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November 26, 2014
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Westland welcomes new
officer to police force
Shopping spree is prize in Shop & Dine Contest
Holiday parade is Dec. 6
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The first police officer taking the oath
of office at the new Westland City Hall
brings nearly two decades of law enforce-
ment experience to the department.
Anthony Javonavich, a United States
Marine Corps veteran, who was officially
welcomed to the police force last week,
served in the Marines from 1991 until
1995, and was stationed in Japan and on
the east coast during his service. He
served with the Inkster Police
Department for 14 years and began his
public safety careerwithHighlandPark.
A Livonia-native and Churchill High
School graduate, Javonavich studied
Criminal Justice at Schoolcraft College,
and graduated from the Wayne County
Regional Police Academy and the
OaklandCountyFireAcademy.
“WewelcomeOfficer Javonavich to our
community and our police department,
and we thank him for his service to our
country,” said Mayor William Wild. “It's
great whenWestland can bring innewoffi-
cers who already have a wealth of experi-
ence, and that's what we have with Officer
Javonavich. We look forward to his dedica-
tion to serving our residents.”
How much can you spend in
1000 seconds? You may have a
chance to find out.
The 6th Annual Shop and
Dine Westland Holiday
Campaign is nowunder way and
includes a chance to win a 1,000-
second shopping spree at
Westland Shopping Center. The
six-week multifaceted market-
ing campaign is designed to pro-
mote the Westland shopping dis-
trict as a location to find,
"Everything
you
want.
Everything you need" for the
holiday season.
Again this year, the city has
partnered with the Westland
Shopping Center for the ‘Enter
to Win Contest’, now under way.
Entries will be accepted through
noon Dec 15 at the city
Facebook
page,
www.facebook.com/cityofwest-
land.
Three lucky finalists will be
chosen to participate in the
grand prize celebration at
Westland Shopping Center at
noon Monday, Dec. 22. Two of
the finalists will walk away with
a $100 gift card to Westland
Shopping Center while the
grand prize winner will receive
a $1,000 shopping spree which
will continue for only 1,000 sec-
onds. All finalists must be pres-
ent at the mall on the day of the
event to participate. No pur-
chase is necessary.
Deputy Mayor Thelma Kubitskey, left, Police Chief Jeff Jedrusik, Ofc. Anthony
Javonavich, and Council President Jim Godbout celebrate the first official swearing in
at the new Westland City Hall last week.
The 39th Annual Holiday Parade in
Wayne will take place at 6 p.m. Dec. 5
throughout the downtown area.
This will be the second year theWayne
Rotary Club will sponsor the Parade of
Lights which will require that all the
entries be decorated with lights. Entries
into the parade are still being accepted,
according to a spokesperson, and partici-
pants are asking to donate canned food
for the John Bolde Food Depot as part of
the event. The canned foods can be
dropped off at the parade line-up check
in area.
The parade will travel north on
Second Street to Glenwood, west to
Wayne Road and then proceed down
Michigan AvenueWest to the StateWayne
Theatre, where Santa will be available to
greet families and help present trophies
to thewinning parade entries.
According to a statement from the
Rotary Club, entry forms can be down-
loaded at www.waynerotary.com and
businesses, individual, service and school
groups are all invited to get creative with
lighting and “use this opportunity to
shine.”
Entries will be accepted through Dec.
1, according to a spokesman.
Mayor to ‘play Santa’
In an effort to keep dollars in the
local economy, Mayor Bill Wild will
give gift cards to winning residents at
local businesses in Westland's Shop
andDineDistrict.
Wild is among leaders across the
country promoting local shopping this
holiday season.
From noon until 2 p.m. Nov. 29,
Small Business Saturday, Wild will
visit various businesses and raffle off a
variety of gift cards ranging from $10
to $50.
“Statistics show that for every $100
you spend locally, $66 stays in the local
community,” said Wild. “That means
your dollars are helping to build
parks, libraries and improve fire and
police departments.”
Small Business Saturday is an
American shopping holiday planned
for the Saturday after Thanksgiving
during one of the busiest shopping
periods of the year.
Wild will hand out gift cards at the
following locations: Noon - Leo`s
Coney Island 36595 Warren Road;
12:30 p.m. - Arcade Cuts 34700 Warren
Road; 1:15 p.m. Saranda's 35135
Warren Road; 2 p.m. Tim Horton's
7126 N. Wayne Road; 2:30 p.m.
Ashley's 7525N.WayneRoad.