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Rouge Panthers to play atFord Field for Championship

Join in with the RiverRouge School District, theCity of River Rouge, Pan-ther Alumni, friends andfamily at this history makinggame. (This is the PanthersFootball team’s first trip tothe big game in school his-tory )

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goal that all teams in Divi-sion 5 were shooting for atthe beginning of the season.

The championship gameagainst Grand Rapids WestCatholic will take place onSaturday, November 28,2015 at 4:30pm. The costof the game is $10.00 andtickets can be purchased atFord Field.

The stage has been set.The River Rouge Panthershas made it to the champi-onship game to be playedat Ford Field on Saturday.They won a nail biter amidstfrigid temperatures and asecond half blizzard.

The players under the lead-ership of Coach CoreyParker has reached the

Congressman John Conyers

Announces Campaign for

Reelection in 2016

John Conyers in Redford as he announce that he will seek his23rd year term in Congress

Photo by Dale Rich

DETROIT - On Monday, No-vember 23, 2015,, Congress-man John Conyersannounced he is running forre-election to continue thefight for jobs, justice andpeace for all of SoutheastMichigan.

“I’m running for another termin Congress because thereare fights yet to be won,” saidCongressman John Conyers

(D - MI). “Winning full employ-ment, health care for all, andprotection of the right to votewon’t be easy, but I know thetype of leadership that it willtake to fight and win these bat-tles.”

As Dean of the Congress andranking member of the HouseJudiciary Committee, Rep.

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“Driving Mode” can cutdown on distracted driving

and save livesBy Shelby Jefferson – Telegram Staff Reporter

ing alerts for phone calls, textmessages, games and socialmedia. Though these featuresaren’t automatically includedwith Apple’s iOS or Google’sAndroid phone operating sys-

“As smartphone technologycontinues to evolve, safetyfeatures are surfacing to helpcurb distracted driving habits. For Windows 8 users, theseoptions are directly built intoyour device, with a “DrivingMode” that disables all incom-

Most cell phones have an app that will prevent calls and texts fromcoming in while you are driving

Detroit invests in Delray with

major blight removal project

Detroit City Council Member Raquel Castañeda-López along with Mayor Duggan address thecrowd to update them on the project to revamp the City of Delray

DETROIT – One of Detroit’sproudest but most challengedneighborhoods is undergoinga massive blight removal blitz

as part of a commitment fromthe City of Detroit, Mayor MikeDuggan and Council MemberRaquel Castañeda-López an-

nounced on Tuesday..

The River Rouge Panthers Football team stand during the National Athem to kick off their SemiFinals Football game against Ida in freezing conditions

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prove Medicare for all (HR 676),and he has consistently stoodup against threatened cuts toSocial Security. Most recently, he has beenworking on a bipartisan pack-age of legislation to fix our bro-ken criminal justice system, andparticipated in the successfulapproval of those bills by theHouse Judiciary Committee lastweek, including reducingmandatory minimum sentencesfor non-violent drug offenders.

Congressman Conyers has alsobeen at the forefront of the fightfor justice in America fordecades. A civil rights cham-pion, he has stood steadfastlyagainst Republican attempts toerode our constitutional rights -especially our right to vote, aright that so many sacrificedand fought so hard to achieve.

No matter the issue, Michiganhas been able to count on Con-gressman John Conyers to be aleader. He was the first to intro-duce legislation to create a fed-eral holiday honoring Dr. MartinLuther King, Jr., and has led thefight for healthcare reform fordecades.

Despite his many accomplish-ments, his work as an advocatefor Southeast Michigan in Con-gress is not yet finished be-cause there is still much more tobe done.That’s why Congressman JohnConyers is running for re-elec-tion: to continue his fight forjobs, justice, and peace for all.

Conyers is a renowned na-tional leader committed toserving Michigan, and makinggovernment work for all peo-ple - regardless of race, creed,finance or position. His life’swork has been focused onjobs, justice and peace.

At home in Southeast Michi-gan Rep. Conyers remains en-gaged on local issues, includ-ing advocating for the humanright to water in Detroit, com-bating the property tax foreclo-sure crisis, focusing on jobcreation, and opposing the un-elected, unaccountable so-called “emergency managers”in Detroit, Flint and around thestate.

Conyers is focused on a keyissue for Detroiters - jobs andwages. He has reintroducedhis signature jobs bill, theHumphrey-Hawkins 21st Cen-tury Full Employment andTraining Act, which would pro-vide a job or job training forevery American who is willing

and able to work. He also intro-duced the Employ Young Amer-icans Now Act (HR 2714) toboost job creation and opportu-nities for young people, as wellas the Full Employment FederalReserve Act, which would in-struct our nation’s central bankto prioritize job creation andwage growth for American work-ers in its monetary policy.

Conyers has been in constantcommunication with the city andstate about the Detroit water cri-sis, working for solutions tomaintain quality water servicefor struggling Detroiters. Con-gressman Conyers introducedHR 5132, legislation that wouldprotect struggling families' ac-cess to essential utilities duringbankruptcy, and also introducedlegislation to reinstate the suc-cessful ‘Build America Bonds’program that enables cities suchas Detroit to affordably financeimprovements to water systemsand other infrastructure.

In response to the unprece-dented property tax foreclosurecrisis, Congressman Conyershosted a tele-town hall in whichover 8,600 Wayne County resi-dents participated and featuredrepresentatives from the CountyTreasurer’s office and otherlegal assistance organizations.

Taking the Lead In Washington

Over the course of the last year,Congressman Conyers has in-troduced legislation that wouldmake racial profiling by law en-forcement a federal offense (HR1933, the End Racial ProfilingAct), a bill to expand and im-

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Lions bolt WXYTBy Jim Abeare - Contributing Writer

Investing in the Education of Students of ColorBenefits All Americans

By Jamal Hagler Special to the NNPA News Wire from the Center for American Progress

As Congress prepares to reautho-rize the Elementary and Second-ary Education Act, or ESEA, it isvitally important that the updatedlaw address the significantachievement gaps that plague thenation’s most underserved popu-lations: students of color and low-income students. Providing thesestudents with a high-quality edu-cation that prepares them for col-lege and a career is a moral andeconomic imperative. Today, stu-dents of color comprise the major-ity of children in U.S. publicschools. And as the demographicmakeup of the United States con-tinues to shift, the percentage ofchildren of color in public schoolsis set to rise. By 2044, people ofcolor will make up the majority ofthe country. Simply put, people ofcolor will be the fuel that drivesthe engine of America’s future.That being the reality, the UnitedStates cannot afford to have asignificant portion of its populationunprepared for tomorrow’s jobmarket.

As the reauthorization processcomes to a close, lawmakersmust keep in mind that a strongeducation system is vital to Amer-ica’s global competitiveness—both now and in the future.Furthermore, the benefits of clos-ing academic achievement gapsare not just exclusive to commu-nities of color but also to the coun-try as a whole. A Center forAmerican Progress analysisshows that closing educationalachievement gaps for people ofcolor, particularly black and Latinostudents, would result in greatergross domestic product, or GDP,growth and increased state andfederal revenues. The analysisalso concluded that closing aca-demic achievement gaps wouldadd $20.4 trillion in GDP between2014 and 2050, $4.1 trillion in fed-eral revenues during the sametime period, and $3.3 trillion instate and local revenues duringthose same years.

Strong statewide accountabilitysystems are critical to ensuringthat states, districts, and schoolsprovide all students with the re-sources and supports they needto graduate ready for college anda career. Yet, the plans put forthby the House and Senate signifi-cantly rollback accountability. Infact, the House version of theESEA reauthorization does notrequire states to do anything tosupport their struggling schools.The Senate bill at least requiresstate intervention for underper-forming schools, but in its currentform the proposal ignoresachievement gaps betweengroups of students. As the reau-thorization process continues tomove forward after the House-Senate conference committee de-

cided on a proposal yesterday, itis vital that states are held ac-countable when students are un-derperforming.

A recent CAP analysis uncoveredsignificant achievement gapsthroughout the nation affectingmillions of underserved studentswho would go unnoticed under theproposed accountability systems.These gaps will have a long last-ing negative impact, particularlyas communities of color become alarger percentage of the U.S. pop-ulation. CAP’s analysis of schoolsacross the nation finds that mil-lions of low-income students andstudents of color attend schoolswith substantial achievementgaps. These gaps could be poten-tially masked by state accountabil-ity systems if either the House orSenate bills becomes law. Thiswould leave a considerable por-tion of students lagging well be-hind their peers.

CAP’s analysis found that duringthe 2012-13 school year, nearly1.2 million black students and 1million Hispanic students attendedschools where their performanceis at least 10 percentage pointsbelow the schools’ overall per-formance. Additionally when ex-amining schools with high- andlow-proficiency rates, CAP foundthat high-performing schools—which are defined as schools withthe highest overall proficiencyrates in the country—have largerachievement gaps than schoolsthat posted some of the lowestproficiency rates. These findingssuggest that policymakers need torethink the indicators with whichthey determine school perform-ance in order to ensure that stu-dents of color do not slip throughthe cracks.

Increasing educational attainmentand achievement for all Ameri-cans is key to reducing the coun-try’s growing inequality, evenmore so for communities of colorthat on the whole have less edu-cational achievement, earn lowerwages, are less likely to own ahome, and have significantlylower levels of wealth than theirnon-Hispanic white counterparts.While various factors contribute tothese unfortunate outcomes, poli-cymakers must do everything pos-sible to increase the educationalattainment and achievement forcommunities of color in order togreatly improve these circum-stances. Moreover, as membersof the baby-boom generation con-tinue to retire it is increasingly upto people of color to replace themin the U.S. work force. The 21stcentury global economy needsworkers with the high tech and ad-vanced skills to compete. Ensur-ing that all students in U.S.schools have a proper and rigor-

ous education is essential to elim-inating the skills gap that looms onthe horizon.

Ensuring that the ESEA reautho-rization includes the appropriatesafeguards to address the needsof all students is a critical step to-ward a securing a strong future notonly for them and their families butthe entire country. Policymakersmust find the proper balance oflocal, state, and federal involve-ment to ensure that investmentsare targeted to close achievementgaps and students are not left be-hind.

When it comes to increasing edu-cational attainment there is noone-size-fits-all solution. It is im-perative that school districts,states, and the federal governmenteffectively collaborate to ensurethat schools properly serve the na-tion’s children.

Over the past several decades,communities of color have madeimpressive strides in terms of edu-cation, wages, employment, andmany other indicators of success.Unfortunately, even after thesegains, communities of color con-tinue to lag behind the non-His-panic white population on most ofthose indicators. Education, how-ever, is one pathway toward clos-ing these disparities. Legislatorsmust mandate resource allocationin a manner that gives every stu-dent the opportunity to succeed.

Jamal Hagler is the Research As-sistant for Progress 2050.

The Lions are leaving TheTicket 97.1 fm WXYT for theGreat Voice of the GreatLakes 760 am WJR, in 2016.

I think the move is a goodone. The lions deserve to beon 50,000 watt WJR.

It's the reason the Lions leftWXYT that has the sportscommunity in Detroit talking.

You see, WXYT has MikeValenti, outspoken and pas-sionate radio talk show host inthe afternoon.

It's that passion that drawsme in.

The Lions deny that the rea-son they left is because ofValenti.

They said WJR made thebetter bid.

But reports say that theLions were trying to get WXYTto fire Valenti as part of a newcontract to keep the team.

CBS Radio, owner of WXYT,rightly decided to go with thepopular talk show host.

WJR has been trying to getback into pro sports for at least

the last year. They have beencarrying Michigan State foot-ball and basketball since2006.

For the Lions to try an cen-sor a radio station is inexcus-able but the taem did the rightthing when it didn't like whatwas going on and switchedstations.

The fun comes next seasonwhen Valenti can really go at itand talk about the Lions.

If he wants to.

MINISTRIESChristian Faith Ministries 27500 Marquette St Garden City, MI (734) 525-0077 Pastor John Hearn Jr.

Jehoval Jireh Ministries Mercy House 15 E. Charlotte Ecorse, MI 313-282-9508 Pastor Rev. Everett Thomas

Runner for Christ Ministries 27085 W. Outer Dr. Ecorse, MI(313)381-9303 Pastor Gerald Overall www.rfcm.org

BAPTISTGethsemane MBC 29066 Eton St, Westland, MI(734) 721-2557 Rev. Dr. John Duckworth

Lovejoy MBC 332 Polk St River Rouge313-516-2482 Pastor Rev. Darryl Bynum

Mt. Nebo Baptist Church 4411 5th St Ecorse313-382-8577 Pastor Rev. Marcus Johnson

Mt. Zion MBC 3936 12th St. Ecorse, MI313-383-1069 Rev. Kevin B. Mack

Pentecost MBC 35625 Vinewood Ave Romulus, MI 734-728-1390 Pastor Rev. Arthur C. Willis www.penmbc.org

St. Marks MBC 3860 Inkster Rd Inkster, MI (313) 792-9789 Pastor Alford D. Sample

Union Second MBC 459 Beechwood River Rouge

Pastor Rev. Kenneth Brown -

AMECommunity AME 4010 17th St Ecorse313-386-4340 Pastor Rev. William D. Phillips

SEVEN-DAY ADVENTIST

Ecorse Seventh-day Aventist 3834 10th St Ecorse, MI

(313) 928-9212 Pastor Dr. Errol Liverpool

METHODISTUnited Church of Faith 6064 Fourth St. Romulus, MI (734) 765-5335 Pastor Rev. Mark Zockheem

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Ecorse Seventh-day Adventist Church3834 10th St Ecorse, MI

(Corner of 10th & Francis Streets)Dr. Errol Liverpool, Pastor

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Holiday Memoriesby Janine Folks By Janine Folks - Religion Columnist

BIBLE VERSEChronicles

16:34(NKJV)34 Oh, give thanks to

the Lord, for He isgood! For His mercy

endures forever.

Jehovah Jireh Ministries Mercy House 15 E. Charlotte Ecorse 313-282-9508

Sunday- Fulfillment Hour 10am Worship 11am & 6pmMonday -Bible Study 7pm

Wednesday - Prayer and Praise 7pm

Rev. Everett Thomas Pastor

“Transforming Lives Spirit, Soul and BodyWe proclaim Jesus is Savior and Lord!”

Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church3936 12th Street Ecorse, MI 48229

CHURCH PHONE # (313) 383-1069 FAX: (313) 383-2842

Pastor - Rev. Kevin B. Mack

WORSHIP SERVICES

Sundays:Early Morning Worship ............................7:30 a.m.Church School at Study ..........................9:30 a.m.Mid-Morning Worship ............................10:50 a.m.

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II Timothy 2:25Study to show thyselfapproved unti God;

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Christian Faith Ministries27500 Marquette, Garden City, MI 48135

734-525-0022

Sunday- Worship Cafe 9:30am Morning Worship 10:30am

Mid Week Bible StudyWednesday 7pm

Rev. John D. Hearn Jr. Pastor

“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot hide”(Matthew 5:14)

PENTECOST MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH35625 VINEWOOD ROMULUS

Phone: (734) 728-1390 Email:thepen@sbcglobal.netwebsite: www.pentecostmbc.org

Rev. Arthur C. Willis, Sr. Pastor

Growing Forward

SERVICESSunday School - 9:30am

Sunday Morning Service - 11:00amWednesday Prayer 6:00pm Bible Study - 6:30pm

A DELAY IS NOT A DENIAL

United Churchof Faith

Methodist

6064 Fourth St Romulus

Sunday Worship11:30am

Bible Classes Tues & Wed-6:00 PM

Rev Mark R. Zockheem, Pastor

(734) 765-5335Welcome Home!

Love Joy Missionary Baptist

Church 332 Polk streetRiver Rouge,

SERVICES:Sunday School - 9:30 AMSunday Worship -11:00 AM

Wednesday Prayer &Bible Class -

6:30 PM

Rev Darryl Bynum, PastorPhone: 313 516-2482

Email:Pastordbynum@yahoo.com

ALL ARE WELCOME

Runner ForChrist

MinistriesChurch of the Resurrection

27085 W. Outer Dr. Ecorse

Sunday School 8:30amSunday Worship 9:30am

Prayer & Bible Class

Thursday 5:30 PM

Pastor Gerald Overall313-381-9303

rfcm@comcast.net or

www.rfcm.org

Mt. Nebo Baptist Church4411 5th Street Ecorse

313-382-8577Rev. Marcus Johnson

Pastor

Sunday Morning

Service - 11:00am

Everyone is welcome

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The longer you live, the moreyou may feel like the holidaysare not the same as they usedto be. Well, they’re not thesame.

As time passes, thingschange. Dynamics change,like the population due todeaths and births, marriages,relocation, and more. Peopleare always coming and goingand people change.

The people sitting at your din-ner table for Thanksgiving thisyear may not be the samepeople who sat at your tableten years ago. Some are stillaround. Some have gone on.Along with some familiar facesand presence, there are alsosome things that are different.New faces and maybe even anew location.

We adapt to changes in life,and things change, includingthe holidays. Since my grand-mother died in 2009, no onehas been able to make dress-ing quite like her. Since mycousin stopped celebratingThanksgiving, I miss the pres-ence of her and her family. Westill do the big dinner, but it’sjust not the same. Thanksgiv-

ing used to be the time when Iknew without a doubt that Iwould see all of my family atthe same time under one roof.Now we seem a bit scatteredand I have to catch them whenI can. But on a happier note, Iam happy to see my familywho remains and watch thechildren grow up.

This time of year we often getnostalgic, longing for the waythings used to be. Especiallywhen the memories of holidayspast are fond ones. Thank Godfor photos, stories and memo-ries to help us hold on to thatpart of who we are.

There is also the joy thatcomes with having an additionto the family, whether by mar-riage or new birth. There is joyin just being alive and still ableto celebrate at all able to createnew good memories.

For some, the older we get, thesmaller our circle gets. Somefamilies grow even more.Some people are even aloneor grieving and they have noth-ing much to celebrate.

Whatever your situation is, Ipray that you are well. I praythat love, peace and joy maybe found in your heart andbeing. I pray that your needsare met and that there is some-one around to show you love,at least one person. God blessyou and Happy Thanksgiving. “Oh, give thanks unto the Lord,for He is good. His mercy en-dures forever” (Psalm 106.1).

“In everything, give thanks” (I Thess. 5.18).

Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church"Where The Will of God Will Be Done" Mark 14:36

Rev. Dr. John E. Duckworth, Pastor

29066 Eton Street Westland 48186Office: 734.721.2557 Fax: 734.721.1383

Sunday Morning Worship Services 8am & 10amWednesday Night Bible Study 6:30pm

Email: gethsemane02.org

Community

AME4010 17th St,

Ecorse, MI 313-386-4340

Rev. William D. Phillips,

Pastor

Sunday School 10amSunday Worship 11:00am

Wed Bible Class 6pm

“Empowered by the livingWord” Matt 4:4

CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTPentecost MBC

host FREE Thanksgiving Dinner

Thursday, Nov. 26th 12:00 - 3:00pm

35625 VinewoodRomulus

Everyone is welcome

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Ex-Inkster officer found guilty in Floyd Dent beating

By Shelby Jefferson – Telegram Staff Reporter

an official statement throughthe office of his attorney, GregRohl:“Floyd Dent would like tothank all of his supporters andpublic leaders who stood byhim and believed in him dur-ing his ordeal with the InksterPolice Department…He wouldalso like to extend his grati-tude to the Wayne CountyProsecutors Office and Lieu-tenant Powell for their dedi-cated service in establishingthe truth in this case beforethe jury.“While Mr. Dent is satisfiedwith the jury verdict, he ishopeful that his plight willserve to educate the publicand reinforce the belief that alllives matter without regard tothe color of their skin. He fur-ther hopes that the healingthat the community so desper-ately needs can now begin.Finally, Floyd would like tothank Judge Vonda Evans forboth her professionalism andcourage demonstrated in han-dling this volatile case, espe-cially in remanding “Robocop”Melendez to a place where hecan no longer hurt innocent

members of the community.”

absolutely inexcusable. Never-theless, Thomas maintainedthat the use of force was nec-essary because Dent resistedas Melendez tried to place himunder arrest. Jurors ultimatelyagreed with prosecutors, con-victing Melendez on two ofthree counts. A sentencinghearing will take place on De-cember 3rd, where he facesup to 10 years in prison.In May, Dent reached a $1.38million settlement with Inkster,though his greatest victoryseems to lie within last week’sverdict. On Friday, he released

Former Inkster policemanWilliam Melendez has beenfound guilty in the bloodybeating of an unarmed blackmotorist, Floyd Dent. Follow-ing a two week trial, a jury ofeight women and four menconvicted the officer on as-sault with intent to do greatbodily harm less than murderand misconduct in office, butdelivered an acquittal for thethird charge, assault by stran-gulation.Throughout his career, Melen-dez – a veteran policemanand former officer with the Cityof Detroit – faced several law-suits for planting evidence, fal-sifying police reports andconducting illegal arrests, ulti-mately earning the nickname“Robocop” due to his aggres-sive policing tactics. In March,after video surfaced exposingthe Dent beating, Melendezwas fired from the Inkster Po-lice Department, subsequentlyfacing criminal charges andseveral years in prison penal-ties.According to his attorneyJames C. Thomas, Melendezremains disappointed inThursday’s verdict, but plansto appeal. Following the deci-sion, Wayne County Prosecu-tor Kym Worthy released anofficial statement commendingthe results.“Public confidence in law en-forcement is eroded ｭwhenpolice officers abuse citizens,”she said. “The jury’s verdict inthis case is important becauseit shows that police brutalitycannot and will not be toler-ated.”During the trial, jurors watchedpolice dashcam footage show-ing Melendez forcefully re-moving Dent from his vehicleduring a traffic stop in January.Within a span of 10 seconds,the officer can be seen punch-ing the unarmed motorist 16times, while subsequentlygripping him in a chokeholdposition. During the incident,Dent suffered severe injuriesthat required hospital treat-ment including a closed headinjury, broken ribs, and a frac-tured orbital. Throughout the proceedings,Wayne County Assistant Pros-ecutor Robert Donaldson ar-gued that the video revealsthe “entire story that is at issuehere”, and that Dent “beatensenseless while strangled” is

William Melendez Floyd Dent

How to prevent fires onThanksgiving

• Be prepared. Keep a largepan lid or baking sheet handyin case you need to smother apan fire. • Stay awake and alert whileyou’re cooking. If you seesmoke or the grease starts toboil in your pan, turn theburner off. • Prevent burns. Wear shortsleeves when you cook, or rollthem up. Don’t lean over theburner. Use potholders andoven mitts to handle hot cook-ware.

Let community residents knowhow to be safe if they are fry-ing a turkey this Thanksgivingwith these messages:

• Turkey fryers can easily tipover, spilling hot cooking oilover a large area.• An overfilled cooking pot willcause cooking oil to spill whenthe turkey is put in, and a par-tially frozen turkey will causecooking oil to splatter whenput in the pot.• Even a small amount ofcooking oil spilling on a hotburner can cause a large fire.• Without thermostat controls,deep fryers can overheat oil tothe point of starting a fire.• The sides of the cooking pot,lid and pot handles can getdangerously hot.

Visit the USFA website formore information on cookingand turkey fryer safety (https://www.usfa.fema.gov/pre

vention/outreach/cooking.html

You already know Thanksgiv-ing is the peak day for homecooking fires. The averagenumber of home fires onThanksgiving Day is normallydouble the average number offires in homes all other days.

Help keep your communityand organization safe by shar-ing the following safety tipsand social media resources.This way everyone can have ahappy and safe Thanksgiving.

• Stay in the kitchen when youare cooking - frying, broiling orboiling - at high temperatures.• Make your cooking area safe.Move things that can burnaway from the stove. Turn pothandles toward the back sothey can’t be bumped.• Watch what you’re cooking.Use a timer when roasting aturkey or baking.

John AdamsInkster Fire Chief

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your Family’s Health HistoryIn all, thirty-three homes in thewest end of the Delray commu-nity have been targeted for dem-olition over the next severalweeks. Work already is under-way. The city also will be re-moving a significant amount of“non-structural” blight, includingovergrown brush and scrubtrees on existing vacant land.

“The City Council worked hardto make sure these dollars werereinvested in Delray to addressquality of life issues and con-tinue our commitment to com-munity benefits,” saidCastañeda-López. “I look for-ward to a continued partnershipwith residents and the Mayor tocreate a healthy community inwhich residents and industry co-exist in Delray.”

The Delray project is being paidfor with $750,000 the City Coun-cil allotted to the communityfrom proceed received from theState of Michigan as part of itsland acquisition for the plannedGordie Howe InternationalBridge Project. While a portionof Delray will be acquired by theState for its bridge project, theCity chose to reinvest thismoney into the area of Delraythat will remain.

The community of Delray hasexperienced significant aban-donment over the past severaldecades after its populationpeaked at more than 20,000 inthe 1930s, yet is still home tonearly 4,000 residents.

Residents help guide blight re-moval strategyA significant aspect of this Del-ray project is the level of involve-ment residents from thecommunity were able to have inthe process. Community stakeholders went

on driving tours with city officialsto identify what they felt werethe most important areas to ad-dress with the available funding.Other residents worked closelywith the city’s Department ofNeighborhoods to identify high-priority demolition targets usingthese discretionary funds.

Unlike the federal Hardest Hitfunds that pay for most of the

city’s demolition, these dollarscan be spent anywhere, not onlyin federally designated areas thathave higher population density.

Clearing the blight in a neighbor-hood so close to a new interna-tional bridge crossing, could setthe stage for reinvestment in Del-ray, Mayor Duggan said.

“My campaign slogan said thatEvery Neighborhood has a Fu-ture, and that includes neighbor-hoods like Delray,” Mayor Duggansaid. “It’s going to take us sometime, and a lot more funding, toget every neighborhood the helpit needs. But the transformationunderway in Delray is a demon-stration that the city’s commit-ment to every neighborhood isreal.”

The target area of the city's blightremoval is several blocks west ofthe planned GHIB and its plannedcustoms plaza. The state will beresponsible for blight removalwithin its project footprint.

About the Delray neighborhood The community of Delray, whichoriginally was a part of Spring-wells Township, received its cur-rent name in 1901. The namecomes from the Spanish phrasefor "of the Kings" (Del Rey).

Delray has been largely industrialsince the 1870s when salt fromthe deposits below that areabegan being mined. Soon after,immigrants from Poland, Hun-gary, Czekoslovakia and othereastern European countriesbegan settling in the neighbor-hood.

The neighborhood, which sitsnear Historic Fort Wayne,reached its highest populationdensity in the 1930s when it hadapproximately 23,000 residents.Between the late 1930 and1960s, construction and expan-sion of a major wastewater plantand the construction of I-75 re-sulted in the razing of large areasof Delray and significant popula-tion loss. Delray remains a diverse, strongknit community and has grown re-cently with an influx of Latino im-migrants to the neighborhood.

Delray - Southwest DetroitFrom Page 1A

The holiday season is a timeto celebrate with family anddiscuss health issues that af-fect family members. In thiscountry, we know that familyhealth history is an importantpart of routine medical care.It’s so important, the U.S. Sur-geon General has declaredThanksgiving as NationalFamily History Day since2004. By learning and docu-menting your own familyhealth history, you are takingthe first step in helping to en-sure a longer, healthier futuretogether.

Why is Family Health HistoryImportant?

Beside the basic traits of hairand eye color that “run in” afamily, other traits can bepassed down from a parent toa child. Some common condi-tions that can also be inheritedinclude:•Arthritis •Diabetes•Heart disease •Stroke.Osteoporosis•Some cancers

By knowing which conditionsyour parents and grandpar-ents had, you can learn about

the disease or condition andfind out what you can do toprevent developing the samecondition. Even though thegenes you inherited cannot bechanged, you can makelifestyle changes to help pre-vent developing the diseasesthat run in your family. Suchchanges include eating ahealthy diet, exercising regu-larly, not smoking and routinemedical care. There are cer-tain key features that may in-crease your risk of disease.

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Rouge Panthers Win Semi, Next Stop, Ford Field

By Butch Davis - Sports Reporter

Alexander Carter's 75-yardtouchdown on a catch and runscreenplay from AntoineBurgess with 2:28 left main-tained was the game winner,in addition a dynamic stop ona two-point conversation at-tempt by the Panthers defensewith 14 seconds left in regula-tion play conserved RiverRouge's 28-26 Division 5semifinal victory over Ida Sat-urday, sending the team to thestate finals at Ford Field thisSaturday against GrandRapids West Catholic.Ida scored on a pass fromDavid Kolakowski to NoahSampson, setting up a game-tying conversion attempt.Rouge's defensive stoppedEric Bugg short in the endzone to preserve the victoryfor the Panthers. "The entiredefensive line did an outstand-ing job. They had a greatsurge at the line of scrim-mage" River Rouge coachCorey Parker said. "We knewthey were going to give it toEric Bugg and he was eithergoing to bubble out or surgealong the line ... and it workedout for us. "Now we're headedto Ford Field against that jug-gernaut of a team in (GrandRapids) West Catholic." Quarterback Antoine Burgessfinished 8-of-12 for 217 yards.Two of three of Burgess'touchdown airstrikes went tosenior wide receiver AaronVinson in which he caught fourcatches for 114 yards andtouchdowns for 20 and 60yards. Defensively, line-backer Dontize Sims and de-fensive back each had ReggiePearson with 13 solo tackleswhile sophomore defensiveback Eric Chenault finishedwith 12 tackles. River Rouge(12-1) plays Grand RapidsWest Catholic (11-2) 4:30 p.m.Saturday at Ford Field. Linescore of game is below.

Score by Quarters1 2 3 4TotalRiver Rouge Panthers6 14 0 8 28 Ida Bluestreaks0 7 13 6 26

1st 07:04 RR - Aaron Vinson

20 yd. pass from AntoineBurgess (Alexander Carterrush failed),

05:22 RR - Giovanni Turner77 yd. kickoff return (AaronVinson pass from A.Burgess)2nd 05:38 IDA - David Ko-lakowski 9 yd. run (NikolaiWeigel kick)02:01 RR - Aaron Vinson 60

yd. pass from Antoine Burgess(Antoine Burgess pass failed)3rd 07:23 IDA - Nick Levicki 10

yd. run (Nikolai Weigel kickfailed) 03:47 IDA - Eric Bugg 1 yd. run(Nikolai Weigel kick), 10-443:334th 02:28 RR - AlexanderCarter 74 yd. pass from An-toine Burgess (AntoineBurgess rush)00:14 IDA - Noah Sampson 16yd. pass from David Ko-lakowski (Eric Bugg rushfailed)

Lions Win Two in a RowBy Butch Davis - Sports Reporter

The Lions run defense hashelped lead their team to winsover the past two weeks asthe Detroit Lions are victoriousin the 18-13 win against theOakland Raiders this pastSunday. The Lions held theRaiders to 50 yards rushing.Last week in the 18-16 win atGreen Bay, the Lions held thePackers to 47 yards on theground. The Lions have nowheld opponents to 50 yards orless in three games this year,including a season-low 41yards vs. Denver. In addition,defensive end Ezekiel Ansahrecorded a sack in the Lions’win versus Oakland. He nowhas 8.0 sacks on the seasonand has tied a career-single-season high (8.0 in 2013 as arookie).Matthew Stafford lead theLions to a go-ahead touch-down drive with 11:04 left inthe fourth quarter on a quar-terback sneak against theRaiders as he has now tallied19 victories during his careerwhen trailing or tied in thefourth quarter or in overtime.With the win over Oakland, henow has two fourth-quartercome-from-behind wins in2015. Wide Receiver CalvinJohnson, who earlier this sea-son set the franchise recordfor career receptions, caught5 passes for 88 receivingyards in the Lions’ win and be-came the first player in fran-chise history to record 700career receptions. Head Coach Jim Caldwellsaid this on the difference de-fensively his team has madeover the past two weeks:“Well, I think No.1 we’ve beenable to stop the run and I think

that has to – Our front sevendoes a nice job of that just interms of the guys up front. Ithink we’ve got some guys inthere that are knocking peopleback all across the front.Haloti’s (Ngata) doing a goodjob, Khyri (Thornton) was play-ing well for us, C.J. (Wilson) inthere nice and tough in the in-terior and we see what Ziggy(Ansah) does and Jason(Jones) does. But then alsoour linebackers, running to theball, making plays. Tahir(Whitehead), (Stephen) Tully,the whole group back there,Josh Bynes. But you can’tstop the run without goodperimeter play as well. We hadguys coming to the perimetermaking plays for us, so I thinkmore so than anything elsewe’ve been really solid. We’vebeen really good run fits andour guys have been tacklingpretty well.”Lions Defensive end JasonJones also commented on thedefensive performance overthe last few weeks: “That byeweek for us, we had to do a lotof soul searching. Last year,probably was one of the bestyears you can have in the NFLas a defense and just to seehow it went this year, how it’sbeen going, we’ve got toomuch pride. Coming off thebye week, we wanted to makesure we were on point witheverything and the last twogames is showing what wewere doing last year, whatwe’re capable of.”

Lions will do battletoday at Ford Field in the an-nual “Thanksgiving Game”against the Philadelphia Ea-gles.

Jason Jones talks about the recent defensive play of the Lions two game win streak.

Photo by Butch Davis

GO PANTHERSWE SUPPORT YOU!

Photos submitted by Panther fans

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No message posted on socialmedia, comes without the use of#hashtag along with it these days.Hashtags must be amongst themost overused devices on socialmedia. It has become the fashionto add hashtags to anything andeverything you share on socialnetworks.Hashtags were originally createdfor use with Twitter, so that mes-sages pertaining to specific top-ics/issues/brandings could behighlighted in the Twitter datastream. The original use of hash-tag was to tag the message byadding a number of words (with-out spaces) preceded by a # sign(called the hashtag) before themessage. The hashtagged mes-sage would then be picked up aspart of a trending topic on Twitteror could be used to generate con-versations, which could be fol-lowed up through the hashtag.Hashtags were originally intendedto allow conversations in groupsto occur.These days #Hashtag has be-come essential for your messagesto stand up and your voice isheard and is used widely across arange of social networking plat-forms including Twitter, Facebookand Pinterest. Hence it is impor-tant to utilize it properly. Using itwithout thinking through can endup leading to your marketing effortbeing wasted.Using hashtag plunge: The hash-tag functions as a kind of magnet,which helps to sift the specificconversations from the enormousrabble of conversations and topicsout there. Thus there are ways ofusing the hashtag plunge effec-tively and cleverly so that you de-rive maximum benefit. Here’swhat I suggest:• Use too much, you repeland throw off users. Use too less,you fail to hook them up. Try touse a correct balance of hashtagsin your messages because effec-tive social media leveraging re-quires that your talks andconversations be spontaneous,

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“We’re extremely excitedabout this opportunity to con-tinue to heal and build a parksystem that seemed brokenover the past few years,” hesaid. “We are dedicated tobringing quality services andwinning programs that canhelp change the perception, at-mosphere, and culture of thisdepartment.

“We will continue to partnerwith companies and commu-nity organizations that are will-ing to provide their field ofexpertise within our parks, andat The Dozier. The one thingour department knows is that ittakes a community effort to besuccessful, so we’re also en-couraging those throughoutthe community to come in andask about our volunteer pro-gram.”

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Over the next ten years, a totalof $400,000 in tax based fund-ing will go toward park mainte-nance throughout the city, andwill additionally preserve allyouth and senior services cur-rently offered at the Booker T.Dozier Recreational Complex(camps, classes, workshops,and more). Likewise, the Parksand Recreation millage re-newal ensures that The Dozierremains open as one of themain fixtures in the Inkstercommunity.

Due to the passage of theother millage, an additional$200,000 will be allocated tosenior service operations in-cluding medical transportation,shopping trips and recreationalactivities. Each day, the de-partment also delivers 160meals to homebound seniors,while providing three Inkstermeal sites where others can

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Sometimes it’s a good idea tokeep secrets. For example,your favorite midnight snack.Do we really need to know youmix peanut butter in yourThanksgiving stuffing whennobody’s looking? Those typesof secrets should remain inyour brain. Before blurting it allout, weigh the potential dam-age and benefits. Remember,truths hurt, and family painscan stroll the long way to for-giveness.

Obviously you’re consideringthe effect this might have onyour boyfriend and your rela-tionship, and I do understandand commend that. But on theother hand, I’d suggest youtake this deep down, under-ground secret and lay it to rest.If it ever surfaces, like afteryou’re engaged or married,you say firmly and with convic-tion – “I don’t remember that.”

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Ten years ago, I relocated to anew city. I wanted to meet newfriends, so I joined an onlinedating service. One man inparticular I really liked andslept with the same week. Itdidn’t turn out the way Iwanted. He didn’t call meback, and that was the end ofit. Now, fast forward to thepresent. For the past sixmonths, I’ve been dating theman of my dreams. I met hisfamily over the holidays. Assoon as I saw his brother, I im-mediately recognized him asmy online one-night standfrom all those years ago. Hedidn’t seem to remember me.Now, I don’t know what to do.Should I tell his brother orkeep it to myself?

Name withheld

Dear Name Withheld,I’m a firm believer that thetruth will set you free. Or, inyour case, it will let you go andforget all about you. I can justimagine, in my mind’s eye, youmingling at the family soirée.You spot your old fling fromacross the room, almost chok-ing on your drink, thinking,“Lawd, is that him?” ROFL.Girl, that took me back for aminute – 1982, Columbia, S.C.A similar situation happened tome. Life can be so funny. It justdepends on how you look at it.

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presented by Art Van

This year is the second edition

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ing the M-1 RAIL Streetcar con-

struction project. With the 2014

parade considered a major suc-

cess, organizers continue to

work closely to showcase one

of Detroit’s greatest traditions.

“We are incredibly grateful for

our ongoing partnership with M-

1 RAIL to bring America’s

Thanksgiving Parade presented

by Art Van to our community

and 150 cities across the coun-

try,” said Tony Michaels, presi-

dent and CEO of the Parade

Company. “We began planning

for this year’s parade a year

ago and have taken this Detroit

jewel to the next level. The pa-

rade will shine on Thanksgiving

morning thanks to our partners

at M-1 RAIL, the City of Detroit,

Detroit Police Department,

MDOT and many others.”

The parade will travel down

Woodward Ave. on mostly new

pavement, installed as part of

M-1 RAIL construction, which is

expected to be completed by

the end of 2016 . “Our entire

team at M-1 RAIL is committed

to the community and the im-

portant traditions that make our

city great,” said Paul Childs,

COO of M-1 RAIL. “Our con-

struction crews have done an

outstanding job of working with

The Parade Company to plan

for a safe and successful pa-

rade day.”

Key points include:

The parade will travel more

than three miles down Wood-

ward Avenue, stepping off at

8:50 a.m. at Kirby Street and

Woodward Avenue, adjacent to

the Detroit Institute of Arts, and

ending at Congress Street

south of Campus Martius Park.

Beginning at parade step-off,

Woodward Avenue will narrow

and the 62 parade units and

marchers will travel along the

west side of Woodward Avenue

until Hancock Street where it

will continue on the east side

until Edmund. It is then on the

west side until Adams Street

where it is wide open, the full

width of Woodward Avenue, to

Congress Street.

There are no viewing obstruc-

tions for parade-goers. M1-

RAIL and the Detroit Police

Department will have the area

well marked as to where spec-

tators may safely stand to

view the parade. Pedestrians

are asked to obey all traffic

safety signs. For more infor-

mation about parking, vehicu-

lar and pedestrian travel,

please visit m-1rail.com

The parade was one of the

considerations in making De-

troit’s streetcar the nation’s

leading off-wire route, with 60

percent operating off wire,

making possible future years

of the event on Woodward Av-

enue.

The Strategic Staffing Solu-

tions Turkey Trot, the nation’s

largest run on Thanksgiving

morning featuring a 10k and

5k race, will take place on

Woodward Avenue and

throughout downtown Detroit

attracting 20,000 runners.

Recognized as one of the best

Thanksgiving parades in the

country by US News & World

Report Travel, the free two-

hour Parade will be featured

on WDIV-TV Local 4, including

a one-hour national broadcast

reaching more than 150 major

cities across the country.

News/Talk 760 WJR will also

broadcast live from the Parade

route. Traffic information and

updates are available on

WDIV-TV, News/Talk 760 WJR

and MDOT.