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September 18 – 24, 2014
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Judge
Richard
L.
Hammer adjourned the pre-
liminary
hearing
of
Christopher
Sanders
charged with multiple
crimes in connection with
the HalloWayne event last
year.
See page 4
.
The man suspected by
Romulus police in the fatal
shooting of a 25-year-oldman
Aug. 25 turned himself in to
officers and was arrested
without incident last week.
See page 5
.
The
controversial
amphitheater project in
Plymouth Township Park is
now a part of the 2015 recre-
ation plan review and will go
no further until that discus-
sionnext year.
See page 6
.
Northville Police Chief
Gary Goss counts himself a
lucky man and said his last
day on the job last Friday
was bittersweet after his 43-
year career in law enforce-
ment.
See page 7.
Students in need of school
supplies during the opening
weeks of the school year got
some much needed help at
the annual Wayne County
BackpackGiveaway event.
See page 7.
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Thelma Kubitskey was
appointed as the newdeputy
mayor in Westland by Mayor
WilliamWild last week.
See page 4.
Canton seniors represent-
ed their community well in
the 10th Annual Western
Wayne County Senior
Olympics by collecting the
most medals of any compet-
ing city or township.
See page 3.
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The Inkster Public
Library has added some new
programs for fall visitors and
several new teen programs
for the fall.
See page 7.
The recent death of a 67-year-
old Northville man who suffered
cardiac arrest just after midnight
on a weekday last month has
prompted questions regarding
the actual response time of emer-
gency help in the incident.
Emergency response adminis-
trators and experienced
Advanced Life Support person-
nel have questioned the response
time to the 911 call that was
answered at the Northville Fire
Department at 12:02 a.m. report-
ing that the man was uncon-
scious, but breathing. Experts
and Emergency Medical
Technicians interviewed asked
not to be identified fearing retali-
ation. They came forward, they
said, because the issue is one of
public safety, a basic concern in
their professional lives. They
have examined the official inci-
dent reports obtained by a
Freedom of Information Act
request filed by
The Eagle
last
week.
The victim was experiencing
cardiac arrest, a chaotic condi-
tion known as ventricular fibrilla-
tion. According to medical
experts, he had just 6 minutes to
live. A shock with a defibrillator
within that time usually will
restore the heart's rhythm and a
victim can still survive if quali-
fied paramedics restore his
breathing and administer key
drugs, such as adrenaline,
according to highly experienced
paramedics.
When the call came in, the
Northville Township emergency
dispatcher transmitted an elec-
tronic page and sent an emer-
gency tone to summon available
first responders from the 55 paid
on-call City of Northville volun-
teers. According to official
reports, following the desperate
call to 911, the fire department,
the police department and a pri-
vate ambulance company all
were dispatched within 3 min-
utes to the address on Main
Street in downtown Northville,
just two blocks from the fire sta-
tion.
The city fire department
ambulance, stored at the fire sta-
tion on Main and Wing Street,
was ready for any two of the
Canton Township Police are
awaiting a determination from
the Wayne County Prosecutor's
office regarding charges against
a suspected seller of the sub-
stance known as “bath salts” or
synthetic cathinone on which
two students at Salem High
School overdosed last Thursday
andFriday.
Canton Police Det. Sgt Chad
Baugh said that Canton Fire
Department medical personnel
were dispatched to Salem High
School on both Thursday and
Friday last week on reports of
children overdosed on the drug,
also called Cloud 9. There was
also a third incident in Canton
Township of a teen overdosing
on the same substance requiring
medical assistance in the 24-
hour period, according to police
reports.
In the Thursday incident, a
girl had used the drug in a liq-
uid form and ingested eight or
nine drops of the drug on her
tongue. In the incident Friday, a
male student had used the drug
in a vapor form and was wan-
dering the school hall aimlessly
and bumped into a teacher,
spilling her coffee. The teacher
realized immediately that the
student was in need of medical
intervention, according to
police, and the EMT unit was
called to the school for the sec-
ond time in 24 hours.
Baugh said after interview-
ing the children involved, the
Canton Police Department
secured a warrant and searched
a gas station located near
Newburgh and Ford roads in
Westland where they found
quantities of the substance, also
known as Bath Salts, Bliss and
Hooka Relax Liquid, hidden
behind the counter and in a
locked safe. He said Tuesday
that police were awaiting a
determination from the prose-
cutor regarding charges against
the suspected supplier of the
In the Thursday incident, a girl had used
the drug in a liquid form and ingested eight or nine
drops of the drug on her tongue.
”
The Pumpkin Festival, the largest fami-
ly celebration in Romulus, is set for Sept.
19-21 throughout downtown.
The 17th annual festival features some-
thing for everyone and is expected to draw
thousands of participants from Romulus
and Southeast Michigan, according the
Jazmine Danci, director of community out-
reach for the city.
City staff and dozens of volunteers are
making final preparations for the festival,
she said. Some of the highlights include
the Parade of Lights on Friday night, a car
show on Saturday, a tractor and lawn trac-
tor show on Sunday, great food, children's
games and a host of contests, she added.
There will be pumpkin-themed events and
a great lineup of live musical entertain-
ment all weekend long. Many of the activi-
ties are provided at no cost.
The festival is sponsored by the
DowntownDevelopment Authority (DDA).
Danci said that the festival places
emphasis on the history of the city. Many of
the events will take place in and around
Romulus Historical Park and the
Downtown Pavilion on Hunt Street. There
will be a number of old-fashioned events
for families and the city museum and
other historical structures will be open for
tours, she said.
Hunt Street will be closed from
Goddard to Bibbins over the three-day
weekend.
The DDA began funding and organizing
the festival three years ago and DDA
DirectorMariaLambert said that since the
festival has something for everyone, it will
bring the community together in celebra-
tion.
SomePumpkinFestival highlights:
Parade of Lights:
The official kickoff to
the three-day festival, the parade begins at
the Romulus High School rear parking lot,
located at 9650 Wayne Road and travels
southwest past crowds of spectators on
Tobine Road, Shook Road and Goddard
Road, ending at Progressive Hall. There
will be dozens of parade entries - each cov-
ered in lights. The Romulus Rotary Club,
which coordinates the parade, encourages
even more participation and is offering
$100 cash prizes for the best entries in six
categories. To join the parade, visit
www.RomulusRotary.net, print and com-
plete the free application and return it as
directed. Entries will begin assembling at
6:30 p.m. in the parking lot at the high
school. The parade is scheduled to start at
8 p.m. Residents and visitors should note
that this is a new parade route from previ-
ous years in order to avoid construction on
GoddardRoad.
Entertainment:
The Pumpkin Festival
Committee has signed some well-known
acts to provide free entertainment during
the Pumpkin Festival and will have a new
impressive stage to accommodate them.
Performing Sept. 19, leading into the
Parade of Lights, will be the classic band
Hines Drive at 6 p.m. Your Generation in
Concert, featuring Fifty Amp Fuse, is the
main event from 8 to 11 p.m. Fifty Amp
Fuse draws crowds all over Michigan and
is often referred to as Downriver's best
cover band. Live entertainment will be
presented in the “Pumpkin Pub” starting
at 11 p.m.
The Sports Talk 60 show will entertain
starting at 11 a.m. Sept. 20. A Tae Kwon Do
demonstration will be presented at noon
and music will begin at 1:30 p.m. with
Warren Commission (jazz), followed by 7th
Alley (classic rock) and Mainstreet Soul
(funk, soul and rock) at 8:30 p.m. Live
entertainment will be presented in the
“PumpkinPub” starting at 10:30 p.m.
Music begins Sept. 21 at 12:30 with a
local youth band, followed by Step-in-Line
line dancing demonstrations at 1:30 p.m.
and Nemesis (1970 to current music) at 2
p.m. and closing out the free music week-
endwill bemore local talent at 5:15 p.m.
Shows:
Classic car owners are invited to
participate in the Cruisin' 2014 Car Show
during the Pumpkin Festival from 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, on Goddard
Road near Hunt Street. Admission is $10
per car. The first 125 cars to register
between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. will receive
dash plaques. Prizes will be awarded at 3
p.m. To register or obtain more informa-
tion, call (734) 941-1727.
The 7th Annual Pumpkin Festival trac-
tor and lawn tractor show is scheduled for
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, at the
Downtown Pavilion in Romulus Historical
Park. This annual event features free reg-
Pumpkin festival
rolls into Romulus
3 teens suffer effects of ‘bath salts’ drug overdose
”
While police officers had responded
within four minutes, they were able to provide
only basic first-aid procedures, such as CPR.
Emergency response time questioned in death
See
Festival,
page 5
See
Drugs,
page 3
See
Death,
page 2
Don Howard
Staff Writer
The Pumpkin Festival Committee for 2014.