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Wayne-Westland’s 6th Annual Hol-iday Meal Program for Veterans andFamilies of Active-Duty Service Mem-bers is being supported by WayneMayor John P. Rhaesa,WestlandMayor William R. Wild, Wayne-FordCivic League President Vic Barra andyour elected officials. The meal isfree, but veterans and active-dutyfamilies must register by going on-line at http:/www.cityofwest-land.com/vetmeals, contactingMayor Rhaesa’s office (734) 722-2200 or email [email protected], or contact MayorWild’s office (734) 467-3200 or [email protected]. Applica-tions must be submitted no laterthan noon on Friday, November 22,to receive a complete holiday mealfor free compliments of a gratefulcommunity. Recipients will receive aturkey, stuffing, mashed potatoesand gravy, sweet potatoes, corn,green beans, cranberry sauce, andheat and serve rolls for a family of 6-

8 people. Veterans and/or their fami-lies can pick up their meal on Satur-day, November 23, between 10:00a.m.-1:00 p.m. at Wayne Ford CivicLeague, 1661 N. Wayne Rd, West-land.

Free holiday meals for veterans and active-duty

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By Carolyn Marnon

“I’m still reeling from the amazingweekend that I got,” said TonyAward-winning actor and Westlandnative and Wayne Memorial HighSchool alumni Gregory Jbara (Gregto his friends) after a whirlwindweekend Sept. 27-29 that had himflying into Detroit and attending aWayne Memorial football game onFriday night, being honored at a signunveiling ceremony at Westland CityHall, a luncheon, his 40th highschool reunion on Saturday, andthen a 4-hour luncheon with theLebanese American Chamber ofCommerce and a 3-hour lunch withArmando Delicato (former MediaSpecialist at WMHS) and his wife onSunday before flying to New YorkSunday, night so he’d be available forwork Monday morning in his role asNYPD Deputy Commissioner of Pub-lic Information Garrett Moore onCBS’s hit Blue Bloods, now in its10th season. Greg said it was a love-filled weekend bouncing from eventto event, and once back in New York,he was back to the regular grindagain.

September 28 was Greg’s 58thbirthday. He spent it amidst familyand friends at Westland City Hallwhere he was honored with the un-veiling of a sign bearing his nameand Westland as his hometown thatwill be placed, at his request, atnorthbound Merriman Rd. at theborder of Westland and Romulus.Greg told organizers of the sign eventthe location was a no brainer. "Grow-ing up, that drive down Merriman toDetroit Metro always represented theexcitement of seeing the world. Nowwhen the world comes to Michigan, Iget to show off the hometown towhich I owe all my success in life. Anunimaginable honor. "Another signwill be placed by Westland City Hall.Before the ceremony, Greg stood atthe entrance to City Hall and greetedeach guest who came through thedoors, spending time with them andposing for photographs. He did notwant to leave the event until he hada chance to talk to every person whowanted to talk to him.

Back in New York in his hotelroom Greg talked about the horriblecase of laryngitis he developed overthe weekend. He said he’d been non-stop talking since his plane landedin Detroit at 2pm the previous Fri-

day. He spent seven hours at theclass reunion catching up with every-one on Saturday night. It isn’t hardto believe because Greg likes to talk.He said he had two scenes to shooton Monday where he had to speakeloquently, and he was so gratefulthat his voice had recovered by then.

When asked for an overview ofwhat his day was like when shootingBlue Bloods, Greg harkened back toSunday evening. His plane landed atLaGuardia at 8:00 p.m. He used theUber app for the first time. The fastdrive “home” is to the Marriott-owned New York EDITION whereCBS provides him with accommoda-tions as part of his contract when heis filming. “It’s a standard of living I

could never afford for myself,” hesays. Research shows that a stan-dard room starts at over $600 pernight.

His ritual is an organic salad,quinoa sushi and a Fuji water beforegetting 8 hours of sleep before thenext day’s call time. An hour beforehe is picked up by a studio car, hegets up and puts on his Great LakesBrewery work-shirt that he uses ashis makeup shirt. The driver,Damon, will pick up Robert Clo-hessy who plays Lt. Sid Gormley be-fore picking up Greg. They are takento the soundstage in Greenpoint, aneighborhood of Brooklyn wherethey hop into the hair and makeupchairs where they are transformed

“into pinnacles of police television.”Abigail Hawke, who plays Det. Abi-gail Baker, arrives before Greg andBob, but they all arrive before theshow’s star with whom they havemost of their scenes, Tom Selleck.

Once Tom arrives, they all steponto the sound stage to rehearsewith all the actors in the scene, thedirector, several executive producersand the script supervisor. Greg says“There’s no point in memorizing anyof my lines” because over the fiveprevious days, he’s already beengiven 3 different scripts and once onset, he receives “sides” that are pagesthat include scenes that are beingshot that day that are already differ-ent than the script he got 24 hoursearlier.

Greg says Tom has a legal pad ofnotes and is always writing becausehe is working non-stop filming thescenes that include the family dinner,the commissioner’s office as well asclandestine conversations. “He’s notsitting around; his time is efficientlymanaged.” Greg says the first 30minutes of rehearsal will be spentdiscussing the words on the “sides.”The cast members will share addi-tional ideas for the scene. They willthen run the scene 2-3 times to docamera blocking while departmentheads (costume, lighting, etc) lookon. Tape marking will be done tomark their spots as they movethrough the scene. Once they aredone and go to put on their cos-tumes, stand-ins will take theirplaces on set so the lighting and cam-era moves can be worked out.

Memorizing 5 pages of dialoguein 30 minutes while putting on hissuit in his dressing room is no prob-lem for Greg. He says a different partof the brain is used for TV vs. doinga show on stage. All he needs is hisshort-term memory and “gratefullyI’ve got my senility,” he laughs.

A five-page scene takes about 2½-3 hours to shoot because of all thecamera angles. Imagine putting 40crew members and 3 camerasaround the cast while the walls slideout.

Having started at 8:50 a.m., Gregis wrapping up one scene in the com-missioner’s office and one scene of apress conference in the conferenceroom at 3:15 p.m. Greg says the di-

Wayne alumni thankful to all who have touched his life

See Alumni, page 4

Tony Award-winning actor and Wayne Memorial High School alumni Gregory Jbara.

rector on this particular episode,Dave Barrett, likes to try new thingsand that day it was a boom crane-atelescoping crane device a camerasits on to allow it to go from theground to flying 30 feet in the air.Greg says he thinks it got some goodshots of the press conference as itflew over the heads of everyone inthe room.

Greg travels with about 10pounds of dry goods and supple-ments in his suitcase that he bringswith him to New York from his homein Los Angeles. These “vital” dietarysupplements have helped him withhis weight loss this past year. Havingsaid that, Greg says his driver willdrop him off at Whole Foods so hecan buy fresh foods. He brings hisown meals to the set since he isdoing “clean” eating with organicfood. He has many different teas thathe uses inside a water bottle. He alsopraises Dr. Smood restaurants, “thebest prepared to-go organic foodstore” with ten locations all overManhattan. One is near his hotelwhere he enjoys vegetarian chili, atuna wrap and roasted dandelion

root tea.Because Tom likes shooting early

in the day and most of Greg’s scenesare with Tom, he is grateful he isback in his hotel well before 5:00

p.m. He has time to eat, watchmovies and Facetime with his wifeand sons back in LA before getting agood night’s sleep.

By choice, Greg is not given top

billing with the other regular castmembers. Under the AFTRA unioncontract, if you are a series regular,you must make yourself a resident ofthe production’s home-base. Gregkeeps his residency in California.

Each episode of Blue Bloodstakes 8 working days, Monday-Fri-day. Greg says Tom will shoot for 8straight days over a span of twoepisodes: working the last 4 days ofan episode and then the first 4 daysof the next episode, before he headsback to LA for a break.

The Blue Bloods role is the thirdjob Tom Selleck has given Greg.They met 22 years ago shooting the1997 film “In & Out.” Greg says theywere around each other enough thatat the end, Tom told him he wasfunny and talented and promisedhim they’d be working togetheragain. “Magnum PI just told me I wasa good actor and wanted to workwith me!” says Greg. The second jobwas a guest appearance on anepisode of the 1998 comedy seriesThe Closer that starred Tom.

Time passed as Greg was in theBroadway play, Billy Elliot the Musi-


Westland Mayor William R. Wild (right) honors Wayne Memorial High School alumni

Gregory Jbara and Westland native with a street sign. Photo by WLND

ALUMNI, Continued from page 3

See Alumni, page 6

Wayne Memorial

High School student

athletes of the monthVi c t o r i a

Ley is captainof the VarsityVo l l e y b a l lteam and wasfirst librero, adefensive spe-cialist posi-tion, thisseason. Vic-toria comesto practiceevery dayready to workwith a posi-tive mindset.As a support-ive team cap-tain, she isalways root-

ing on her teammates and helpingthem out both on and off the court.A positive role model as a captain,she leads practice with a positive at-titude and is always ready to work.

Nicolas Figueroa was the thirdrunner throughout September forthe Boys Cross Country team. Aleader by example, he has a 4.0 GPA,is involved in Student Senate, and isa great example on the team. He ispraised as a great student-athlete tohave representing Boys Cross Coun-try and Wayne Memorial High

School.

Christmas boutique

open on SundaysThe United Methodist Women

from First United Methodist Churchof Wayne will open their AnnualChristmas Boutique on the followingSundays: November 17 and 24, De-cember 1, 8 and 15. The boutiquewill be open from 11:00 a.m. toNoon. There will be a Silent QuiltAuction throughout the sale. Thewinning bid will be determined onDecember 15 at Noon. The churchis located at 3 Towne Square, acrossfrom the Wayne Post Office. Pleaseuse the south entrance doors, anduse the second door on the right to

find the boutique in the Parlor. Therewill be many handmade items, andRada cutlery will be available. Ques-tions? Call or text Linda Maylone(734) 674-7239.

Holiday marketThe Knights of Columbus #3021

are hosting a Holiday Pop-up Marketon Saturday, November 16, from10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., at the NotreDame Council, 3144 S. Wayne Rd.Come anytime to shop the smallmarket which will offer one-of-a-kind gifts and then have lunch ordinner with family and friends.

Thanksgiving giveawayHYPE is making a difference by

sponsoring families in need for theThanksgiving holiday. HYPE will beholding the 9th Annual ThanksgivingGiveaway on Tuesday, November 26,between 1:00-6:00 p.m. HYPE islooking for those willing to sponsora family in need with a $50 contribu-tion. The $50 will provide a meal fora family of 6. HYPE is hoping to feed

1000 families in the Wayne and Dear-born areas. HYPE is also workingwith the Wayne Westland School Dis-trict Family Resource Center to iden-tify 200 families in need. HYPE isalso sponsoring a food drive and ac-cepting donations of unexpired, non-perishable foods. Donations can bedropped off at HYPE. If you knowsomeone in need, please contact theFamily Resource Center.

Santa’s workshopKids of all ages will enjoy this free

family-friendly event being held onSaturday, November 30, from 10:00a.m.-5:00 p.m., at the Knights ofColumbus #3021, Notre DameCouncil, 3144 S. Wayne Rd. Onceyou complete your masterpiece it isyours to take home. Free gift-wrap-ping will be offered, so you can wrapup your creation and give it as a gift.You never know, Santa may just dropin to see how you’re doing. $3 LunchSpecials will be offered.


See Calendar, page 13

Victoria Ley

Nicolas Figueroa

cal, for which he won a Tony Awardfor Best Featured Actor in 2009. Heheard about a hot new cop dramacoming to New York starring TomSelleck. Greg auditioned for threedifferent characterswithout Tom in theroom. He says hethought the magicwas gone. At the endof the first season ofBlue Bloods, Greg’sagent called him tosay Tom wanted himfor a recurring role.“I’m hearing choirs ofangels, and I’m think-ing ‘He still loves me.’” He is gratefulfor the opportunity to ride the coat-tails of the international star powerof Tom Selleck.

The new signs had been sitting atCity Hall for several years prior tothe ceremony. Greg’s schedule (he’scontractually obligated to BlueBloods from July 4-early April) hadmade it hard to coordinate anythingwith the City. Because of the 40thhigh school reunion he was attend-ing, they were able to get the event totake place that same weekend.

Greg says he just wanted to beone of the gang on that Saturday. “Iwanted to be Greg Jbara from WayneMemorial High School and talkabout the good old days. What I dofor a living happens to be on interna-tional television on Friday night. Peo-ple have cured illnesses, saved lives,designed some amazing technologieswe all take for granted today, livedself-lessly helping the infirm, battledand survived cancer on their own,showed up (to the reunion) knowingthey might not be there for the nextone.

These are all the people who re-ally must be celebrated for being he-

roes raised in Westland, Michigan. Ijust happen to be publicly known fordoing this thing I have loved doingmy entire life. I feel it’s unfair andwrong. I wanted to share that daywith everyone in the city.

Greg is quick to praise those inhis life who helped his careertrajectory at a young age. Ar-mando Delicato was a mediaspecialist at WMHS. Also in-strumental were RichardAlder, Greg’s 10th grade musicinstrumental director who wasthen followed by Larry Pye.Other “powerful, beautiful rolemodels” were Adrienne Meyer(WMHS drama teacher whowould come to productions at

Marshall Middle School to see thekids who were coming up in thedrama system), Barb Eberling andDottie Schuler (WMHS vocal musicteacher). “You cannot put into wordsall the influence these people havehad in my life.” He also mentionedthe history teacher who would jumpon the desks and made him excitedabout history, and Mr. Brooks who“was the voice of Wayne MemorialHigh School. He had the greatestvoice.” As Greg was speaking, he gota text ping from Paul J. Brown. Paulis the real DCPI in the NYPD, thecharacter Greg plays in Blue Bloods.He showed Greg around the NYPDand how the role really is. “That iskooky, the timing of that” says Gregabout the ping. No list of influencerswould be complete without TerryDuncan, Greg’s childhood friend.“We were Mutt and Jeff. We wereJerry Lewis and Dean Martin. Wewere Laurel and Hardy. My youth co-incides with Terry’s. There but forthe grace of Terry Duncan go I.”

As the interview concludes, Gregenthuses, “I’m spoiled on this job.Truly spoiled. I could talk about my-self and the world forever.”


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Blue Bloods stars, Greg

Jbara and Tom Selleck.

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This holiday season, Wayne Main Street(WMS) and the Wayne Downtown DevelopmentAuthority (DDA) are reminding shoppers tothink Wayne and shop local. These two organ-izations are spearheading downtown Wayne’s6th Annual Small Business Saturday initiative,which will take place on Saturday, November30.

The day will begin with a kick-off event heldat Karma Coffee & Kitchen (35634 W. MichiganAvenue, Wayne, MI 48184) from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Participants will be able to pick upa free Shop Small tote and other Small Busi-ness Saturday swag. Organizers will also be giv-ing away $1,000 in gift cards to localbusinesses that attendees will have the chanceto win. The event is free to attend, and the first100 people will receive a free small coffee fromKarma Coffee.

For many retailers in Wayne, Small Busi-ness Saturday (SBS) has a significant impact totheir bottom line. Juan Bradford, President ofWayne Main Street comments “There are a lotof local businesses in Wayne that have great giftideas for yourself and your loved ones as we getcloser to the holiday season. Shopping in Down-town Wayne supports our local businesses andestablishments.”

Following the kick-off event, participants are

invited to visit the participating stores in down-town Wayne. More information, including a linkto register for the kick-off event, can be foundat downtownwayne.org/smallbizsaturday.

Wayne Main Street has also partnered withthe State Wayne Theater (35310 W MichiganAve, Wayne, MI 48184) to bring a special visitorto Wayne: Saint Nick. Kids under the age of 12will have a chance to visit with Santa, includinga free photo, from Noon to 2:00 p.m. at theState Wayne Theater during SBS.

Small Business Saturday is being sponsoredby the Wayne DDA, Jack Demmer Ford,Phoenix Theatres, Village Dental, and KarmaCoffee. Thank you for your continued supportin making downtown Wayne a vibrant place tolive, shop, and dine.

About Small Business SaturdayStarted in 2010 by American Express and

the National Trust for Historic Preservation,Small Business Saturday is a nationwide shop-ping event aimed at supporting small busi-nesses and traditional downtown retail districtssuch as downtown Wayne by encouraging peo-ple to shop local. Small Business Saturday com-plements some of the other shopping eventsthat take place throughout the holiday season,including Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Shop small businesses in Wayne for holidays

Kids under the age of 12 will have a chance to visit with

Santa, including a free photo, from Noon to 2:00 p.m. at the

State Wayne Theater during SBS. Photo by John Rhaesa


By Carolyn Marnon

“My mother was very imaginativeand creative and crafty,” says Wayneresident Ginger Cook. It was a greatsurprise that when her motherbought a dollhouse 40 years ago, shewasn’t able to put it together.

When Ginger was staying withher mom in Florida in 1980, the doll-house lay unassembled with 100s ofpieces in disarray. Ginger’s husband,Paul, took it upon himself to buildthe dollhouse that was purchased asa kit.

It took some time, but Paul wasable to build the dollhouse, get therooms divided, glue on the shinglestediously one by one, and then add aporch. By the time he finished, theyoung Cook family was moving to

Germany, and the dollhouse camealong with their household goods.

While in Germany for five years,the little house got painted, had wall-paper installed, and then the hardpart, the furniture, was tackled. Themajority of the furniture in this tinyresidence was handmade by Paul inone-inch scale where an item ismeasured in feet and then reduce tothat size in inches. Paul made beds,tables, a Queen Anne cabinet and ababy’s cradle that rocks. One of themost interesting pieces of furniture,says Ginger, is the 1950’s-style refrig-erator in the kitchen.

An antique coat rack in the livingroom was duplicated from one in

Residents complete what mom started

Paul and Ginger Cook with the dollhouse Paul built after Ginger's mother gave up on

building it herself. The dollhouse takes up residence in the bay window of their home

in Wayne.

See House, page 12


Paul’s grandmother’s house. Gingermade the cushions for the kitchenchairs that Paul made along with thekitchen table. Toothpicks fromCracker Barrel were used for thechair spindles, while spindles thatappear on the bed were turned onPaul’s small lathe. His first piece offurniture is also his favorite piece, aLear table.

The 1940’s era decorated doll-house takes up permanent space ina side window of the Cook homeafter it’s years of travel to and fromGermany (twice in fact). It hasadorned the bay window of an an-tiques store in Glendale, Kentuckywhere Paul made full-size furnitureto order. It also was proudly on dis-play at the Wayne Public Libraryabout three years ago.

Ginger compares the dollhouseto a Pandora bracelet, always addingto it and keeping it. Although theylove dollhouses, none of their fourchildren, the youngest being 49, havehad dollhouses. Ginger had a metalone when she was small.

As if one dollhouse could notkeep them busy enough, they found

a wrecked dollhouse in someone’strash along the street that is beingfixed up for a little girl at theirchurch. They also found anotherdollhouse kit in a box on the shelf atValue World that they have slowlybeen tackling.

Paul crafts the furniture while

Ginger adds the tiny homemadetouches that make a house a home-curtains, bedspreads, chair cush-ions, and rugs made from tapestryfabric. She says her mom did do onething for the dollhouse: she cro-cheted pillows. The Cook’s don’tseem to rest. They have a butterflygarden in their backyard and Gingeralso raises butterflies from butterflyeggs left on the plants. Paul has adulcimer that he built. They attend

to a pond with a fairy garden nearby.Paul has a Model A and a Boat TailSpeedster on a 1931 frame he isbuilding. They recently showed theModel A at a Greenfield Village carfestival. The very creative Cookskeep moving and making while Gin-ger’s mother looks on from heaven.Perhaps her spirit roams the minia-ture house made with love by Gingerand Paul that she was able to seecompleted before her death.

HOUSE, Continued from page 11

Ginger Cook holds a photo of her mother,

the original dollhouse kit owner, while

Paul stands with her.

Paul made the baby cradle so it would rock. It resides in the master bedroom of the

tiny home.


Holiday night

at the museumJoin the Wayne Historical Society

and local businesses in the celebra-tion of Wayne's annual ChristmasTree Lighting. There will be freecookies and hot chocolate, Santa inthe museum for the kids, firepitwarming stations, a petting zoo, car-riage rides and more. Come on outto the Wayne Historical Museum, 1Towne Square, for a great time inDowntown Wayne on Saturday, De-cember 7, from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

No Child Without

a ChristmasThe City of Wayne Goodfellows

33rd Annual Fundraiser for NoChild Without a Christmas will beSaturday, December 7, from 6:00-11:00 p.m. at the Hellenic CulturalCenter, 36375 Joy Rd, Westland.Help the Wayne Goodfellows raise

money to make sure no child inWayne goes without a Christmas.There will be raffles, auctions, danc-ing and lots of fun. Tickets includedinner, dessert, an open bar and achance to win a door prize. Ticketprices are $40 per person or a tableof 10 for $350. Tickets will be avail-able at Henry’s Service Center andother locations to be announced.

The Wayne Goodfellows are ac-cepting applications from low-in-come families who need help atChristmas.

Applicants must live in Wayneand have young children living withthem. Applications can be picked upat Wayne City Hall, HYPE and theFire Department. Proof of incomeand residency will be required. Com-pleted applications can be droppedoff at HYPE, 4635 Howe Rd. on No-vember 6 and 9, from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Applicants who arenotified they are approved will needto pick up donations on November20 and 23, from 9:00 a.m.-5:00

p.m., at HYPE. If you have questions,please call (734) 722-9319.

Food and

restaurants of WayneLearn about the kinds of food pi-

oneers ate when they first came toWayne, the rise of hotel-restaurants,social changes and restaurants youmay remember from back when.The Wayne Historical Society will behosting “The History of Food andRestaurants in Wayne” on Thursday,November 14, at 7:00 p.m., at theWayne Historical Museum, 1 TowneSquare. The program is free; refresh-ments will be served.

New Year’s Eve partyNotre Dame Hall, 3144 S. Wayne

Rd, will be hosting a New Year’s EveParty on Tuesday, December 31.There will be live entertainment fea-turing the sounds of Mario. Mario’svariety show includes Frank Sinatra,Dean Martin, Paul Anka, DionDiMucci and Elvis along with swing,

R&B, country and 50s. Doors openat 6:30 p.m. Dinner is served at 7:00p.m. Entertainment lasts all eveningalong with 50/50s, a raffle, hors d-oeuvres and champagne. Tickets are$30 for members for Knights ofColumbus & Notre Dame SocialClub and $35 for nonmembers.They can be obtained atwww.notredamelounge.eventbrite.com or at the lounge bar on Wednesday,Thursday or Friday starting at 6:00p.m.

Attention Wayne seniors!Are you interested in a paid mem-

bership to the Dyer Center or Friend-ship Center? Both offer a number ofwonderful opportunities tailored forindividuals 50 years and older. TheCity of Wayne will pay the annualmembership for you to join ONE ofthe centers. All you have to do is signup at one of the locations; they willbill the City of Wayne.

Since July 1, over 50 Wayne Sen-

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By Carolyn Marnon

She is the second girl in Michiganand the first girl in her Cub ScoutPack 247 to win the Dr. Luis W. Al-varez Super Nova award. Lilly Lon-don received this award, given tohonor scouts for exceptional STEM(science, technology, engineering andmath) achievement through researchand experiments, at a recent Pack247 meeting held at St. Mary’sCatholic Church in Wayne.

Pack 247 is the first pack inWayne to accept girls in Scouting andforms the first family pack in Wayne.

Lilly joined Pack 247 in the sum-mer of 2018. Lilly is also a GirlScout, but her older brother hasbeen involved in the boy version ofscouting and she has been exposedto the many activities that boys do inscouting. According to Lilly, the girlsin scouting do more sleepovers,while the boys do more challengingactivities. She’s been an honorarycub scout since she was 3-4 yearsold. She says she didn’t think twice

when girls were allowed to join theboy scouting organization in 2018.

When Lilly was asked why mathand science are important, shereplied “Because STEM is a very im-portant thing in life.”

In order to earn the award, Lillyhad to complete numerous activitiesand science experiments. Thesewere done at home, at meetings andat STEM events. One of the activitiesshe did was take pictures of build-ings to learn more about geometry.Lilly had to be mentored by someoneother than a family member. JillShork mentored her along with aChrysler engineer who taught herabout different careers.

A letter from Michigan GovernorGretchen Whitmer reads “You haveproven exceptional diligence andpassion that stood out among theother scouts. I have no doubt youwill continue to make strides in yourfield of interest and serve as an inspi-rational example to other scouts whodesire to follow your path.”

9-year-old Lilly is a Bear Cub inthe scouting hierarchy. She wouldlike to be a vet when she grows upand realizes that she needs STEMlearning to reach that goal.

Born in 1911 in San Francisco,Luis W. Alvarez loved to tinker as achild. Physics eventually became hismain field of study where he eventu-ally received the Nobel Peace Prize in1968. He patented many inventionsthat revolved around optics.

As Lilly received her award at thepack meeting, another little girl satin the audience with her mouth wideopen when she heard that Lilly haddone the work needed to earn theaward outside of the regular pack ac-tivities. The letter from Gov. Whitmerwas read and Lilly presented a spe-cial pin to her mentor, Jill Shork.

Lilly has goals for the future. Hershort-term goal is to work on an-other Super Nova award. Her long-term goal is to attend a scout campin Alaska. She’s watched movies onAlaska and says, “I’ve always wanted

to see a husky race.”There’s no doubt that her

achievements in scouting will bemany if she continues on her currenttrajectory, and we will one day bereading about her Eagle Scout pur-suits.


London lands a super nova award

Lilly London and her mentor Jill Shork

after Lilly was awarded the Dr. Luis W.

Alvarez award in cub scouting. Lilly is

only the 2nd girl in Michigan to be

awarded the honor.


iors have signed up for a member-ship at the Friendship Center joiningover 100 of their friends and neigh-bors who were already members.

The Friendship Center is locatedat 1119 Newburgh in Westland. TheDyer Center is located at 36745 Mar-quette, also in Westland.

Both centers offer a variety of pro-grams including but not limited to:

• Daily congregate meals; travelprograms; blood pressure and dia-betes screening; health screenings;flu shots; massages; legal aid; educa-tional seminars; access to tax consul-tation; alterations; Zumba; Tai Chi;movie days; chorus and choir; gamenight; shopping and casino excur-sions; quilting; line dancing… andmuch, much more.

Unfortunately, the City of Waynecannot cover memberships for bothcenters, but the City is pleased to

offer one to you.If you are already a member of

the Dyer Center or Friendship Cen-ter and paid your dues for the year,you cannot be reimbursed. However,the City will cover your new member-ship for 2020 using the sameprocess above.

The Romulus Senior Center isalso offering FREE memberships toWayne Seniors. This center is lo-cated at 3625 Bibbins Street in Ro-mulus. If you have any questions,please call (734) 722-2002.

City hall hours change Effective, Friday, November 8,

2019, The City of Wayne is going totest opening City Hall on Friday'sfrom 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Unfortu-nately City Hall cannot remain openfor an entire day due to the con-straints the City has with federal re-quirements and 28 hour work limitswith regards to part-time employees

and budgetary challenges. However,City Hall wants to see if these hourswork for the public and if they donot, the city will revisit other options.The staff has adjusted their sched-ules for this change. The City real-izes there will be differing opinionsregarding operational hours. It hasbeen nearly a decade since City Hallwas open on Fridays. Please be pa-tient as City Hall goes through thistesting process.

Community event for local

seniors requests helpThe organizers of the 2nd Annual

Thanksgiving Dinner at Wayne Tow-ers are requesting help from commu-nity members. The dinner will be onSaturday, November 23, 4:00-6:00p.m. Organizers are needing turkeys,hams, green bean casseroles,mashed potatoes, stuffing, corn, can-died yams, gravy, rolls, desserts,plastic ware, napkins and drinks.

Help is also needed to set up for theevent, help during the event andclean up afterwards. For more infor-mation or to volunteer, please con-tact Christi Powell at (734)502-5603.

Police department

receives grantThe Wayne Police Department

was recently informed they will bethe recipients of a $76,539 grant of-fered through the Michigan State Po-lice BYRNE Justice program. Thegrant will be used to purchase lap-tops for inside patrol cars; a trafficcrash investigation system; elec-tronic sign to monitor speeds inneighborhoods; and an electronicsystem to monitor training for newofficers.

This grant does not allow thefunding to be used to hire or pay forpolice personnel. It is a technologygrant.

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