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Annual Fishing Derby set in Canton Saturday
Banquet generates $8,000 for health program
2 treated at hospital following serious house fire
Canton Leisure Services is
hosting the annual Family
Fishing Derby from 9 a.m. until
1 p.m. Saturday, May 7 at
Heritage Park. The Heritage
Park large ponds will once
again be stocked with rainbow
trout for this annual event, plus
bluegills will be available in the
smaller pond for younger partic-
ipants.
Fishing experience is not
required, as Leisure Services
staff members will be available
to offer tips for first-time guests.
A limited quantity of bait may
also be available for purchase
but participants are encouraged
to bring their own bait. This
event will take place rain or
shine, and a concessions truck
will also be onsite with lunches
available for purchase.
“Every year, this is one of the
events that mark the beginning
of spring,” said Recreation
Specialist Jennifer Girard.
“Children, teens and adults get
an opportunity to bond with
other families and fellow
Canton residents. This is truly
one of Canton's oldest traditions.
This is a wonderful opportunity
to relax and connect with family,
friends andneighbors.”
No fishing license or advance
registration is required for this
event. Participants can register
onsite on the day of the event for
$6 per participant for Canton
residents, who provide proof of
residency, and $8 for non-resi-
dents; cash only.
Participants of all ages must
purchase a fishing ribbon that
will allow them to cast their line
into the pond and take home up
to three fish. All anglers must
provide their own fishing equip-
ment.
For more information on the
Family Fishing Derby or other
spring events and programs, call
(734) 394-5460 or visit
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tonfun.org.
An evening of shopping and
fashion generated more than
$8,000 for Saint Joseph Mercy
Health System ShapeDown pro-
gramlastmonth.
Members of the Giving Hope,
Women's Giving Circle hosted
their signature annual charity
event April 13 at FoxHills Golf &
Banquet Center when 150
women attended to support the
effort to bring ShapeDown to the
Canton and Plymouth area.
ShapeDown is a weight manage-
ment program for families
where parents and children
aged 6-18 work together with a
social worker, registered dieti-
tian and exercise specialist to
how healthy eating, an active
lifestyle and effective communi-
cation promote weight loss and
family unity.
“We appreciate so many com-
munity women coming out to
make the event a success,” said
Betty Block, the event chairper-
son. “The funds raised from the
event wil allow more youth to
participate in St. Joe's
ShapeDown fitness classes.”
This event marked the fourth
annual fundraiser of the Giving
Hope, Women's Giving Circle
which has raised an average of
$10,000 annually for community
projects. The Women's Giving
Circle is a donor-advised fund of
the
Canton
Community
Foundation that provides grants
to address the needs of women
and families in the greater
Canton and Plymouth area.
Grants have been award to the
Plymouth-Canton community
Schools Clothing Bank and Early
Childhood programs as well as
for children's furniture at First
Step Temporary Emergency
Housing.
Canton Firefighters were
called to the 8000 block of Rolling
Meadow Drive at midnight April
25 to rescue two occupants report-
edly trapped inside a burning
home.
According to reports of the inci-
dent, firefighters on the respond-
ing emergency vehicles observed
heavy smoke from the area but
were advised by the dispatcher
that the occupants had managed
to escape the home but may have
been injured. Firefighters arrived
on the scene and found the
attached garage and a vehicle in
the driveway fully involved in fire
with heavy smoke inside the
home. Wearing protective clothing
and self-contained breathing
apparatus firefighters were able to
quickly extinguish the fire and
began check the interior of the
home for fire extension, according
to official reports.
One of the residents of the
home was taken to the hospital by
fire department paramedics as a
precaution.
The Canton Fire Department
Fire Investigation Unit was called
to the scene and the fire remains
under investigation but is believed
to be accidental, according to offi-
cial reports of the incident.
