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October 6, 2011
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Batter up
Firefighters serve pancakes Saturday
Family marks wedding, anniversary
Westland to sell 45 years accumulation of used city equipment to public
They've been flipping out for 13 years and
they are very good at it.
When the Wayne firefighters take to the
griddles from9 a.m. until noon this Saturday,
Oct. 8, hungry patrons will, as usual, be lined
up around the block from the fire station.
This will be the 14th year the firefighters
have offeredbreakfast to the public.
Every year the firefighters open the fire
station to the public for the all-you-can-eat
breakfast of pancakes, three sausage links,
coffee, juice ormilk. The event has become a
tradition throughout the city and residents
“flip” for the fluffy griddle treats. This year,
the firefighters are also celebrating the 100th
year of theWayneFireDepartment.
Advance tickets are not necessary and the
cost of the breakfast, $5 for adults and $3 for
children 10 and younger, can be paid at the
door.
The Wayne Fire Station is located at 3300
S.WayneRoad.
For more information, call the depart-
ment at (734) 722-1111.
September was a time of celebration forMr.
andMrs. LovellWest ofWestland.
The couple marked their 66th wedding
anniversary inSanDiego, CAonSept. 2.
The couple was feted by a crowd of family
members and friends to help celebrate the
anniversary of theirwedding.
On the next day, their grandson, Kevin
Watson, also of Westland, married Shyvonne
Danielle onCoronadoBeach inSanDiego, CA.
The couple will receive guests at a recep-
tion at Casade's inLivonia onOct. 8.
After 45 years, a lot of stuff accu-
mulates.
A lot of stuff.
To helpmake roomand adapt to
some new storage requirements
and policies adopted by the city
council members, Westland is plan-
ning an obsolete inventory sale
from9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Oct. 15.
Equipment no longer used or
needed by the city will be moved to
the Department of Public Service
building, 37137 Marquette, for the
sale, according to Mayor William
Wild.
The sale will be open to the pub-
lic and will allow buyers the oppor-
tunity to view the items prior to
purchase as well as ask questions
of city officials, he added. As
required by the Westland Code,
employees and family members of
employees are prohibited from
purchasing any property sold at the
garage sale. All sales will be final
and all products will be sold “as is”
and members of the city finance
department will be on hand to
accept cash, certified checks or
money orders. Credit cards and
personal checks will not be accept-
ed. Payment must be made for
items before the sale ends and buy-
ers must arrange to transport items
purchased by the end of the sale,
Wild said.
Old equipment and other goods
have accumulated over the 45-year
history of the city and are now
obsolete. This is the first step in a
process to clean out city buildings,
Wild noted. “We're looking to
reduce the amount of document
storage that has also occurred over
the last four decades,” he said.
Mr. and Mrs. Lovell West
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Watson
'Ones' for all
More than 125 youngsters signed up for and ran the
Junior October Mile, a one-mile run/walk event that
began the annual Red October Run put on by Oakwood
Healthcare. More than 1,200 people from across the
state took part in the event, which also featured a 5K run
or walk and a 10K run. Jason Richmond, 29, of Redford,
was the top male finisher with 37:13-good for a six-
minute-mile pace. Emily Van Allen, 27 of Dearborn, was
the top female finisher with a 40:48 time. Benjamin
Biber, a 12-year-old from Westland, came in second at
his age group with a time of 48:55. Megan Stonebraker,
a 16-year-old from Westland, won her age group with a
time of 1:13:53. Other notables include former Wayne
City Councilman Mathew Mulholland, 45, who finished
in 12th place in his age group in 55:39, which is just shy
of a nine-minute mile pace. Plymouth Township Trustee
Bob Doroshewitz, 49, was three spots behind him at
58:29. Former Northville City Councilman Jerry Mittman,
66, won the 65-69 age group with a 56:41 finish. For a
full listing of winners, visit www.oakwood.org/redocto-
berrun.