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Candidates interested in serving on the
Wayne-Westland Community Schools Board
of Education have until 4 p.m. Sept. 5 to sub-
mit their letter of interest or resume to the
administrationbuilding.
The incomplete term of Andrea Clawson,
who resigned effective Aug. 15, will be filled
by a Wayne or Westland resident selected
from interested applicants by the remaining
board members. The term will expire in
November of 2014.
Letters of interest, resumes or any other
information which applicants deem appro-
priate to the selection should be submitted to
the Office of the Superintendent,
Administration Building, 36745 Marquette,
Westland, 48185 before 4 p.m. Sept. 5.
The board members will have a special
meeting at 6 p.m. Sept. 11 to review the appli-
cations and interviewpotential candidates.
Criteria issued by the district office
include that the applicant must be a regis-
tered voter in the Wayne-Westland district
and be at least 18 years of age. The applicant
must be a citizen and a resident of the school
district and otherwise eligible to fill the
office. The qualities the board members are
seeking include experience in responsible
decision making and a desire to work as a
team member. They also are seeking an
applicant with a commitment to educational
excellence who is a trusted member of the
community.
Other qualities listed by the school admin-
istration office included a commitment to
representing the community and a record of
fiscal responsibility.
When appointed, the new board member
will be asked to complete and file an accept-
ance of office, an affidavit of eligibility and
will be sworn into office by taking an oath.
More information is available at the office
of Dr. Gregory Baracy, superintendent of
schools, (734) 419-2010.
They are looking for a few good
men, andwomen.
The catch is, they need to be at
least 50 years old and one of the top
workers at their place of employ-
ment.
Operation ABLE of Michigan is
searching for the top older workers
in the area to honor at the Ability is
Ageless Award luncheon from noon
until 2 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Hyatt
Regency inDearborn.
To be eligible, a nominee must
live or work in Michigan, be 50
years of age or older or have 25
years of servicewith a company and
be currently employed. There is no
limit to the number of employees a
business or organization can nomi-
nate Reservations for the award
luncheon are $65 per person.
Nomination forms are available
at www.Operation ABLE.org. The
nomination deadline is Sept. 13.
Forms are also available by called
(313)832-0922.
Inkster police are asking for help from
any witnesses to a shooting on Middlebelt
Road last Friday evening.
Police reports indicate that twomenwere
in a foot chase along Middlebelt Road near
Avondale Avenue at about 6:30 p.m. Friday,
firing shots from handguns at one another.
One man, in his 20s, was struck by the gun-
fire. He was transported by ambulance to a
nearby hospital where he died as a result of
his wound. Police did not release the name
of the deadman.
Bothmen were described by witnesses as
young black men. Inkster police are investi-
gating the incident as a homicide and are
still seeking witnesses to the shooting.
Anyonewho has information about the event
or the surrounding circumstances is asked to
the Inkster Police Department at (313) 563-
9850 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-SPEAKUP.
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the filing that they needed to deter-
mine if prosecuting Duhanaj was
in the public interest.
Duhanaj remains in federal cus-
tody and is facing deportation,
according to officials.
Goci, who has served on the
school board since 2009, said he
didn't understand how charges
could continue against him in light
of the decision to drop the charges
against Duhanaj. He said he was
unsure of what evidence the FBI
had about him and that he had
done nothing wrong. He claims he
didhave a loan of $30,000 but that it
did not come from Duhanaj and
that he paid 15 percent interest on
the balance.
“Everything happens for a rea-
son, I guess. I maintain by inno-
cence,” he said.
Goci also said that his under-
standing was that he had not yet
been officially charged and that a
grand jury might have to be con-
vened in the case.
In court complaints, the govern-
ment claimed to have tape record-
ings of Goci being told what to say
toFBI agents byDuhanaj about the
loan. The tapes allegedly recorded
Duhanaj telling Goci to stick to the
15 percent story.
“I intend to cooperate fully with
the FBI,” Goci said. “They (FBI
investigators) questioned me but I
had nothing to do with him
(Duhanaj). It came out in the paper
that he gave me $1,000 (for his con-
gressional campaign) but he also
gave $10,000 to Gary Peters,” Goci
said.
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A 'grand' opening
The new Cellular Connection in Westland celebrated the store opening last week
with a live radio broadcast, a ribbon cutting and a contribution to the Westland
Firefighter's Public Awareness Committee. Staff members who helped celebrate
included Angela Latour, Carrie Rhode, TCC dish representative Matt Duguid, TCC
Marketing Team Leader Dawn Guenin and Regional Manager Jeff Miller. They were
joined by Westland Chamber of Commerce representatives, city officials and John
Adams of the Wayne-Westland Fire Department who accepted the donation. The
new store, located at 36610 Ford Road, is the largest Verizon premium wireless
retailer in the U.S.