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Zebra Safari coming soonGet your tickets to the annual

Zebra Safari sponsored by the ZebraParent Advisory Council at WayneMemorial High School. Proceedsfrom this event benefit the Class of2018 for their Farewell Event andother student activities. Entertain-ment will be provided by WMHS stu-dents. Food will be provided by theWilliam D. Ford Career Tech CenterCulinary Arts staff and students. Theevent will be Friday, April 13, at theDyer Senior Center, 36745 Mar-quette, Westland. Doors open at6:00 p.m. Dinner will begin at 7:00p.m. Tickets are $25 and are avail-able until March 23. You can dropby Wayne Memorial High School7:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Monday-Fridayto get your tickets or call (734) 419-2200 to make other arrangements.Sponsorship levels are also available.Please call for more information orif you have any questions.

Free legal presentation

and assistanceA presentation by Elder Law and

Advocacy Center of NeighborhoodLegal Services Michigan on Wednes-day, February 7, at 1:00 p.m. willfocus on guardianship, conservator-ship, wills, trusts, power of attorney,nursing homes, assisted living, sen-ior housing and Medicare/Medicaid.Wayne Senior Services is offering theprogram at HYPE Recreation Center,4635 Howe Rd, Wayne. Pre-registra-tion is appreciated, but walk-ins willbe welcomed. Must be 60 years orolder and a Wayne County resident.

Must be signed in by 12:45 p.m. andattend the presentation to get furtherassistance from the attorney. CallNancy at (734) 721-7460 to registeror for more information.

Free Diabetes

PATH workshopBeginning on Wednesday, Febru-

ary 7, 2018, a 6-week workshop willbe held from 6:00-8:30 p.m. and in-cludes a bonus session on Wednes-day, March 21. This workshop isdesigned to provide skills and toolsto help people living with Type 2 dia-betes and their support system, livea healthier life. It is a fun, interactiveworkshop led by certified leaders.

Learn how to manage everyday activ-ities by making an action plan, avoidcomplications, learn to balance yourblood sugar, and much more. To reg-ister for this workshop, call 313-586-5488 or visit beaumont.org/classes-events. The workshops will be heldat HYPE Recreation Center, 4635Howe Rd, Wayne and are brought toyou by the Wayne Senior Services Of-fice.

Pallet sign painting classJessica Ansley of Craft and Chill

Painting Parties will be teaching apallet sign painting class at theWayne Historical Museum on Satur-day, February 24, from 1:00-3:00p.m. Tickets are $30 each and in-clude supplies for the sign as well assnacks and refreshments. Partici-pants will have the option to pickone of two designs, “Michigan Home”or “Wayne Coordinates.” Ages 12and up are welcome. Funds raisedhelp go to improving museum dis-plays and community outreach.Tickets are available on Eventbright:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pallet-s i g n - p a i n t i n g - c l a s s - t i c k e t s -42120956916

Former Sav-A-Lot buildingThe former Sav-A-Lot building on

Michigan Avenue will soon have anew tenant. Planet Fitness will becoming to Wayne in the near future.

Swim night for womenHYPE Recreation Center is host-

ing Women’s Only Swim Nights onthe 2nd and 4th Saturday of themonth. Cost is $6 from 7:00-9:00p.m. Girls and women must be age13 or older. No children under 13and no boys allowed. HYPE is lo-cated at 4635 Howe Rd. For more in-formation, call 734-721-7400.

Snow reminderThe team at the Wayne Depart-

ment of Public Works works hard toclear the snow and ice on our localroads. If the City has a snowfall of 4in. or more, residents are asked notto park on public streets. You will benotified via the general media whenthe snow emergency is over andstreet parking is once again allowed.The DPW clears major roads first,then residential streets, dead-endstreets and cul de sac areas. If youhave any questions, please contactthe Wayne Department of PublicWorks at 734-721-8600.

An evening

with Barry ManilowFrank M. Sternett is a premier

Barry Manilow tribute artist who hasperformed in Las Vegas. He has hadthe privilege to open for The FourTops, Tanya Tucker, Frankie Avalon,Rich Little and many more. He hasalso appeared on Regis & Kathie Lee,Geraldo, and has even come face toface with the man who “Writes theSongs,” Mr. Barry Manilow! Come toNotre Dame Lounge, 3144 S. WayneRd. for dinner and the show on Sat-urday, February 24, at 6:00 p.m.Tickets are $35.

History of amusement

parks in AmericaJoin us for the rise, fall and re-

birth of amusement parks in Amer-ica. Beginning with small trolleyparks and picnic beaches and goingup to the multi-billion dollar parksof today, the history of amusementparks is a real rollercoaster ride.Join the Wayne Historical Society atthis special presentation about therise, fall and rebirth of amusementparks in America. The talk will begiven on Thursday, February 8, at7:00 p.m. at the Wayne HistoricalMuseum.

Wayne Rotarian and Captain of the City of Wayne Fire Department, Billy Thomas,

prints students’ names in their dictionaries. The Wayne Rotary gave 274 dictionaries

to Wayne third graders again this year. Photo by John P. Rhaesa

Making a Difference


By Carolyn Marnon

It’s almost time for the annualWayne-Westland Distinguished YoungWomen program where high schooljunior young ladies gather togetherto compete for scholarship money.The program will be at the Stottle-meyer Auditorium at Wayne Memo-rial High School on Friday, March 9,at 7:00 p.m.

The ladies who are competing areworking hard right now on theirphysical fitness routines, practicingtheir individual talents, and learninginterview skills. All high school jun-ior females from Wayne-Westlandhad the opportunity to participate.Only a small number choose to getinvolved each year as they seek fun,friendship and money for college.

Hailey Dottor was the Distin-guished Young Woman of Wayne-Westland 2014. “In my senior year ofhigh school at Wayne Memorial, itwas advertised in the school quite abit, and I had multiple friends whocompeted in the previous years. Iwas really interested in the scholar-ship program but didn't really under-stand what it was all about. I talkedwith girls from previous years andthey explained it as ‘an opportunityfor college scholarship money byshowcasing your talents, academics,and passions.’ I could not pass upan opportunity like that! I quicklycontacted the directors and startedwith the group shortly after.”

She goes on to say, “As a collegesenior nursing student, so manythings from this program havehelped me in life and academic life.Interview skills are one thing welearn in the program, since an inter-view is a sacred portion of the pro-gram. I have used these skills in avariety of interview settings such ascollege, externships, and even futurenursing job interviews. This pro-gram enables us as young women togrow in our confidence and with that,

we are able to accomplish more thanwe believe we can! Since the pro-gram has ended, I have used thisconfidence to grow in my everydaylife, my education and in dance, as Inow dance for the Detroit Tigers.”

“My advice for the girls this yearwould be to get past the thought ofthis being a competition with onewinner. This is a time in my life Icould go back on and relive again soenjoy your practices, enjoy your sillyinside jokes with each other, enjoyall these amazing friendships andmemories you will make. Most im-portantly, remember that we are sim-ply picking a representative from awonderful and amazing group ofbright winners.”

Teresa Soleau was Wayne-West-land Junior Miss 2001 and went onto become Michigan’s Junior Miss2001. Junior Miss was the name ofthe organization before it trans-formed into Distinguished YoungWomen. Teresa wanted to attend aprivate liberal arts college; shethought the program would be agreat way to earn some money to-wards college. “Many other girlsfrom my dance studio in Westland(Susie's Dance Pointe) had partici-pated in the program, and so I'dgone to watch it many times and itseemed like fun.”

“I met so many people from somany different communities andbackgrounds - from other partici-pants to host families and volun-

teers. When I competed at nationalsin Mobile, Alabama there was onerepresentative from each state. Itwas great to feel connected to 50other young women from across thecountry, as I'd lived my whole life upto that point in Michigan. This pro-gram was a great way for me to be ex-posed to a variety of differentviewpoints and in turn to build con-fidence in my own self. For the stateand national programs you're spend-ing 1-2 weeks with completestrangers, but by the end you've de-veloped these lasting bonds. I'm stillin touch with some of the peoplefrom my nationals program.”

Teresa is involved with the pro-gram still today. She is a scholasticjudge for the local programs inMichigan and for the state program.She also designs the program covereach year for Wayne-Westland’sevent.

After earning a Bachelor of Artsin Art History from Oberlin Collegein Ohio in 2005 and her Master De-gree in Library and InformationStudies from UCLA in 2009, Teresa

is currently employed in Los Angelesas the Head of Library Systems andDigital Services for the Getty Re-search Institute. Teresa advises girlsto “enjoy your time in the program.Recognize that this is a unique expe-rience that only a few of your fellowclassmates will have the pleasure ofbeing involved in. Use the interviewto prepare for the job market. If youtake it seriously, you will feel moreconfident when you have your firstjob interview after high school know-ing that you've been through an inter-view before (and survived to tell thetale!)”

Please support this year’s groupof girls as they gather on Friday,March 9, to compete for scholarshipmoney and entertain the audience.

If you know a girl in Wayne-West-land who is currently a high schoolsophomore, tell her about this pro-gram. She might like to attend thisyear’s program to see what is in-volved which might prompt her towant to sign up for next year’s pro-gram when she is a junior. Orienta-tion will take place January 2019.

Loving a program that lets girls shine

Hailey Dottor Teresa Soleau


By Carolyn Marnon

“I think the law is pretty clear thatit’s likely the plaintiff will prevail onthe merits,” said Chief Judge RobertJ. Colombo, Jr. from his Third Judi-cial Circuit Court courtroom in theColeman A. Young Municipal Centeron Friday morning, February 2, be-fore ordering the Wayne CountyClerk to issue a Call for Election“today.”

The petitions at issue are to recallcity councilman ChristopherSanders. Councilman Sanders madea last-minute challenge to the countyclerk after the petitions were filedwith the county saying the petitionswere defective because they lacked abox for out-of-state circulators tomark. The Wayne County Clerk thendetermined she was without author-ity to issue a Call for Election be-cause the petition did not complywith the latest version.

“Something about that guy…ninelives,” said Bob Boertje earlier thatmorning before the hearing. Bob wasthe impetus behind filing the recallpetitions with the county.

Bob grew nervous after JudgeColombo asked Mr. Boertje’s attor-ney, Scott Ruark, whether he thoughtCouncilman Sanders should havebeen notified about the emergencyhearing being held. Mr. Ruark re-sponded that the issue pertainedsolely with the County Clerk’s officeand the use of the incorrect form.

Attorney Ruark is also a Wayneresident. He stood before the judgein a crowded courtroom of blacksuits to request the clerk be orderedto issue a Call for Election.

“Democracy is at work with a re-call,” said Attorney Ruark.

In his decision, Judge Colombospoke to those assembled. “Thecourt must consider the followingfactors. The likelihood that the partyseeking the injunction will prevail onthe merits. I think the law is prettyclear that it’s likely the plaintiff willprevail on the merits …I totally rejectthe argument that this court cannotprovide a remedy if the county clerkdoesn’t comply with the law. That’swhat courts are for. We’re still withinthe period of time that I can orderthe county clerk to call an election ifI believe the county clerk has madean erroneous decision, and I do be-lieve the county clerk has made anerroneous decision.”

“The next factor is the danger thatthe party seeking the injunction willsuffer irreparable injury if the injunc-tion is not issued. I think irreparableinjury will occur. What we’re talkingabout is someone whose gone outand gotten over 1200 signatures fora recall petition against a city coun-cilperson, Mr. Sanders. If I don’tgrant this relief, this matter will notbe on the ballot. The electorate willbe deprived of an opportunity to voteon the recall. If the electorate wantedto recall Mr. Sanders in May, and Idon’t enter an order, it allows him tocontinue in his office until the nextelection that can be held whichwould probably be the August pri-mary.”

“The next factor is the risk thatthe party seeking the injunctionwould be harmed more by the ab-sence of an injunction than the op-posing party would be by thegranting of the relief. I do think theplaintiff would be more harmed inthis case because of going out andgetting these signatures. What we’re

talking about, and this is true of justabout any elected official exceptjudges, they all can be subject to re-call. It’s something that goes withholding elective office in this state.Unfortunately, I think it happens toooften. I’m not a big fan of recall elec-tions. I think they are disruptive, butif someone has a valid basis and setsforth the reasons and the electioncommission approves it and thengoes out and gets the signatures, itseems to me that balancing thatharm-the harm is greater to theplaintiff than it is to Mr. Sanders.And I don’t see any damage to thecounty clerk because the countyclerk is required just as I am re-quired to follow the law.”

“The harm to the public interestif the injunction is issued…There’sbeen an issued raised with respect toa vote allegedly made by Mr.Sanders to extend his term. This isthe basis for the recall petition. Ithink that the harm is greater to thepublic who would not be given theopportunity to vote on this matter if,

in fact, I do not grant the relief.”“Finally, this is a pure ministerial

act of the county clerk, and I believethat the county clerk should haveperformed the ministerial act of call-ing the election. Because it didn’tcomply with the requirement, thecounty clerk did not comply with therequirement that the form should bereviewed seven days within the filingof the petition. It’s my position it waswaived and that could not be thebasis for denying the call, the recallelection. So I will enter an ordertoday ordering the county clerk,today, to call for an election on thisrecall petition,” stated JudgeColombo after nearly an hour.

Earlier in the proceedings, WayneCounty Attorney Janet Anderson-Davis had argued that election lawsays that Mr. Boertje could redo thepetition and thus would not be suf-fering irreparable harm by doing so.Councilman Sanders’ attorneyMichael P. Hindelang said “no one isasking the votes to be disregarded.”Anderson-Davis also argued that Mr.Boertje could have looked at theMichigan statute to make sure hehad the correct form. “Why didn’t thecounty clerk do that?” roared JudgeColombo.

“My client has done everything hewas asked to do by the city clerk,”said Attorney Ruark.

A plaque hanging outside thecourtroom reads: “The court pro-vides accessible and equal justicewith timely dispute resolution.”

When asked how he felt about thejudge’s decision, Mr. Boertje replied“Relief. Relief.” What makes this evenmore of a victory for Bob is that hehas been dealing with non-small celllung cancer that has spread to otherparts of his body. He has had radia-tion, chemotherapy and is now in aUniversity of Michigan drug studythat he says is “keeping me alive. Ididn’t want to let the people of the re-call down, so I would walk as muchas I could for the recall. It wasn’t justabout me. It was about what wasright. You think you’re doing what isright and then Wayne County makesall these mistakes.”

“As a citizen of Wayne, I want tothank Bob Boertje because Friday’sruling wouldn’t have happened with-out him,” said Mr. Ruark. “It was a

Judge orders recall election for May 8th

Attorney Scott Ruark lays out the mistakes made by Wayne County Clerk’s Office

to Judge Colombo on the recall of Councilman Christopher Sanders.

Judge Colombo gives his decision in

favor of Boertje.

Bob Boertje reacts to Judge Colombo’s

decision.

See RECALL, page 10

By Carolyn Marnon

Look around you and I am sureyou will find many couples who havebeen happily married for a numberof years. Here are just a couple sto-ries from around the community.

Dwayne and

Shawna WalkerThey’ve been together through

thick and thin for 18 years. Shawnaand Dwayne Walker met when theyboth worked at the Michigan Assem-bly Plant in Wayne back in November1999.

“When I first met Dwayne, I knew.I called my mom and told her ‘I metmy husband today,’” Shawna recallswith a smile. Dwayne sits beside her;he’s smiling too.

Shawna worked on the line hang-ing wires. Dwayne was the UnionRep. He was always walking around.Eventually he sauntered up to herand started talking to her. Theybegan talking more as the days wentby and found that they had manythings in common. One of the biggestcommonalities was that they bothfelt giving back to the communitywas important. She says church andfamily were also important to herand he agreed. “We were cool—hang-ing out as friends. No pressure,”Dwayne says.

They each already had families,so when they got married 3 yearslater, they became a blended family.In 2013, they renewed their vows.They saw it as a celebration of newlife. “We’ll spend the rest of our daysout spending our kids’ inheritance,”

jokes Dwayne. Or maybe he is seri-ous. He and Shawna love to takespontaneous trips together. One day,they drove all along US12 to the In-diana border where they had lunchand then drove back home.

Dwayne is the President of Local900 UAW and on the Zoning Boardof Appeals for Westland. Shawna isthe Director of Crossing Bridges, a501©3 non-profit organization lo-cated in Wayne and the Wayne-West-land Community Schools BoardPresident. They support each otherby going to each others’ meetings.“It’s a friendly face to look at,” saysShawna. They watch football gamestogether, both on TV and in person.

Dwayne thinks it’s still important forthem to give time to themselves andtheir relationship.

At the conclusion of his life,Dwayne quips that he wants it to beknown, “he tried to do it all.”

Mike and Mona GocajThey’ve been married for 51

years. The marriage of Mike andMona Gocaj was arranged by theirfamilies who were friends back in Yu-goslavia (now Kosovo). After spend-ing 12 years in Croatia where theyhad two children, John and Skender,(Skender died in a car accident in2003), they returned to Kosovo for 3-4 years during which two more chil-dren were born, Scott and Cindy.

In 1979, they moved to theUnited States to join an uncle whohad been living here since the 1960s.They worked together in the restau-rant business. The family ownsUS12 Bar and Grill on Michigan Av-enue.

Asked what the secret is to theirlong marriage, Mike says they had tomake it work for the family and the

children. They had to stay togetherfor the children. They had four chil-dren to raise and support. He alsojoked that he couldn’t have any moregirlfriends; he’s been very loyal sincehe met Mona. Mona interjects, “Heworks twelve hours a day; he has notime for girls.”

Mike and Mona both come frombig families. Mona has twelve sistersspread throughout the world; thereare no brothers.

What are their plans for Valen-tine’s Day this year? Mike says hewill be making a party for Mona. Hesays he is 84 and still loves his wife.John Goci, their son, says “Mymom’s a saint for putting up withhim all these years!”

Although it is still a little early tobe thinking about St. Patrick’s Day,let it be known that Mona cooks allthe corned beef and cabbage herselfthat US12 serves that day.

And in case you are wonderingabout the last names-Gocaj andGoci-they are both pronounced “Go-chee.” One is modernized and oneis as it was in the old country.


Local couples talk about love and marriage

Mike and Mona Gocaj

Dwayne and Shawna Walker


By Carolyn Marnon

Westland city councilman BillJohnson recently announced hiscampaign to fill the 16th State Houseseat that is being vacated by Rep.Robert Kosowski due to term limits.

Mr. Johnson spoke of the doubledesks in the House of Representa-tives chambers. He said the democ-rats sit on one side of the room andthe republicans sit on the other side.His goal is to get the double desks tobe shared by a democrat and a re-publican. “That will force them totalk to each other,” he said.

What does he know of Wayne’s fi-nancial troubles? “I know they’re indire straits. Things are real toughover in Wayne now,” said Mr. John-son. The 16th District covers all ofWayne and part of Westland. He fig-ures Wayne has probably lost about$700,000-800,000 per year in rev-enue sharing. Revenue sharing isone of the issues he wants to addressas a Representative.

Another issue of importance ispublic safety. He stated that the po-

lice and fire departments in Wayneare down to the bare minimum. Ei-ther more money needs to be gener-

ated from revenue sharing or morebudget cuts would need to be madeto better fund the departments.

He would like to find ways to helpsmall businesses. His cousin ownsDillon’s Jewelers in Westland. Hewould like to gather about 15 smallbusiness owners together and listento them talk about the issues theyface. He thinks the big box storesharmed the small local stores, likeNorthside. “Now the internet iskilling the big box stores,” he said.Michigan is not taxing items sold onAmazon currently, although there isa bill being discussed in the House.

Veterans are important to Mr.Johnson. He says many veterans getout of the service and aren’t aware ofall the benefits they are entitled to.He feels there should be some typeof training or class offered to theseveterans to go over all those benefits.He went to an event that had about150 veterans, and he said about halfof them had no clue to the benefitsthey are entitled to. He said there isso much red tape that if they do

know of the benefits, they get frus-trated and give up. “We don’t takecare of our veterans, and that’s ashame,” he said.

There isn’t much for seniors todo and “they paved the way for every-one,” said Mr. Johnson. He and hiswife like to go out to dinner on Fri-day or Saturday night. When they do,they always find a few seniors whoare also dining and pay for their din-ners with the waitress.

Rep. Kosowski told Mr. Johnsonthat there is approximately 31 billiondollars in the fund that about $200of your auto insurance goes into forcatastrophic injury claims. He saysthe insurance companies managethe fund, and there is no trans-parency. He thinks if the 31 billiondollars was invested properly, itcould be self-funding.

Take off the political hat and getdown to business. Stop fighting andpetty politics and talk commonsense. Shake hands with everyone.This is what Bill Johnson wants todo if elected.

Johnson announces campaign for State House seat

Bill Johnson recently announced his cam-

paign to fill the 16th State House seat

that is being vacated by Rep. Robert

Kosowski due to term limits.


By Carolyn Marnon

Powers Woodcrafts, a specialtywoodworking and crafts store, hasjust recently opened its doors to thepublic.

Powers Woodcrafts is locallyowned by husband and wife team,Mary and Jeff Powers. They wantedto share their love of art and woodcrafting with the community. ThePowers family moved to Wayne in2007. All four of their children at-tended Wayne-Westland schools.Mary was actively involved with theWayne-Westland Community SchoolDistrict. In 2015, she decided to ex-pand her volunteering efforts to ben-efit her hometown by volunteeringwith Wayne Main Street where sheeventually became a member of theBoard of Directors. Jeff has been awood-crafting enthusiast for manyyears. It was this enthusiasm whichinspired the couple to start their newventure. “With locally sourced art, aswell as crafting materials growing indemand, this new member of ourfamily of businesses will be a greataddition to our City,” says Pat Rice,Board Member of Wayne Main Street

and Chair of the Business Empower-ment Committee.

Powers Woodcrafts is located at35065 Glenwood Rd at the intersec-tion of Wayne and Glenwood. Thebuilding is positioned betweenTrendsetters Boutique and TheAlano Club.

The ribbon cutting ceremony forPowers Woodcrafts will take placeFebruary 14 at 4:00 p.m. and isopen to the public. The store is openTuesday and Thursday 3:00-9:00p.m. and Wednesday, Friday and Sat-urday 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Thestore is open only by appointment onSunday and Monday.

“We want to put Wayne, MI on themap. Even if that means we have tocarve the map into wood ourselves!”– Mary and Jeff Powers.

Now open in Wayne

Jeff and Mary Powers


G.I. Surplus Store Closing Sale

34932 W Michigan Ave

Wayne, Michigan 48184

Mon - Sat 11-6 Sun 1-4

Store Closing Sale 40% - 90% OFF

• Knives

• Self-Defense

• Footwear

• Hats & Gloves

• Survival Supplies

• Military Clothing

• Outerwear

• Camping

Sale ends Saturday, February 17th!

Up to 90% off the entire store.

Everything must go! All Sales Final.

G.I. Surplus

Bring this ad for $10 off of a purchase of $50 or more.

all fixtures for sale

By Carolyn Marnon

Retired Lieutenant of the WayneFire Division Owen McGill died lastmonth; he was 90years old.

Born in Sarnia,Ontario, Canada in1927, Owen McGillmoved to Wayne,Michigan in Octo-ber 1942 where heattended FordsonHigh School inDearborn and Wayne High School inWayne. He enlisted in the US Navy inJanuary 1945 where he served on aminesweeper in the Pacific Theater.After he was discharged, he workedwith his father in the family truckingbusiness until 1949 when he becameemployed by the Cadillac Motor CarCompany. While he was workingthere, he took the examinations forboth the City of Wayne Police andFire departments which he success-fully passed.

Fire Chief Henry Goudy inter-viewed Owen. Owen started workingfor the fire department in 1951, waspromoted to Sergeant and later toLieutenant, the rank which he helduntil his retirement in 1982. Duringhis 30 years with the department, heserved under three Fire Chiefs, threeCity Managers and one Public SafetyDirector. To stay informed of the

changing environment of fire service,Lt. McGill attended the variousschools and seminars offered. Hewas also a state-licensed EmergencyMedical Technician (EMT).

Lt. McGill stayed busy. He servedtwo terms on the City’s retirementboard as a Fire and Police represen-tative, was a member of the Interna-tional Association of FirefightersLocal 1620 (as well as a past Presi-dent) and was a past President of theWayne Memorial High School SportsBooster Club. He served as an assis-tant scoutmaster for Boys Scouts ofAmerica Troop 1746 and served onthe P.T.A. board at Washington Ele-mentary School. He was a memberof Wayne #112 and Lincoln Park#539 Masons.

Joe Kadlec hired into the WayneFire Department in January 1970under Lt. McGill. He said Owen wasa very well-liked man, a mentor tomany and was mentally sharp up tothe end of his life. At the firehouse,Lt. McGill was even-tempered andhad a sense of humor. He taught themen under him how to approach is-sues sensibly. He was willing to teachhis men and help them get throughtheir careers as fire fighters. He dis-played exemplary conduct and pro-fessionalism. Joe remembers him as“the Walter Brennan of the fire de-partment.”

Former City of Wayne firefighter remembered

Owen McGill

Wayne Firefighter Owen McGill during a drill in 1957.


Elvis sighting in Wayne!Yes, you too can see Elvis is still

alive! He will be appearing live andin concert on Saturday, February 10,at the Knights of Columbus, NotreDame Lounge, 3144 S. Wayne Rd.Tickets for the show and dinner are$15 per person. A cash bar will beavailable. For more information, con-tact Paul at (734) 748-3771. You canget tickets on Wednesday and Fridaynights at 6pm when the lounge isopen to the public.

Valentine’s Tea

with Mary Todd LincolnMary Todd Lincoln will be cele-

brating Valentine’s Day and Abra-ham Lincoln’s 209th birthday onSaturday, February 10, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at Westland Historic Vil-lage Park. Victoria’s Tea Salon will beproviding food and tea while Marytalks about her relationship withAbe. Tickets are available atEventbrite.

Tickets are $40 per person andinclude tea, four different kinds ofsandwiches, one scone and threedesserts. Westland Historic VillagePark is located at 857 N. Wayne Rdin Westland.

Valentine’s

dinner at KarmaKarma Coffee and Kitchen is host-

ing their 2nd Annual Valentine’s Din-ner on Wednesday, February 14, at7:00 p.m. Come enjoy a four-coursedinner consisting of puffy pastryfilled with brie cheese, brown sugar,walnuts and dried cranberries,salad, dessert to share and a choiceof chicken marsala, steak burgundyor stuffed portabella mushroom cap.Sides include redskin potatoes andgreen bean almondine.

Seating is limited. Reservationsare required. Please call 734-589-0304 before February 10 to reserveyour seats. Tickets are $80 per cou-ple. Karma Coffee and Kitchen is lo-cated at 35634 Michigan Avenue.

Daddy-daughter

dance at HypeAttend the Daddy-Daughter

Dance at HYPE on Friday, February9, from 6:00-9:00 p.m. Dinner andrefreshments will be served. Picturesare an additional cost. Tickets arelimited to the first 225 people andare $25 per couple and $7 for eachadditional child. All ages are wel-

come. Call 734-721-7400 for tickets.

Tableside service

at White CastleWhite Castle is now accepting

reservations for its 27th annualValentine's Day dinner on Wednes-day, February 14, from 4:00–9:00p.m. at most Castles. For the firsttime, diners can now book reserva-tions online through OpenTable.com,or the OpenTable app, the world’sleading provider of online restaurantreservations. You can also call (248)477-1450 ext. 0 to make reserva-tions at our local White Castle lo-cated at 32925 Michigan Ave inWayne.

Cravers can share their love ofWhite Castle and make this dinner amemorable moment by inviting fam-ily and friends to join them, butreservations are limited so bookyour reservation early.

This renowned and celebrated ex-perience has been a yearly traditionfor more than a quarter century,complete with hostess seating, table -side service and a flavorful line-upincluding The Original Slider®, theVeggie Slider and all other Craver fa-vorites. Cravers can skip the stan-

dard box of chocolates and treattheir friends or family to a limited-time Chocolate-Covered StrawberrySmoothie, made with a creamyblend of real strawberries andvanilla yogurt, and topped with adecadent layer of rich Ghirardellipremium chocolate sauce.

"Every year, reservations fill upquickly at most of our Castles,”Richardson said. "We encourageCravers everywhere to book theirreservations through OpenTable assoon as possible to ensure they areable to join in on the celebration.This is the ultimate way to celebratewith your favorite Craver on Valen-tine’s Day – and we want fans every-where to have the chance toexperience this memorable night forthemselves.”

We all scream

for Dairy Queen!Wayne Dairy Queen, 3007 S.

Wayne Rd. will be opening on Friday,February 9. They will be open from2:00-8:00 p.m. during the month ofFebruary.

A Cupid Cake, a small heart-shaped “cake” that serves 2-4 peoplewill be available for just $9.99.

Where can I take my valentine?

privilege to represent someone whorefused to be pushed around by thegovernment. I’m thrilled for Bob andthe 1,281 residents of Wayne whohad their voices collectively ignoredby the Wayne County Clerk’s Office.This matter is too critical to the fu-ture of Wayne to allow CouncilmanSanders to avoid the will of the peo-

ple. This doesn’t mean CouncilmanSanders will be recalled. Friday’sruling only means there will be a spe-cial election held in May and the res-idents of Wayne will decide whetheror not Sanders will continue as acouncilman. Sanders’ decision to filean objection at the last minute, hop-ing to avoid the will of the people heswore to serve, is concerning. Acouncilperson should be able to

stand by their record and the workthey’ve done when facing a recallelection. There is no integrity in fight-ing tooth and nail to get off on an al-leged technicality.”

There will be a Special RecallElection in Wayne on Tuesday, May 8,2018 at which time candidates forCity Council Ward 1-partial termending November 9, 2020 will bevoted upon for the purpose of

recall/filling the remaining term ofWayne City Councilman ChristopherSanders. The deadline for candi-dates to file a nonpartisan nominat-ing petition containing at least 10%of the required number of signaturesfor the electoral district OR a $100filing fee is February 12 at 4:00 p.m.

As of press time Councilman Jer-emiah Webster had filed to runagainst Councilman Sanders in May.

Recall, Continued from page 5


By Carolyn Marnon

With the Lenten season soonupon us, many will be looking for aplace to get their meal on Fish Friday.Look no further than Anointed FishHouse here in Wayne. Located at4310 Wayne Rd where Nemo’s usedto be, Tameca Stringer can set youup for a delicious dinner.

Recently highlighted on Local 4News’ Tasty Tuesday feature,Anointed Fish House provided thenewscasters with fried okra, catfish,whiting, cod, salmon, fried shrimpand lemon poundcake. The delightwas evident as each tried their fa-vorites. As part of the Tasty Tuesdayfeature, it was announced that fishwould be 50% off that day and thusthe lines began.

Owner Tameca says the line wentout the door. So many people cameto try the fish. So many people werenot able to take advantage of the salethat day that they came back onWednesday, Thursday or Friday. Shehonored the special those additionaldays if they mentioned at the timethat they had already tried to get in.People came from Sterling Heights,Detroit and Farmington to sampleher fish dishes. She says “the phonewas ringing like a telethon.”

Anointed Fish House opened inDecember 2016. Since 2007,Tameca Stringer would drive by thelot and think what a great place itwould be for her fish house. Shewould come into the parking lot andpray about what to do. She likedhow well-lit the area was.

She recalls a moment with her fa-ther who later died in 2008. Growingup, she never liked fish. She wouldgo to the market with her dad and

watch what others were buying. Shedecided she would open her ownbusiness one day. “I want a fishhouse,” the young girl told her dad,“because people love fish.”

At a church service in 2010,Tameca was praying at the altar. Shesays something had her rooted inplace and she couldn’t move. She feltshe was being told to give up meatand to just eat fish. When she gothome, she told her mom about theexperience and that she was surren-dering to eating fish. Since shedidn’t like fish, she had to find a wayto make it more palatable. That’swhen she started experimenting withdifferent batters and the differentways that fish could be cooked.

While at a women’s conference in2013, she heard another whisper inher heart-start a business and startit out of your house. At the time, sheworked as a hi-lo driver at the WayneAssembly Plant. Her intuition or

whatever you want to call it, told herto start selling her fish at the plant.During this time, she also had a FishFry at a park in Wayne which shetried to let everyone know about withfliers. It was held from noon-5pm;she made $700.

Tameca was divorced and hadthree kids. Her mother had cancer.At church one day, the preacher toldTameca it was time to start her busi-ness. She went to CommunityChoice Credit Union and applied fora $10,000 loan. She figured if shewas approved for the loan, shewould start her restaurant.

About this time, Nemo’s closedits doors and Tameca was able to getthe spot she had been watching forthe last ten years. She had a lot ofwork to do to make the space workfor her, including cleaning up all thatNemo’s had left behind.

It was slow going that first year.Tameca had bills to pay and a family

to support. Around Thanksgiving2017, Tameca went on a 40-daywater fast. This meant for 40 daysshe had nothing to eat or drink ex-cept water. It was a difficult time forher, but her spirit felt that God hadher even though she felt too weak todo anything. It was during this timethat she ran into someone she knewwho happened to work for Channel4. He told her about the Tasty Tues-day promotion they did and wouldsee if he could get her on the show.Everything lined up for Tameca andbefore she knew it, her fish was onthe show and customers were liningup outside her door.

One recent Saturday afternoon,she had a revolving door of cus-tomers entering. One lady placing anorder said she had come from Ypsi-lanti to try it because her friend toldher about it. A young man picking upan order said he has been there be-fore; “It’s great,” he said. Two gentle-men who dined in loved the fish. Onesaid he preferred to dine at the localmom-and-pop places and give themhis business. Before walking out thedoor, they said they would be back.

“God anointed me and preparedme. I needed to be anointed to dothis,” she says. That’s how her busi-ness got its name Anointed FishHouse. Before she died last year,Tameca’s mother told her, “You fi-nally did it!” Although many cus-tomers call ahead to place an orderand then pick it up, there are somewho come in and wait and otherswho dine in.

There is a lunch counter and sev-eral tables with chairs. It’s not a bigspace, but it seems to be enoughright now.

Anointed Fish House featured on channel 4

Anointed Fish House is open Monday-Wednesday 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.; Thursday

and Friday 11:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. and Saturday Noon-5:00 p.m. They are closed on

Sunday. For more information, please call (734) 230-7973.

To Advertise in The Wayne Dispatch call 734-641-6550

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