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June 12, 2014
Calendar of events
Safety locks available
The City of Plymouth Department
of Public Safety/Police Department
at 201 S. Main St. in Plymouth is pro-
viding free gun safety locks in recog-
nition of June as National Safety
Month.
FlagDaymarked
Members of the Romulus
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) will
present a special Flag Day salute at
the Romulus Senior Center at 1 p.m.
Friday, June 13.
The ceremonywill continue at the
Senior Towers. A new American flag
will be presented at both locations.
Afterward, hot dogs, chips and ice
cream will be served at the Senior
Center, 36525 Bibbins. The event is
open to the public at no charge.
For more information, call the
Senior Center at (734) 955-4120.
Church hosts lecture series
Purposeful Living Finding Your
Life's Purpose, a five-week series,
will continue at 11 a.m. each Sunday
through June 29 at GraceCommunity
Church {Comfort Inn Belleville}
South I-94 ServiceDr. Belleville.
For more information, call (734)
740-4230
The public is invited and there is
no admission cost.
Reading programunder way
Registration is now under way for
the Summer Reading Programat the
Romulus Public Library, 11121
WayneRoad.
The program is open to children
ages 2 to 11. The "Read-to-Me" pro-
gram is for children 2 to 5. The
"Independent Readers" program is
for children 6 to 11.
After a child is registered, all he
or she has to do is read, fill out time
logs (five in all) and return the time
logs for a prize. The last day to
choose a prize is Aug. 8.
Related events are scheduled
throughout the summer:
• Wednesday, June 25 - Nankin
Mills Interpretive Center will bring
live animals to the library, 1 p.m.
• Wednesday, July 2 - Watch
"Disney Nature: Chimpanzee" (sub-
ject to change), 1 p.m.
• Wednesday, July 9 - Lois Keel
the Storyteller will visit the library, 1
p.m.
• Wednesday, July 16 - Dynamic
School Assemblies will teach partici-
pants about the science of music, 1
p.m.
• Wednesday, July 23 -
Representatives of the University of
Michigan will demonstrate some
great science experiments, including
some that can be done at home, 11
a.m.-noon and 12:30-1:30 p.m.
• Thursday, July 31 - Finale swim
party at theRomulus Athletic Center,
noon to 4 p.m.
Prizes will be raffled off during
the July 23 program. Participants
must be present towin.
For more information, call the
library at (734) 942-7589.
Bike parade entries sought
Children 5 and older can plan on
entering
the
Northville
Independence Day Parade planned
for 10 a.m. July 4.
The theme this year is
Celebrating America's Heroes and
youngsters should decorate their
bikes to celebrate the holiday.
Parents can walk with children dur-
ing the parade.
Thosewhowish to participate can
arrive at the Northville Downs park-
ing lot at Seven Mile and Sheldon
roads by 9:20 a.m. July 4.
The bike parade contest is spon-
sored by Meijer and the winners
each receive a gift certificate from
the store.
The parade is presented by the
Northville Community Foundation.
For more information, call (248) 374-
0200.
Museumseeks yard sale donations
The Belleville Area Museum is
seeking donations for a fundraising
yard sale and antiques appraisal day
planned for July 17.
Donations can be dropped off at
the museum, 405 Main St., Belleville,
during regular hours.
Museum Director Katie Dallos
urged residents to clean out their
garages, attics and basements for the
sale. She said that proceeds will be
donated to the Don Keene Memorial
fund that assists with Belleville Area
Historical Society programs and
events.
For more information, call (734)
697-1944.
Candidates forum tonight
In partnership with the
Democracy Institute of Henry Ford
College, The League of Women
Voters in Wayne County will host a
Candidates Forum from 7 until 8:30
tonight, June 12, for the candidates
running for Wayne County Executive
in the Aug. 5, primary election. The
forum will be at the Forfa
Auditorium in the Mazzara
Conference Center at Henry Ford
College, 5101Evergreen, Dearborn.
Three Republican and 11
Democratic candidates are running
in the Primary Election, and all have
been invited to attend.
The public is invited to attend the
forum and submit questions for the
candidates that may be asked by a
League moderator. The forum will
be taped and will be available on the
websites of the three Wayne County
Leagues: Dearborn-Dearborn
Heights, Grosse Pointe and
Northwest Wayne, as well as
WXYZ/Channel 7'swebsite.
The League of Women Voters is a
non-partisan organization that
encourages informed and active par-
ticipation in government. It never
supports or opposes any political
party or candidate.
Teen reading programset
Teenagers are invited to read
books and win prizes during the
Teen Summer Reading Program
offered by the Romulus Public
Library, 11121WayneRoad.
Registration is under way at the
library.
Readers can actually be as young
as 12 and as old as 17 to participate.
The last day to reach and choose a
prize is Aug. 8.
Related events and activities are
scheduled throughout the summer:
• Thursday, June 26 - Get aHenna
tattoo, 1 p.m.
•Thursday, July 3 - "Don't Try This
atHome" experiments, 1 p.m.
• Thursday, July 10 - Meet an offi-
cer from the Romulus Police
Department and learn the difference
between television and real-life
forensic science, 1 p.m.
• Thursday, July 17 - "Gamefest":
play video games at the library, 1
p.m.
• Thursday, July 24 - Watch
"Divergent" at the library (subject to
change), 1 p.m.
• Thursday, July 31 - Finale swim
party at theRomulus Athletic Center,
noon to 4 p.m.
Prizes will be raffled off through-
out the summer. During the July 24
program, participants must be pres-
ent towin.
For more information, call the
library at (734) 942-7589.
Teen reading programbegins
Registration for the TeenReading
Program at the Romulus Public
Library is nowunderway.
Teens can receive prizes for read-
ing books.
The last day to choose a prize will
beAug. 8.
The library is located 11121
WayneRoad inRomulus.
For information, call (734) 942-
7589 or visit www.romulus.lib.mi.
Senior Brigade visits Inkster
The Senior Brigade, a Michigan
Seniors Initiative, will visit the
Leanna Hicks Public Library of
Inkster for a presentation regarding
Home Repair and Equity Scams
beginning at 6 p.m. June 14.
The discussion will explain how
to recognize and avoid home repair
and home loan scams, how to work
with a contractor and tips on reverse
mortgages
The seminar is free and open to
the public.
The library is located at 2005
InksterRoad in Inkster.
Mercury disposal available
Ypsilanti Community Utilities
Authority (YCUA) is working with
The Environmental Quality
Company (EQ) to be a designated
drop off-site for mercury containing
products. EQ has partnered with the
Michigan
Department
of
Environmental Quality for the Great
Lakes Restoration InitiativeMercury
CollectionProgram.
The program is free but only
available toMichigan businesses and
residents. YCUA will accept unbro-
ken mercury containing products
through Aug. 31. Examples of eligi-
ble mercury containing devices
include: thermometers, thermostats,
gauges with silver colored liquid
inside, hydrometers, etc. The pro-
gram does not include fluorescent
bulbs. YCUA will not accept free
(elemental) mercury or any other
hazardousmaterial.
For more information call
(887)960-2025 or send an e-mail to
mercurybucket@eqonline.com.
Mercury containing devices can be
dropped off at the YCUAWastewater
Treatment Plant, located at 2777
State Road in Ypsilanti. To schedule
a drop-off, call Luther Blackburn at
(734) 484-4600 Ext. 121 or email
lblackburn@ycua.org.
Historians host fleamarket
The annual flea market hosted by
the Romulus Historical Society is
scheduled for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, June 14, at Romulus
Historical Park, 11147Hunt St.
Admission is free. Those interest-
ed in selling items pay $15 per setup
and furnish their own tables.
For more information, contact
CathyMorse at (734) 941-6361.
Father's Day run set
The Plymouth YMCA's 35th
Fathers Day Run is set to begin with
the Kids Fun Run at 7:30 a.m.
Sunday June 15 at Kellogg Park in
downtownPlymouth.
This year, runners canTieOneOn
For Dad by racing wearing a tie.
Those who do will be entered to win
a Detroit Tigers ticket package val-
ued at $250.
Proceeds from the race benefit
the YMCA Annual Financial
Assistance Campaign. Volunteers are
still needed. For more information,
contact cmorency@ymcadetroit.org