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The People's Editorials A Year in Novi
12/29/2007
Community-Oriented Persons of the Year: Everyone involved in supporting Novi's library bond proposal and getting it passed. Now the People of Novi can look forward to the library that the city needs, and deserves. Dumb Criminal of the Year: Novi teen Roger Crowe scribbled a threat on a school restroom stall wall, and was busted within minutes. He'll spend 18 months on probation for his disruption. It was one of at least four threats made against Novi's schools during the year. Dumb Idea of the Year: The City of Novi supports and advertises equestrian programs in Japanese. This is the United States people, and government should not be supporting foreign languages, period. Chalk this one up to being overly politically correct. Entrepreneur of the Year: "Mr. Moe" Leon of Moe's on Ten and Moe's on Wixom. This guy consistently makes everyone feel welcome, and always gives back to the community. And his food's not bad either! Little Things of the Year: City Council wisely widened Haggerty Road from 8 to 9 Mile, an inexpensive project that helped to smooth out traffic on one the city's busiest roads, and Lions QB Jon Kitna holds a pep rally at a Novi church that was very well attended by Novi and Northville kids.
New business of the year: Nordstrom's and a
couple dozen other new stores at
Twelve Oaks Mall give the 30 year-old facility a new look and ensure
Novi's big mall remains number one in the region. Over-used Phrase of the Year (we hope we don't hear in 2008): With all due respect...
Public
Servant of the Year:
The Voice of Novi, Ms. Sheryl Walsh. Always smiling and always promoting
Novi. What would Novi be without her?
Unsung Hero of the Year:
Website
of the Year: Weird News Story of the Year: The Zamboni at Novi Ice Arena caught fire at center ice and shut the place down for a week. Days later, a power failure melted the ice and shut the place down again.
Wildcats of the Year:
The Novi High School Girl's
Soccer Team won the State Championship for the third straight year!
Way to make Novi proud ladies!
Winners
of the Year: Council Members Bob Gatt, Kathy Crawford and David
Staudt, and Mayor David Landry. For the first time in Novi history, an
unopposed election as no one was willing to take these folks on. And best of
all, no election lawn signs in town!
We the People are very pleased with the direction Novi has been heading
in the past year. We are blessed to have so many quality leaders in
town, and the results show.
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Person
of the Year: Novi High School Principal John Lawrence. This
man quietly goes about his (not so easy) job of running one of the nation's top
high schools, and is well respected by students, teachers,
parents and the community. If someone makes something look easy it's
because they are good at it, and Lawrence is very good at what he does.