No. 37
NEWS YOU CAN USE, NEWS YOU CAN TRUST
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September 8 - 14, 2011
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There will be a candidates'
foruminWayne, but whether it
will be televised on the com-
munity cable channel is still in
dispute.
See page 4.
Romulus officials recalled
the personal circumstances
and consequences of the 9-11
terrorist attacks as the 10th
anniversary of the tragedy
approaches this Saturday.
See page 5.
Joseph Deller, a Dearborn
native, has been named the
new concertmaster at the
Michigan Philharmonic for the
66th season of the group.
See page 2.
Members of the Northville
Historical Society will host the
annual Victorian Clothing Sale
at Mill Race Village this week-
end-not a moment too soon for
the upcoming Victorian
Festival.
See page 3.
Ken Voight, a retired
Belleville Police corporal, and
seminary student, has with-
drawn his name from the may-
oral ballot inBelleville.
See page 5.
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Larry Jordan, well-known
author and Senior Pastor of
Family Victory Fellowship
Church in Southfield, will be
the speaker at the Inkster
Chamber of commerce meet-
ing next week.
See page 4.
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A Westland man was a
$5,000 winner of the Michigan
Lottery second chance draw-
ing during the Arts, Beats and
Eats festival last weekend.
See page 5.
The trucks will roll into town
today, bringing carnival rides, food
vendor wagons and furnishings
and supplies for the various booths
that will line Main Street tomor-
row during the first day of the Fall
Festival.
T o m o r r o w
night more than
300 players will
meet at The
Gathering from 6-
10 for bingo
games to benefit
the Plymouth-
C a n t o n
Educational Park
music programs while others will
be on the shuttles from downtown
to Old Village for the annual Taste
Fest at Station 885.
According to Rob Costanza, one
of the organizers of the popular
event and the owner of Station 885,
the event this year will feature sev-
eral new restaurants, along with
many of the traditional favorites.
Chefs have already revealed that
ribs, wings, kabobs, clam stack,
noodle dishes, pizza, chips and
salsa, seared yellow fin tuna, mini
chicken pot pie, soup, salads, sand-
wiches, pie, brownies and carrot
cake will be offered during the
event which takes place from 6-8
p.m. Costanza said that is only a
sampling and there will be many
other dishes offered, too.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $5
for children 10 and younger.
After that, the Party Tent opens
behind E.G. Nick's on Forest Street
where WRIF will be broadcasting
live as theWRIFParty Band enter-
tains the crowds that usually flock
to the event.
Frank Agostini, who helps
organize the Party Tent every year,
noted that the crowds continue to
get larger and the name entertain-
ment keeps people returning.
“People really have a good time
here,” he said. “We'll keep doing it
as long as it's fun.”
Saturday morning is the tradi-
tional and perennial favorite
Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast where
the All-You-Can-Eat- Pancake
Breakfast is served from 7 a.m.
until noon at The Gathering and
usually draws about 4,000 hungry
visitors. Kiwanis
members fill
plates with pan-
cakes
and
sausages and
offer orange juice
and coffee to
drink, along with
the usual condi-
ments.
Tickets are $6
in advance and are $7 on Saturday
morning. Children under 5 years
old eat at no cost. Pre-sale tickets
can be purchased from any
Plymouth Kiwanis member, the
Kiwanis PopcornWagon inKellogg
Park on Friday evenings, Vanessa's
Flowers on Ann Arbor Road and
thePlymouthChamber Office.
Early bird festival visitors usual-
ly head to the stage inKellogg Park
for the favoriteOptimists Pet Show,
where youngsters show off their
dogs' cats, tarantulas or any other
pets they may own. All the partici-
pants receive a ribbon for first, sec-
ond or as a participant. The pets
are judged for the longest and
shortest ears and tails, the best cos-
tumes and anything else the judges
can think of.
During the day, there will be
entertainment on the stage from
both community groups and pro-
fessionalmusic groups.
The WRIF Party Tent will fea-
ture theDuley Brothers Band from
7 until 11 p.m. and lots of fun for
the 21 and older crowd.
On Sunday, the biggest event of
all and the idea that began the fes-
tival more than half a century ago
will start offering the famous
Rotary Club Barbecue Chicken
Dinner at 11 a.m. Preparations for
the barbecue will begin about 6
p.m. Friday, when the pits are built
using some of the same blocks that
have been in service since the
event began in a local park 56
years ago.
The Rotary Club members will
prepare and barbecue 10,500
chicken dinners, all to benefit local
charities. This year, as always, din-
ners will be sold until 5 p.m. or
until they are sold out. The dinners
cost $10 if purchased in advance
from a Rotary Club member or are
$12 onSunday at TheGathering.
Dinners include a half chicken,
sweet corn on the cob, chips, a
cookie and a cold beverage. Carry
outs are available at a special drive
through window at West Middle
School at the corner of Sheldon
Road andAnnArbor Trail.
(More details about the 56th
Annual Rotary Club Barbecue and
Fall Festival are included in a spe-
cial insert in this edition of The
Eagle.)
The old advice about the wis-
dom of never discussing religion
or politics will come into ques-
tion this next week at the
Western Campus of the Wayne
County Community College
District.
The School of Continuing
Education, the Inter-Faith
Leadership of Metropolitan
Detroit, Wal-Mart and the Van
Buren Public Safety Department
will sponsor the 5th Annual
Religions inAmerica event at the
Belleville campus.
The program will take place
from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on
Saturday, Sept.17. The theme this
year is Cultural Competency:
Understanding the Cultural and
Religious Diversity of Our
Friends andNeighbors.
The college began the
Religions in America series in
2006 to promote healthy dialogue
and group discussions in the
community about the differences
and similarities between reli-
gions, cultures and the beliefs
associated with them, a
spokesperson said.
"The events of Sept. 11, 2001
caused Americans to pause and
look at how we relate as a com-
munity in the midst of different
religious beliefs, and ethnic
backgrounds. That fateful day
did more than heighten our level
of security; it resulted in a higher
level of appreciation, acceptance
and awareness of the various
communities that make up
America," she added.
Guest speakers this year will
include David Crumm, editor of
Read the Spirit on-line and the
former religion writer for the
Detroit Free Press, Professor
Saied A. Khan of Wayne State
University and Michigan State
University and Marshalle
Montgomery, senior associate for
constituency development of
New Detroit. The speakers will
share information, facilitate dis-
cussion and guide participants in
an exchange of information to
learn howwe all benefit from the
various customs and traditions of
our friends, neighbors and family
members, the spokesperson said.
The event is open to the public
at no cost. For more information,
contact the School of Continuing
Education at (313) 496-2704 or
visit www.wcccd.edu
The campus is located at 9555
HaggertyRoad inBelleville.
Canton police officers arrested
43-year-old Robert Paul Miller, of
Canton, in conjunction with two
mobile home fires set at 41275 Old
MichiganAve. Aug. 16 and 17.
The charges stem from two
fires at the Sherwood Village
Mobile Home Park. The first was
reported to the emergency dis-
patch center at 11:30 p.m. Aug. 16.
Firefighters responded to the 911
call, entered themobile home and
extinguished the blaze. Damage
was reportedly confined to the
room of origin, although smoke
damaged the entire home, accord-
ing to firefighters' reports.
At 8:35 a.m. Sept. 17 another
911 call was received at the emer-
gency dispatch center, reporting
another fire in the mobile home
park.
Firefighters responded to
another mobile home on the same
street as the fire of the previous
night. When firefighters and
police officers arrived on the
scene, they observed flames visi-
ble fromthemobilehome.
Firefighters extinguished the
blaze and reported extensive fire
damage to the entire mobile
home. There were no injuries
reported in either incident.
Canton Police investigators
are seeking assistance in iden-
tifying a suspect in instances of
credit card fraud around the
area.
See page 3.
People really have
a good time here.
We'll keep doing it as
long as it's fun.
”
See
Petition,
page 2
Plymouth welcomes 56th Fall Festival
Cultural Competency is forum topic
Suspect in 2 home arsons arrested
While crowds enjoyed the rides and attractions, Main Stage sponsor
Lou LaRiche tried to take the spotlight from the band last year. Security
person Caroline Mayer was eventually successful in removing him to
loud cheers from the crowd.
Photos by David Willett
Robert Paul Miller