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INKSTER - ROMULUS

Tradition

Inkster Memorial Day

Parade marks 50 years

One of the oldest Memorial Day through their participation and dona-
Parades in the state will take place from tions.
noon until 2 p.m. Monday, May 27, in the This year, hundreds of veterans are
City of Inkster. expected to march through the city in the
The Inkster Memorial Day Parade will parade along with floats, clowns, vintage
mark the 50th anniversary of the event and unique cars, horses and bands as the
which honors the men and women who event travels down Michigan Avenue.
made the ultimate sacrifice fighting for City officials and , dignitaries will be on
America this year. The Inkster parade, hand to celebrate and honor the bravery
which began in 1969, is the third oldest of veterans. Mother Earth
behind Dearborn and Ferndale, both of The parade will travel eastbound
which have taken place for 95 years. down Michigan Avenue from Hamlin Romulus students throughout the school district participated in the celebration of
This year, the parade will include Drive to Bayhan Street, south on Bayhan Earth Day this year with activities as varied as planting and grounds clean-up.
local businesses, kid-friendly activities, to Trowbridge Street and then east to “Nature is a classroom and we wanted to get our students outdoors and literally
get their hands dirty to do their part,” said Dawn Jamison, district chief communi-
service organizations and churches Inkster City Hall. cations officer. “We feel Earth Day allows us to teach our kids to embrace the envi-
Mayors' Ball set for Saturday ronment they are in every day.” The district partnered with Romulus-based CQC
Inc. to provide site leaders for the planting project. “We're glad to work with the
students and show them how to properly plant shrubs and flowers,” said Chris
Anderson, company owner. “It was a lot of fun to work with the kids and you could
The 6th Annual Mayors' Ball is Tickets for the event priced at $100 per see the excitement in their faces.” Jamison, who organized the effort, added that
planned for May 18 at the Belleville Yacht person are available by phoning (734) 320- the district plans to focus on improving school grounds. “Earth Day brought the
Club. 3834. The evening will begin with a cock- entire district together on one accord,” she said.
The event is a fundraiser benefitting tail hour from 6-7 p.m. followed by dinner
the Romulus and Donahey Boys and Girls and dancing and fellowship from 8:30
Club of southeastern Michigan and will until 11 p.m. Silent and live auctions are
be hosted by Romulus Mayor LeRoy planned during the evening.
Burcroff and Belleville Mayor Kerreen The Belleville Yacht Club is located at
Conley. Formal attire is encouraged. 831 East Huron River Dr. in Belleville.

Budget lean as possible.
“There were 'must haves' is what we
really tried to look at in the budget,” he
FROM PAGE 1 said. “We had people trying to do without
things to keep this budget in line.”
more consistently than every three The budget was approved on a 6-1 vote,
months,” she said. with Councilwoman Virginia Williams vot-
The overall millage rate will increase ing against it.
from last year, from 12.9327 to 16.4966, a “There are salary increases in this
jump of 3.5639 mills. That includes the gen- budget that I definitely don't agree with,”
eral operating millage, police and fire mill- she said. “I can't support it.”
age, P.A. 359 millage, library millage, EPA “There is more positive in this budget
millage and sanitation millage. than negative,” said Councilwoman Eva
Burcroff said the overall budget was as Webb. “Nothing is perfect.”