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Community tradition

City welcomes weekend visitors to annual event

Julie Brown
Staff Writer

Paul Sincock, Plymouth city manag-
er, is a bit too young to recall the origi-
nal Rotary picnic in what was then
Hamilton Park which has evolved into
the festival celebrated the weekend
following Labor Day every year in the
city..
“It's a great community picnic,” said
Sincock, who is in the trenches of the
Plymouth Noon Rotary barbeque grills
and serving lines each year. Fall
Festival is set for Sept. 7-9 in and
around Plymouth's Kellogg Park.
Its roots go back to the late 1950s
Rotary picnic at what's now event we need to transport somebody,” Chamber of Commerce. Graff noted
Fairground Park, noted Sincock, who's said Sincock, noting Plymouth Police the heavy Plymouth involvement of
the district governor for Rotary District Department staffers usually walk nonprofits and service clubs.
6400 this year. “It eventually moved through Fall Festival grounds. The city “The government does not neces-
downtown and turned into a several- of Plymouth works with Wayne County sarily run those,” Graff said. “They
day festival,” he said. Sheriff's reservists to assist with help facilitate them. We all do our own
“It's where the community recon- overnight security, he said. part.”
nects with each other before the win- “It's always a great event, come see He's proud of the chamber Saturday
ter months set in,” he said. everyone in town. Plymouth is very morning Farmers Market, continuing
Public safety is a top concern, he service-based rather than government- through October in and around The
agreed, noting, “This is obviously one based,” said Sincock. Many service Gathering in downtown Plymouth.
of our major events.” Fire stations are clubs and organizations participate in “The service clubs come together”
fully staffed during Plymouth Fall the three-day festival. for Fall Festival, Graff said, citing the
Festival with Huron Valley Ambulance “They're such a critical element to Spaghetti Dinner, Pancake Breakfast
paramedics traveling by bicycle the culture and community,” said and others put on by service club mem-
through the crowds to make sure Sincock. bers. “Those are major fundraisers for
everyone is OK. Agreeing with Sincock is Wes Graff, those clubs. We're fortunate with the
The ambulances are there “in the president of the Plymouth Community community we have,” said Graff.