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At their July 1 meeting WayneCity Council voted 6-0 to sell theState Wayne Theater to Insight Hold-ings II, LLC. The city acquired theState Wayne Theater in 1991. Sincethen it has been used to show firstrun and second run films and forlive theater.

Mayor Pro Tem Jim Hawley said,“This is the most important buildingin the city.”

During the last 10 years the the-ater has a net loss of $822,131.26plus capital outlay expenditures of$573,774.23. This is a total loss of$1,395,905.49 or $139,590 per year.The additional funding needed hascome from the DDA budget.

To maintain the status quo wouldcontinue to cost the city $139,590per year. The cost of closing the the-ater would cost $333,600 based onexisting leases for digital equipment.

Insight Holdings II LLC is relatedto Phoenix Theaters, the currentmanagement group of the StateWayne Theater.

The proposed purchase agree-ment provides the fees owed by thecity of $60,000.03 will not be paidbut will serve as the sale price for theproperty. In addition the city will pay$6,667 in management fees for June2014 and will remain responsiblefor the monthly management fees forthe next four months, during the duediligence period. This will cost thecity $26,668. This would be a totalcost to the city of $33,335.

The purchase agreement also in-cludes the preservation of the StateWayne Theater marquee and exteriorfaçade including the mural.

Phoenix Theaters is planning topurchase luxury seating that theyhave in their theater in Monroe.

“I have never seen seats like thisbefore. They are large and leanback,” Hawley said.

Monroe’s business has gone upabout 50% since they have startedusing the new seats.

Phoenix Theaters President CoryJacobson said, “This was a longprocess to get from where we are.We have been running the theater forabout two years. There is a lot ofcompetition around us. About oneyear ago we found these luxury seatsat a trade show. Attendance is justfantastic since the chairs.”

The new chairs will cost about$230,000 and should be installed atthe State Wayne Theater by this fall.

Take a tour of the new chairs atthe Monroe Theater by visitingPhoenixmovies.net.

In the past two years PhoenixTheaters has installed new paint andcarpet, digital cinema, Dolby soundand 3-D capability in the StateWayne Theater.

Jacobson said, “The one thingthat is classic is the chairs. We are alot bigger today than in 1946. Comecheck it out, it will be a fantastic ex-perience. We look forward to seeingeverybody at the movies.”

City sells StateWayne Theater

Phoenix Theaters is planning to purchase luxury seating that they have in their the-

ater in Monroe.

By Jenny Johnson

Businesses in Wayne are thriving!For more than 30 years Village Den-tal, 35100 E. Michigan Avenue, hasbeen part of the Wayne community.Dr. Mohamed Saad joined Dr. MarkHaas in the practice in January2012.

“I didn’t like hearing that the econ-omy in Michigan was in a downturn,”Saad said. “I took a different ap-proach and decided to think posi-tively about things. I wentoffice-to-office and city-to-city until Ifound what I was looking for. Iwalked in here one day.”

Saad said he was impressed withDr. Haas’ practice and long-timecommitment to the community. Overthe years Haas bought four different

dental practices. Combined theyhave about 100 years of practicing inWayne.

“Here is a business in downtownWayne that is growing. Wayne is upand coming again,” he said. VillageDental has about 2,000 active pa-tients, and growing at a exceptionalrate, who come from Wayne, West-land, Romulus, Canton, Plymouth,Northville and Birmingham.

“A lot of patients grew up inWayne and moved out but come

back here,” he said. Saad grew up in Dearborn and

his father worked at The Wayne As-sembly plant. He received his bache-lor’s degree from the University ofMichigan and earned his doctoratefrom the University of MichiganSchool of Dentistry. Saad workedwith cosmetic dentists in New Yorkand Los Angeles to develop his skillfor aesthetic dentistry, which in-cludes veneers and Zoom whitening.

He was awarded the Top Dentist

Award for 2013 from Consumer Re-search of America and Top Dentistfor 2013 and 2014 in Detroit Hour.

He grew up in Dearborn and isthe youngest of five children. Hisoldest brother is a nationally recog-nized cosmetic dentist and his otherbrother is a medical resident. Histwo sisters are teachers.

“My parents gave us opportunityand we ran with it. We are fortunate,”he said.

Saad said he always knew hewanted to be a positive influence inhis professional career.

Village Dental has been activemembers of the community by notonly serving many of the residents of

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“I took a different approach and decided to think positively

about things. I went office-to-office and city-to-city until

I found what I was looking for. I walked in here one day.”

Dr. Mohamed Saad

Making Wayne Smile for over 30 years

Dr. Mohamed Saad, who joined Dr. Mark Haas in the practice in January 2012, works on a patient.

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Police award scholarshipThe Wayne Police Department

started a scholarship fund in 2001to help high school graduates withpursuing a degree in criminal justice.Joseph Wellinski, a graduate ofWayne Memorial High School, re-ceived the $1000 scholarship. Hewill attend University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Police support

Crime StoppersWayne City Council approved a

$400 donation to Crime Stoppers, anon-profit organization focused onpreventing, stopping and solvingcrime in Southeast Michigan. Dona-tions are important to their success.This is the fourth year the Wayne Po-lice Department will make a dona-tion. The money will be paid fromthe drug forfeiture fund.

Farmers MarketThe Wayne Farmers Market is

now open from 3-7 p.m. on Wednes-days through October at GoudyPark., behind Wayne City Hall, 3355S. Wayne Road. Farmers will offer lo-cally grown produce, plants andflowers. There will also be a varietyof other local vendors, music andkids activities.

Terrifically

Talented TuesdaysThe Wayne Public Library will

host free weekly summer activities at10:30 a.m. on Tuesdays in the Com-munity Room. Events will last onehour. All ages are welcome.

Date/Event July 8: Mad Science: The Science

of Sound July 15: Boom of the Dinosaurs;

Two performances @ 10:30 a.m.and 11:30 a.m.

PRE-REGISTRATION IS RE -QUIRED

July 22: Spirit of Alexandria Na-ture Bus; PRE-REGISTRATION ISREQUIRED

July 29: Boom, Boom Wow withMichigan Science Center

For activities with pre-registra-tion, please stop by the Children’sDesk of the library or call 734-721-7832.

Robotics WorkshopsThe Wayne Public Library will

host a Robotic Workshop from 2-3p.m. on July 11 and July 25. This isa hands-on workshop. Please pre-register by calling 734-721-7832.

Kelly Miller Circus August 9 at 2 and 5 p.m. at

Attwood Park. Don’t miss the raisingof the Big Top with elephant powerat 9 a.m. on Aug. 9. This event is freeto the public. Tickets for the circuswill be available at the Wayne Com-munity Center. For more informa-tion, please call 734-721-7400.

Senior OlympicsThe 10th Annual Western Wayne

County Senior Olympics will be heldAug. 18-22. Two events will be heldin the City of Wayne. At 9 a.m. onAug. 20 Wayne Bowl, 36900 Michi-gan Avenue, will have Billiards andat 9 a.m. on Aug. 21 they will havebowling which is sponsored by thecities of Wayne and Inkster.

For a complete list of event timesand locations, visit www.WWCSO.org.

WMHS Class

of 1974 reunionThe Wayne Memorial High School

Class of 1974 will celebrate their40th reunion on Aug. 23 at the Av-enue Downtown Wayne. Tickets are$25 each. Casual dress. Members ofthe Class of 1973 and 1975 are alsowelcome. For more information con-tact wmhs74reunion@yahoo.com or734-397-8196.

Save the DateThe Wayne Goodfellows will host

their annual Christmas party on Dec.5 at the Wayne Community Center.More details to follow in further is-sues of The Wayne Dispatch.

Wayne Library Art ContestThe Wayne Public Library is seek-

ing junior artists. Teens in grades 6-12 are welcome to participate in thiscontest showcasing a variety of tal-ents and media. Submissions will beaccepted from July 1 - July 12 andmust be ready for display. Voting willtake place from July 13 - July 25.For more information, please call734-721-7832.

Join RotaryThe Wayne Rotary Club is looking

for new members who are looking tobe involved in the community. Theymeet at 12:05 p.m. on Tuesdays atthe Wayne Community Center, 4635Howe Road, Wayne. They have lunch,network and have guest speakers.For more information visit their web-site at www.waynerotary.org.

St. Mary offers

open enrollmentSt. Mary Catholic School offers

highly qualified teachers to educateto both Catholic and non-Catholicstudents. The school scores consis-tently in the top 25 percent nation-wide on the Iowa Standardized Test.Grades 6th-8th use the “MiddleSchool Model” for preparing stu-

dents for high school. St. Mary is adiverse school, which offers a multi-tude of enrichment programs thatstudents can explore beyond thebasic curriculum. They offer openenrollment for preschool through8th grade. For more information con-tact 721-1240.

Candidates vie for

open council positionSix candidates have submitted

letters of interest to fill the open citycouncil position left vacant by theresignation of Jim Henley lastmonth. At 6 p.m. on July 8 councilwill interview the following candi-dates: David James, Thomas Porter,Christopher Sanders, Keith Tilleyand Shari Welch at the Wayne Com-munity Center.

Council has to appoint someoneto the position by July 17. The newappointee will serve until the nextcity general election in November2015.

Community Center

remains open for nowThe Wayne Community Center

has been given a 120- day reprieve.While initially recommended to have60% of the building closed effectiveJuly 1 new City Manager JoeMerucci asked to have time to evalu-ate some options and to talk to theCity of Westland and two interestedmanagement companies. One com-pany currently manages the Romu-lus Community Center and the otheris Suburban Management who man-ages the Farmington Ice Arenas.

Park Watch meetingThere will be a Park watch meet-

ing at 7 p.m. on July the 15th at theWayne Community Center, 4635.The meeting will be in Suite 1 andwill discuss scheduling and monitor-ing, any issues at each park andclean up at the parks.

Summer LunchThe Summer Lunch Program has

returned to the Wayne CommunityCenter on Monday - Friday from 11a.m. – 1 p.m. Wayne County spon-sors the free, nutritious meals forchildren 18 and under during thesummer months.

Concerts in The Park will start every Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. from August 6th and

go through September 3rd, in Goudy Park.

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Budget amendmentsCity council has made amend-

ments to the 2014-15 budget at theirJuly 1 meeting. Facing a more than$1 million deficit they have put$339,776 rebate from the MichiganMunicipal Risk Management Author-ity into the general fund. They havealso reduced the fire department bytwo full-time positions for a cost sav-ings of $184,139. This is as a resultof not replacing two firefighters whoresigned.

They will not renew their Na-tional League of Cities and SEM-COG memberships. This will save$3,689 and the finance departmentwill lose one part time position for asavings of $16,028.

These initiatives equate to$540,632. At earlier budget meet-ings council agreed to charge resi-dents the full cost for streetlightassessment.

Council has not yet decided onthe future of the Wayne CommunityCenter.

Council wants to extend

Police and Fire MillageCity council also voted to ask vot-

ers in the City of Wayne to extend thecurrent police and fire millage for an-other 5 years. The one-mill levy waspassed in 2010 and generated$628,000 but today is worth$371,000. It was supposed to expirein 2015. If voters approve theamendment, it will be levied until2020. This will help fund police andfire services. This proposed amend-ment is in Chapter 10 of the WayneCity Charter.

Rotary PicnicsThe Wayne Rotary Club has

scheduled two picnics for residentsliving in the neighborhoods sur-rounding their parks. The Rotary IPark Picnic will be at 6 p.m. on July16. It is located at Hunt and Stell-wagon.

Rotary Park II is located onChamberlain. That picnic will be onJuly 23.

Both picnics will have free hotdogs, chips, pop, games and a draw-ing for four tickets to the Kelly MillerCircus on Aug. 9.

Westland uses Jefferson-

Barns ElementaryThe City of Westland and Wayne-

Westland Community Schools haveagreed for the city to use Jefferson-Barns Elementary School for thecity’s community outreach programs.The current programs run out of theDorsey Center and the Housing andCommunity Development Depart-ment will move into the former ele-mentary school in early 2015. Theschool has been vacant for the pastthree years.

The city will rent the building for$1 per year.

"This agreement benefits theSchool District and the City alike,"said Mayor Wild of the deal. "I'm ex-cited to see our community outreachprogram expand once it moves intothis historic building in Westland'soldest All-American neighborhood ofNorwayne."

The City has also submitted a re-quest for a loan from the Depart-ment of Housing and UrbanDevelopment (HUD) to help fund re-quired renovations, according toWestland's Housing and CommunityDevelopment Director Joanne Camp-bell. In addition, the City is workingwith non-profits to create more com-munity-based activities.

Kosowski introduces

school bus safety billsState Representative Robert

Kosowski introduced House Bill5436 which would require all newlypurchased school buses to have oneseat belt per pupil being transported.House Bill 5437 would allow a sink-ing fund to be used to purchaseschool buses.

The bills aim to keep childrensafe while riding to school, going ona field trip and going home.

WMHS 30th Class Reunion WMHS Class of 1984 will have

their 30th reunion from 7 p.m. to 1a.m. on Oct. 11 at Novi-Sheraton,21111 Haggerty Rd, Livonia. The

cost is $60 per person or $110 for acouple.

This includes elegant food sta-tions, walking appetizers and adessert extravaganza. Checkout theFacebook page "reunion 84" for moreinformation or contact Liz-Arthur-Meyers at 206-423-3728.

Meet Up and Eat Up Healthy Food to fuel students up

this summer is available at Hoover,Taft, Schweitzer and Wayne Memo-rial High School for children 18years and under. Free breakfast andlunch will be available at Hoover andSchweitzer. Breakfast will be servedfrom 8-8:30 a.m. Lunch only will beprovided at Taft and Wayne Memo-rial. Lunch will be served from 11a.m. to 12:30 p.m. All programs areclosed on Fridays. Meals are servedfrom June 23 until Aug. 14.

For questions contact, WayneWestland Community Schools FoodService Department at 734-419-2119.

The Summer Food Service Pro-gram (SFSP) was created to ensurethat children in lower-income areascould continue to receive nutritiousmeals during long school vacations,when they do not have access to theNational School Lunch or SchoolBreakfast Programs. The SFSP is ad-ministered by the Michigan Depart-ment of Education.

Vacation Bible SchoolThe West Wayne Free Will Baptist

Church, 404 John Hix, Wayne, isnow offering Vacation Bible Schoolfollowed by Family Fun Day. Theclasses will be held from 6-8 p.m.July 30 to Aug. 1. Family Fun Daywill be from 12-4 p.m. on Sat. Aug.2. Call 734-728-6266 for directionsor further information.

The theme is entitled ‘Jesus is theReason’. The classes will be pro-vided for children up to the age of 18.There will be a nursery for the ba-bies along with the classes for theother children. Activities will in-clude singing, snacks and crafts.

On Saturday all Parents, Friendsand Family are invited for FamilyFun Day! There will be games, food,songs and a sermon. All are wel-come.

Wayne but also sponsoring eventslike the Kelly Miller Circus.

In addition Dr. Saad serves onthe Downtown Development Author-ity.

“On the DDA committee I reallywant to help revitalize the city. I ampart of the city now and own thepractice,” he said. “Community isfrom commune which means beingtogether. Let’s come up with a solu-tion and not just talk about the prob-lem.”

“The whole idea is creating a buzzand a vibe,” he said. “We sponsoredthe circus last year just to give backto the city. I want the city to grow. Ifeverything in the area is growing youare growing. I want people fromeverywhere to come here. ”

Saad said The Wayne Ripple Ef-fect and Main Street are a great addi-tion to Wayne.

“Main Street is great. They pickedthree cities in the state,” he said.“We have to do whatever it takes torevitalize Wayne.”

Other cities with downtowns likeBirmingham, Royal Oak and AnnArbor draw people from all over. Hesaid they have a lot of family orientedactivities.

In the past 10 years Royal Oakhas increased their downtown areawith additional outdoor seating atrestaurants and more walking traffic.

You want kids to grow up in thecity, go away to college and thencome back to where they grew up.That’s what I did.”

Saad said every city in Michigangot hit during the economic down-turn in 2008. The city of Dearbornused to have a Ritz Carlton, Saks,and Lord and Taylor.

“Fairlane Mall is trying to revital-ize and has added some new restau-rants. You have to try,” Saad said.

Downtown Detroit got hit and

they are currently operating underan emergency financial manager.

“They have attractions and a rea-son to go downtown. They are creat-ing a buzz,” he said. They have aWhole Foods and are breakingground on their second Meijer withinthe city limits.

“If they can do it, Wayne can doit,” he said. One built in attractionWayne has that other downtownsdon’t is the Rouge River.

“Why not get Dairy Queen and sitby the river? “ he asked. “You needan influx. You need a change. Themoney will always come if you arepassionate about something.

I don’t have one way of doingthings but I am not afraid to try.”

Doing nothing can be worse thantrying something new, he said.

He knows McDonald’s coming toWayne has created some controversyin the community. But McDonald’sdid their research and analyzed the

data before they decided to come toWayne. They think they will be suc-cessful.

“I don’t have all the answers but Iwant to try to help figure out ways toattract from outside the city to thecity. We have to revitalize Wayne tobring people from other areas. Wehave to give them a reason to comehere,” he said.

Village Dental prides itself onpain-free dentistry. They are happyto welcome new patients. They dogeneral dentistry like cleanings, fill-ings, crowns, root canals, bridges,partials and dentures. They also doaesthetic dentistry like veneers,Zoom whitening and full mouth re-constructions. They have recentlytaken on a new associate Dr. ShadiKrecht, a great addition to the prac-tice and growth of Wayne, and theyhave a staff of eight ready to help.Call them today at 734-722-1617.Accepting New Patients.

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WAYNE DENTAL, from page 3

Tom Lynch

Compassionate Pricing for

Difficult TimesServing the community for over 30 years

34567 Michigan Ave. · (734) 721-5600www.HarryJWillFuneralHome.com

Before After

Before After

Dr. Mark Haas and Dr. Mohamed Saad.

Saad sees a bright

future for Wayne.

But they are coming back.

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Bring your hot rod and come joinCruisin’ US12 on July 12.

Classic Cars, Muscle Cars,LowRiders, Tuners, Trucks, Foreign,Exotic, Hot Rods, Rat Rods are allwelcomed.

Hundreds of classic cars will

cruise Michigan Avenue rightthrough downtown Wayne. Thecruise route is on Michigan Avenuestarting at Merriman Road to New-burgh Road. The heart of the Cruiseis always Downtown Wayne. Theevent starts at 10 a.m. and lasts until

Midnight. This year’s cruise will becelebrating the 50th Anniversary ofthe Ford Mustang.

"I'm excited that this year’s cruisewill celebrate the 50th anniversary ofthe Mustang considering we haveone of the biggest Ford Plants in the

world right here in Wayne - the Michi-gan Assembly Plant," said volunteerMisty Dubois.

The Cruise is organized by acoalition of community volunteers:residents, business owners and serv-ice organizations.

The Nightmare Cruisers HearseClub will be at Kurt's Caps, 35760 W.Michigan Avenue. Owner Kurt Jar-man said the fun will begin at noon.

This is a great free family friendlyevent and the perfect opportunity tospend the day in downtown Wayne.

US12 Bar and Grill will have livemusic all day on their patio. Formore information about the eventand volunteer opportunities, pleasevisit www.cruisinus12.com.

Get your shopping lists ready.The annual Chamber of CommerceSidewalk Sales will be July 17-19.

Local businesses will have thebest deals of the year on display.

A favorite stop for deal seekers isalways Northside Hardware locatedon the corner of Wayne Road andGlenwood. They have a tradition dur-ing Sidewalk Sales. They offer $.25hot dogs and pop to all hungry shop-pers. Where else can you feed thewhole family for $2 or less? That’swhy Northside goes through up to11,000 hot dogs in just three days.

Northside Hardware will alsohave a wide variety of items at spe-cial pricing to serve all of their cus-tomers’ needs. You will find topquality merchandise at competitivepricing.

Other businesses along WayneRoad and Michigan Avenue will alsohave super deals.

Cruisin’ US12 in Downtown Wayne

Deals galore at

Sidewalk Sales

Cruisin’ US12 is July 12th. Photo by Don

Quarles

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Family Fest 2014For the ninth year CrossPointe

Community Church, 36125 Glen-wood, is ready to welcome 5,000guests to their campus for their an-nual Family Fest. From 12-5 p.m. onAug. 23 members of the church willprovide a free day of family friendlyfun for the entire community.

This includes free games, rides,music, hot foods, cold foods, drinks,and a classic car show. The kids willenjoy bounce houses, hayrides, pet-ting zoo, face painting, crafts, ponyrides and more.

“This is the largest single dayevent in the city,” said Pastor PhilDiLernia. They are planning for5500 people.

When we started this I neverthought we would get to that num-ber,” he said. While the food and ridelines can get long, people have notcomplained.

Where else can you take the en-tire family to a summer festival andnot spend a dime?

“It is quite the value for a goodday of family fun,” DiLernia said.

All you have to do is get a wrist-band at the registration table andthat allows you to eat the food, playthe games and enjoy the other activi-ties. If you have a classic car, pleaseplan to join the fun. Registrationstarts at 8 a.m. and there is no fee.The first 500 cars will have spots onthe field. There will be free goodybags, trophies and coffee for carshow participants.

It costs about $15,000 to throughFamily Fest and about 80% of thatcomes from donations of parish-ioners. The other 20% is from localbusinesses that sponsor the event.

CrossPointe has about 250 mem-bers and 80-90% of them volunteerfor Family Fest. Members of Cross-Pointe spend the entire year gettingready for Family Fest.

“It’s all hands on deck. I an-nounce it every Sunday. It is a day weserve. It is a lot of work,” he said.“We do things for our families duringthe year.”

Family Fest has had a great im-pact on the CrossPointe community.

“We are attracting people to thechurch and it has had a great impacton the members of the church. Theyenjoy reaching out and it has giventhem the confidence to reach out inother ways,” DiLernia said.

Besides Family Fest CrossPointeis a very active church. They havebeen serving the community formore than 100 years. It was formerlyFirst Baptist Church of Wayne.

They reach out every chance theyget with community dinners, aclothes closet and food pantry tohelp the needy. They sponsor theMarshmallow Drop at Attwood Parkon Good Friday. The youth groupgoes on mission trips and organizesfree sports leagues like floor hockeyand basketball for elementary stu-

dents.Their services are at 10:45 a.m.

and 6 p.m. on Sundays. They alsohave multiple studies and activitiesduring the week.

CrossPointe is located on Glen-wood between Elizabeth and New-burgh. Parking will be available inthe church parking lot and parkingattendants will be on hand to helpdrivers. For more information onFamily Fest visit www.cross-pointecommunitychurch.org or go toFacebook.com/CrossPointeCommu-nityChurch.

“We are thankful the people lovefamily fest. They respond to it. I amthankful our church is the facility wehave,” DiLernia said. “I am veryblessed to pastor the people I do.”

The Classic Car Show at Family Fun Fest 2013.

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Registered voters in the City ofWayne have a lot of decisions tomake on Aug. 5. The primary ballotwill have candidates for state andcounty officials and ballot proposals.

Register to voteThe last day to register to vote for

the Aug. 5 primary is July 7. To reg-ister to vote Wayne residents must bea U.S. citizen, resident of Michigan,at least 18 years old and a residentof the City of Wayne.

Voter registration applicationsare available at Wayne City Hall CityClerk’s office, Secretary of Statebranch offices or online atwww.Michigan.gov/sos.

The General Election is on Nov. 4.The last day to register to vote in thatelection is Oct. 6.

Polling locationsThe polling places are open on

Election Day from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00p.m. Polling locations in the City ofWayne are:

Precinct 1 and 2-Wayne Activity

and Banquet Center, 35000 SimsAve

Precinct 4 and 5- Taft-GallowayElementary School, 4035 Gloria

Precinct 6 and 7- Hoover Elemen-tary School, 5400 Fourth

Precinct 8- Roosevelt-McGrath El-ementary School, 36075 Currier

Precinct 3 has been consolidatedwith Precinct 2 and has been elimi-nated as a precinct number.

CandidatesThe Aug. 5 primary ballot has

candidates running for the followingpositions. vernor

Governors may serve a maximumof two full terms. A Governor mustbe at least 30 years of age and a reg-istered voter in Michigan for at least4 years. Governor Rick Snyder (Rep)and Mark Schauer (Dem) are run-ning for a four-year term.

U.S Senator MichiganUnited States senators represent

their local district in Washington D.C. A senator is elected to a six -year

term and must be 30 years old, anda U.S. citizen for at least nine years.There are two senators from eachstate.

Republican Teri Lynn-Land andDemocrat Gary Peters are runningfor this position.

U.S. Congress District 13United States Representatives are

elected to two-year terms. They mustbe 25 years old and a U.S. citizen forat least seven years. Michigan has 14districts. Three candidates are run-ning for this position- Jeff Gorman(Rep), John Conyers, Jr. (Dem) andHorace Sheffield (Dem).

Michigan Senate District 7Michigan state senators are

elected to four-year terms and canserve a maximum of two full terms.They must be at lest 21 years oldand a registered voter in their dis-trict. There are 38 state senate dis-tricts. The candidates for thisposition are Patrick Colbeck (Rep),Matthew Edwards (Rep), and DianSlavens (Dem).

Michigan House District 16Michigan state representatives

are elected to two-year terms andmay serve a maximum of three fullterms. They must be 21 years oldand a registered voter of their dis-trict. Candidates for this position areSteve Boron (Rep) and Robert L.Kosowski (Dem).

Wayne County

Commissioner

11th DistrictThere are 15 Wayne County Com-

missioners. This is a two- year term.Candidates for this position are Je-remy R. Cady (Dem), William J. Col-lop (Dem), and A. Haidous (Dem).

Wayne County ExecutiveThis is a four-year term. Candi-

dates for this position are Fred A.Bolden (Rep), John Dalton (Rep),Daniel K. Wenderlich (Rep), AdamSalam Adamski (Dem), Phil Ca-vanagh (Dem), Cindy Darrah (Dem),Warren C. Evans (Dem), Robert A. Fi-

cano (Dem), Russell George Leviska(Dem), Kevin M. McNamara (Dem),Bettie Cook Scott (Dem), SigmuntJohn Szczepkowski, Jr. (Dem),William R. Wild (Dem) and Christo-pher Wojtowicz (Dem).

Ballot proposalsWayne County Regional Educa-

tion Service Agency: Regional En-hancement Millage Proposal.

This proposed enhancement six-year millage would be collected bythe Wayne County Regional Educa-tional Service Agency and distrib-uted to local public school districtswithin the boundaries of the WayneCounty Regional Educational ServiceAgency based on pupil membershipcount.

2 mills or $2 per thousand dol-lars of taxable value would increasethe millage. This money will providenew additional operating funds forlocal schools districts includingWayne-Westland CommunitySchools. It is estimated that 2 millswould raise approximately$80,000,000 when first levied in2014.

Wayne County

Transit Authority

Millage Renewal If approved, this proposal will

renew and increase the .59 mills for-merly authorized to 1.0 mills forthree years and will allow continuedsupport to the Suburban MobilityAuthority for Regional Transporta-tion (SMART) for a public trans-portation system serving the elderly,handicapped, and general public inWayne County.

It is estimated that if approved,this millage would raise approxi-mately $17,080,998 in the first year.

State Proposal 14-1 This amendment would reduce

the state use tax and replace it witha local community stabilizationshare of the tax for the purpose ofmodernizing the tax system to helpsmall businesses grow and createjobs in Michigan.

What’s on the August Primary Ballot?

Endorsed by: Kevin McNamara, Current Wayne County Commissioner

Johnny Vawters, Sumpter Township Supervisor Linda Combs, Van Buren Township Supervisor Kerreen Conley, Mayor of the City of Belleville Leroy Burcroff, Mayor of the City of Romulus David Glaab, Huron Township Supervisor UAW Region 1A Southwestern Wayne (County) Democratic Club Michigan 12th District Congressional Democrats Michigan Council 25 A.F.S.C.M.E. Wayne County Sheriff & Airport Police Supervisory Employee Local 3317 A.F.S.C.M.E. Western Wayne Professional Firefighters Union Michigan Building and Construction Trades Council Pipefitters Local 636

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Love is in the air! The newscomes from Jake’s Way---that iconiclounge at the corner of Sims andWayne Rd. Manager, Kyna Carlson,and Dave Jakeway became husbandand wife on June16th. The weddingwas in Las Vegas at the KISS Wed-ding Chapel. At a KISS ceremony,guitar picks are thrown instead ofrose petals, and concert tickets areissued, taking the place of invita-tions. The bride, Kyna, wore a lovelymid-calf white gown with a lace back.Dave met his bride halfway down theaisle, and they walked together therest of the way. That is their imageof the future they’ll share---alwaysmeeting each other half way.

They could only be in Vegas for ashort time---they have a business torun, but they hope to go back every10 years to renew their vows.

I know you’ll all join me in wish-ing the newly married couple a longand happy life.

Play golf at the Library? Sure youcan! On Saturday, August 16th, be-tween 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. The WayneLibrary will be closed for regular li-brary business. It will be trans-formed into an 18-hole mini golfcourse.

Your ticket will purchase one golfball and one putter. You’ll then playthe game of golf throughout the li-brary.

All proceeds will be used to pur-chase books and visual materials.Student tickets (ages 6-18) are$3.00. Adult tickets (ages 18+) are$5.00 and a family ticket (up to 6

people) is $15.00.An adult must accompany chil-

dren.The Library staff is pleased with

the sponsors and wants to thankthose who have given money or prod-ucts for this fundraiser. There is stilltime to contribute to our wonderfullibrary by donating money or an-other type of gift. Your company orfamily’s name will be displayed onscorecards and promotional itemsthroughout the library. Please callPaulette Medvecky at 734-641-3571for more information.

You can also have lunch at the19th hole. There’ll be hot dogs,chips, pop, and candy.

So put on your best golf duds,bring your friends or family, andcome play golf; a fun fundraiser thatwill help support our beautifulWayne Public Library.

Alas! The Ice Cream Social,which is always an event in Wayne,won’t take place this year. We whoenjoy the yummy treats see only theresults of much hard work. Thisyear time ran out before the prepara-tions could be finalized. The WayneHistorical Society, who puts on theIce Cream Social, hope that you

won’t be too disappointed, and willenjoy the sweet event next year.

One of our newest neighbors onWashington St has done a beautifuljob with his yard. He has Petunias,Begonias and Impatience, in hangingbaskets and pots. All are in eye-pop-ping colors.

Each time you pass, you say“wow.” Thanks to Tim Chambers,his wife, Tina, and children, Chaseand Autumn---you’ve really dressedup and improved the look of ourneighborhood.

Actually the ‘hood’ looks espe-cially nice this year. Fran Calderonhas many baskets of purple and

white Petunias. Wild Bill has beenbringing home pots of flowers, andthe Rushlow’s yard is always attrac-tive. The new neighbors that movedinto Janet Sanderson’s house havedone some very pretty planting, ashave the folks who live at the cornerof Washington and Clinton.

Thanks to Brian Smith and MikeWicker of Wayne's DPW. They did agreat job of tree trimming on ourstreet last month.

See you at the Michigan AvenueCruise. It’s on Saturday, July 12th---look for us in a pale yellow Olds.

Hardtop, circa 1975.

Dee Ryan

Footprints

of Wayne

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The most hotly contested race onthe Aug. 5 primary ballot is theWayne County Executive race. Incum-bent Robert Ficano is facing ninechallengers in the democratic pri-mary. They are Phil Cavanagh,Cindy Darrah, Warren C. Evans, Rus-sell George Leviska, Kevin M. McNa-mara, Bettie Cook Scott, SigmuntJohn Szczepkowski, Jr., William R.Wild and Christopher Wojtowicz.

Candidates have had the opportu-nity to spread their message at a can-didate forum at Henry FordCommunity College and submitquestions to the League of WomenVoters.

Phil Cavanagh is currently in hissecond term as state representative.He has a Bachelor’s degree in ac-counting and business administra-tion; a Masters in businessadministration; a Juris Doctoratefrom the University of Detroit MercySchool of Law; and is a FellowshipGraduate from the John F. KennedySchool of Government, Harvard.

He said, “I am running to restoreWayne County to the economic en-gine our state, and to ensure thatWayne County is a safe and produc-tive place for my three daughters.The people of Wayne deserve leader-ship they can count on, and I am con-fident that I have the experience andthe educational background to putour county on the right path.”

Warren C. Evans is a professorat Wayne County Community Collegeand former Detroit Police Chief andformer Wayne County Sheriff. He re-ceived his bachelor’s degree atMadonna University in Detroit, andlater earned a Master of Arts degreein Criminal Justice at University ofDetroit-Mercy. Evans attained hisJuris Doctor degree from DetroitCollege of Law in Detroit, Michigan.

He managed a $150 millionbudget and 1,300 employees as sher-iff. As police chief he said he helpedreduce violent crime by 27 percent.

Evans said, “Wayne County needsa leader who will come up with aplan, who will be collaborative andwho is good at managing and gettingresults. That's what I will bring toWayne County as the executive.”

Robert A. Ficano is the currentWayne County Executive. He has aBachelor of Arts degree in social sci-

ence from Madonna University and aMaster of Arts degree in criminal jus-tice and a Juris Doctor Degree fromUniversity of Detroit.

He said, “I seek to build on mysuccesses of leading the establish-ment of a regional authority to ex-pand the Cobo Center and saveDetroit’s Auto Show, and creating theAerotropolis Authority around De-troit Metro airport that has attracted$600 million in investment while cre-ating over 5,000 jobs in the last yearalone. Not forgetting that the peoplehave entrusted me to work in theirinterest, I respectfully request yourcontinued support for County Exec-utive. Together we can continue tobring investments so our graduatescan find jobs here that help keepfamilies together.”

Kevin M. McNamara has servedas Wayne County Commissionersince 2006. He represents Belleville,Huron Township, Romulus,Sumpter Township, Van BurenTownship, Wayne and a southernportion of Westland.

On his website he said, “I havegrown frustrated with the directionthis county has headed. As a com-missioner, I lack the power to instillreal change, and therefore seek to af-fect change as county executive.There needs to be a reinvention ofcounty government like there was inthe 1960s and 1980s. Together, wecan reinvent Wayne County govern-

ment through a new model that willbe strong for at least the next 20years.”

Bill Wild has served as the mayorof the City of Westland since 2007.Bill Wild has brought more than over$200 million in new investments toWestland.

He is also the owner of ScrapBusters, an automotive recyclingbusiness in Wayne that just cele-brated their 25th anniversary. Heand his wife have three children.

He said, “I am running for WayneCounty Executive, because WayneCounty families deserve a county gov-ernment that reflects their valuesand provides core services efficientlyand effectively. When I becameMayor of Westland, the city washeaded towards bankruptcy. Today,Westland enjoys a $5 million sur-plus. I know I can do the same forWayne County. It won’t be easy but Ibelieve if we work together we canget Wayne County’s finances inorder.”

Christopher Wojtowicz, lives inHamtramck. He is employed byWayne County as a Claims Investiga-tor in Risk Management and has pre-viously worked for AAA and FarmersInsurance. He has two sons.

Wojtowicz has said Wayne Countyneeds streamed operations, commu-nication and service to each citizen.

In his League of Women Votersquestionnaire he said, “We are in

need of leadership that will show byexample that Wayne County doesn'tneed a Financial Manager, just aplain responsible leader.”

Phil Cavanagh said fiscal respon-sibility, public safety and restoringintegrity.

Warren C. Evans said betterbudget management and deficit elim-ination; ensuring that the prosecu-tor's office and the sheriff's office arefunded properly, so that we canagain address the quality of life; andaddressing the population loss.

“We need to seriously change theparadigm in Wayne County and howwe govern,” Evans said.

Robert A. Ficano said attract andretain investment to grow jobs andimprove our property tax base, con-tinue efforts for fiscal stability andcontinue strong environmental workto protect quality of life.

“My first priority is to run the ad-ministration with fiscal integrity andjob creation,” Ficano said.

Kevin M. McNamara said WayneCounty Jail, public safety and bal-ancing the budget.

“Wayne County government hasbecome a dinosaur. It is old andbloated and it feeds constantly tosustain it self and we the citizensseem to have to put up with the serv-ices that come out the other end fortoo long,” McNamara said.

Bill Wild said the Wayne Countybudget deficit, returning trust tocounty government with strict ethicsstandards, rigorous fiscal accounta-bility, and transparency in all govern-ment departments and working withMayor Duggan and other WayneCounty mayors and township offi-cials to improve public safety andfight blight.

“I think we can do better. We havebeen defined by scandals and greed.People around the county want andneed better leadership than theyhave been given,” Wild said.

Christopher Wojtowicz said open-ing the records to all and fixing thefinancial and structural deficits.

Voters will get to choose one Dem-ocratic candidate to face the Repub-lican challenger in the Novemberelection.

Race heats up for Wayne County Executive

What are the top three

priorities facing Wayne County?

William Ford Jr. , Councilman John Rhaesa and Westland Mayor Bill Wild at event in

Wayne County. Ford said about Wild, “As a businessman, I’m always attracted to

people who get things done. Mayor Wild did a great job in Westland. That’s quite

a feat, to reduce costs while putting some money away and enhancing services at

the same time. That's why I think my friend, Mayor William Wild will make a great

Wayne County Executive.”

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The organizations’ common vi-sion is to remain leaders in provid-ing high-quality, high-value, not -for-profit health care. Under theterms of the definitive agreement, thethree organizations are creating anew, not-for-profit Michigan healthsystem called Beaumont Health.

The three organizations an-nounced a letter of intent on March21 to integrate their combined eighthospitals and 153 other patient caresites into a new comprehensive, col-laborative health system focused onadvancing quality and access to carethroughout the region.

Oakwood Board Chairman JohnLewis, who will be the future chair ofthe Beaumont Health board said,“While Botsford and Oakwood haveoutstanding names and brands intheir primary communities, we

chose the name ‘Beaumont Health’because of its recognition andstrength throughout all of SoutheastMichigan and on a national level.The new health system will be a na-tional model and the name paves theway for an even stronger nationalvoice in the future of health care de-livery. And the word ‘Health’ repre-sents our combined goal ofimproving the health of individuals,families and employers in the com-munities we serve.“

A single board and executive lead-ership structure will govern the newhealth system with representationfrom the three organizations.

Oakwood CEO and Chief Transi-

tion Executive Brian Connolly says,“The work to integrate these threegreat organizations, while challeng-ing, is progressing well. We see thesigns that we are indeed creating thehealth care system of the future – asystem in which population healthcan truly be impacted in a very posi-tive way while increasing quality andvalue for every family we are fortu-nate to serve.”

The final steps in coming to-gether are state and federal regula-tory approvals. With these approvals,the organizations expect to close thetransaction in the fall.

Work will also continue to de-velop detailed transition plans to

bring the operations of the three or-ganizations together and to finalizedetails, such as a location for execu-tive offices and the appointments ofboard members and the new healthsystem’s executive team.

The new Beaumont Health organ-ization will have eight hospitals with3,337 beds, 153 outpatient sites,5,000 physicians, 33,093 employeesand 3,500 volunteers. The hospitalsinclude:

• Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak;Beaumont Hospital, Troy; and Beau-mont Hospital, Grosse Pointe

• Botsford Hospital, FarmingtonHills

• Oakwood Hospital-Dearborn;Oakwood Hospital-Southshore; Oak-wood Hospital-Taylor; and OakwoodHospital-Wayne

The names of the eight individualhospitals will be linked with theBeaumont Health name and brandin a manner to be determined overtime.

A website for the new health sys-tem, beaumonthealth.org, has beencreated to keep the community in-formed of progress.

Oakwood joins Beaumont and Botsford Hospitals

Wayne Ripple Effect, a non-profitvolunteer driven downtown revital-ization effort, recently achieved atremendous goal of becoming aMichigan Main Street Community.Main Street is a national programthat was created by the NationalTrust for Historic Preservation thathas spanned three decades andtaken root in more than 2,000 com-munities - a movement that hasspurred $49 billion in reinvestmentin traditional commercial districts.Urban renewal and sprawl in the1970s left many traditional down-towns vacant and crumbling andcities have been struggling to getback onto their feet ever since. TheMain Street program is a proven suc-cess story across the country and op-erates on the basis of a four-pointapproach: Design (historic preserva-tion, downtown beautification), Eco-nomic Restructuring (businessretention/recruitment), Promotions(image building, events/festivals),and Organization (fundraising, vol-unteer recruitment/retention). Beinga Main Street community now allows

Wayne Ripple Effect to tap into manystate and national resources to as-sist business and building ownersthat were not available to Wayne be-fore.

Now that the Wayne Ripple Effecthas hired me as their Executive Di-rector, it is time to start working onmany foundational matters of the or-ganization. It is my job to be the pri-mary outlet of communications tothe public about what the program isdoing, to coordinate volunteers, andto collaborate with other organiza-tions in Wayne to ensure everyone iscomplimenting each other’s effortsto better the community. Since Ibegan in mid-May I have been at-tempting to meet as many people inthe community as possible: business

owners, organizational leaders, citystaff, and residents. The Wayne Rip-ple Effect now has a temporary officein the Conference Room of Profes-sional Insurance Associates (3028 S.Wayne Rd.) that can be accessedfrom the street. Drop-in office hoursare from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Monday –Friday or by appointment. I welcomeyou to visit if you’d like to discussWayne Ripple Effect Main Street pro-gram, or anything having to do withthe common good of downtownWayne.

Currently Wayne Ripple Effecthas four committees who are devel-oping programs for the next 18months that will help achieve theoverarching goals set by our Boardof Directors for the coming year: vol-unteer recruitment, fundraising, andincreasing business involvement. Allcommittee meetings are open to the

public and will meet once monthly.You can view the committee meetingschedule on our website at:www.downtownwayne.org. Right nowis an exciting time because this iswhen the community decides whatwill be happening in the short termto support long-term goals of achiev-ing a vibrant and walkable down-town Wayne. Wayne Ripple Effect isa volunteer driven organization andwill succeed thanks to all of the en-thusiastic people who contributetheir time, money, and goods to thecause.

For more information about vol-unteer opportunities and how youcan help revitalize Downtown Wayne,please call (734) 629-6822, email di-rector@downtownwayne.org, or visitour website at www.downtown-wayne.org. I look forward to hearingfrom you soon!

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