September 26, 2013 LOCAL NEWS Hometownlife.Com Literacy Corps Helps Kids Read by Julie Brown Racy Said of the Program Availability
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LOCAL NEWS, A 6 F O O D , as CULINARY EVENT DRAW S RAVE REVIEW S CANNED FOODS INSPIRE GREAT MEALS ,;I.0 CALNEWS,A 8 WAYNE-WESTLAND A GANNETT COMPANY H E A L T H C A R E R E F O R M & YOU THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 6 , 2 0 1 3 • hometownlife.com Westland looks for jail alternative^ By LeAnne Rogers Jedrusik said. “We’re looking the 196-bed jail out-state. That 30-day notice came “There are a couple: ofo r 0othth- staff Writer at alternative facilities.’’ Ciurently, about 25 percent several weeks after Isabella er county jails. We’re geie te n g W estland and Livonia both of inm ates in the Isabella County Sheriff Leo Miodus- a proposal from one company. W estland is looking at dif have had long-standing con County Jail are reported to zewsM said his agency is now Statewide (Security D'ansport ferent options for housing tracts with Isabella County to come from the M etro Detroit holding more inm ates from its Inc.),” Jedrasik said. prisoners after receiving a house prisoners at the jail in a re a . area communities, including Dearborn Police are m ong 30-day notice that Isabella M o u n t P le a s a n t. “It’s truth in sentencing. In the sovereign Saginaw Chip the police departm ents which Coun^ is ending its contract The prisoners sent to Isa Wayne County, we can't trust pewa Indian THbe, and trav utilize Statewide for trans to provide jail space for local bella County have been sen they (prisoners) will serve eling costs back and forth to porting prisoners to be housed p r is o n e rs . tenced to one year or less in their sentence without early the M etro Detroit area have in out-state coimty jails. “The reason for ending the jail for a misdemeanor release,” Jedrusik said. decreased revenue for their contract is that they don’t c h a rg e . The contracts required c o u n ty . [email protected] have the bed space—they’re If the Wayne County Jail 30-day notice, if either side W estland needs to have an 313-222-5428 filling up their own jails,’’ cannot accommodate Aose wished to term inate the alternative for prisoner hous Twitter ®LRogersObserver W estland Police Chief Jeff inmates, they can be sent to a g re e m e n t. ing in place by Oct. 16. Council approves Hallo Wayne event permit bine their efforts into a single Trick-or-treat route Halloween event runs through city “H alloW a3me brings kids and others downtown. The By LeAnne Rogers Farm ers M arket is more in staff Writer (joudy Park,” Shelton said. H^oW ayne starts at the Despite reservations by Veterans Memorial. The trick- some council members, a spe or-treat route heads north on cial event perm it has been the east side of Wayne Road to approved for HalloWa3m e on Glenwood, then to the west Saturday, Oct. 26. side of Wayne Road to the Scheduled for 4-9 p jn., the W ash in g to n D 'a il. Destination Wayne/the Wayne The trick-or-treaters route Chamber of Commerce-spon-_ ^continues on the Washington, . sored famUy-oriented event lYail to the maintenance en wiD feature trick-or-treating in trance ramp behind the State downtown Wayne, some haunt Wayne Theater and after addi ed storytelling on the Washing tional stops, ends up at PNC ton 'D’ail, a jack-o-lantem con Bank on M chigan Avenue. test and vendors selling dough Councilman John Rhaesa nuts and caram el apples. questioned the lack of a dia The application Imd been gram or map for the trick-or- discussed in detail at the Aug. treating route. 20 council meeting when the Responding to another ques special event perm it was re tion from Rhaesa, Shelton said jected on a 4-3 vote. Additional the Wayne Civitans and Rotary information was subsequently clubs would also be participat provided and the request came ing in the event. before council again. “I’m concerned about the “This is one Halloween lack of planning,” said Rhaesa, event; there will be one at the since the HalloWa5m e e v e n t Farmers Market. The chamber committee hadn’t m et since of commerce is part of both,” May. “Rouge-a-Palooza is m eet Councilwoman Pam Dobrowol- ing each week with all of the ski said. “Why not combine it groups represented.” all? It’s the last (Saturday) night before Halloween. AU L o n g w a lk hell will break loose and it’s Rouge-a-Palooza is a much probably not a great idea to more involved event, Shelton have kids in the street.” said, while HalloWayne is Chris Canas was among the performers on Saturday afternoon, p h o t o s b y t o m b e a u d o in trick-or-treating and carving Kids in downtown p u m p k in s. The chamber is supporting “This is a long walk down both events, said chamber Wayne Road to Glenwood, the president Stan Shelton, adding Rain doesn’t douse I the group saw no need to com See EVENT, Page A2 Blues, Brews, Barbecue Touch of royally By LeAnne Rogers Staff Writer S ome rainy weather on opening night didn’t put too much of a dam per on W estland’s third annual Blues, Brews and Barbecue Festival. “It was a really good event. No bikes came Fri day night (due to rain) but they came out on Satur day,” W estland M ayor 1W1- liam V ^d said. “That is definitely an area we can grow in tiie future. I think Westland Hickoiy Barbecue and Grill owner Dale Lockwood Saturday was our best day served up his award-winning barbecue at Blues, Brews and j ever. The barbecue ven Barbecue. The grand opening of his new restaurant is today dors were busy from start (Thursday). to finish, so was Ashley’s (the beer vendor).” the m ajor changes in Blues, forced relocation of the The/I) have to wait until halftime Friday evening to find out who will Shifting to opening Fri Brews and Barbecue for annual POWdVQA program , be named Homecoming King and Queen at John Glenn High School. day night and hosting a 2013. The entertainm ent the weather had let up fbr Members of the 2013 court are Isaac Everett (from left to right), Alexis bike night for motorcy was largely new to the opening of the festival. Lester, Lindsay Spencer, Michael Woodard, Austin Murphy, Cecilia Said, clists instead of Sunday event also. Ja'Rae Loving, Bryana Lynch, Ed Maya, and Johnny Pesenecker. 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W estland volunteerism you do.” staff Writer for grades K-6. “It takes Shopping Center employ The educators noted a community to raise all ees are visiting class reading skills are the key G re g B a ra c y , W ayne- c h ild re n .” rooms to read, as are for many subjects. W estland Community Following a couple district staffers in their “You have to be a Schools superintendent, hours of training, volun free time. There’s also a reading teacher for kids tips his hat to form er teers “pass on the gift of partnership with General to be successful,” Salah school board member literacy to our students.” Electric for math and sa id . Cynthia Schofield for the Salah, also at the Ro science tutoring. A literacy volunteer district’s Literacy Corps. ta ^ meeting, spoke with Volunteers work dur form is available from T h e n e w p ro g ra m w as pride of the training of ing the school day and/or the Wayne-Westland her brainchild, Baracy more than 200 volun year, including reading to Community Schools, to ld W estlan d R o ta ria n s teers, about ISO of whom children and Imving cM - H u m a n R e s o u rc e s D e a t a m e e tin g a t J o y M an are active. The goal is to d re n re a d . partm ent, 3674S Mar or in W estl^d last week. train 100 m ore 1±ds year. “It's just a whole gam quette, W estland, MI The idea is volunteers “The testim onies I ut of skill levels,” S^lah 4818S. “teaching and enhancing hear from participants said. “The need of every More information is literacy among our stu are just heart-warming,” classroom is different.” available on the Wa3m e- dents of all ages,” Baracy S al^ said. “It does take a “A ny h e lp o u r te a c h W estland Community sa id .