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v -- v. *u SPORTS, B1 August Win Lions tickets WES1LAND A GANNETT COMPANY Enter our Facebook contest for a chance to win two tickets to see the Detroit Lions take on the St Louis Rams Sunday, Sept. 9, at Ford Field. If you want a chance to be in the stands the first game of PRICE: $1 • THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2012 • hometownlife.com the regular season, go to hometownlrfe.com today. Share the contest link with a Facebook friend and get five extra chances to win if they ^J^NVJARY ELECTION 2012 also enter the contest. The winner will be selected at random on Sept 5. Library board looks at ramping Meet and greet up services with millage approval Radio Disney AM 910 Detroit is hosting a family-friendly "Back By LeAnne Rogers ey is coming in," Library particulars and get input ers decked out in Save to School Celebration" Observer Staff Writer Board President Mark from the library direc Our Library T-shirts with Wayne-Westland Neal said. "This mill- tor," Neal said. were celebrating the ear Schools from noon to 3 Now that Westland vot age will be on the win • Millage requests, politics With less than a year on ly returns at Marvaso's p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18. ers have overwhelming ter tax bill and not be draw voters, A2 the job, Library Director Tuesday night. Families are invited to ly approved a 10-year available until February. • Knezek wins nomina Sheila Collins said that "We are thrilled with join the Radio Disney millage increase for the We're probably looking tion, A2 she was thrilled with the the public support that AM 910 Road Crew at William P. Faust Pub at a plan to ramp up the level of support for the we havereceived, it is the stage for interactive lic Library, the question library around the first and operating the library library from Westland heart-warming to know entertainment includ is how and when budget of the year.". only 40 hours per week. citizens. ', . that people love the . ing performances from cuts will be restored. To off set reduced rev That meant closing the With over 71 percent library as much as we Wayne-Westland Com "We can't immediately enues, cuts made at the library doors Sunday and of the votes in favor of hoped that they did," munity School groups make major changes to library July 1 included Monday. the 0.99-mills increase, Neal said. and prizes. the library until we are layoffs, program elimi "The Library Board has library board mem ' The event will con close to when the mon nations and reductions to meet to discuss the bers, staff and support Please see LIBRARY, A2 clude with a special con cert by Coco Jones, star of Disney Channel's Let . tt Shine, a former N.B.T. , artist now signed to Hollywood Records. Fans Conyers ages 16 and under can , stop near the customer service desk in the mall triumphs and enter for the chance to win a private meet and greet for themselves and three friends with <• in 13th Jones. Winners will be selected and notified by Aug. 13. District Westland Shopping Center is at 35000 War ren Road at Wayne Road By LeAnne Rogers in Westland. For more Observer Staff Writer information, visit www. radiodisney.com/detroit. Residents of the new 13th Con gressional District will have a new representative in Washing- tori after November but it will be Surplus food STEPHEN CANTRELL | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER a familiar face. Wayne-Westland School Superintendent Greg Baracy (left) and Westland Mayor William Wild hold the ribbon U.S. Rep. John Conyers easily The City of Westland for Jessica Buehler to cut at her new home on Manila in Westland. bested a field of four other Dem will distribute surplus ocrats, even crushing two West- federal food at the land candidates in their home Dorsey Community town. In the traditionally Dem Center from 10 a.m. to 2 ocratic communities, Cony p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, House dedication celebrates ers would be expected to take for residents living north the seat in November for a 25th of Michigan Avenue. term — the previous terms Residents living south served in the old 14th District. of Michigan Avenue State Sen. Glenn Anderson of should pick up their city-school district Westland finished a distant sec commodities from 10 ond in the race, even in West- a.m. to 1 p.m. the second land. Anderson drew 18 percent Monday of each month By LeAnne Rogers derful. The students did an like Jessica." of the vote locally compared to at St. James United Observer Staff Writer amazing job. I'm very happy." This is the fourth home proj Conyers 55 percent. Methodist Church, 30055 The new construction ect for the city-schools partner "It isn't going our way, I feel Annapolis, between It's not everyone who gets to home is the result of partner ship — two new construction Henry Ruff and Middle- cut a giant red ribbon to cele ship between the city, which and two renovations. Anoth Please see PRIMARY, A5 : belt. Call (734) 729-1737 brate moving into a new house. obtained a blighted proper er project will get underway in for information. Jessica Buehler and her son ty and funded the construction the fall on Second Street, east Senior citizens living in had actually moved into their materials through the feder of Wayne Road and south of Taylor Towers will pick up home on Manila on July 18 but al Neighborhood Stabilization Palmer. their food at Taylor Tow Westland Mayor William Wild, Program, and the school dis As a possibly good sign for ers and must call their Wayne-Westland Schools Super trict, which provided the labor the economy, Wild said the °> PRIMA building manager for intendent Greg Baracy and oth through the construction tech house sold within four days of BY their day of distribution. ers turned out for the official nology program at the William being listed and also for $13,000 RtSUL rs For August apple dedication ceremony Monday D. Ford Career Technical Cen higher than the previous home The following are unofficial sauce, beef stew, elbow morning. ter. completed through the partner vote totals. macaroni, sliced carrots, "I was renting a house in Can "Welcome to the City of West- ship. frozen strawberry cups, ton. I was looking on a website land. It's a beautiful home in Congratulating Buehler on tomato sauce and pos and found a new listing (for the a beautiful subdivision," Wild her new home, Baracy noted Glenn Anderson 12,585 sible additional items will home). I saw it the next day," said. "The city provides the the construction program had * John Conyers Jr. 38,357 be distributed. For more said Buehler, a widow who funds, the schools the labor. It been honored by the state. John Goci 2,664 information, call the works as a cashier at the West- provides economic stimulus, "I know the home will exceed Shanelle Jackson 8,695 Dorsey Center's surplus land Lowe's store. "We moved . removes a blighted property Bert Johnson 6,922 food hotline at (734) in the day we closed. It's won and creates a new homeowner Please see HOME, A2 595-0366. INDEX Goci plans to return campaign donation Business A11 Crossword Puzzle ....B11 Entertainment.........B6 By LeAnne Rogers cials as a former Alba informed on his status. Anderson, D-Westland, Food B8 Observer Staff Writer nian freedom fighter who I'm returning the mon had called upon Goci to Homes B10 entered the country ille ey. It said his wife donat return the funds imme Jobs B11 A Wayne-Westland gally after failing to be ed the money, but I'm diately. Obituaries B5 school board member granted asylum and is returning it all the same." "The law is clear," Opinion... A12 now being deported. Goci also has been iden Anderson said. "It is ille Services B10 plans to return a cam Sports; B1 paign contribution to his Described as a self- tified in federal court gal for any candidate to Goci Duhanaj Wheels B12 failed congressional cam employed restaurateur/ records as having bor accept funds from any paign from a Westland by FBI agents. Although entrepreneur, Duhanaj rowed $30,000 through non-citizens for their © The Observer & Eccentric business owner who was the FBI has refused to donated $1,000 to the Con Duhanaj to remodel his election. Only citizens \folume48 • Number 23 found to be in the United comment on the investi gressional campaign of • restaurant. He has said are allowed to vote and States illegally. gation, Duhanaj is facing Wayne-Westland school that he was paying 15 only citizens are allowed Home Delivery: Troy resident Tomo federal charges of lying board member John Goci, percent interest on the to contribute funds. Mr. (866) 887-2737 Duhanaj, owner of Bray's to investigators about who immigrated from loan, although the FBI Goci has to follow the law Hamburgers in Westland, running a loan sharking Albania as a youngster. has put the figure at least just like everyone else Return Address is in federal custody sev operation within the local "I've known him for 45 percent. and he should return the 41304 Concept Dr. funds and provide proof Plymouth Ml 48170 eral days after the res Albanian community. awhile, I didn't know he One of Goci's oppo 1 taurant and several other Duhanaj, 42, has been was here illegally," Goci nents in the congressio businesses were raided identified by federal offi- said.