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CORVETTE OWNERS SHOW CARS TO HELP SPECIAL-NEEDS KIDS LOCAL NEWS, A4 CROWDS GET THEIR 'IRISH' ALSO SERVING GARDEN CITY ON AT FESTIVAL THURSDAY 06.22.17 II HOMETOWNLIFE.COM II PART OFTHE USA TODAY NETWORK LOCAL NEWS, A3 Jury seated in Westland murder case Trials will be conducted Taylor is charged with two deal last week in the case. She counts of felony murder, two pleaded guilty to armed rob separately for two men counts of armed robbery and bery and felony firearm. In one count of felony firearm. exchange, two counts of felony David Veselenak Both men face charges stem murder and another count of hometownlife.com ming from an incident that armed robbery was dropped. took place Feb. 6 near Norene She is expected to be sentenced Court proceedings for two and Treadwell in Westland. June 29, according to online individuals have begun in the Both were charged in the court records. double murder case that took deaths of Jordan Baker, 19, of Westland police say the place in Westland earlier this Wayne and Howard Wick, 35, three were involved in a drug year. of Westland, both of whom transaction that had gone bad A jury for Kobi Taylor’s case were found shot to death early that evening. During a prelimi was seated Monday afternoon that morning in that area. nary examination that took in Wayne County Circuit Judge A jury of seven men and place in March in Westland’s Qiana Lillard’s courtroom in seven women were selected in 18th District Court, police and Detroit’s Frank Murphy Hall of Taylor’s case, which will be witnesses said the three had Justice. Taylor, a homeless heard separately from Charles driven to that area and commit 19-year-old man, had a jury ton’s. A jury will be selected FILE PHOTO ted the robbery and murders. selected in his case, which is Tuesday morning in Charles Amber Tackett, Dominik Charleston and Kobi Taylor at their preliminary They were all bound over on all being tried separately from ton’s case, and opening argu examination earlier this spring. Taylor and Charleston are going on trial this charges after that hearing. 19-year-old Romulus resident ments are expected to happen week, while Tackett took a plea deal last week. All three remain locked up Dominik Charleston. Tuesday afternoon. in the Wayne County Jail with Charleston faces two counts Taylor’s attorney, Wyatt no bond. of first-degree murder, two Harris, said before the jury seen him serve between 23-40 Taylor and Charleston face up counts of felony murder, two was selected Monday that his years in prison, as well as two to life in prison. [email protected] counts of armed robbery and client had decided to turn down additional years on a felony A third defendant, 17-year- 734-678-6728 one count of felony firearm. a plea deal that would have firearm charge. If convicted, old Amber Tackett, took a plea Twitter: @DavidVeselenak With winning ticket, you could ride on vintage B-25 bomber LeAnne Rogers hometownlife.com If you’ve ever wanted to fly in a vintage B-25 bomber, now is your chance to win a ride on a flyover as part of the Nor- wayne Community’s 75th anni versary celebrations. Raffle tickets to win a ride on the B-25 went on sale Mon day — there will be two win ners. The cost is $50 per per son and only 50 tickets will be sold — the idea is to raise the $2,000 cost for the bomber to do the flyover as part of the Thursday, July 20 Norwayne Homefront Celebration. Technically, wartime work ers at the Willow Run Plant built B-24 bombers but the BILL BRESLER | HOMETOWNLIFE.COM B-25 is available for the fly Conner Blair graduates from the program and gets a hug from Judge Laura Mack. over through the Yankee Air Museum. It’s actually a pretty good value for flying aficionados, Wayne mental health court graduates 22 Westland Community Devel- See RIDE, Page A2 David Veselenak program in the Western and Northville, among others. “It’s a positive program. hometownlife.com Wayne County Regional Be It’s designed for offenders You’ve got the support, the havioral Treatment Court. charged in non-violent crimes tools you need if you’re really It wasn’t a traditional grad The individuals were all with serious mental illnesses, trying to change,” he said. uation ceremony that took recommended to take part in developmental disabilities “That’s how I looked at it, and I place last week at Atwood the program, an intensive and/or co-occurring disorders. took advantage of the tools.” Park in Wayne. program that takes about a One such graduate was The 22 graduates, the larg There were no mortar year to complete. The court Emmanuel Dunham, a West- est such class since the pro boards or gowns worn. But pulls participants through land man who got into some gram started in 2013, each there was a sense of accom recommendations in courts trouble using alcohol. He said received a certificate, a gift plishment among the 22 indi from communities such as the past year has been chal card and positive words from viduals, all of whom had com Wayne, Westland, Livonia, lenging, but he’s come out a pleted or nearly completed the Redford, Plymouth, Canton better man because of it. See GRADS, Page A2 CONTACT US hometownlife.com © The Observer & Eccentric Volume 53 • Number 11 Call 866-887-2737. Press 1) for Classified, Death Notices; 2) Retail Advertising; 3) Billing, Subscription, Back Copies, Delivery Issues; 4) leave message 61153174 11 77890 1 for newsroom. Send press releases, calendar items to [email protected] PRICE: $1.50 INDEX Classified.. B4-5 Obituaries..............................A4 I Home Improvements in your future? We’ve g< Borrow Community Financial CFCU.ORG/HELOC I 877.937.2328 f=J Equal opportunity lender. NMLS #440274. Federally insured by NCUA. ©2017 Community Fir A2 (W) 0 & E Media | Thursday, June 22, 2017 hometownlife.com GRADS Continued from Page A1 29th District Judge Laura Mack as each stepped up to be recognized. Mack said the purpose of holding such a public event is a way to show case the hard work the participants put into turning their lives around. “I did come to the conclusion that a gradua tion is a wonderful way to publicly congratulate our participants for their PHOTOS BY BILL BRESLER | HOMETOWNLIFE.COM hard work,” she said. “It’s Anita Young tells her story as she graduates from the not easy to get through program. this program. It’s rigor ous, it’s demanding, not everybody can do it.” still on, he said he was Another one of those ready to move forward so graduates was Westland he could be free of the resident Mark Jaros. He tether. said it took a while for “That bothered me,” him to buy into what the Jaros said. “I stopped court was offering him, fighting and decided to but said he’s glad he final go with, do the best I ly was all in. could.” He said he was placed SUBMITTED on a tether for what was dveselenak@ Students at Cambridge High School in Garden City received over 100 boxes of cereal donated supposed to be 60 days. hometownlife.com Emmanuel Dunham tells his by Garden City Presbyterian Church members. When those 60 days came 734-678-6728 story. and went, with the tether Twitter: @DavidVeselenak Church members give students food to kick off summer break Thanks to the Rev. vacation with breakfast lowed to go “shopping” Ruthanne Herrington foods. and select boxes to take and the congregation of Church members home. Boxes of cereal Garden City Presbyteri recently delivered 100 also were bagged up and an Church, students at boxes of cereal to the given to parents who Cambridge High School school. came to pick up their will start their summer Students were al children after school. Celebrate the First Day of Mark Jaros tells his story. Judge Laura Mack listens. the Wayne-Ford Civic Norwayne and under Summer! RIDE League. Winners don’t stand its significance,” need to be present. Campbell said. “It’s a Continued from Page A1 The flyover will actu chance to instill more with Waltonwood Twelve Oaks ally be at 4 p.m. Thurs pride in the neighbor opment Director Joanne day, July 20. That’s about hood.” Campbell points out. 30 minutes into the Ho- Built as a community Wednesday, June 21st Each $50 raffle ticket mefront Celebration at to house World War II comes with admission to the Jefferson Barns workers from Willow the Sept. 2-4 Yankee Air Community Vitality Cen Run, Norwayne has been 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Museum Blue Angels Air ter. The program, part of the focus of city revital Show and a parking pass. a series of events cele ization efforts in recent That has a $60 value. brating the 75th anniver years after a period of Join us for a delicious BBQ lunch as we celebrate “And it costs $400 for sary of the Norwayne neglect. The goal has the arrival of summer. a ride on the B-25,” Community, will honored been to return Norwayne Campbell said. Rosie the Riveters. to the status of a commu Music | Michigan Trivia Games | Door prize raffle The winning raffle “Original Rosies will nity of choice. tickets will be drawn 11 be there. To me, the goal Those investments in Tours will also be available a.m.