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May 7, 2015
Wayne reunion is planned
The Wayne High School
Alumni Association 30th Annual
All Class Reunion Banquet is
planned for 5-10 p.m. Friday May
15 at Wayne Tree Manor 35100
VanBornRoad inWayne.
Graduates and all those who
attended Wayne or Wayne
Memorial High School and
guests are invited to the evening.
The class of 1965 will be hon-
ored.
Tickets are priced at $35 per
person. For more information
contactwaynehighalumni@aol.c
omor SharonScott (734)722-4651.
Saturday park programunder way
The Saturday in the Park pro-
gram is now under way through-
out the a 6-mile stretch of Hines
Drive. Visitors will have the
opportunity to their favorite
activities in a vehicle-free envi-
ronment from 9 a.m. until 3:30
p.m.
The program will remain in
effect until Sept. 26.
Parking is available at the
Hines Park-Helms Haven Area
(Hines Drive, west of Outer
Drive) and Hines Park-Nankin
Mills Picnic Area (Hines Drive,
east of AnnArbor Trail).
For more information, call
Wayne County Parks at (734) 261-
1990
or
visit
.
Bracelets help community
City of Romulus employees
are selling Romulus Strong
bracelets to collect funds to aid
city employees and community
memberswhoneedhelp.
The No One Fights Alone
campaign features bracelets for
$2 available at Romulus City
Hall in themayor's office and the
economic development depart-
ment, the Romulus DPW build-
ing, the Romulus Senior Center,
the Romulus Athletic Center and
theRomulus PublicLibrary.
All proceeds from the sales go
to the Romulus Employee
Benefit Funds.
Spaghetti Dinner aids baseball
The Wayne Westland Parks
and Recreation Department is
organizing an all-you-can-eat
Spaghetti Dinner to help fund
the Wayne Baseball Association
and Wayne Community Center
Youthprograms.
The dinner will take place
beginning at 6 p.m. May 8 at the
Wayne Community Center, 4635
HoweRoad inWayne.
Tickets are $7 for adults and
$4 for children and available at
the Wayne Community Center.
The evening will also feature a
silent auction and a 50/50 raffle.
Senior Services will have hot
fudge sundaes for sale at the din-
ner.
For information, call (734) 721-
7400.
Seniors celebrateCinco deMayo
Club 55+ will host a Cinco De
Mayo celebration from 6-10 p.m.
Saturday, May 9.
The event will feature enter-
tainment including Grupo
Fantasia, a five-member Tejano
band specializing in folk and
popular music originating from
the Texas-Mexico border region.
This featured act is sponsored by
Biggby Coffee on Ford Road and
Canton Center with a new loca-
tion on Sheldon Road and
MichiganAvenue.
The celebration will take
place in the Banquet Center at
Summit on the Park, located at
46000 Summit Parkway and will
also feature a south of the border
buffet and cash bar by
Katherine's Catering.
The event is $38 per person,
$72 per couple or $280 for a table
of eight. Register online at
in person at
the Club 55+ front desk or by
calling (734) 394-5485.
Jane Austen tea served
The Northville Historical
Society will host a Jane Austen
Tea from 1-3:30 p.m. May 9 at the
Cady Inn inNorthville.
The tea will feature a talk
about Jane Austen by novelist
AnnickHivert-Carthew.
The tea is a fund raiser for the
Northville Historical Society,
and will be catered by Victoria's
TeaSalon.
Tickets are limited and are
priced at $35 or $30 for
Northville Historical Society
members. Tickets are non-
refundable but can be applied to
a future tea.
For more information, call
(248) 348-1845 or visit
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racenorthville.org.
Clean Sweep inRomulus
A project Mayor LeRoy D.
Burcroff began 16 years ago in
Romulus has continued to grow.
This year, Project Clean
Sweep will take place on
Saturday, May 9 and will be co-
sponsored
by
Waste
Management, the city trash
hauler.
Volunteers are asked to gath-
er at the Romulus Senior Center,
36525 Bibbins, at the corner of
Shook at 10 a.m. There will be
tasks suitable for all ages and
abilities, according to a city
spokesperson.
The day will begin with light
refreshments while gloves,
garbage bags and other supplies
are distributed. Volunteers of all
ages are welcome and encour-
aged to participate and need
only showup.
For more information, or to
pre-register for a specific area or
neighborhood, call (734) 955-
4502.
Cuckoo takes to stage
Barefoot Productions will
present One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest at 8 p.m. May 8, 9,
15 and 16 and at 2 p.m. May 10
and 17.
Tickets for the performance
are $15 and can be purchased
through the box office at
(734)560-1493 or online at
.
The play is an adaptation of
the novel by Ken Kesey and will
be directedbyCraigA. Hane.
The theater is located at 240
N. Main in Plymouth, in the strip
mall just west of Bode's Corned
BeefHouse.
Zydeco concert set
Monsieur Guillaume and His
Zydeco Hepcats, the leading
Zydeco band in the state, will
perform at the Plymouth-Ann
Arbor Elks Lodge from 7 p.m.
until midnight May 12 as part of
theBlues at theElks series.
Parking is free and pizza by
the slice will be sold and there
will be a cashbar.
The event is a co-production
of the Plymouth-Ann Arbor elks
Lodge and the Detroit Blues
Society. For directions or infor-
mation, call the lodge at (734)
453-1780.
Stamp out hunger Saturday
This Saturday, May 9,
NorthvilleLetter Carrierswill be
participating in the Annual
National Food Drive to "Stamp
OutHunger."
All Northville city and town-
ship residents can participate in
the drive, by placing a bag of
nonperishable food near their
mailboxes on Saturday morning.
Some suggested items include
cans of fruit, tuna, meat prod-
ucts, vegetables and soup, as well
as boxes of pasta, rice, or cereal.
Northville Civic Concern will
receive all food collected in zip
codes 48167 and 48168. Please
check the "use by" dates on items
since expired food cannot be dis-
tributed throughour foodpantry.
Northville Civic Concern is
seeking volunteers to help with
this event. Family groups are
welcome. This is the last chance
for students who are in need of
volunteer hours to help at Civic
Concern this school year.
Volunteers are needed between
thehours of 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
To volunteer, call Marlene at
(248) 344-1033.
Calendar of events
The 11th annual Nine-Pin
No-Tap Bowling Tournament
to support the Romulus
Animal Shelter is scheduled
for tomorrow, May 8, at
Romulus Lanes, 37452 Huron
RiverRoad.
Admission is $25. The out-
ing is limited to 72 bowlers.
The night includes handi-
cap doubles and singles
events, women's and men's
mystery games, snacks, cash
prizes and a 50/50 raffle.
Registration begins at 6:30
p.m. with bowling starting at
7:30.
To reserve a spot or get
more information, call
Romulus Lanes at (734) 941-
6200, Councilman William
Wadsworth at (734) 941-0616 or
JoeOzog at (734) 941-3466.
The night is dedicated to
the memory of Frank Ayers,
an ardent supporter of the
Romulus Animal Shelter.
The shelter, located at
12300 Wayne Road, provides
temporary housing for dogs
and cats. The facility operates
mainly on donations and vol-
unteerism. All money raised
goes directly to the shelter.
Shelter benefit tomorrow
