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THE BELLEVILLE
ENTERPRISE
ENTERPRISE
Vol. 136, No. 21
Yankee Air Museum will
be flying its Greyhound heli-
copter on Saturday and
Hairless Joe, the C-47 troop
transport, on Sunday in cele-
bration of Memorial Day.
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THE CANTON
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Vol. 74, No. 21
Canton Township Police
Department Sgt. Dale Waltz
will officially retire at the
end of this month after a
quarter of a century on the
job.
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THE INKSTER
LEDGER STAR
LEDGER STAR
Vol. 74, No. 21
A new $6 million Black-
owned marijuana growing
and processing facility is
scheduled to open in Inkster
this fall. Memorial Day events return to local communities
See page 5.
Next Monday will be the national cel- eral concept of what Memorial Day was into 88.1 The Park on FM radio for live
ebration of Memorial Day, a day of about, but only 28 percent knew, with coverage.
THE NORTHVILLE remembrance and honor for those who confidence, the exact meaning of the The route map may be viewed at
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What likely caught lawmakers' atten-
Plymouth Township will also be
While many celebrate the day, few
Vol. 210, No. 21 are aware of the significance and histo- tion, however, was how Americans marking the holiday with a Memorial
As the Memorial Day holi- ry of the event which began as spend their time on Memorial Day. Day service at noon on Monday, May 31
day approaches, the City of Decoration Day in the 1860s to honor President Bill Clinton signed into law at the Wayne County First Responders
Northville Police Depart- soldiers who died in the Civil War. That the National Moment of Remembrance Memorial, located on Haggerty Road at
ment is reminding drivers war, which ended in the spring of 1865, so that all Americans were encouraged Hines Drive.
about the importance of seat claimed more lives than any conflict in to take a moment to remember what The township and local officials will
belt use as part of the nation- U.S. history and required the establish- Memorial Day is truly about. be honoring fallen service members and
al Click it or Ticket cam- ment of the first national cemeteries in For those who enjoy watching base- first responders.
paign. the country. ball on Memorial Day, every Major The event is open to the public.
See page 6. Memorial Day was originally cele- League Baseball game halts in recogni-
brated on May 30 but in 1968, Congress tion of the National Moment of WESTLAND
approved the Uniform Monday Holiday Remembrance. Other participants There will be a Memorial Day parade
THE PLYMOUTH Act, establishing the holiday would include Amtrak, NASCAR, NASA, the in Westland to celebrate and remember
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Memorial Day became a federal holi-
hundreds more.
According to Vic Barra who is organ-
Vol. 21, No. 21 day in 1971 under President Richard izing the event, the parade is a tribute to
The Plymouth Fife and Nixon. CANTON TOWNSHIP "the men and women who have made
Drum Corps (PFDC) is con- Despite the effects of the COVID 19 In Canton Township the Honor the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom,
ducting a nationwide search pandemic, many local communities are Guard of the Canton Fire Department while we continue to honor the many
for alumni to participate in attempting to celebrate the holiday this will be hosting a Memorial Day service veterans who have courageously served
the 50th anniversary celebra- year. at 10 a.m. Monday, May 31 at the our country. We gather to support and
tion of the group. Memorial Day is traditionally cele- Veteran's Memorial Center located in applaud their service to our nation and
See page 5. brated by visiting cemeteries or memori- Heritage Park directly behind the community."
als, enjoying family gatherings and Canton Administration Building, 1150 S. The parade will start at 1 p.m. on
watching or participating in patriotic Canton Center Road, in Canton. Sunday, May 30 beginning at John
THE ROMULUS parades. There will be a ceremonial wreath Glenn High School in Westland; travel
ROMAN
ROMAN beginning of the summer season. posting at the 1st Battalion 24th Marine west on Marquette Road to Carlson;
Unofficially, the holiday marks the
head north on Carlson to the Westland
Division Memorial by the Canton Fire
Vol. 136, No. 21 Technically, the first day of summer is Honor Guard. William P. Faust Public Library. The
Romulus residents have marked by the June Solstice, which falls A roll call will also take place for the march will end at the Veteran's
only until tomorrow to sub- on June 20 or 21 every year. "Fallen 22" Marines that were deployed Memorial Garden in Westland.
mit nominations for the Each year on Memorial Day a nation- for duty in 2006-07 to Iraq and made the This year, the parade will feature
annual Home Town Heroes al moment of remembrance takes place ultimate sacrifice. high school marching bands, the World
awards for 2021. at 3 p.m. local time. It is unclear where The public is invited to attend this Champion Westland Meteors Football
See page 3. exactly this tradition originated; numer- memorial service honoring the Marines Team and Cheer Squad, Cub Scout
ous different communities may have and all service members who put our Packs, Girl Scout Troops, Westland
independently initiated the memorial great nation before their own lives. Youth Athletic Association, the Shriners
THE WAYNE gatherings. and the Freedom Riders Motorcycle
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Again this year, the Lions Club of
A small ceremony will take place at
Vol. 74, No. 21 approved a law that "requires" Plymouth, in cooperation with the City the Veteran's Memorial Garden, located
Americans to pause at 3 p.m. on
A former teacher at Wayne Memorial Day and take a moment of of Plymouth, will mark the Memorial behind the Westland Public Library at
Memorial High School will silence to honor the fallen. Day holiday with procession residents 6123 Central City Parkway. The remem-
serve nine to 30 years in The time was designated as the can view from the comfort of their own brance ceremony at the end of the
prison after being convicted of National Moment of Remembrance and neighborhoods. parade will feature guest speakers and a
first-degree sexual conduct serves as an act of national unity in Veterans will proceed throughout the 21 gun salute among other tributes to
with a student. remembering all of the men and women city in vehicles and residents along the those fallen men and women who sacri-
See page 6. who have given their lives in service of route are invited to use their creativity ficed their lives in our names, Barra
the United States.The time was chosen to decorate their homes and yards. said.
because that is when most Americans The procession will begin at 10 a.m. Any organization interested in partic-
THE WESTLAND are enjoying their freedoms during the on May 31 at the Plymouth Cultural ipating in the parade should fill out the
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A Gallup poll released on March 26,
Vol. 74, No. 21 2000 revealed that, for the most part, a gram at Veterans Park, the procession City of Westland website. For informa-
will continue. To estimate when it will
tion, or to register by phone, call Barra
Westland has found a way solid majority of Americans got the gen- arrive in a specific neighborhood, tune at (734) 793-9309.
to pay the majority of the city
unfunded pension liability
for former city employees
through a successful debt
refinancing.
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