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Spotlight, Continued from page 11

John does the editorial, layout, and
sales. Then Natalie’s sister does the
proof-reading (and has since the first
issue).
After that, John uploads the
issue to the press site, it gets printed,
delivered to the post office, and then
delivered to your home.
Then, we start all over again the
next month.
“My favorite part is that we’re
learning about our community with
our feature stories,” said Natalie.
“There's a lot of things you learn
about your community.” Natalie and John Rhaesa at Michigan
If you want to learn about Na- Web Press for the first edition of the
talie’s ovarian cancer journey, you
can visit thewaynedispatch.com and Wayne Dispatch that came out Novem-
search “difficult diagnosis.” Septem- ber 2008.
ber 8th this year will mark three more pages, and to keep growing.
years of remission for Natalie. They want larger issues. If you have
John started serving on the city a story idea, an advertisement you
council in November 2011, and be- want to run, or any questions regard-
came Wayne Mayor in 2018. He is in ing The Wayne Dispatch, you can call
his 7th year as Mayor and when he (734)641-6550 or email john@the-
finishes his term, he’ll be the third waynedispatch.com.
longest serving mayor in the history Be sure to continue enjoying The
of Wayne. Wayne Dispatch, and be on the look-
John and Natalie’s main goal for out for the next Spotlight Series with
The Wayne Dispatch is more stories, Sarah!

St. Mary, Continued from page 5
Center during their open hours.
Every donation enters you to win
a bouquet of the month certificate
good for 12 months.
Flowers in the Mitten is located at
34852 W. Michigan Ave, and is open
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday - Friday
and 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturday.
St. Mary Parish is located at
34530 W Michigan Ave. The St. Mary
Community Outreach Center is lo-
cated at 34646 Sims St.
Hymns and readings are: Sunday
8:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. (English),
2 p.m. (Spanish), Saturday 4 p.m.
(English), and Monday and Friday 9
a.m. (English).
Parish office hours are 8:30 a.m.
- 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday (other
times by appointment). Confessions Volunteer manager of the Open Closet,
are Saturday 3 - 3:30 p.m. (or can be Lynn Boertje (right) and one of her hard-
scheduled).
For more information about St. est working volunteers Lisa Uhlian.
Mary Parish, call (734)721-8745 facility like this where we can help
(press 2), visit their website at people, that's our mission. We’re
stmarywayne.org, or e-mail parishof- unique. We’re truly a service center,”
fice@stmarywayne.org. You can find said Boertje.
them on Facebook by searching “St. Thank you to Garcia, Boertje,
Mary Catholic Church Wayne, MI” and all the other volunteers that
“There are a great number of peo- keep St. Mary Community Outreach
ple that are in need. For us to have a Center running!
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