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No. 25
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June 21 - 27, 2012
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Representatives
of
Oakwood visited with students
at Taft-Galloway Elementary
School in Wayne recently to
promote interest in the
upcomingRedOctoberRun.
See page 5.
Pastor Steve Adams, who is
leaving Romulus Wesleyan
Church to pursue his calling as
the founder of Poured Out,
was honored with a special
city resolution last Sunday.
See page 4.
Plymouth Police Sgt. Chris
Voorhies and Ofc. Tom Koval
were honored by Huron Valley
Ambulance with the 2012 Life
SavingAward lastmonth.
See page 3.
Northville Board of
Education member Anita
Bartschat will step down from
the post she has held since
January, 2012, to relocate to
Dusseldorf, Germany, with her
family andhusband.
See page 3.
The Van Buren Public
Schools Board of Education
has reached a contract agree-
ment with the teachers union
and can now adopt a balanced
budget for the 2012-13 year.
See page 4.
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Inkster residents need only
travel to the parking lot of the
YMCA from10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
next Wednesday to find some
of the freshest produce avail-
able.
See page 5.
For home delivery of The Eagle call 734-467-1900.
Fifty lucky children won't
be able to complain about
being bored without school
classes this summer thanks to
WayneCounty Parks at Nankin
Mills InterpretiveCenter.
See page 5.
The Michigan Supreme Court heard oral
argumentsMonday in amisconduct hearing for
former 22ndDistrict Court JudgeSylvia James.
The court heard arguments from Michigan
State Judicial Tenure Commission examiners
and James' attorneys, Mayer Morganroth and
Sharon McPhail, during the hearing to deter-
mine James' sentence after she was found
guilty of misconduct andmisappropriation by a
special master appointed to hear the case. The
guilty ruling could carry a penalty of up to
removal from the bench. James has not been
chargedwithany criminal offense.
Jameswas placed on administrative leave in
April of 2011 and was accused of mismanaging
court funds, specifically the court Community
Service Fundwhich is self-funded by court fees
and fines and is intended for nonviolent
offender programs. Ann Mattson, a retired
Ypsilanti Township judge appointed by the
Judicial Commission to oversee the allegations,
issued a ruling following 27 days of testimony
and arguments, and the submission of written
briefs in the case. In that 48-page report, she
found James had used money from the
Community Service Fund for “travel, donations
to local groups and other expenses, the fund
was not intended for.” Mattson ruled that
James failed to diligently discharge her admin-
istrative responsibilities and that she ignored
the advice of trained financial professionals.
Mattson also said that James did not comply
with generally accepted judicial accounting
principles and had violated the anti-nepotism
policy when she re-hired her niece to work at
the court. Mattson also ruled that James failed
to establish policies requiring documentation
of expenditures of all publicmoney.
“Despite being told that her actions were
improper, she continued to authorize dona-
tions,”Mattson's report read. Mattson also cited
James as having “a lack of respect for the law
by lying to the commission and misappropriat-
ing the court funds.'
The Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission
recommended that James be removed from the
The Canton Farmers
Market is now open from 9
a.m. until 1 p.m. every Sunday
at Preservation Park, located
at 500 N. Ridge, through
Oct.14.
See page 3.
See
Judge,
page 2
Despite being told
that her actions
were improper, she continued
to authorize donations.
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Judge faces Supreme Court on charges
Flag Day
Romulus VFW, seniors
and American Legion
celebrate our flag
For the 24th year, Art in the Sun
will move into downtown
Northville, bringing more than 85
artists to the streets thisweekend.
The event, sponsored by the
Northville Art House, is the visual
arts component of the Arts and
Acts celebration this year planned
for June 22-24. Artists will be
exhibiting and selling their work
from 3-9 p.m. on Friday, from 10
a.m. until 8 p.m. Saturday and from
11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday.
This year, the event will include
a children's art area, a Miniature
Art Hunt throughout downtown
businesses, well-known musical
entertainers and a large selection
of food anddrink for sale.
Other Arts andActs components
include the Reel Michigan Film
Festival, the Short on Words
Literature Contest and the
Sandbox Play Festival at Tipping
Point Theatre.
Visitors are being urged to bring
a canned good or other non-perish-
able food item to the festival to
help support Northville Civic
Concern, the charity partner of the
event this year.
Arts and Acts sponsors this year
include: Renewal by Andersen,
American Laser Skincare, Varsity
Lincoln and Dotto Family
Chiropractic. All proceeds of Arts
and Acts will benefit the cultural
activities the Northville Art House
provides the community.
The Reel Michigan Film
Festival will start at noonSaturday.
A spokesman noted that the
number of entries this year tripled
from last year and includes docu-
mentaries, narratives, comedies
andhorror films, alongwith others,
she added.
There will be an after party at
the Northville Art House where
guests will enjoy food and wine
and prizes will be awarded to film-
makers in several categories. The
films will be shown at the
Northville Art House 215 W. Cady
St., Northville.
The first films to be shown from
noon until 2 p.m. will be Buzz and
Gas and The Big Question, seven
short films in two categories.
From 2-4 p.m. five short films,
Love andHopewill be shown.
From 5-7 p.m. Survival of the
Fittest
and
Homegrown
Apocalyptic Paranoia will include
10 short films in two categories.
Tickets for the movies are $5
and tickets for the movies and
after party are $10. An all-day
movie pass which includes the
after party is available for $20 at
See
Festival,
page 2
Members of the VFW Post 9568 and the
American Legion celebrated Flag Day last
week with the presentation and raising of a
new American Flag at the Romulus Senior
Center and Romulus Senior Towers. Jack
Wilson of the American Legion distributes
flags to Romulus seniors during the event, at
right. The VFW honor guard raise the new flag
on the pole outside the Senior Center as the
honor guard, captain Mike Santamour, left,
Ray Cianfarani, Bi l l Blackburn, Terry
Alexander, Bob Williams and George Craven
salute.
Visitors are being urged to bring a canned good
or other non-perishable food item to the
festival to help support Northville Civic Concern,
the charity partner of the event this year.
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Arts and Acts Festival begins in downtown Northville