No. 25
NEWS YOU CAN USE, NEWS YOU CAN TRUST
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June 18 – 24, 2015
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Wayne
County
Commissioner Al Haidous
(D-Wayne) was appointed to
the newly-createdGovernor's
Talent Investment Board for
a 2-year term.
See page 4.
Officers
from
the
Romulus Department of
Public Safety participated in
theNational RandomActs of
Kindness initiative last
month, surprising many resi-
dents.
See page 2.
Plymouth library officials
said the construction now
under way is on schedule
and will create a safer entry
into the building as part of
the renovations.
See page 5.
For the first time in nearly
three decades, the City of
Northville will have a new
mayor as Chris Johnson
announced that he will not
seek
re-election
in
November.
See page 5.
Bryce Walrath, a 2015
graduate of Belleville High
School, was awarded a schol-
arship to fund his training as
a paramedic after working
with the Belleville Fire
Department.
See page 2.
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Officials from 15 western
Wayne County communities
participated in a discussion
of policing activities
throughout the area hosted
by Westland and the NAACP
last week.
See page 4.
Talented International
Festival performers will fill
the grounds of the Liberty
Fest in Canton with sights
and sounds from around the
globe this Saturday.
See page 3.
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Interim Inkster Police
Chief Joseph Thomas partic-
ipated in a discussion of
policing activities through-
out the area hosted by
Westland and theNAACP.
See page 4.
Local environmentalists are
hoping the planned construc-
tion in McClumpha Park in
Plymouth Township will not
threaten the habitat of a rare
fish species.
Tonquish Creek is the only
known sighting of a sensitive
fish species called the Least
Darter. The planned construc-
tion of a 209-car parking lot
scheduled to be built in the
area designated as a sub-water-
shed could impact the delicate
fish, according to Sally Petrella,
volunteer monitoring program
manager for the Friends of the
Rouge.
Petrella said the water qual-
ity in the Plymouth Township
McClumpha Park section is one
of the best in the Rouge River
Watershed area and hopes it
stays that way. Friends of the
Rouge promotes restoration
and stewardship of the 126mile
long Rouge River through river
reporting, education and moni-
toring and hosts educational
projects to train teachers. The
river watershed covers 467
squaremiles.
“I certainly hope they will
consider building swales or
other stormwater control
devices to filter pollutants out
of the water before it goes into
the river,” said Petrella. To
date, the township has not
applied to Wayne County for a
site-specific stormwater permit
or soil erosionpermits.
Petrella, a 15-year full-time
employee of the non-profit
organization that was founded
to raise awareness about the
need to clean up the Rouge
River, said the group is
involved in an on-going study of
the water quality in the town-
ship park, especially since they
have identified a species of fish
called the Least Darter or
See
Park,
page 6
Parking lot may threaten rare fish species
Festival time
Canton hosts Liberty Fest
Strawberry
Festival set
Arts and Acts
in Northville
The
39th
Annual
Strawberry Festival in
Belleville will once again offer
something for everyone with
three days of nonstop events.
The festival celebrates the
strawberry season with free
special events for the entire
family, beginning with the
parade from 11 a.m. until 1
p.m. tomorrow. Attractions
include two Midways, a beer
tent, music and concerts, bingo,
crafters, food, a wide assort-
ment of strawberry treats, a
children's area and the pres-
ence of the Strawberry Queen
all spaced across three venues
in the community, downtown,
St. Anthony Church andTrinity
Episcopal Church.
This year, the event will fea-
ture more than 150 parade
entries including floats, musi-
cal entertainment, motorcades,
marching bands, clowns, and
acrobats who will entertain the
more than 30,000 people who
annually gather to watch the
parade.
There will be two midways
this year, one at St. Anthony
Catholic Church and another
on Main Street downtown. The
midway on the grounds of St.
Anthony's Church will be open
from 5-10 p.m. today through
Pancakes, wild animals,
magicians, live music, spaghet-
ti, samples from area restau-
rants and fireworks are but a
few of the attractions at the
Liberty Fest which will return
to Canton Township this
month.
Heritage Park behind the
Canton
Township
Administration Building west
of Canton Center Road
between Cherry Hill Road and
Summit Parkway will host the
three-day event from June 18-
20.
Therewill be a full lineup of
carnival rides and games from
1-11 p.m. on Thursday and
Friday and from 10 a.m. until
11 p.m. Saturday. Major spon-
sors the annual community
event this year include:
Atchinson Ford; Community
Financial Credit Union; DMC
Children's Hospital; HAP; The
Goddard School of Early
Childhood Development; Red
Holman Buick GMC; Sysco;
Twisted Rooster; The Village
Dentist andComcast Xfinity.
Along with the expanded
lineup of carnival rides, games
and special attractions will be
the Family Zone. Visitors can
purchase a single-day wrist-
band in advance and save on
the cost of carnival rides.
Wristbands will be available
for purchase on-site for $22 on
Thursday, $25 on Friday, and
$28 on Saturday. All sales are
final. For more information,
call (734) 394-5460.
This year, there will also be
a free Thursday Night Concert
Series at the Canton Live!
Stage from 7:30 - 10:30 p.m. as
Midwest Dueling Pianos kicks
things off. A special Zumba
Party in Pink is planned from
7:30 until 9 p.m. Thursday at
the
Heritage
Park
Amphitheater. Participants are
asked to show their support for
Breast Cancer Awareness and
Research and make a 'move' to
help make a difference.
Admission to the event is a $5
minimum donation to the
SusanG. KomenFoundation.
Throughout Liberty Fest,
the Canton Rotary Club will be
hosting an adult beverage tent,
sponsored by Liberty Street
Brewing Company. The tent
will be open from 4-10 p.m.
Thursday and Friday and from
11 a.m. until 11 p.m. on
Saturday. Festival-goers must
be 21 years to purchase adult
beverages.
A Taste of Canton, spon-
sored by Twisted Rooster, will
feature area restaurants pre-
senting their local specialties
The Northville Art House
will shine a spotlight on the
imagination, art, talent and cul-
tural diversity of artists
throughout the region when
the annual Arts and Acts
Festival returns for the sixth
consecutive year June 19-21 in
historic downtownNorthville.
The events will take place
near Main and Center streets
in downtown Northville and
will be open from 3-8 p.m.
Friday, June 19, from 10 a.m.
until 8 p.m. Saturday, June 20
and from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Sunday, June 21.
The festival includes the
27th annual juried fine art
show Art in the Sun, featuring
more than 70 artists; the Reel
Michigan Film Festival at
Northville's Marquis Theatre;
the Sandbox Play Festival pro-
duced by Tipping Point
Theatre; the Short on Words
Literary Contest; musical
entertainment featuring some
of metro Detroit's top musi-
cians; Children's Activities; the
2nd annual Northville Art
House Chalk Festival and a
large variety of festival food
anddrink.
Sponsors of the arts festival
this year include: DTE Energy,
XFinity,
Leaf
Filter,
I certainly hope they will consider
building swales or other
stormwater control devices...
”
Don Howard
Staff Writer
See
Liberty,
page 3
See
Arts,
page 5
See
Strawberry,
page 2
