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BELLEVILLE - INKSTER - ROMULUS

American Idol

Competition winner's group to appear

on Romulus Pumpkin Festival stage

The Romulus Pumpkin local sensation within Frankfurt, Germany, to American
Festival will include a little star Birmingham and surrounding parents, while his father was sta-
power this year with the visit of areas. tioned there with the U.S. Army.
American Idol winner Ruben As a newly evolved R & B and He grew up in Birmingham,
Studdard. Soul band, Just A Few Cats Alabama, the youngest son of two
Studdard, who won the sec- claimed their spot as one of the teachers. At the age of 3, he sang
ond season of American Idol in hottest bands in the Southeast. for the first time at the Rising
2003, also won a Grammy nomi- In January of 2003, Studdard Star Baptist Church in his home-
nation in 2003 for Best Male R&B went to Hollywood to eventually town of Birmingham. He contin-
Vocal Performance for his become the second American ued singing gospel in church,
recording of Superstar. Idol. After his victory, Alvin performing solos as a child while
Studdard and his musical 'Cornbread' Garrett joined his mother sang in the local
group, Just A Few Cats, will per- Studdard on the American Idol 2 choir. While at Huffman High
form on the Romulus Main Stage Tour as the bass guitarist. Shortly School, he played football for
from 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 after the tour, the two joined which he received a scholarship
on the main stage during the back up with the rest of The Cats to Alabama A&M University.
upcoming Pumpkin Festival. and hit the road. While at Alabama A&M, he
The group formed in 2000 to Studdard and Just A Few Cats joined the Omicron Delta chap-
compete as a jazz band in a colle- have showcased their perform- ter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the
giate talent show. With a funky ance abilities all over the world men's music fraternity of
rendition of Marvin Gaye's and will now bring their talents America.
“What's Going On”, The Cats to Romulus. From there he joined Just A
were victorious. While practicing Studdard, now 41, has Few Cats and one of the back-up
for a local festival, Studdard released several albums and singers from that group asked
approached the band about made his Broadway theatre him to accompany her to Ruben Studdard
becoming the lead singer. With debut in December 2018 in Nashville to audition for the 2003
the addition of Studdard's silky- Ruben and Clay's Christmas season of American Idol. ner-up Clay Aiken by only 134,000 second American Idol winner.
smooth voice and powerful stage Show aat the Imperial Theatre. The rest, as they say, is history. votes out of 24 million cast in the There is no cost for the Just A
presence, the band became a Studdard was born in He won the contest over run- May 2003 finale, becoming the Few Cats’ Romulus performance.
Motorcyclist killed in crash while fleeing Inkster police

An attempted routine traffic 20. Reports indicate that the cle disregard a red traffic light northbound on Henry Ruff a 40-year-old man from
stop in Inkster ended in a death man drove the motorcycle he on Middlebelt Road. The offi- Road near Ford Road in Westland, was transported by
last week. was riding into a bus in Garden cers activated their emergency Garden City, where the rider EMS workers to a local hospital
According to reports from City. lights, according to police again disregarded a red light where he was pronounced
the Michigan State Police, a The preliminary police reports, in an attempt to con- and crashed the motorcycle into dead. His name was not
Westland man was killed while investigation revealed that the duct a traffic stop but driver of the side of a SMART bus in the released by police officials who
fleeing from Inkster police at Inkster police officers on rou- the motorcycle fled the scene. intersection. said the crash remains under
about 9:44 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. tine patrol observed a motorcy- The officers pursued the cyclist The driver of the motorcycle, investigation.
Lease for satellite library OK'd by Sumpter trustees

It took five or six revisions, Board the same evening. The Department of Public Works. Exterior renovations are the library budget, Cichewicz
but a 12-page lease for the hexa- building, owned by the town- That department has now being done by the township said.
gon house in Sumpter Township ship, is expected to be open for moved into the former post while interior remodeling is The term of the 49-year lease
has been approved. use by the public by late October office building and work has being performed under the will commence when the town-
The hexagon house, located or early November. already begun to renovate the direction of the library board. ship notifies the library that all
across Sumpter Road from Joy Cichewicz, a member of hexagon building into a media The new lease agreement of the improvements are com-
Sumpter Township Hall, will be the library board building com- center. The hexagon house will requires the library, as the ten- plete. The lease also includes
used as a satellite library serv- mittee, said the house was origi- operate in conjunction with the ant, to pay the township $200,000 several other standard clauses
ing the area. The agreement was nally built as a senior center and new $14 million Belleville Area as a contribution to the improve- including a nuisance provision
also approved by the members most recently served as the District Library currently under ments the township as the land- and a prohibition against politi-
of the Belleville District Library office of the township construction on Fourth Street. lord is making. That sum is in cal signage.
Belleville Community Chorus begins new membership campaign

The Belleville Community the enjoyment of the tri-communi- The Belleville Community audiences in the Belleville area singers, need only attend the first
Chorus, under the direction of ty.” Chorus is a non-profit organiza- communities. rehearsal. Parr said the group is
Rachael Parr, is seeking new mem- She said that singers of all tion, made up of volunteers of all Rehearsals take place at 7 p.m. “especially hoping to increase our
bers for the upcoming season. types, soprano, alto, tenor, bass, or ages who love to sing. Using a vari- every Monday, beginning Sept. 9 at men's sections.”
Parr said new members are even those who are unsure, are ety of choral music, the members the First United Methodist Church For more information, contact
invited to join the group “as we welcome to be part of the group. perform in an effort to provide at 417 Charles St. in Belleville. A Paula Pence- Poston at (734) 725-
embark on our 14th year of pre- “We will find a place for you,” she enrichment, education, and enjoy- fall concert is set for December. 1425 or email mspaula35@hot-
senting diverse vocal selections for said. ment for the members and the Anyone interested in joining the mail.com.

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