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THE BELLEVILLE Governor helps welcome new Westland hospital
ENTERPRISE
ENTERPRISE
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer visit-
Vol. 136, No. 36 ed Westland last week to help able staff that has brought
Garden City Hospital local and
A new program of blight celebrate the opening of the national recognition for clinical
control in Sumpter new Westland Community expertise and patient safety.
Township resulted in a Health Center. Along with an emergency
pleasant surprise for The new facility, operated by department the health center is
Director of Public Safety Garden City Hospital, a mem- home to outpatient family med-
Eric Luke. ber of Prime Healthcare is icine clinic, physical therapy
See page 3. located at located at 35700 office and specialty physician
Warren Road in Westland, very offices, offering Westland
near Westland City Hall. . access to a wide range of med-
THE CANTON Following remarks by the ical services in one convenient
EAGLE governor, members of the hospi- location.
EAGLE
Vol. 74, No. 36 tal staff guided visitors on tours “Garden City Hospital has
of the new health care center. been at the heart of our commu-
There will be festive The new facility is equipped nity for more since 1947, work-
food, live music and fire- with a state-of-the-art free- ing to build trust and improve
works at the Canton standing emergency depart- the health of our community,”
Township Picnic in the ment which offers access to commented Saju George, chief
Park set for Friday, Sept. 24. quality care, close to home, for executive officer, Garden City
See page 5. area residents. With more than Hospital. “Providing high-quali-
$10 million invested, the center ty, compassionate, comprehen- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Westland Mayor William Wild celebrate
features a spacious, open floor sive and cost-effective health the opening of the new Westland Community Health Center.
THE INKSTER plan emergency room with 14 care to all those who walk our neighbors in the Westland always enjoyed an incredible
LEDGER STAR
LEDGER STAR private rooms, two state-of-the- through our doors is not just area.” working relationship with the
“We are thrilled to celebrate
Vol. 74, No. 36 art trauma bays, CT Scans, digi- something we say; it's what we the official opening of the team at Garden City Hospital.
Our residents will now benefit
do. Now with the opening of
tal x-rays, and a full-service lab.
Inkster residents remain The free-standing emergency Westland Community Health Westland Health Center,” com- greatly from having access to
under a boil water advisory department will be operated by Center, we are able to provide mented Westland Mayor emergency medical services
due to a bacterial contami- experienced and knowledge- better access to high-quality for William R. Wild. “Westland has right here in our community.”
nation, according to a notice
from the city.
See page 4.

THE NORTHVILLE
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A smaller version of the
Heritage Festival organized
by the Northville Chamber of
Commerce, will take place
Sept. 17, 18 and 19 in the
community.
See page 6.

THE PLYMOUTH
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The Plymouth Fall
Festival returns this week-
end, Sept. 10, 11 and 12,
bringing many of the tradi-
tional events that attract
thousands of people each
year.
See page 2.

THE ROMULUS
ROMAN
ROMAN Joyful ending
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Another step out of the Plymouth Fall Festival president to retire after 12 years at helm of event
shadow of the COVID pan-
demic is planned in This will be a bittersweet dedicated to community serv-
Romulus with the 23rd Fall Festival for Eric Joy. ice, has been involved with the ”
Annual Pumpkin Festival set Joy, who has served as presi- Fall Festival for much longer It is just time. I think it is time
for Sept. 17, 18 and 19 this dent of the civic event for 12 than he has been president. He
year. years, has announced that he is worked the event for many to give someone else a chance.
See page 3. leaving the volunteer position years as a volunteer under Maybe they will have new ideas.
to move on to other things in his other leaders, eventually agree-
changing life. ing to take on the full responsi-
THE WAYNE “It is just time,” he said. “I bility for the event.
EAGLE think it is time to give someone in Joy's nature and he and his Association. breath when he last command-
EAGLE
Public service is ingrained
“That was a busy, busy year,”
else a chance. Maybe they will
er left, and accepted the job.
Vol. 74, No. 36 have new ideas,” he said. family are all active in commu- he said. “I was sort of 'voluntold' that
Wayne Ripple Effect will Joy, who comes from a family nity volunteer work. Before Joy, “I'm just downsizing,” the 47- I was the new commander,” he
again sponsor the Scarecrow a lifelong Plymouth Canton res- year-old said. “It's just time.” said. He said he has been play-
Contest and entry forms and ident, became president of the He also recently became the ing a lot of catch up with the
rules are now available Plymouth Noon Rotary Club, squadron commander at the group as most commanders
online. his father, Tim, who remains a local Civil Air Patrol, a group have been with the organiza-
See page 4. very active member, was presi- he wants to spend time more tion for five or 10 years. That,
dent of the group. His mother, time enjoying. The group, orig- he said, has left him in a posi-
Penny, now serves on the club inally formed during World War tion of learning a lot in a very
THE WESTLAND board of directors and is active II, is an organization of airmen short time.
EAGLE with her own volunteer effort, committed to service and to That impacted his decision
EAGLE
Vol. 74, No. 36 Days For Girls, which provides mobilizing the local civilian avi- to move on from the Fall
ation resources for national
necessary hygiene products for
Festival job, which this year,
Some of the greatest African women and girls. defense service. When Joy has been focused more on safe-
artists of all time have come Community service is a way joined about 20 months ago the ty practices than ever before.
to visit Westland as the of life for the family and at one group had a “temporary” com- “We still have hand sanitizer
Detroit Institute of Arts time, Joy said, he was president mander, who left. Since then, stations and the booths and
Inside Out installation of of the Plymouth Rotary Club, two more commanders have clubs are all really stressing
reproductions is now com- president of the Fall Festival left the group, when they are health safety,” he said. “We are
plete. and president of the Michigan supposed to stay in the rank for
See page 5. Eric Joy Nursery and Landscape 4 years. Joy said he took a deep See Joy, page 2

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