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istration and admission. The first 50
entries receive dash plaques. Advance
registration is appreciated by organizers,
who can be reached at (734) 941-3238 or
(734) 417-7759. Registration also will take
place the day of the showuntil 10 a.m.
Fun andGames:
The annual bingo benefit to raise funds
for the Romulus Animal Shelter is set for
6 to 11 p.m. Sept. 19, 2 to 11 p.m. Sept. 20
and 1 to 7 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Romulus
Senior Center, 36525 Bibbins. To volunteer
or donate snacks to sell during bingo, call
the Senior Center at (734) 955-4140,
Councilman Bill Wadsworth at (734) 941-
0616 or JoeOzog at (734) 941-3466.
On Sept. 20, there also will be a free
pumpkin-rolling contest at noon, sack
races at 12:30 p.m., sand darts at 1 p.m., a
treasure hunt at 1:30 p.m. and the fifth
annual “Punkin' Chuckin'” contest at 3
p.m. On Sept. 21, there will be giant air-
plane races at noon, marshmallow races
at 12:30 p.m., crazy shoe croquet at 1 p.m.
and a pumpkin pie eating contest at 1:30
p.m.
Throughout the weekend, there will be
a rock-climbing wall, a bucking bronco
and inflatable attractions.
Contests:
Residents can enter four con-
tests during this year's Pumpkin Festival
that involve food or growing plants. The
contests will award ribbons for canning
homemade foods (tomatoes, green beans,
pickles and fruit), pie baking (pumpkin,
sweet potato, peach and apple), pumpkin
growing (largest pumpkin wins) and sun-
flower growing (“largest face” and
“tallest”). Items must be submitted by 1
p.m. Friday, Sept. 19 to the Romulus
Senior Center, 36525 Bibbins. Pies must
have a cellophane-type cover. Winners
will be announced at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at
thehospitality tent.
The fourth annual Downtown
Development Authority Cutest Baby
Contest is accepting entries in the form of
baby photos, which will be on display in
the hospitality tent throughout the festival.
Visitors can vote for the baby of their
choice. Votes are $1 each. The top two
vote-getters among boys and girls will be
declared the winners at 5 p.m. Sept. 21.
Gift cards will be awarded to the winners
and certificates will be presented to all
participants. The contest is free to enter
and open to children who are no older
than 2 as of Sept. 19. Photos (either color
or black andwhite) can be no smaller than
5 by 7 inches or larger than 8 by 10 inches.
The child's name and contact information
must be on the back of the photo. To enter
the contest, drop off or mail the photo to:
Cutest Baby Contest, Romulus DDA
Pumpkin Festival, City of Romulus, 11111
Wayne Road, Romulus, MI 48174. For
more information, call (734) 955-4531.
Food and Drinks:
The members of Boy
Scout Troop 872 will serve their annual
all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast from 8
a.m. to noon Sept. 20 and again Sept. 21 at
Historical Park. Breakfast also includes
sausage, coffee and juice. Admission is $5;
$3.50 for seniors. Children 4 andunder are
served free with an adult purchase. Half
of the proceeds will be donated to the
Animal Shelter. The other half will be
used to ensure Scouting programs remain
available to the boys of Romulus.
Spaghetti dinners will be served from5
to 7 p.m. Sept. 20 at Community United
Methodist Church at Olive and Bibbins
streets.
The Pumpkin Pub will be open
throughout the weekend. A beer-tasting
event will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. Sept.
21 onsite at the Pumpkin Pub. Admission
is $10 per personwith proceeds benefiting
the Romulus Arts Council. Space is limit-
ed and early arrival is suggested.
What Else?
The Romulus Historical
Society and Historical Commission have
invited everyone to visit the historical
museum, Kingsley House and Freight
Housewhich are open for tours fromnoon
to 5 p.m. Sept. 20-21. Children's old-fashion
lawn games and a checker contest will
begin at 11 a.m. both days and various fun
and historical events are scheduled for
noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m.
Sunday.
Several Pumpkin Festival-related
events are held off-site, including a white
elephant garage sale set for 10 a.m. to 7
p.m. Sept. 20 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 21
at St. Aloysius Catholic Church at Neville
Street andOzgaRoad.
The Romulus Ministerial Alliance will
present ecumenical services at 9:30 a.m.
Sunday, Sept. 22, on the stage at Romulus
Historical Park.
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CITY OF ROMULUS INVITATION TO BID
ITB 14/15-04 TWO (2) STEPMILL EXERCISE MACHINES FOR THE R.A.C.
ITB 14/15-05 COMMERCIAL GRADE DUMBELLS FOR THE R.A.C.
(1) The City of Romulus, Michigan is seeking bids from qualified companies for the above
item/items and/or services.
(2) Qualified individuals and firms wishing to submit a bid
must use the forms provided by the
City.
Bid forms and specifications may be obtained from the MITN system @
http://www.mitn.info/.
(3) Three (3) copies of the bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes and returned to the
City
Clerk's Office
no later than 2:30 P.M., Thursday, September 25, 20147. At approximately
2:45 p.m., local time all timely received bids are to be publicly opened and read.
RESPONSE ENVELOPES MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED WITH THE ITB NUM-
BER AND NAME AND BE ADDRESSED:
ITB #___
CITY OF ROMULUS CLERK'S OFFICE
11111 Wayne Road,
Romulus, Michigan 48174
(4) The City reserves the right to postpone the opening without notification and also reserves
the right to reject all bids and proposals and to waive technicalities.
(5) For additional information contact Lynn A, Conway, City of Romulus, Purchasing Director,
by calling (734) 955-4568 or by emailing lconway@ci.romulus.mi.us.
Publish:
Thursday, September 18, 2014, The Eagle or The Associated Newspapers of Michigan
CITY OF ROMULUS INVITATION TO BID
ITB 14/15-06 COLOR COPIER/SCANNER/FAX FOR SENIOR CENTER
(1) The City of Romulus, Michigan is seeking bids from qualified companies for the above
item/items and/or services.
(2) Qualified individuals and firms wishing to submit a bid must use the forms provided by the
City. Bid forms and specifications may be obtained from the MITN system @
http://www.mitn.info/.
(3) Bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes and returned to the
City Clerk's Office
no later
than 2:30 P.M., Tuesday,
September 30, 2014
. At approximately 2:45 p.m., local time all
timely received bids are to be publicly opened and read.
RESPONSE ENVELOPES MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED:
CITY OF ROMULUS CLERK'S OFFICE
ITB 14/15-06 COLOR COPIER/SCANNER/FAX FOR SENIOR CENTER
11111 Wayne Road,
Romulus, Michigan 48174
(4) The City reserves the right to postpone the opening without notification and also reserves
the right to reject all bids and proposals and to waive technicalities.
(5) For additional information contact Lynn A, Conway, City of Romulus, Purchasing Director,
by calling (734) 955-4568 or by emailing lconway@ci.romulus.mi.us.
Publish: Thursday, September 18, 2014, The Eagle or The Associated Newspapers of Michigan
R
OMULUS
Shooting suspect surrenders
to police ‘without incident’
Church offers grief counseling
Theman suspected byRomulus police
in the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old man
Aug. 25 has turnedhimself in to officers.
According to police reports, LeAndre
Lemar Childs, 18, walked into the
Romulus Police Department lobby at
about 1:45 p.m. last Thursday and turned
himself into officers. Police said he was
taken into custodywithout incident.
Childs was arraigned on charges of
First DegreeMurder andFelonyFirearm
at the 34thDistrict Court onFriday.
The charges stem from a call to
Romulus Emergency Dispatch at about 7
p.m. Aug. 25. When officers arrived at the
home in the 1500 block of Harrison Street
in the area of Inkster and Eureka roads,
they discovered the victim, a 25-year-old
white male, suffering from a gunshot
wound. Emergency medical care was
provided at the scene by first responders
and the man was immediately transport-
ed to Oakwood Hospital Wayne.
According to police, he died at the hospi-
tal as a result of his injuries.
The victim was allegedly involved in
an earlier altercation with three men
which resulted in one of the men shoot-
ing the victimwith a handgun. All the sus-
pects fled the scene, witnesses told
police, in a Ford Probe-type vehicle, trav-
eling northbound onHarrisonStreet.
A Be On The Lookout for the vehicle
was issued by Romulus police who later
identified Childs as a suspect in the
shooting.
One other suspect was described as a
black male, about 24-years-old, wearing
all black clothing and a black hat.
Witnesses had no description of the third
man.
Anyone with information regarding
the incident is asked to contact the
Romulus Police Department at (734) 941-
8400.
GriefShare, a nondenominational pro-
gram that features 13 individual lessons
that focus on grief topics associated with
the death of a loved one, will be offered at
6:30 p.m. on Thursdays beginning Sept. 25
at Romulus Wesleyan Church, 37300
Goddard at Huron River Dr. in Romulus.
For information, call (734) 941-1511
The internationally-recognized semi-
nar features DVDs of nationally respected
grief experts and real-life stories of people
who have learned from their journey of
grief, followedby small-groupdiscussion.
Students will learn how to recognize
the symptoms of being stuck in grief, fac-
ing the "new normal" in life, renewing
hope for the future, andmore.
For information on this Christian-
based program, visit www.griefshare.org
andhttps://www.facebook.com/griefshare.
LeAndre Lemar Childs