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July 25 – 31, 2013
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Indoor golf may not be
exactly new, but golf indoors at
the local library is certainly
unique and will be a fundrais-
er at theWayne Public Library
nextmonth.
See page 2.
The City of Romulus will
look into a local ordinance
controlling fireworks, after
several residents complained
about the excessive noise lead-
ing up to the Fourth of July
holiday.
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.
Motorists waiting to make
left turns onto Beck Road at
the intersection of M-14 will
soon have a traffic signal to aid
the traffic flow according to
StateRep. KurtHeise.
See page 5.
Members of the Northville
Board of Education recently
approved the hiring of 13
teachers and will also be hir-
ingmore newstaffmembers.
See page 5.
There will be a lot of activi-
ty in downtown Belleville this
weekend when the Belleville
Area Council for the Arts pres-
ents the 3rd Annual Artaffair
onMain.
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Canadian law enforcement
officials have confirmed that
they will be sending a suspect
in the killing of a 72-year-old
Inksterman back to the area to
face charges.
See page 3.
For home delivery of The Eagle call 734-467-1900.
Westland will pay $5.1 mil-
lion to about 500 residents
whose homes were flooded
with raw sewage in 2010 and
again in 2011, according to
attorney StevenLiddle.
See page 3.
Ken Krolicki , a Canton
High School junior, is getting
an introduction into both col-
lege life and the highest level
of soccer competition this
month.
See page 5.
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Local district courts will be helping collect
more than $200 million in unpaid fees, fines
and traffic violations issued in Detroit and
could receive nearly half that revenue for
their assistance.
A recent agreement between the local dis-
trict courts and the 36th District Court in
Detroit will allow courts in Inkster, Plymouth,
Romulus and Wayne among others in Wayne
County to accept traffic fine payments, park-
ing fines, misdemeanor fines and drunk-driv-
ing penalties due to the Detroit court. The
Out-County Collections Program was
launched earlier this year but wasn't expected
to be in wide use until last week, according to
officials.
Officials at the 36th District Court said the
program should help increase the collection
rate of fines which right now at 7.7 percent,
well below that of other courts in the region,
according to findings of a state financial
review team.
Under provisions of the newprogram, fines
can be paid at any of the participating local
district courts rather than at the 36th District
Court located in downtown Detroit. The col-
lecting district court will be paid one-half the
local share of the fine for accepting and pro-
cessing the payment. Another portion of some
fines goes directly to the state and will not be
split by the two courts.
At the 22nd District Court in Inkster, Court
Administrator Lawrence Chastang said the he
doesn't expect a large reaction to the new pro-
gram.
“It does not appear that it is going to get any
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Courts,
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State and local regional school
agencies will begin the immediate
dissolution of the Inkster school
district and enrolling displaced
students innewschools.
Following a public hearing last
week in Lansing, state officials
responded to the comments of
Inkster parents and school offi-
cials and allowed the district until
last Monday to find the funding
necessary to keep the district
functioning. Inkster school offi-
cials were unable to meet that
deadline.
The state will now immediately
shut down the district, sending
students to neighboring schools
where the state per-pupil funding
will also be allocated. The neigh-
boring districts also have the abili-
ty, under the new legislation
passed (State Act 96), to assume
Inkster district buildings.
State officials said they could
not allow more time because a
priority in the dissolution of the
Inkster School District will be that
students have a school to return to
Sept. 3 following the summer
break.
Jan Ellis, a spokesperson for
the Michigan Department of
Education said the provisions of
legislation signed into law by Gov.
Rick Snyder have been reviewed
and that the Inkster district meets
all the criteria of the new law.
The new laws allow State
Superintendent of Public
Instruction Mike Flanagan and
State Treasurer Andy Dillon to
Those wishing to contest their fines
or fees must do so at the 36th
District Court, however
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Local courts to accept Detroit fines
Inkster school district faces immediate closure by state
Whoever says "there's no such
thing as a free lunch" hasn't heard
aboutWayneCounty's Annual Free
Summer LunchProgram.
The Wayne County Department
of Public Health has begun its
annual summer food service for
children, teenagers to age 18 and
eligible young adults. The pro-
gram distributes free, nutritious
lunches to residents at 21 commu-
nity sites including Belleville,
Canton Township, Inkster, Livonia,
Romulus, Wayne andWestland.
Meals are served from 11 a.m.
until 1 p.m. weekdays, through
Aug. 16. The service is available in
many Wayne County school dis-
tricts where students receive free
or reduced-price lunches during
the regular school year.
“This program helps Wayne
County families stretch their hard-
earned food dollars during eco-
nomically-challenging times by
providing thousands of meals each
year,” said Wayne County
Executive Robert Ficano. “Most
importantly, children are able to
receive wholesome, healthy and
enjoyable lunches during the sum-
mer-nutritional meals they might
not otherwise get.” In recent years,
the Wayne County program has
served as many as 71,000 lunches
annually.
Menus are selected to repre-
sent essential food groups and
taste-tested by registered dieti-
cians and nutritionists. Food items
feature popular favorites, as well
as new meal selections, ranging
fromsatisfying entrees to snacks.
In addition, the program pro-
vides free lunches for residents
through age 26 who are consid-
ered mentally or physically-chal-
lenged by a state or local educa-
tional agency orwho participate in
public or private non-profit school
programs for thehandicapped.
The summer food program
ensures that no eligible child will
be turned away hungry.
It is funded by, and operated in
accordance with, federal laws
under the U.S. Department of
Agriculture and administered by
the Wayne County Department of
PublicHealth.
Formore information about the
program, residents can call the
Wayne County Department of
Public Health at (734) 727-7107.
Information on the Free Summer
Lunch programs and other servic-
es from the Wayne County
Department of Health andHuman
Services can be found by clicking
on www.waynecounty.com and
going to the Health and Human
Services tab.
2013WayneCounty
Summer LunchDistribution Sites
Belleville:
• Rawsonville Elementary, Van
Buren Public Schools, 3110 S.
With highlights that include
the very first electric cars, cars
from the historic Great Race and
some amazing jet age convert-
ibles, the renowned Concours
d'Elegance of America returns to
St. John's in Plymouth July 28.
One of the most prestigious
showings of classic, rare and
valuable automobiles in the
world, The Concours, with some
300 vehicles, will be spread out
over the 200-acres of historic St.
John's grounds. In addition there
are numerous associated events
on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday leading up to the grand
presentation open to the public
onConcours Sunday.
Unlike any other Concours in
the world, Concours d'Elegance
of America is dedicated to the
Genius of the Automobile. It is a
unique celebration of exotic,
beautiful and historically impor-
tant automobiles and the people
behind them: their innovations,
designs and technology that
influenced the world, noted
organizer JimMcCarter.
Keeping this mission in mind,
the event this year features an
unmatched range of innovative,
one of a kind automobiles that
include everything from the first
electric cars, to the exotic cars
that ran in the world famous
Great Race, the 50th anniversary
of the 1963 Split Window
Corvette, the 50th anniversary of
the Porsche 911, Jet Age
Convertibles, Vintage NASCARS,
Detroit Iron including early
Lincolns, Cadillacs, Chryslers
and Packards and Indianapolis
Iron including Duesenbergs,
Stutz andMarmon cars as well as
a rare 1934 aerodynamic Pierce
Silver Arrow, McCarter said.
"This will be the best show
we've ever had,"McCarter said.
Vehicles can only appear in
the Concours by invitation and
this year the field is valued at
more than $10million.
The Chief Honorary Judge
will be Wayne Carini from
"Chasing Classic Cars." Masters
of Ceremonies will be Bob Joynt
and actor, voiceover man and
Michigan native Edward
Herrmann.
A portion of proceeds of the
Concours dElegance of America
at St. John's is designated for the
College for Creative Studies
(CCS), known for its world pre-
eminent automotive design cur-
riculum, Hospice of Michigan
andLeaderDogs for theBlind.
The Concours d'Elegance of
America is open to the public
and takes place 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The $25 general admission
includes free parking, shuttle
and a program book. Mode du
Concours Fashion Shows
throughout the event, matching
vintage fashions with cars, is part
of the presentation at the judges
stand.
The Inn at St. John's is located
at 44045 Five Mile Road,
Plymouth, Mi 48170. For informa-
tion call 248-643-8645 or go to
www.concoursusa.org.
Time travel
Concours d’ Elegance returns
to Plymouth for second year
See
Lunch,
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See
Schools,
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County lunch program now under way throughout area