa-
tion on historic wedding tradi-
tions.
The museum in downtown
Plymouth is open 1-4 p.m.
Sale of Northville Downs is sure bet
It is business as usual at
Northville Downs horse track in
downtown Northville and it will
remain that way for the next few
years.
WhileHunter PasteurHomes
representatives announced a
plan to develop the 48-acres of
property that houses the track,
barns, outbuildings and parking
lot into 500-600 new residences
including high-end apartments,
townhouses, single family
homes and commercial space,
racing will continue at the track
through the 2020 season, accord-
ing to track Operations Manager
MikeCarlo.
The sale of the land will not
impact racing at the track for
two years, he said. After that
time, racing will be moved to a
different site, which could
involve constructing a new
horse track. He said plans have
the alternate track operating
somewhere close to the
Northvillemarket.
In the meantime, the track is
open for business as usual.
Northville Downs opened the
half-mile oval track in 1944, but
the city had been the site of
horse racing since the early
1900s, according to historians.
Northville Downs was the first
horse track in the state to offer
pari-mutuel betting in which
winners share their gains with
the trackmanagement.
Hunter Pasteur Homes rep-
resentatives said the tentative
sales agreement is between the
Northville Driving Club and the
Carlo family partnership. Carlo
said that the developers are still
in the process of doing due dili-
gence at the business. The par-
ties reached a tentative agree-
ment back in January at a price
of $10.5 million, although Randy
Wertheimer, president and CEO
of Hunter Pasteur Homes
reportedly disputes that price.
He referred to the sale as in the
preliminary stages and said
there were numerous details to
be finalized.
“As more details become
available, we will share them
with the community,” he said in
a prepared statement.
Negotiations are under way to sell Northville Downs horse racing track to a developer.
Retail fraud ring smashed by police
See
Brides,
page 3
Many dresses are displayed on the main level, including these.
Bridal fashions have come and
gone over time, the exhibit
reveals.
Here comes the bride
Museum features exhibit of gowns
Julie Brown
Special Writer
