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Yankee Air Museum offers free tickets to vets

Yankee Air Museum will offer free tion history.”
admission to active duty military person- Walsh said Yankee Air Museum has
nel and their families through Labor Day been a Blue Star Museum for years and
as part of the 10th annual Blue Star believes it's a small, but important way of
Museum program. The effort is a collabo- giving back to men and women in the mili-
ration among the National Endowment tary. He said the museum staff and volun-
for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the teers enjoy talking with the families and
Department of Defense, and more than listening to their experiences.
2,000 museums across America. A list of “As we launch the 10th summer of Blue
participating museums is available at Star Museums, it remains a privilege for
arts.gov/bluestarmuseums. the National Endowment for the Arts to
“As always, we are proud to participate serve members of the military and their
in the Blue Star program,” said Kevin families through this program,” said Mary
Walsh, executive director of Yankee Air Anne Carter, acting chairman of the This year, participating Blue Star Yankee Air Museum is located at 47884
Museum. “Military personnel and their National Endowment for the Arts. Museums represent a wide range of inter- D Street, Belleville on the grounds of his-
families make tremendous sacrifices so “...There are so many wonderful opportu- ests - arts, aviation, science, history, the toric Willow Run Airport. The facility is
that we can enjoy freedom and liberty in nities for military families to share a mem- natural world, and children's museums. open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Tuesday-
the U.S. We are very glad to host them at orable experience exploring our nation's More than 680,000 families participated in Saturday and from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. on
our museum, at no charge, to enjoy avia- museums.” the Blue Star program in 2018. Sundays.
First Romulus Book Mobile tours area neighborhoods

Romulus Community Schools spon- Smith, and a team of elementary school Trailer Park; Barrington Apartments; during the summer months. The delivery
sored the first-ever district Book Mobile teachers drove the Book Mobile around Wellesley Apartments; Willow Glen of books by the Book Mobile will encour-
last Tuesday, providing books, popsicles Romulus to 17 locations where they made Apartments; Romulus Historical Park and age parents to spend time reading to their
and school supplies to children in the 15-minutes stops during the day. Lemonye Gardens in Inkster. children and the free school supplies pro-
community. The Book Mobile route included: The goal, according to a district vided help students prepare for the
District Curriculum Director Karensa Gateway Townhouses, Metro Commons spokesman, was to entice students to read upcoming school year, she said.
Van Buren man charged

in attempted car jacking

A 22-year-old Van Buren Township man ed to drive off in the truck. The vehicle
has been charged with carjacking follow- owner pulled the defendant from his vehi-
ing an incident at a Wyandotte gas station. cle and detained him until the police
According to official reports, Hussain arrived, according to police accounts of
Sabir Foxworth was arrested by the incident.
Wyandotte police officers after they were Foxworth has been charged with one
dispatched at about 4:59 p.m. July 14 to a count of carjacking. He was arraigned July
gas station located in the 2000 block of 17 before 27th District Court Judge
Biddle Avenue. Elizabeth Disanto. The Probable Cause
When officers arrived on the scene, Conference is scheduled for today, and a
they observed two men detaining a third preliminary examination is scheduled for
man near a vehicle. Prosecutors allege Aug. 2 on the charges. Both hearings are
that Foxworth came out of the gas station, before Disanto in 27th District Court in
struck the owner of a pick-up truck who Wyandotte. The defendant received a
was buying fuel at the pump, and attempt- $500,000 cash bond.

On high alert

Most Americans rely on weather forecasts to plan their daily routine and the U.S.
Navy is no different. With numerous ships, submarines and airplanes deployed in
the U.S. Atlantic Fleet area of operations, sailors stationed at the Fleet Weather
Center, in Norfolk, VA, make it their primary mission to monitor extreme weather
conditions in support of daily operations Petty Ofc. 3rd Class John Henderson, a
2016 John Glenn High School graduate and native of Romulus, is one of the
sailors serving at the Fleet Weather Center, which is responsible for providing
timely, comprehensive, and tactically relevant information for ships, submarines,
aircraft and other commands operating out of the Hampton Roads area. As a
Navy aerographer's mate, Henderson is responsible for providing U.S. and coali-
tion ships, submarine and aircraft weather forecasts including en route and oper-
ating area forecasts. Henderson credits success in the Navy to many of the les-
sons learned growing up in Romulus.

Advertising placement explained

A story in the last edition of The Eagle attack.
regarding an attack on a Romulus woman The 39-year-old defendant in the case
was inadvertently placed near the adver- was arrested by Romulus police within 72
tisement for Whispering Willows Co-op in hours as a result of surveillance video and
the city. security measures and is currently await-
That placement was not deliberate and ing trial in the crime.
was no reflection on Whispering Willows The Eagle regrets any implication the
nor was it intended to imply any responsi- placement of the advertising may have
bility on the part of the facility in the caused.