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On the job
Museum display honors police work
Thunder will roll throughout area on Memorial Day
Women’s health programs planned for next week
Wayne police officers are keeping a close
eye on the Historical Museum in town, with
good reason.
A special exhibit celebrating National
Peace Officers Day will be mounted at the
museum throughout the month of May and
will feature photographs from the police
department archives and equipment used
during the years and currently.
Museum Director Richard Story said that
he was prompted to prepare the display as
he remembered seeing something like it as a
youngster inWayne.
“When I was a boy in Wayne, the Wayne
Police used to set up aPoliceWeek display in
a store front window downtown. I always
liked that as a kid and approached the police
about having such an event in the museum
and they agreed,” Story said.
Story said the exhibit will feature a num-
ber of photos taken by Lt. Pat Lindberg of the
Wayne Police Department who has taken
numerous photos during the past 12 years.
Photos Story has taken during the past 42
years of both the police and fire departments
will also be included in the display.
The exhibit will also honor thememory of
Wayne Police Patrolman Leonard Anderson,
who was killed in the line of duty 40 years
ago. Officer Anderson died from shotgun
wounds onMay 25, 1974 when he was only 23
years of age. He is the only Wayne officer
ever killed in the line of duty since the
Wayne department was founded on Oct. 1,
1926. Story said that many of the articles
came fromhis personal collection.
Story said he has been working on the
exhibit for about three weeks and several
officers were helpful in providing photo-
graphs and other memorabilia, including
Police Chief Jason Wright, Deputy Police
Chief AlMaciag andLindberg.
National PeaceOfficersDay began in 1962
when President John F. Kennedy signed a
proclamation setting May 15 as a day to
honor police officers. The week in which the
day falls was also declared as National
PoliceWeek.
The Wayne Historical Museum is located
at One Town Square inWayne. The facility is
open from 1-4 p.m. on Thursdays and
Fridays. Admission is free.
Whatever the weather, there will
be thunder throughout Van Buren
Township and Belleville this
Memorial Day when more than 300
motorcycles travel through the com-
munity.
This year marks the 10th anniver-
sary of ThunderRolls inBelleville, a
special tribute organized to honor
all veterans, especially those who
have given their lives to protect our
nation, said Mary Martinez of the
Brown Funeral Home which spon-
sors the event. Martinez and Kathie
Steigerwald, also of the Brown
Funeral Home and Family Center,
are the organizers of the event.
The event is open to the public
and there is a $10 entry fee for each
rider.
A special Memorial Day ceremo-
ny is preceded by the one hour
police escorted motorcycle ride
through parts of Van Buren
Township and then into Belleville.
Participants in the ride register and
line up for the ride starting at 11 a.m.
in Wayne County Community
College Western Campus front park-
ing lot located just north of the
Haggerty Road/Interstate 94 inter-
section, on Haggerty Road in
Belleville. The actual address of the
college is 9555 Haggerty, the women
said in a prepared release
Bikers make their way from the
college to the Belleville Veterans'
Memorial in Horizon Park, located
off Belleville Lake on High Street,
east of Main Street. The estimated
arrival time is between 2 and 2:30
p.m. Once all are assembled, the
memorial ceremony takes place, the
organizers added.
Organizers urged the public to
attend and support the event. More
information is available from
Martinez or Steigerwald at(734) 697-
5090
or
email
browngriefcenter@yahoo.com.
The National Kidney Foundation
of Michigan (NKFM) and the Inkster
Partnership for a Healthier
Community (IPHC) are recognizing
National Women's Health Week,
May 11-17, by educating women of
Inkster about how to prevent and
manage diabetes, and by offering
health education and resources
through several community events.
Upcoming events include:
What:
HatsOff toHealth
When:
Saturday, May 17, 10 a.m.
until noon
Where:
Gethsemane Missionary
Baptist Church, 29066 Eton,
Westland
Info:
There will be health infor-
mation and resources provided from
local health organizations. Bring a
gently used purse and other gently
used items for donation to local
women's shelter. Wear your favorite
hat.
What:
Help Stamp Out
Trafficking
When:
Thursday, May 22, 6 p.m.
Where:
Simmons Center, 29150
Carlysle St, Inkster
Info:
This event will shed light on
human trafficking, which is a formof
modern-day slavery where people
profit from the exploitation of oth-
ers.
What:
HatsOff toWomen
When:
Saturday, May 31, 9:30 a.m.
until 1 p.m.
Where:
Westland Mall, Lower
Level Community Room, 35000
WarrenRoad,Westland
Info:
This event will include a
discussion of women's health issues
and concerns throughout women's'
life journeys.
To inquire about any of these
events, please contact Jodi Burke
fromtheNKFMat (800) 482-1455.
City of Wayne Deputy Police Chief Al Maciage, left, and Police Chief Jason Wright look over
some of the items on display at the Wayne Historical museum.