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By Carolyn Marnon – 1,084.  That was the number to beat, set by a group in Richmond, California on August 15 of this year, to take back the Guinness World Record title for largest gathering of Rosie the Riveters.  The Willow Run Bomber Plant surpassed that number with 2,096...

By Carolyn Marnon – Biggby Coffee 35545 W. Michigan Avenue Hours: 6 a.m.-9 p.m. Biggby Coffee is a a Lansing, Michigan-based company.  All stores are owned by franchisees; there are no corporate stores.  Derek Shear, operating manager/owner of the Wayne Biggby, has lived in...

By Carolyn Marnon – Twelve to fourteen young women from Wayne and Westland are preparing for the annual Distinguished Young Women awards on December 4.  Distinguished Young Women is a national scholarship program that inspires high school girls to develop their full,...

By Lindsey Wooten – Saturday, November 28th, 2015 Small Business Saturday is an American shopping holiday held on the Saturday after US Thanksgiving during one of the busiest shopping periods of the year. First observed on November 27, 2010, it is a counterpart to Black...

By Carolyn Marnon – The Wayne Police Department is budgeted for 24 police officers and currently has 22.  There are 3 anticipated retirements before July, 2016 which could bring that number down further. The training process for an officer is approximately 4 months and...

By Dee Ryan – Our newest Diamond of the Community—Lois Van Stipdonk, is a woman of great charm, talent and doer of many good works.  Wayne is a better place because of Lois. She is an officer in our city’s Rotary Club, a former Director of the Wayne Library, and she...

By Dave Merchant – The Zebra cross country team always has a tough league to run in and this season was no different. Two of the top three teams in the state are in their conference. The number two team is Northville and the number three team is Novi. Boys’ cross country...

By Carolyn Marnon – Tears fell as family members remembered their babies at the unveiling of the TEARS monument in Wayne on October 10.  The parking lot of Harry J Will Funeral Home was crowded with friends, family and othering caring citizens. The ceremony opened with...

By Carolyn Marnon – 9 years ago, Allen (Buddy) and Shelby Shuh lost their 5 ½ month old daughter, Isabella Harmony Shuh, after she was born with serious complications, including a missing spleen and kidney, and stomach and heart issues. She also had a serious case of spina...

By Carolyn Marnon – He could be Wayne’s answer to Banksy, the well-known British street artist.  Matt Rochon, who grew up in Wayne and is currently a resident of Garden City, is the artist behind the mysterious John Wayne stencil art that has popped up in various places in...