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PAGE 6                                                         ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS OF MICHIGAN                                            April 11, 2019

                                                                        Calendar of events


        Library hosts book, rummage sale       um building.                          Genealogical Society and serves on the  for residents to enjoy a cup of coffee, ask
           The Friends of the Romulus Public     Tickets are $20 for a one-hour spot.  executive board of the Michigan     questions, voice concerns and get to know
        Library members have organized a Used    For more information, or tickets visit  Genealogical Council as recording secre-  neighborhood officers.
        Book and Rummage Sale starting today,  www.facebook.com/waynehistoricalsoci-  tary.
        April 11 through Saturday, April 13 at the  ety                                For more information, call (734) 812-  Marshmallows to drop
        library, 11121 Wayne Road, 1/4 mile south  The museum is located at 1 Town   2449.                                    HYPE recreation in Wayne will host a
        of I-94, from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.  today,  Square at the corner of Main and Biddle                                Marshmallow Drop at Attwood Park on
        from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Friday and  in Wayne.                           Showcase and Taste of Plymouth set    Anderson Ballfield beginning at 10 a.m.
        from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday.                                         The Plymouth Chamber of Commerce    Friday, April 19.
           Sale items include thousands of fiction  Church hosts Spring Bazaar       is sponsoring the annual Showcase and    There will be several drops for various
        and non-fiction books for adults,        St. John's Episcopal Church will host a  Taste of Plymouth from 5-7:30 p.m. April  age groups and each will continue for
        teenagers, and children, in both hardcov-  Spring Bazaar, craft and vendor show and  15 p.m. at The Inn at St. Johns.   about 5 minutes, according to organizers.
        er and paperback.   Large-print books  bake sale from noon until 5 p.m. Saturday,  Visitors can sample food from 20 local
        and audio-books are available.         April 13.                             restaurants, visit 75 business exhibitors,  Grief support group meets
        Hundreds of movies and music on DVDs,    Lunch will be available.            win prizes from the exhibitors and be    The Families Against Narcotic (FAN)
        CDs, and VHS will be offered for sale.   The church is located at 555 S. Wayne  there to honor local community service  Grief Support Group will meet from 7-
           There will also be gently-used house-  Road between Cherry Hill and Palmer.   award winners.                    8:30 p.m. on April 23 at the PC Alano
        hold items, and home-baked cookies for   For more information, call (734) 721-  In addition to online sales, tickets can  Club, 8669 North Lilley Road, Canton.
        sale, too.                             5023 between 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.    be purchased at the door the night of the  The group meets regularly the second
           All proceeds benefit community      Monday through Friday.                event or in advance at the Chamber of  and fourth Tuesday of every month.
        library programs sponsored by the                                            Commerce office, 850 West Ann Arbor      For more information, contact
        Friends of the Romulus Public Library.  Stamp club hosts show                Trail.                                Heather Dejesus at (734)612-5301 or
        The Romulus Public Library serves the    The West Suburban Stamp Club will     Tickets purchased online can be     nwwayne@familiesagainstnarcotics.org.
        communities of Romulus and Huron       host the 50th Plymouth Show stamp exhi-  picked up at the chamber office or at reg-
        Township. For more information, call   bition, the largest annual event in   istration during the event.           Peer support group meeting set
        (734) 942-7589.                        Michigan for postage stamp and postal   For additional information on this     The Families Against Narcotics (FAN)
                                               history collectors, Saturday, April 13, and  event, contact The Plymouth Chamber of  Family & Friends Peer Support Group
        Eggstravaganza is Saturday             Sunday, April 14, at the Hellenic Cultural  Commerce at (734) 453-1540.     will meet from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m. April
           The Parks Partnership Committee     Center, 36375 Joy Road in Westland.                                         23 at the Canton Municipal Complex
        presents the Northville Eggstravaganza   A special meeting of the club members  Library hosts speaker              Administration Building, 1150 S. Canton
        April 13 at Maybury Farm.              will take place Friday, April 12 (the day  The Wayne Public Library will host  Center Road, Canton.
           This is the third year for the annual  before the show), at 7 p.m. in the banquet  author Alan Naldrett from 7-8 p.m.  The group meets regularly the second
        egg hunt for children 2-10 years of age at  room at the same venue as the show. The  Tuesday, April 16.            and fourth Tuesday of each month.
        the farm. Gates will open at 9:30 a.m. and  meeting will include a talk by Jay  Naldrett will speak about the many    The meetings are open to the public.
        the egg hunts will begin at 11, 11:30 a.m.  Bigalke, Linn's Stamp News and Scott  automakers who tried their luck in the  For  more  information   visit
        and noon.                              catalogs editor-in-chief; a five-frame dis-  Motor City and failed. Many of those lost  nwwayne@familiesagainstnarcotics.org
           The Eggstravaganza will feature egg  play of fancy cancellations by Wade  to history have colorful stories worth  or call (248) 767-9412.
        hunts in three age groups: 2 to 3-year-  Saadi; a 1918 Inverted Jenny error stamp  telling like J.J. Cole who forgot to put
        olds, 4 to 6-year-olds, and 7 to 10-year-  on display; and door prizes and an auc-  brakes in his new auto, so on the first test  Community Sing scheduled
        olds.  In addition to the egg hunt, children  tion.                          run, he had to drive it in circles until it  The Belleville Area District Library
        can visit the Maybury Farm animals, lis-  The Plymouth Show is free and open  ran out of gas.                      will host a Community Sing at 7 p.m.
        ten to a story, plant seeds with the   to the public. New collectors, non-collec-  The library is located at 3737 S. Wayne  Wednesday, April 24, hosted by WDET
        Friends of Maybury State Park, play on  tors and experienced philatelists are wel-  Road in Wayne.                 personality Matt Watroba.
        the playground, and have their face    come. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.                                      All skill levels are welcome. This is not
        painted. Photos with the Easter Bunny  Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.  Coffee With A Cop served           performance, just singing, organizers
        will be available and there will be    Free parking is available.              The Inkster Police Department will  said.
        appearances by Smokey the Bear, the                                          host Coffee With A Cop at 10 a.m.        The library is located at 167 Fourth St.
        Tooth Fairy and other characters.      Golden Age Reception planned          Wednesday, April 17 at Applewood Coney  in Belleville.
           Admission to the Northville           The Michigan Metro Top Ladies of    Island, 28640 Michigan Ave. in Inkster.  For more information, call (734) 699-
        Eggstravaganza is $5 per car (cash only)  Distinction, Inc. is sponsoring the annual  No agenda or speeches, just a chance  3291.
        and the egg hunts are limited to the first  Golden Age reception from 4-6 p.m.
        700 children.                          Sunday, April 14 at the Booker Dozier
           Maybury Farm is located at 50165    Recreation Center.
        Eight Mile Road in Northville.  Limited  The event is free and includes ball-
        free parking will be available at Maybury  room dancing demonstration and lesson
        Farm with additional parking at Maybury  along with Divine Stand Dancers of
        State Park (Recreation Passport        Inkster.
        required).  To learn more, visit www.may-  Entertainment includes dancing,
        buryfarm.org or call (248)374-0200.    Karaoke, a 50/50 raffle and vendors offer-
                                               ing senior services, food and more.
        Sumpter Easter Egg Hunt Saturday         The recreation center is located at
           Sumpter Township Parks and          2025 Middlebelt Road in Inkster.
        Recreation officials have organized a
        Children's Easter Egg Hunt beginning at  Genealogy Society to meet
        noon Saturday, April 13 at Graham Park.  Rozlyn Kelly will speak on conducting
           The egg hunts will be divided into age  research starting with oral history and
        groups.                                examples of documentation found to sup-
           The event is free and an appearance  port, explain or further those stories at
        by the Easter Bunny is planned.        the meeting of the Northville
           The park is located at 24500 Sumpter  Genealogical Society which will begin at
        Road at the corner of Sumpter and Wear  1:15 p.m. Sunday, April 14.
        roads.                                   The meeting is free and open to the
           The rain date is noon, Sunday, April  public at the Northville District Library
        14, if necessary due to inclement weather.   located at 212 West Cady St. in Northville.
                                               The roundtable discussion, “Useful
        Museum hosts Ghost Hunt                Websites You Haven't Thought Of”, starts
           The Wayne Historical Museum will    at 1:15 p.m.  A short  business meeting is
        host a ghost hunt from 8 .m. until mid-  planned for  2:30 p.m.,  followed by
        night Saturday, April 13.              “Researching Starting with Oral History.”
           Ghost hunters from the Great Lakes    Kelly is an attorney with 20 years of
        Ghost Hunters will be on hand to oversee  genealogical research experience.  She is
        the search for spirits in the historic muse-  currently president of the Farmington
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