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KICK OFF mustf s»i EiRO^^NSGiilSE SUMMER r=rr| WITH A «@aG5i}Q(§S!ai COOKOUT ^¾ USA WEEKEND iHHLmiRM@Nie, B5 (jff^HHMggfBM Election workers W1KLAND A GANNETT COMPANY Westland has the help wanted sign out for election workers. There will be two upcoming elections, the primary election on Aug. 7 and the general election on Nov. 6. It's a long day begin PRICE: $1 • SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2012 • hometownlife.com ning at 6 a.m. and end ing after 8 p.m., said Westland Clerk Eileen DeHart Schoof, add-. ing the pay isn't bad — $140 for inspectors, $155 for the vice chair and $165 for the chair. Council OK with court's revised budget "I expect a big turn out," said Schoof. "I By LeAnne Rogers puts spending $125,000 under get under $3 million wasn't real about whether we would meet guarantee it won't be Observer Staff Writer • projected revenues. istic for the court operation. our expected revenue," Cicirelli a boring day, you'll be "I appreciate the court looking Council members and May said. "There are only a few busi busy. Just fill out an ap The cuts weren't as a large as at the numbers. I'm more com or William Wild had expressed ness days left in May. We are on plication at the Clerk's requested, but Westland City fortable with a $125,000 delta concern that a shortage in target for $320,000 revenues for Office. We'd love to Council members were satis between revenues and expendi court revenues would result May." ' have you." fied with a reduced budget pre tures than I was with $25,000," in the general fund balance Additionally, Cicirelli said the Applications are sented Thursday for 18th Dis Council President James God- being forced to make up the dif court expects that by the end of available during regu trict Court. bout said. ference. Earlier this year, an the fiscal year June 30 to have lar business hours at Judges Sandra Cicirelli and At an earlier budget study $800,000 revenue shortfall had $78,000 in excess revenue that the Westland City Hall Mark McConnell presented a session, council members had been projected by the court, would be returned to the city. on Ford Road west of $3,174 million budget, which was asked the court to take a sec resulting in police officers being Acknowledging the court's Wayne Road. down about $100,000 from the ond look at its budget and get reassigned to traffic enforce role isn't to generate revenue, earlier $3,275 million proposal spending in the $2.8 to $3 million ment. for the 2012-13 fiscal year. That range. Cicirelli had said a bud "Obviously there was concern Please see BUDGET, A2 Summer hours Wayne County Commissioner Joan Gebhardt, D-District 12, will not be con Butterflies ducting office hours in her communities of Westland, Inkster and south Livonia during the months of June, take wing at July and August. Gebhardt is unde cided as to when office 4 hours meetings will resume at selected new house' locations inside her district. "I found that during By LeAnne Rogers the summer months, Observer Staff Writer constituent attendance at office hours declined The butterflies are fly because constituents ing. were involved in their The new butterfly families with children house next to Barson's being out of school as Greenhouse doesn't offi well as vacations," Geb cially open until June 1, hardt said. "I encour but Brenda Dziedzic has age anyone to contact already started releasing my office directly to butterflies she has raised discuss anything they .. into their new habitat L. wish." "They didn't like the Gebhardt's office can Gatorade I was giving Among the butterflies be reached by phone them at home. They want released in the garden last at (313) 224-0907 or by some real food," Dziedzic week were the American e-mail at district12@ said as many of the Lady. co.wayne.mi.us. released butterflies head J ed straight for flowering with husband Joe, as she plants inside the butter took photos of the butter fly house. flies. v Holiday The butterflies included For the past decade, giant swallowtails, Amer Dziedzic's avocation has closings ican ladies and question been cultivating but Westland city offices, marks, the latter prefer terflies. From a hobby, including the William P. ring to dine on a piece of Dziedzic developed into Faust Public Library, re watermelon that Dziedzic a butterfly expert, giv cycling center and 18th had provided. The mon- ing lectures and last year District Court, will be archs will be hatching writing a book. Her first closed on Monday, May soon. lecture was at Barson's, 28, due to the Memo " PHOTOS BY BILL BRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER "It's beautiful," said which specifically grows rial Day holiday. Brenda Dziedzic releases butterflies to their new "home" at the butterfly garden at Debbie Barson, who owns There also will be Barson's Greenhouse in Westland. the Westland greenhouse , Please see HOUSE, A2 no rubbish collection or recycling pickup on Memorial Day and the schedule will be delayed by one day for the re Humanities grant funds Church puts faith to work mainder of the week. Glenn World War II project in Norwayne cleanup INDEX Community Life B5 Crossword Puzzle.... C3 By Sue Mason ple now." By LeAnne Rogers ry Johnson, who chairs the Education A4 Observer Staff Writer : . ' ' The project is being fund Observer Staff Writer Norwayne Community Cit Health B9 ed through a $6,545 grant from izens Council. "This is our Homes '.... C2 A teacher at John Glenn High the Michigan Humanities Coun The Norwayne area will be first major cleanup in four Jobs ...CI School is looking for World War II cil. Anderson, chair of the high getting spruced up thanks to years." • Obituaries B8 veterans and people who worked school's social studies depart a cleanup day set for Sunday, For Ekklesia members who Services C2 in defense industry as part of a Sports B1 ment, had applied for the grant. June 3, and a local church,' normally have Sunday ser Wheels C4 project planned for the 2012-2013 "I thought we real hit the goal of will be putting its philosophy vices at Westland John Glenn school year. the humanities council had a good of service into action. High School, the cleanup day Michele Anderson plans to have chance going in," said Ander About 180 volunteers from will be part of their new First © The Observer & Eccentric students to interview members son, the chair of the high school's Ekklesia are expected to par Serve Sunday program. Volume 48 • Number 2 of the country's "Greatest Gener social studies department. "I was ticipate in the cleanup, which "The first Sunday of each ation" for the project which will hopeful, but it was a complicat is set for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and month, we don't meet at Home Delivery: " culminate in a World War II style ed application with a lot of forms will start off at the Dorsey Glenn, we go out into the ; (866)887-2737 _—.§ USO dance for them. and documentation. I was wor Center. community to serve," said "I want to make sure their sto ried I'd mess something up." "They'll cut any yards Chris Lambert, an Ekklesia Return Address: 1== ry is told and I want students to The grant was one of six given needing to be cut. If a senior 41304 Concept Dr. t understand what they did," she out in Wayne County and among or disabled person has gar pastor. "There are no strings Plymouth Ml 48170 SB* said. "I think that's important bage that needs to be taken attached. We are there to lav- because we're losing these peo Please see PROJECT, A2 out, they will help," said Hen Please see CLEANUP, A2 36444 W. 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"It says thanks the annual spring carni For 16 years, a charity John Adams, who chairs very reasonable rate." be access to the 19th hole with a nice day on the val. The recently held car golf outing sponsored by the Children's Golf Clas Holding the golf outing and the locker room." links." nival raised $21,000. Westland Firefighters has sic. "We've upgraded the at Western also gives golf A range of sponsorships The public awareness For more information been a successful fund venue, the prizes and food ers an opportunity to play is available for the golf committee sponsors fire or to register for the golf raiser. to get back on calendars." at the private golf and outing, which also has a safety programs but also outing, visit vvww.cityof- This year, the June 4 With the current econ country club.