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July 26 - Aug. 1, 2012
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It's a 54-year-old tradition in
the city of Wayne highlighted
by the 25 cent hot dog days at
Northside Hardware during
the annual summer Sidewalk
Sales in the city.
See page 3.
The controversial haz-
ardous waste injectionwells in
Romulus could be open again
by the end of the year after
required equipment is
installedby the newowners.
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.
Motorists in Plymouth will
have a few more obstacles to
face as the Summer Road
Paving Program continues in
the city.
See page 5.
Northville firefighters put
in some overtime on a recent
Sunday as they collected more
than $2,000 for the Muscular
DystrophyAssociation.
See page 7.
RebeccaKesler had enough
right answers towin $50,000 on
Who Wants To Be A
Millionaire but her answers
didn't satisfy 34th District
Court JudgeDavidParrott.
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While suspended Chief
Judge Sylvia James continues
her campaign for re-election to
the 22nd District Court in
Inkster, she still does not know
if shewill be allowed to serve.
See page 5.
For home delivery of The Eagle call 734-467-1900.
Members of the Westland
City Council have approved a
Brownfield Redevelopment
Plan for Tim Donut U.S.
Limited, Inc. for the building
at 7126N.WayneRoad.
See page 3.
Brandon Tomblin, a former Wayne Memorial
High School teacher, will be sentenced in circuit
court following his guilty plea to multiple charges
of criminal sexual conduct recently.
Tomblin, 26, of Canton Township, was aWayne
Memorial High School music teacher when the
alleged incidents with students occurred.
Tomblin's plea came after three boys came for-
ward and told prosecutors that they had traded
explicit photos on their cell phones with Tomblin
Two of the boys had testified at Tomblin's prelimi-
nary court examination that they had sexual con-
tact with him last year at the school and at other
locations. The boys were 16 and 17 at the time of
these alleged incidents which they told the court
took place after school hours. Another 16-year-old
testified that he and Tomblin had exchanged
nude photos, but said they did not have sexual
contact.
Tomblin pleaded guilty to charges of third-
degree criminal sexual conduct, fourth-degree
criminal sexual conduct, child sexually abusive
activity, using a computer to commit a crime and
distributing sexually explicitmaterial to children.
Tomblin's plea avoids a trial on the charges.
His sentencing on the charges will be before
Wayne County Circuit Judge Margie Braxton who
could impose the maximum sentence which
wouldbe 20 years inprison.
Controlling costs in the
short term and the long term
andmaintaining services were
hot issues among the candi-
dates vying for a seat on the
Canton Township Board of
Trustees.
See page 5.
The boys were 16 and 17
at the time of these alleged
incidents which they told the court
took place after school hours.
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Former teacher pleads guilty to sex charges
More than 10,000 people are expected to
visit the grounds of the Inn at St. John's in
Plymouth Township this weekend for the 34th
Annual Concours d'Elegance, one of the pre-
mier car shows in the country.
Organizers moved the show to Plymouth
last year and are more than pleased with the
venue, the amenities and the convenience the
change provided. Executive Director Jim
McCarter said that the location not only pro-
vides a spectacular area for displaying the
world-class automobiles, but the shuttle serv-
ices this year alleviate any parking problem
visitorsmight anticipate.
“Both Plymouth andNorthville are provid-
ing shuttles fromparking in the community to
St. John's. The shuttles will pick people up
and drop them off so it will be very easy for
visitors to get to the show this year,” McCarter
said. There are three free shuttles this year,
one from downtown and Old Village in
Plymouth and one from downtown Northville
along with one from the main parking lot at
14425N. SheldonRoad.
This year the show will feature more than
300world-class showcars, all of which are col-
lector's items.
“This is a new show every year, in a way,”
McCarter said. “We try not to invite a car back
after it has appeared but no car can ever
appear for five years after being exhibited
with this show,” he said.
McCarter said he expects the crowds to
exceed the 10,000 people who visited last year
as the venue was part of the attraction. “We
have so much to see. The ambience of St.
John's has proved a strong attraction. There's
lots of shade, people can easily find a place to
sit down and just enjoy the event,” he said. He
stressed that the shuttles would make it even
easier for visitors to get in and out to see the
vehicles and that in many cases, these are
once-in-lifetime chances to see the automo-
biles ondisplay.
Every year the event chooses a charity
partner to benefit from the show admission
fee and this year the official charities were
announced by Concours Director and Chief
Judge Bill Parfet. This year a portion of the
proceeds will go to the College for Creative
Studies, known for its world preeminent auto-
motive design curriculum, Hospice of
Michigan andLeaderDogs for theBlind.
The show will be open to the public from
10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Sunday only. Admission
is $25. Northville is joining the celebration
with a Concours Preview Party from noon
until 10 p.m. on Saturday. There will be a dis-
play of classic automobiles in downtown
Northville and a free showing of the movie,
Tucker, at the historic Marquis Theater and
swingmusic in the town square.
McCarter said the highlights of the show
this year were almost too numerous to list. He
said he expected the Jaguar vs. Corvettes dis-
play to attract a crowd as it will display some
of the “finest early specimens of these two
iconic brands.” The three-wheel motorcycles
will also interest visitors as will the 1966-1972
Trans-Amexhibits.
Another highlight of the weekend event
will be the sale of Al Capone's personal 1928
bulletproof Cadillac at the Saturday night
auction. The green and black automobile has
3,000 pounds of armor plating and inch-thick
glass. The side windows include circular gun
ports and the rear window drops so passen-
gers could shoot at pursuers.
The car is expected to bring $300,000 to
$500,000 at the auction.
Many of the vehicles at the show, according
toMcCarter, fall well within that price range.
There will be a American Classic Open
class with cars from 1928 to 1934, which is
considered a period of excellence in automo-
tive design along will other classics from 1935
to 1942. Manufacturers such as McLaren,
Chaparral, Lola, BRM, Shadow and Porsche
will be exhibiting in the Canada American
class withmodels from1966 to 1986, McCarter
said.
“The traditional Gas Light, Jazz Age,
Duesenberg, Auburn Cord, American
Popular, Classic Era, European, Pedal Cars,
American Post-War, Sports Cars, Muscle Cars
andSupercarswill all be on site,” he said.
Distrust of county administra-
tion and a desire for more fiscal
responsibility were among the top
issues discussed by four candi-
dates for the Wayne County
Commission onThursday.
Two democrats and two republi-
cans seek a 10th District County
Commission seat that was essen-
tially vacated when redistricting
sent incumbent commissioner
Kevin McNamara further south;
the seat now represents Canton
andPlymouth.
Canton residents Shannon
Price and Richard Convertino are
on the Republican side of the bal-
lot for the Aug. 7 primary.
Democrats James Amar of
Plymouth and Matthew Fiems of
Canton are the other two; the top
vote-getter from each party next
Tuesday will square off for the gen-
eral election inNovember.
Price, a constituent relations
staffer for Michigan Attorney
General Bill Schuette, said the
county spending priorities are
wrong.
“We're spending way too much
money on golden parachutes, buy-
outs, pensions and lawsuit settle-
ments and we're not spending
nearly enough money fixing our
roads, maintaining our parks or
protecting our citizens,” he said.
He would place the budget
online, develop a strict conflict-of-
interest policy and cut the discre-
tionary spending the Wayne
County executive is allowed as
ways to improve transparency,
accountability and rein in costs.
He also wants conduct a fully inde-
pendent audit of county finances
and to amend the charter to allow
the county commission-with a
supermajority vote-the power to
Polling places will be open throughout
area communities from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.
for the primary election next Tuesday, Aug. 7.
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Commission candidates square off at forum
See
County,
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We have so much to see. The
ambience of St. John's has proved a
strong attraction. There's lots of shade,
people can easily find a place to
sit down and just enjoy the event
”
Art in motion
Concours d’Elegance in Plymouth Sunday