No. 34
NEWS YOU CAN USE, NEWS YOU CAN TRUST
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August 18 - 24, 2011
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St. Mary OutreachCenter in
Wayne has entered a powerful
partnership withMeijer which
will include the donation of
100 gift cards to the center to
help stock the pantry.
See page 5.
Romulus police were more
than busy last week with
break-ins and some rather
unusual calls for help from
local residents.
See page 3.
Every donor at the
American Red Cross spon-
sored summer blood drive at
Plymouth City Hall next
Thursday, Aug. 25 will receive
a special treat.
See page 4.
The sale of refunding bonds
by the Northville Public
Schools will save taxpayers
nearly $275,000, according to
Superintendent of Schools
MaryKayGallagher.
See page 4.
Public Safety Department
Chaplains have organized a
Public Safety Appreciation
Day for residents of Van
Buren, Sumpter and Belleville
next toFireStationNo. 2.
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TerohnMathis, a fifth grade
student at McDowell
Elementary School in Taylor,
won the Reading Rocks! con-
test sponsored by the The Jose
Odum Morris Literacy Project
this year.
See page 5.
For home delivery of The Eagle call 734-467-1900.
A new device carried by
first responders from the
WestlandFireDepartment can
now almost instantly deter-
mine is a victim is suffering
from carbon monoxide poison-
ing.
See page 5.
It's the first of its kind for The
SalvationArmy.
Last week, the venerable insti-
tution marked the official open-
ing of The Salvation Army
Romulus Adult Rehabilitation
Center, the first 180-day residen-
tial rehabilitation program for
women in southeastMichigan.
The Salvation Army Southeast
Michigan Adult Rehabilitation
Center will provide administra-
tive and managerial oversight to
the Romulus facility and the
thrift stores.
“We are proud to open this res-
idential facility designed specifi-
cally for women. Programming
like this speaks to the heart of
The Salvation Army's founding
principles. We rebuild lives by
guiding our residents through the
journey to recovery, self-dignity,
self-esteem and personal
strength,” said Merle Miller,
administrator of new facility.
The Women's Rehabilitation
Center is independently funded
by revenue from The Salvation
ArmyFamily andThrift Stores.
“Substance abuse certainly
doesn't discriminate against any
gender, and we are grateful to
open the doors to this residence
and begin offering hope and help
to women who want to be free
from their addictions,” added
Cheryl Miller, administrator of
women's and familyministries for
the residential rehabilitation pro-
gram.
Administrators plan to fill 50
spots in the program initially,
with 30 more to be added in com-
ingmonths.
Women living at the center will
follow a 12-step recovery process
to recognize and accept their sub-
stance abuse problem through
holistic residential programs uti-
lizing spiritual, physical and emo-
tional therapies, according to
Miller. Residents will include
those who independently apply,
as well as those court-ordered to
attend a rehabilitationprogram.
The facility is open to women
fromthroughout the southeastern
Michigan area.
Applicants currently in a dif-
ferent rehabilitation program
may receive credit for days com-
pleted. Women 21 and older who
meet the intake criteria are eligi-
ble. Pregnant women or current
beneficiaries who become preg-
nant are not eligible.
The Romulus facility previous-
ly housed a Salvation Army Adult
Rehabilitationprogramformen.
Founded by William Booth in
London, England, in 1865, The
Salvation Army is a faith-based,
non-profit organization dedicated
to serving people in need without
discrimination. Completely self-
funded, the operating budget for
the new women's facility comes
from the revenue of the 32
Salvation Army Thrift Stores
located in Southeast Michigan.
For more information visit
www.salarmythrift.com or call
(313) 965.7760.
Local women will model
bridal gowns from 115 years of
history at a special showing
this Sunday at the Village
Theater at Cherry Hill, spon-
sored by the Canton Historical
Museum.
See page 4.
Women’s rehabilitation center now open
Motorists are being warned not
to let their summertime fun end
with a drunk driving arrest as law
enforcement agencies in eight
Southeast Michigan counties will
be cracking down on drunk drivers
through additional patrols through
Sept. 5.
TheMichiganOffice of Highway
Safety Planning (OHSP) is coordi-
nating the Drunk Driving. Over the
Limit. Under Arrest. crackdown by
administering federal traffic safety
funds to more than 200 agencies in
35 counties, includingWayne.
“Extra officers will be out on
the road, looking for drunk driv-
ers,” said Director Michael L.
Prince. “Motorists need to be
aware that it's simply not worth the
risk. If they are caught over the
limit, they will find themselves
under arrest.”
Last year, during the Labor Day
drunk driving crackdown, more
than 500 motorists were arrested
for drunk driving and other alco-
hol-related offenses.
About 38 percent of traffic fatali-
ties in Michigan involve alcohol
and/or drugs, and last year, 357
people died as a result of alcohol
and/or drug-involved traffic crash-
es. Over the 2010 Labor Day holi-
day weekend, 21 people died in
Michigan crashes. Ten of those
fatalities involved alcohol, includ-
ing five people who were killed in
one crash, according to the
Michigan Department of State
Police, Criminal Justice
InformationCenter.
Motorists face severe penalties
for driving drunk. Those convicted
of a first drunk driving offense face
up to 93 days in jail, up to a $500
fine, up to 360 hours of community
service, six points on a driver's
license and up to 180 days' license
suspension.
Anyone arrested for a first-time
drunk driving offense with a .17
blood alcohol content or above
faces increased penalties includ-
ing the possible installation of an
ignition interlock device prevent-
ing the car from starting if the driv-
er has beendrinking.
In addition, convicted drunk
drivers will be subject to a $1,000
fee for two consecutive years, for a
total of $2,000 in additional costs.
Anyone who refuses a breath test
the first time is given an automatic
one-year driver's license suspen-
sion.
How do you improve on perfec-
tion?
A difficult task, but members of
the Plymouth Rotary Club
Chicken Barbeque Committee
have continued to try during the
last 56 years.
Not much has changed about
the annual chicken barbeque, and
for good reason. The popularity of
the event has proven they have a
winning formula that doesn't need
much fixing. Still, anything can
always be made better, according
to Chicken Barbeque Committee
ChairpersonKayLinville.
The anchor attraction of the
annual Plymouth Fall Festival, the
chicken barbeque, will take place
Sunday, Sept. 11 inKellogg Park in
downtownPlymouth.
Rotary Club members are
already gearing up to reach their
goal of 10,500 chicken dinners pre-
pared and sold in just one day, all
to benefit local charities, Linville
said.
“The planning and preparation
for this enormous yearly event
begins as soon as the barbeque
pits have closed the year before.
We've been doing this a long, long
time, but we learn something new
every September-what continues
See
Barbeque,
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Romulus ARC resident Valeria A. from Detroit, the first beneficiary of the program, Romulus Mayor Alan
Lambert and Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano react immediately after the ribbon-cutting ceremony to
mark the opening of The Salvation Army Romulus Adult Rehabilitation Center. The Salvation Army Romulus
Adult Rehabilitation Center opened the doors to its women-only facility with a ribbon cutting featuring, from
left, Romulus ARC's Spiritual Co-Director Capt. Peggy Hudgens, Cols. Dennis and Sharon Strissel of The
Salvation Army Eastern Michigan Division, Major Vickie and Graham Allan of The Salvation Army's ARC
Central Command in Chicago, Romulus ARC resident and program beneficiary Valeria of Detroit, Romulus
Mayor Alan Lambert, Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano, The Salvation Army Southeast Michigan ARC
administrator Merle Miller and wife Cheryl Miller, The Salvation Army Romulus ARC Advisory Council member
David Barbour, The Salvation Army Southeast Michigan ARC Advisory Council chair Tim Frost, and The
Salvation Army Romulus ARC's Spiritual Co-Director Dave Hudgens.
Anyone who refuses a breath test
the first time is given an automatic
one-year driver's license suspension.
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Police increase drunk driving traffic patrols
Committee readies for 56th annual barbeque