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September 29, 2011
Annual Cemetery Walk
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Literacy Day proves success
CITY OF WAYNE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
The City of Wayne has scheduled the following public hearing:
City Council
Tuesday, October 18, 2011, 8:00 P.M.
City Hall Council Chambers. 3355 S. Wayne Road, Wayne, MI 48184
to consider an application to vacate the eastern 92.0' feet of the east-west alley that is
south of Michigan Avenue and which runs from Dearborn Street on the west to Hubbard
Street on the east.
The proposed map may be examined or written comments may be submitted to the City
Clerk during business hours (Mon.-Thurs. 10:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.). Members f the pub-
lic may appear at the public hearing in person or by counsel. At the conclusion of its pub-
lic hearing, the Planning Commission may make a recommendation to the City Council
for its consideration
Matthew K. Miller
City Clerk
Publish: September 29, 2011
CDD 9/14/11
Westwood Community School District
Attention: Custodial Services Companies
The Westwood Community School District is requesting proposals for school custodial
services. Bid documents will be available on September 22, 2011 beginning at 9:00 AM
at the Bradford Administration Building, 3335 S Beech Daly Rd, Dearborn Heights, Mi
48125. Electronic versions of the bid documents can be obtained by sending a request for
documents to stulld@wwschools.net.
A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for September 29, 2011 at 2:30 PM at the
Equilla Bradford Administrative Center, located at 3335 S Beech Daly Rd, Dearborn
Heights, Mi 48125.
Custodial Service Management Companies and/or their representatives may submit pro-
posals to:
Westwood Community School District
Attn: Director of Finance
3335 S. Beech Daly Rd.
Dearborn Heights, MI 48125
All proposals must be submitted no later than 1:30 PM on October 12, 2011. All propos-
als should be delivered in a sealed envelop and addressed to the Westwood Community
School District and be clearly marked: Custodial Service Management Proposal.
The Westwood Community School District Board of Education reserves the right to
accept or reject any and/or all proposals or to accept the proposal that it finds, in its sole
discretion, to be in the best interest of the school district.
Publish: September 22, 2011
September 29, 2011
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The Solstice Run organization
recently presented a $10,000 gift to
the Northville Educational
Foundation to support educational
and enrichment programs to bene-
fit Northville Public Schools stu-
dents.
The Northville Educational
Foundation is one of four local
charities and non-profit organiza-
tions to benefit from the net pro-
ceeds of the annual road race
event, which takes place each June
in Northville in conjunction with
the weekend-long Arts & Acts fes-
tivities. Established in 2003, a
record 3,300 runners participated
in the June 25 Solstice Run, which
included a 10-mile race, a 10K race,
a 5K race, a “Maui Mile” for
younger runners, and a 5K
run/walk.
“Alan Whitehead and the
Solstice Run have made a positive
impact on the health and well
being of Northville residents. Each
year hundreds of Northville stu-
dents and adults train for and par-
ticipate in the race. The Solstice
Run's generous donation to the
Northville Education Foundation
affirms its commitment to our chil-
dren and our community,” said
FoundationSecretaryMarkKnoth.
Solstice Run founder Alan
Whitehead noted, “Along with cre-
ating an athletic tradition and fes-
tive community event promoting
fitness, the Solstice Run is proud to
be able to support the work of local
organizations like the Northville
Educational Foundation. We
appreciate Northville Education
Foundation's commitment to excel-
lence in Northville Public
Schools.”
This fall, the Solstice Run organ-
ization will host the inaugural
Wicked Halloween Run on Sunday,
Oct. 30, in downtown Plymouth.
Races include a 10K, a 5K, and a
“Monster Mile” for younger run-
ners. The spooktacular event also
will feature a costume contest; fun
and fast course routes, live onstage
dance performances to theMichael
Jackson song, “Thriller;” and a
haunted finish line. Candy and
Fluid Aid Stations will also be
offered along all courses, Knoth
said.
To register or for more informa-
tion, visit the Wicked Halloween
Run website at www.Wicked
HalloweenRun.com or contact
Whitehead at awhitehead2009@
gmail.comor call (248) 345-6168.
Established in 2000, the
Northville Educational Foundation
is a Michigan nonprofit organiza-
tion committed to providing sup-
port for programs that enhance
educational excellence and
strengthen learning experiences
for students in Northville Public
Schools. The foundation raises,
professionally manages and, in
partnership with Northville Public
Schools, distributes donated funds
to supplement and enrich educa-
tional programming. All money
donated to the foundation stays in
Northville and benefits the chil-
dren of Northville Public Schools
from preschool through high
school, including the district spe-
cial education center programs.
They will appear from behind the mark-
ers of their own graves and tell the tales of
their lives this year during the annual
Cemetery Walk at Oakwood Cemetery in
Northville.
The pioneers who first settled in
Northville, many of the unsung heroes of the
past and several past residents who served
or were involved in the Civil War will speak
to those brave enough to enter the cemetery
from4-7 p.m. Oct. 16.
Visitors will learn from the local people
costumed as the historic figure they portray
just what lifewas like on the home front dur-
ing the horrors of the Civil War during the
walk through time hosted and organized by
members of the Northville Historical
Society.
The timed tours leave at 10-minute inter-
vals to prevent crowding and advance tickets
are $10 per
person or $8
for groups of
10 or more.
Day of the
event tickets
are priced at
$15.
T i c ke t s
are avail-
able at Knightsbridge through Saturday, at
the Art House during the first Friday Art
Walk tomorrow and at the gate of Oakwood
Cemetery beginning at noon on the Sunday
of the tour.
Refreshments will be available for pur-
chase at the Northville Art House, which is
next to the cemetery during the event.
For more information, call (248) 348-1845
or visit www.millracenorthville.org
Lloyd Carr will be the keynote speaker at
the 2011 FreedomFundDinner sponsored by
theNAACPWesternWayneCountyBranch.
The event will take place from 4-7 p.m.
Oct. 23 at the Burton Manor Banquet and
Conference Center, 27777 Schoolcraft Road
inLivonia.
Carr is a Michigan Sports Hall of Fame
member and is the former football coach at
the University of Michigan. The dinner event
will be emceed by radio personality John
Mason of Mason in the Morning. Mason is
also the Detroit Pistons Basketball announc-
er. The Detroit Youth Choir and Performing
Arts Company will also provide entertain-
ment at the event.
The dinner theme this year is Building
Our Future on the Foundation of Our Past.
Tickets for the event are $100 for one person
and $150 for two and include a one-year
membership in the NAACP. Sponsorship
opportunities are still available, a spokesman
said.
For tickets or information, call theNAACP
Western Wayne County Branch in Canton at
(734) 981-5208.
More than 275 families attended the 2nd
Annual Literacy Day Extravaganza last week
at the Booker T. Dozier Recreation Complex
in Inkster.
The event, organized by the Josie Odum
Morris Literacy Project, was attended by com-
munity leaders from throughout the area and
Washington, D.C.
Co-sponsored by Target, Comerica Bank,
Detroit DTE Energy, Panera Bread, and the
Telegram Newspaper, the event featured a
pep rally; guest speakers; free pizza and
refreshments; book and poetry readings; a
book fair; free new book and backpack give-
aways to the first 200 school-aged children to
attend the event and on-site registration for
literacy tutoring services. “We were pleased
with the turnout. And we were able to recruit
new literacy tutors and raise literacy aware-
ness all while having a great time,” saidRobin
Morris, the founder and executive director of
the literacy project.
Keynote speakers Rebecca M. Thompson,
director of Washington D.C. based national
young adult leadership development organi-
zation, Young PeopleFor (YP4); InksterMayor
Hilliard L. Hampton III; Literacy Specialist
Michelle Nelms of Inkster Public Schools and
Lorenzo George Odum, brother of Josie
OdumMorris, forwhomthe project is named.
Literacy Advocate Awards, which recog-
nize organizations that have promoted litera-
cy and contributed to community improve-
ment over the past year, went to Starfish
Family Services for their commitment to fami-
ly literacy. The awards presentation was host-
ed by Mix 92.3 FM radio's, Tracy McCaskill,
and co-hosted by Terohn Mathis, a Taylor
Public Schools fifth grader who wrote the
prize-winning entry for the Reading Rocks!
contest.
“Our vision is to attract people fromwithin
and outside of our city to celebrate the joys of
reading…and people are coming and we are
excited about it, said Robin Morris. “We are
thrilled about the outcome of the event and
plans are already under way for next year's
celebration.”
The Solstice Run's generous donation
to the Northville Education Foundation
affirms its commitment to
our children and our community.
”
Solstice Run donates $10,000 to schools
Carr is dinner speaker
Ellen Williams of Inkster has been
accepted as a member of the National
Society of CollegiateScholars.
Williams will be honored at a Kaplan
University online induction this fall.
“The National Society of Collegiate
Scholars ismore than just a symbol of aca-
demic achievement. Membership gives
students access to a number of amazing
benefits including career and networking
resources, scholarships, travel, and serv-
ice projects both on campus and in the
community," said Stephen E. Loflin, the
founder andCEOor the organization.
The society is a member of the
Association of College Honor Societies
and is the only
interdisciplinary
honors organiza-
tion in the nation
for first and sec-
ond-year college
s t u d e n t s .
Membership is
by invitation only,
based on grade
point average
and class stand-
ing. There are
more than 750,000 lifetime members and
270 chapters in all 50 states, the District of
Columbia andPuertoRico.
Inkster woman is ‘scholar’
Ellen Williams