No. 28
NEWS YOU CAN USE, NEWS YOU CAN TRUST
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July 9 – 15, 2015
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The past met the future
last week in the recently
upgraded cardiac catheteri-
zation laboratory at
OakwoodHospitalWayne.
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Spirit Airlines, Inc. is con-
structing a newmaintenance
hangar
at
Detroit
Metropolitan Airport expect-
ed to generate $31.7 million
in new private investment
and add 84 new jobs.
See page 5.
Fred and Maureen
Robinson got quite a sur-
prise June 26 when the lawn
at their home was decorated
with good wishes on their
50thwedding anniversary.
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.
Vintage automobile lovers
can preview rare, antique
vehicles July 25, during the
4th Annual Northville
Concours
d'Elegance
PreviewEvent inNorthville.
See page 4.
JacobMason, 17, has been
named a cadet commander
at the Civil Air Patrol Willow
Run Composite Squadron,
part of theMichiganWing.
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For home delivery of The Eagle call 734-467-1900.
A neighborhood original-
ly built during World War II
to house bomber plant work-
ers was honored with a
national award this year.
See page 3.
Spotlight Players will cast
The Producers, the opening
musical in the 2015-2016
main season, at 6:30 p.m. July
20 and 21 at the Village
Theater inCantonTownship.
See page 3.
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One of the officers sus-
pended in the highly-publi-
cized beating of a motorist
during an arrest has filed a
lawsuit against the city
regarding his punishment.
See page 5.
Scott Wobbe, 38, of Westland
will spend the rest of his life in
prisonwithout the possibility of
parole following his no contest
plea to charges of first-degree
premeditated murder in the
death of his former girlfriend.
Macomb County Judge Mary
Chrzanowski handed down
Wobbe's sentence June 30 fol-
lowing the plea he entered in
May to the charges.
Chrzanowski also ordered
Wobbe to pay the mother of
Theresa DeKeyzer $9,450 in
restitution and have no contact
with the family of the 22-year-
old victim.
DeKeyzer's decomposed
body was found by police in a
steel drum filled with cement,
coveredwith plastic and sealed
with duct tape in a Plymouth
Township storage yard in
September of last year. Shewas
reported missing by her family
in June, 2014 after a domestic
violence incident in Warren
involvingWobbe.
Police indicated that
DeKeyzer died of asphyxiation.
Wobbe was charged with her
murder, disinterment and
mutilation of her body. He
entered the unusual no-contest
plea in an effort to save his and
DeKeyzer's family the ordeal of
a trial, according to his attor-
ney, RaymondCassar.
Wobbe apologized to
DeKeyzer's family and his own
family members, Cassar said.
He added that Wobbe is not an
evil person and has had
remorse throughout the legal
proceedings.
At the sentencing, about 50
supporters of DeKeyzer and
her family filled the courtroom,
many wearing purple and
black Justice for Theresa
shirts. DeKeyzer's mother and
some family members spoke
about the impact her death had
on them and Wobbe read from
a prepared statement.
The no-contest plea pre-
vents an appeal of the sentence
without first receiving permis-
sion to do so fromthe court.
Convicted ‘steel drum ‘killer to spend life in prison
State grants bring 500 jobs to townships
Development grants from the
State ofMichiganwill help bring
more than 500 jobs to Northville
andPlymouth townships.
The grants, offered as a
means to spur economic and job
growth, are an incentive avail-
able through the Michigan
Strategic Fund to encourage
investment in local communi-
ties, according to State. Rep.
Kurt Heise, R-Plymouth
Township.
One of the latest incentive
grants went to ZF North
America, Inc., a subsidiary of ZF
Friedrichshafen AG headquar-
tered in Germany. The company
is a worldwide leader in drive-
line and chassis technology that
is bringing a technical center to
Northville Township, Heise said
in a prepared statement. The
center will be used for research
and development services to
design, develop and test new
vehicle components and sys-
tems, and is expected to create
571 jobs, resulting in a $4million
Michigan
Business
Development Program perform-
ance-based grant.
“This is an exciting develop-
ment,” said Heise. “I'm grateful
for the partnership between ZF
North America and the town-
ship of Northville, and I thank
the Michigan Economic
Development Corporation and
Michigan StrategicFund for see-
ing the great value in this hard-
workingAmerican community.”
The Michigan Strategic Fund
also granted approval of private
activity bonds that would create
82 new jobs in Plymouth
Township and the city of
Livonia with Master Automatic
Machine Co., Inc. The state
investment was valued at $4mil-
lion.
“Bringing greater success to
local businesses is just as impor-
tant as encouraging additional
investment,” Heise said.
“Economic success in our state
starts with job providers based
in our cities and townships.”
Painting the town
Art In The Park opens tomorrow
Art In The Park organizers
Raychel Rork and Dianne
Quinn will mark the 36th
anniversary of the renowned
event this year by presenting a
special gift to another facility
that promotes the arts.
Art In The Park officially
arrives throughout downtown
Plymouth at 10 a.m. tomorrow
when more than 400 artists
will exhibit and sell their
wares in the annual weekend
dedicated to art and artists.
The event is open until 8 p.m.
tomorrow, from 10 a.m. until 7
p.m. Saturday and from 10
a.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday.
This year, the children's
mural, a long-time tradition at
Art In The Park, will be donat-
ed to the newPlymouth Arts &
Recreation Complex (PARC)
now open at the former
CentralMiddleSchool.
More than 1,000 children
will work on three largemural
panels, each 4 by 6 feet, which
will be installed at the new
complex following Art In The
Park this year.
The Kid's Mural has been a
part of the art show for
decades and every year Quinn
and Rork choose a special
spot for the completed art-
work, which is always spectac-
ular. This year, the theme of
the individual mural panels
will be Sports, Music and
Dance, an effort to try to com-
bine and recognize all the
activities that will be included
at the new facility, Rork said.
She andQuinn agreed that the
painting of the mural is a very
popular activity with young-
sters visiting Art In The Park.
The basic outline is drawn on
the panels which are then
taken to the Kids' Section in
Kellogg Park, ready for paint-
ing. Children visiting the festi-
val are encouraged to take up
a brush and paint any section
they might like and there are
volunteers on hand to help
them complete their artistic
efforts.
"It's always been popular
and the kids are so much fun,"
Quinn said.
Following the festival and
completion of the mural pan-
els, theywill be installed at the
Activities Entrance of the new
complex housed in the reno-
vated and remodeled Central
Middle School building on
Main Street in downtown
Plymouth. The Plymouth Arts
& Recreation Complex
(PARC) is already operating,
offering expanded summer
swimming programs along
with the use of the athletic
fields and the gymnasium.
"We are open for the com-
munity," saidWendyHarless of
thePARCcommittee.
"The PARC is offering a sec-
ond session of swim lessons
this summer. That means
there is still time for you and
your children to learn how to
swim before summer ends,"
she said.
"We also offer a Masters
program, adult learn to swim
classes, workout classes and
private lessons for all ages,"
she added.
Economic success in our
state starts with job providers
based in our cities and townships.
”
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Art,
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