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No. 45
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November 13 – 19, 2014
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The Wayne Goodfellows
will host the 28th Annual
Fundraiser for the group
from5:30 until midnight Dec.
5 at the Wayne Community
Center onHoweRoad.
See page 4.
The completion of
Wahrman Road adds to an
already prime location, ripe
for development according
to officials from Wayne
County.
See page 3.
Six of the seven members
of the Plymouth Township
Board of Trustees now face
the possibility of recall fol-
lowing approval of two more
petitions by the county last
week.
See page 5
.
A warning to parents
regarding MRSA, a serious
and highly contagious staph
infection, was sent home
from Hillside Middle School
last week.
See page 2.
The Yankee Air Museum
has officially acquired
175,000 square feet of the for-
mer Willow Run Bomber
Plant during official cere-
monies last week.
See page 5.
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For home delivery of The Eagle call 734-467-1900.
Wayne County Lightfest
Run/Walk and Bike Through
the Lights participants will
be among the first to view
more than 55 lighted holiday
displays.
See page 4.
Music, dance and drama
from around the world will
be featured at the
International Festival at The
Village Theater at Cherry
Hill Saturday.
See page 2.
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Inkster recently agreed to
engage McKenna Associates
of Northville to perform
services including building
inspections and plan a
reviewof building codes.
See page 3.
A Westland police officer
shot and killed a mentally chal-
lenged man last Saturday dur-
ing a confrontation.
According to reports of the
incident, Westland police were
called to a home in the area of
Clare and Grand Traverse at
about 9:30 p.m. Saturday
responding to a 911 call report-
ing an armed man threatening
to kill people. When officers
arrived on the scene, they dis-
covered 27-year-old Troy Hart
outside in only pajama bottoms
brandishing a hunting-type
knife.
Reports said that Hart's
brother, Derek, was on the
scene, attempting to get the
mentally-challenged man to
returnhome.
Police sources said witness-
es claimedHart had threatened
to kill people and police while
wielding the knife. At one point
in the ensuring confrontation
with officers who demanded
Hart put down the weapon,
police say that Hart made a
threatening gesture at the offi-
cers with the knife raised. The
officers fired at Hart who was
immediately transported to the
Main Oakwood Hospital where
he died of his injuries.
Police sources said that they
could not comment on the ongo-
ing investigation into an officer
involved shooting. The case has
been referred to the Wayne
County Prosecutor for review.
The two officers involved are
on administrative leave.
Reports from Hart's family
indicated that he was born with
Kallmann Syndrome, a devel-
opmental disorder that affects
maturity levels. Family mem-
bers told reporters that Hart
was “like an 8-year-old trapped
in an adult body.”
Members of the Northville
Public Schools Board of
Education want to know what
Northville residents think about
taking on part of the Plymouth-
Cantondistrict.
Two public hearings have
been scheduled regarding a
Property Transfer Request peti-
tion filedwith theWayne County
Regional Educational Service
Agency (Wayne RESA) that
could ultimately move a neigh-
borhood currently part of
Plymouth-Canton Community
Schools into the Northville
Public Schools attendance area.
Woodside
Village
Condominium
Co-Owner
Association representatives
filed a Property Transfer
Request resolution with Wayne
RESA on Oct. 3, along with a
petition in support of the trans-
fer signed by more than two-
thirds of the homeowners. The
resolution asks that the Wayne
RESA Board of Education
approve a property transfer for
the Woodside Village develop-
ment from Plymouth-Canton
Community
Schools
to
Northville Public Schools.
Woodside Village is a 115-home
neighborhood in Northville
Township located on the west
side of Haggerty Road north of
Five Mile Road. The neighbor-
hood borders the Northville
Public Schools attendance
boundary on its southeast cor-
ner and is adjacent to the cur-
rent attendance boundaries for
Winchester Elementary School,
Meads Mill Middle School and
NorthvilleHighSchool.
Gaudior Academy in Inkster
will be closed due to poor aca-
demic ratings, declining student
enrollment and turnover in
school leadership according to a
statement from Eastern
Michigan University which
chartered the school.
Gaudior was rated at zero by
the Michigan Department of
Education which is the lowest
possible score in the zero to 100
ranking system. Educational
achievement ratings at Gaudior
have plummeted since the rat-
ing system was implemented in
2011. The first rating for the
charter academy was 11, which
fell to five and then to one
before the zero ranking this
school year. Gaudior, located on
Avondale in Inkster, has been
established as a tuition-free
charter school for about 15
years. According the school web-
site, there are 240 students
enrolled and about 30 employ-
ees on staff.
Eastern Michigan University
extended the Gaudior charter
See
Schools,
page 2
See
Charter,
page 3
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Family members told reporters
that Hart was “like an 8-year-old
trapped in an adult body.”
Police shooting of impaired man probed
Residents seek move to Northville school district
College revokes charter of Gaudior Academy
Holiday homes
Annual home tour
begins tomorrow
It may seemway too soon, but the holi-
day season is nearly here and about 1,000
or so visitors will be traveling several
Northville neighborhoods tomorrow and
Saturday, all seeking to capture the spirit
of the season.
The Annual Holiday Home Tour pre-
sented by the Northville Community
Foundation will take place from 10 a.m.
until 4 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday and
this year, the five homes selected each
bring a unique perspective and decorat-
ing style to the 17th annual event.
Tickets for the event are $20 in
advance or $25 the day of the tour and
include admission to the five homes and
the feature home, each professionally
decorated for Christmas.
ColleenMcDonald of Embellish is dec-
orating one of the largest homes on the
tour located off Seven Mile Road. The
9,000 square-foot French Country home
has a chef's kitchen and McDonald has
kept the family feeling in the seasonal
décor she has chosen. The home features
a huge lower level that includes a wine
room and a family room. The custom
architectural design includes elaborate
detailing in the finishes and unique
archeddoorways.
“The home is gorgeous and will surely
draw wows on the tour,” noted Jessica
Striegle, events and fundraising manager
for the foundation.
Pottery Barn of Novi is decorating the
4-year-old Craftsman-style home located
in downtown Northville that will be on
the tour this year. This home, which fea-
tures four bedrooms and includes a
sports bar/theater atmosphere in the
lower level with a wine cellar and bar
designed for entertaining in comfort and
style.
“It'sworth seeing,” Striegle said.
Haven of Northville and Plymouth is
decorating an eclectic, four-bedroom
modern farmhouse in downtown
Northville. The home was built in 1890
and remodeled less than 10 years ago.
Striegle said this home, too, will attract a
lot of attention.
“Of course, they all will,” she said.
“Each home is beautiful on its own but
with our talented team of decorators the
homes come to life with ideas on top of
ideas for decorating your home for the
holidays.”
Geanne Pepper is decorating a 1,970
square-foot condominiumwithChristmas
décor and ornaments from English
Gardens in Bloomfield. While Pepper is
not affiliated with the supplier, the com-
pany has provided truckloads of decora-
tions for the 25-year-old home which was
completely remodeled since the owners
purchased it about two years ago.
Sarah Marsh of It Was Me Interiors is
providing the Christmas spirit in a 4,500
square-foot traditional home with many
Asian accents including custom made
Chinese furniture and artwork, some
more than 100 years old. Many of the fur-
nishings have been in the homeowners'
family for generations.
The Special Feature home this year is
the Yerkes Home at Mill Race Historic
Village which has been carefully and lov-
ingly decorated by Sue Marie. The home
was built in 1873 by Sarah (Cady) Yerkes
and William Purdy Yerkes, children of
early Northville settlers. The nine-room
home features traditional American
Carpenter Gothic-style architecture and
wasmoved to the village in 1978.
“It really is a special feature,” Striegle
said. “I know this will be a tour not to be
missed.”
Tickets are on sale now at
Gardenviews in Northville or the
Northville Chamber of Commerce.
Tickets may also be purchased on Visa or
MasterCard by calling (248)374-0200.
Tickets are limited and the tour does sell
out each year, Striegle added.
Proceeds from the Holiday Home
Tour help fund the Northville
Community Foundation Senior Holiday
Baskets programwhich provides gift bas-
kets to senior citizens in assisted living
facilities as well as the foundation schol-
arshipprogramfor high school seniors.
The fireplace in the largest home on the Northville Community Foundation Holiday
Home tour this year, a 9,000 square foot Country French design, is ready for visitors
expected to arrive Friday and Saturday.
Photo by Sean Rhaesa