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PAGE 4 ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS OF MICHIGAN June 13, 2019

INKSTER - ROMULUS

Juneteenth celebrations are set in community

Two events this week will cel- legacy as a great people and for- ” Americas where they were
ebrate Juneteenth in the City of tifying their ongoing history as bound for slavery. These captives
Inkster contributors to America. Community Up is a community service were herded onto ships, crowd-
The first will take place from The event will include food, ed into tight quarters, besieged
noon until dusk on Saturday, games, vendors, food trucks a non-profit organization and all proceeds by pestilence and disease, and,
June 15 at Whetley Park. Barbeque cookoff and a program from entry fees will go to when death occurred, were
The celebration marks June of spoken word, music, dance unceremoniously thrown over-
19, a pivotal time in the life of and speeches commemorating support the Juneteenth celebration. board into the Atlantic Ocean.
slaves living in the southwest, this historic milestone in the As is traditional, all partici-
especially the state of Texas. It lives of Black Americans. pants and observers will be
was not until June 19, 1895 that Visitors are asked to bring a some contests will have entry Juneteenth celebration. wearing white.
slaves learned that they had chair fees and vendors will be charg- Community Up will also host Inkster Park is located on
been free since 1863 when the Wheatley Park is located on ing for some food and merchan- a Middle Passage Ceremony at John Daly Road. The event is
Emancipation Proclamation was Beech Daly Road at Penn Street. dise. Inkster Park at 6 p.m. June 19. free and visitors are asked to
signed by President Abraham There is no admission fee and Community Up is a communi- The ceremony memorializes bring a chair.
Lincoln. the celebration, which is hosted ty service non-profit organiza- the more than two million cap- No drugs and no alcohol will
Juneteenth has come to be a by the Community Up group, is tion and all proceeds from entry tive Africans who were lost at be permitted at each of the fami-
day to honor Black American open to the public although fees will go to support the sea between Africa and the ly-friendly events

Kroger infrastructure. Penske doesn't actually Class of 1979 reunion set
All the products in the warehouse are
owned by Kroger, while Penske owns the

FROM PAGE 1 transport goods to or from the site, Doran Old friends will meet for a weekend of the Detroit Princess. Tickets for the
said. It receives goods from dozens of dif- conversation and reminiscing next cruise are $68 per person if purchased
Dominic Palazzolo, produce and floral ferent vendors to Kroger, takes a record of month when the Romulus High School before July 17 and $73 per person after
merchandiser for Kroger. For the compa- inventory and hauls the products into the Class of 1979 meets for the 40th reunion. that date. Tickets can be purchased at
ny, it means savings from less shrinkage warehouse. From there, third-party vendor Organizers have also invited mem- www.detroitprincess.com.
and transit time, and for consumers, it FirstFleet Inc., based in Tennessee, bers of the graduating classes from 1977, The weekend gathering will close
means fresher products. receives the products from the warehouse 1978, 1980 and 1981 to join them for the with a Family Barbeque set from 1-6 p.m.
“All products housed in the new distri- and ships them to Kroger stores. three-day event. Sunday, Aug. 18 at St. Johns Lodge #44,
bution center are Kroger products and the Hurst said the company continues to The reunion activities will begin at 31800 Beverly Road in Romulus.
facility will only service Kroger's Michigan hire for the warehouse. Open positions 7:30 p.m. Friday Aug. 6 when class mem- For more information or reservations
Division,” Rachel Hurst, corporate affairs can be seen on the Penske website. Wages bers can meet for hors d'oeuvres and contact one of the committee members;
manager for Kroger, said in a news range from $16.50 to $22.50 per hour. conversation at the Marriott Delta Hotel Michael Johnson, (313) 319-7282; Sarita
release. “The big thing is it is bringing 400-plus at 31500 Wick Road. The event will con- Stephens, (313) 974-9563; ILanader
The city of Romulus offered the compa- jobs to the city of Romulus,” said Wayne tinue until 10 p.m. Johnson, (313) 258-5681; Duane Moffat,
ny a tax abatement amounting to approxi- County Executive Warren Evans. “It is Alumni will meet at 5:30 Aug. 17 for (248) 459-3399; John Baum, (734) 255-7055
mately a 60-percent reduction in property another addition to the economic develop- dinner and dancing during a cruise on or Teri Pryor (Rice), (734) 772-4260.
taxes. ment that's going on in Wayne County.”
Father faces murder charges in death of 2 children

A Romulus resident is facing second- March 8 when his vehicle left Interstate nounced dead at the scene, which was degree murder, two counts of operating
degree murder charges in the death of 96 near Williamston and struck a tree. just east of Zimmer Road, prosecutors while intoxicated causing death and two
his two children who were killed in an Witnesses told police that it appeared said. counts of operating while his license
automobile crash last March. that Church lost control of the vehicle in Church was transported to a nearby was suspended or revoked, causing
According to police reports, which his 9-year-old son and 8-year-old hospital for treatment of injuries death.
Damerious Church, 29, was driving daughter were riding in the back seat. described as "serious." Church could face up to life in prison
"aggressively and attempting to pass The children, who both reportedly Church was charged May 31 and if convicted on the second-degree mur-
vehicles on the shoulder of the highway" lived in Grand Rapids, were pro- arraigned on two counts of second- der charges.