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PAGE 6 ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS OF MICHIGAN August 10, 2023

WESTLAND
WESTLAND

Westland playground is finalist for state award

The Westland Mission to Mars Ziarko, the president of the
themed playground is one of four ” league board of trustees and
finalist for the statewide Projects like these Sterling Heights city councilmem-
Community Excellence Award ber. “Projects like these are help-
(CEA)-the most prestigious are helping our state. ing our state continue to create
Michigan Municipal League com- thriving communities, and we are
munity honor. proud to celebrate them.”
The other three competitors ed CEA finalist booths. The CEA has been the most
moving on as finalists are The convention is scheduled prestigious league community
Bridgman, Coldwater and Port for Oct. 18-20 in Traverse City. award since 2007. It's also affec-
Huron, according to an official Attendees will vote for their tionately called “The Race for the
statement from the organization. favorite project, with the project Cup” because the winning com-
The finalists were determined winning the most votes awarded munity gets a large trophy and
by a small voting board and the the official Community bragging rights for the year. The
top four projects will go on to Excellence Award during the 2022 winner was the Imagine Cass
compete at the league convention, closing general session. Project Village of Cassopolis:
where they will present their “We are excited to learn more Small, Rural, and Exceptional,
projects on the main stage and about our finalists' projects at our which was submitted by the
market their projects at designat- convention this fall,” said Barb Village of Cassopolis. Mission to Mars playground in Westland
Dog in golf cart injures 4-year-old Battle of

Badges set
Bella, the Westland fire dog, ment from the fire department.
may have lost her golf cart priv- Paramedics at the scene
ileges. immediately assessed the child The Hometown Heroes in
During the Blues, Brews for injuries, according to a Westland will face off in a char-
and BBQ festival in Westland spokesman, and while the ity softball game and home run
last weekend a 4-year-old child child was visibly shaken, she derby at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13
was injured had no obvi- at Jaycee Park.
by the golf ” ous injuries. Police officers and firefight-
cart in which Bella was not The mother of ers will take to the field to com-
Bella was sta- injured in the child pete and showcase their skills.
tioned by her refused any Admission to the event is free.
partner and the incident. further med- There will be a food truck on
handler Capt. ical treatment site and several prize raffles, a
Jeff Stobbe. or transport to spokesman said.
The always obedient Bella an emergency room, according All proceeds from the Battle
jumped from the golf cart seat to the statement. of the Badges will go directly to
to the floor of the vehicle and Bella is a 7-year-old support the Wayne Youth
in doing so, laid across the Labrador Retriever. She is a Athletic Association baseball
accelerator pedal. The cart certified arson detection program.
began to move forward and canine, and was the first Arson The family friendly event is
struck the 4-year-old before Dog in Western Wayne County. open to the public and was
firefighters could reach the Her work at fire scenes has organized by the Westland
vehicle to disengage the gear. been lauded as heroic by fire Police Community partner-
“Unfortunately, before fire- officials several times. Bella is ship, Westland Fire and
fighters could bring the cart to also used for fire safety instruc- Rescue and the Westland
a stop and remove the key from tion programs in Wayne Youth Athletic Association.
the vehicle, it struck a 4-year- Westland schools. Jaycee Park is located at
old girl and the passenger side Bella was not injured in the 34001 Hunter in Westland.
front tire ran over her left leg,” incident, according to official
Westland Arson Dog Bella according to a prepared state- reports.