Toddler Story Time under way
Story Time for children up to 4 years
of age is now available from 10:30 until
11:30 a.m. Wednesdays at the Romulus
PublicLibrary.
The hour includes playtime, stories
and crafts. Older childrenmay attend, but
must be accompanied by an adult. Story
timeswill continue throughDec. 20.
The library is located at 11121 Wayne
Road in Romulus. For more information
call (734) 942-7589.
Art entries sought
Entries are nowbeing accepted for the
8th annual Belleville Community Art
Show.
The exhibit will take place Oct. 27
through 29 at the Belleville Yacht Club
(BYC) and is organized by the Belleville
AreaCouncil for theArts.
Entry forms are available at the
Belleville Area District Library, the
Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce,
theBellevilleYacht Club, GardenFantasy
on Main, the Professional Building,
Sumpter Ace Hardware, Twisted Rooster
and at VanBurenTownshipHall.
There are adult, teen and children's
categories and cashprizes are available.
Entry forms can also be downloaded at
or
For more information, call (734) 357-
8000.
$25,000 raffle under way
Tickets for the second annual
Northville Educational Foundation
$25,000 Cash For College Raffle are now
available.
Tickets are priced at $50 each, or
three for $100. Proceeds from the raffle
benefit the Northville Educational
Foundation and the 7,300 students in the
district. If ticket sales total less than
$50,000, the prize will revert to a 50/50
drawingwithaminimumof a $1000 prize.
The drawing will take place at about
7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, at downtown the
NorthvilleTreeLighting Ceremony in the
Town Square just after the Holiday
Lighted Parade. Ticket holders need not
be present towin.
Tickets will be sold until the start of
the parade Nov. 17, or until all 1500 tick-
ets are sold, whichever comes first.
Purchasersmust be 18 or older.
Tickets can be purchased online at
or in person at the
Northville Educational Foundation office
at 501WestMainSt. inNorthville.
Health Fair vendors sought
The Romulus Senior Center Annual
Health Fair is now accepting vendors for
the event planned forOct. 10.
Health professionals can highlight
their companies with the senior commu-
nity. Table space rental is $100. Gifts to be
raffled off are also being sought.
Set up will begin at 9 a.m. and the fair
will be open from9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m.
For more information, contact Senior
Services Director Rose Swidan, (734) 955-
4120 or email
.
Church hosts grief program
GriefShare, a 13-week program for
those grieving the death of a loved one
which includes seminars and a support
group along with DVDs, a workbook and
group discussions is planned at Romulus
Wesleyan Church, from 6-8 p.m. from
Sept. 7 throughDec. 14.
There is a $15 registration fee which
includes the cost of theworkbook/journal.
For more information, visit
-
share.org or call (734) 941-1511.
Acting auditions scheduled
Auditions for the Plymouth Uptown
Players Youth Theater are set for 5:30-
7:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Plymouth
CommunityArts Council.
Plymouth Uptown Players Youth
Theater is a cooperative program hosted
by the Plymouth Community Arts Council
featuring directors from Tipping Point
Theatre inNorthville. The fall program is
for ages 6 - 15.
Families can register online at
, or in person or
by phone from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday
throughThursday.
Call (734) 416-4278 to pre-register for
an appointment at 5:30, 6, 6:30 or 7 p.m. or
email
to reserve
a time slot on Sunday. Actors should be
prepared to interact with others who are
auditioning, and have a short audition
piece prepared. Auditionmaterial can be
a monologue, joke, or poem. It may be
memorized or read. All actors will be
cast.
The cost for the program is $215, with
current PCAC student membership ($30),
good for a year. Tuition includes two tick-
ets per actor for the final performance.
The arts council is located at 774 North
SheldonRoad inPlymouth.
Legislators host coffee hour
Wayne County Commissioner Glenn S.
Anderson will be hosting a Coffee Hour
in Westland with elected officials from
the State of Michigan from 9-10 a.m.
Monday, Sept. 11. Coffee Hour in
Westland will be co-hosted with State
Reps. Robert Kosowski and Jewell Jones
at Mr. Mike's Grill, located at 6047 North
WayneRoad.
Library Storytimes begin
Storytimes are planned for September
and October at the Belleville District
Library.
Family Storytimes will take place at
6:30 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 11 - Oct. 16 for
children ages 4-10; Fall Tuesday "Toddler
Times" are planned for 11 a.m. Sept. 12 -
Oct. 17 for children ages 2-4 and Fall
Thursday "Toddler Times" will take place
at 11 a.m. Sept. 14 - Oct. 19, also for chil-
dren ages 2-4.
The Belleville Area District Library is
located at 167 Fourth St. For more infor-
mation, call (734) 699-3291.
StinsonAircraft isHistorical Society topic
The Wayne Historical Society will
present a programon the StinsonAircraft
Company at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at the
WaynePublicLibrary.
Stinson Aircraft had factories in
Detroit, Northville and Wayne. Aviation
historianCarl Shemwell, andmembers of
the Stinson family will share details of
the life and legacy of Eddie Stinson dur-
ing the program.
The program is free and open to the
public.
The library is located at 3737 South
WayneRoad inWayne.
Veterans seminar planned
Canton Community Foundation, in
partnershipwithLegal Help for Veterans,
PLLC and Plymouth Community United
Way, will present the 8thAnnual Veterans'
Summit at Kresge Hall at Madonna
University. The free event will take place
from 9 a.m. until noon Wednesday, Sept.
13.
Several topics will be discussed
including property taxes, updates on ben-
efits, and health care updates. Patrons of
the event will also be able to meet repre-
sentatives of VAMC-Ann Arbor and
Detroit, and learn about the Freedom
Center, FisherHouse andStiggy'sDogs.
A boxed lunch will be provided at the
close of the program.
To register for the event, visit
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ans-summit/ or call (734) 495-1200.
Madonna University is located at
36600 Schoolcraft Road, Livonia.
Market celebrates autumn
The Westland Farmers and Artisans
Market will celebrate autumn with a Fall
Festival planned from3-7 p.m. Sept 14.
Along with more than 30 vendors and
artisans, there will be special seasonal
items during the day. An autumn floral
arrangement donated by My Lady's
Florist will be awarded to the winner of a
raffle plannedduring the day.
The market takes place at 1901 N.
Carlson, south of Ford Road in Central
City Park. Vendors will be selling pro-
duce, plants, fresh foods and crafts. There
is live music every week and EBT cards
are accepted.
For more information, call (734) 326-
7222
Church hostswhite elephant sale
St. Aloysius Church in Romulus will
host a four-day White Elephant Garage
Sale from 3-6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14,
from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, Sept. 15 and 16 and from noon
until 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17.
Two buildings of sale items will
include household items, toys, tools,
linens, sporting goods, holiday items,
books, radios andmore.
The church is located at 37200 Neville
St. inRomulus.
For more information, call (734) 941-
5056.
Friends selling used books
The Friends of the Westland Library
will host a Fall UsedBook Sale beginning
with a preview day from 3-6 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 14.
Regular sale house will be 10 a.m.
until 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 15
and 16. The sale will conclude with a $4
bag sale day from noon until 3 p.m. on
Sunday, Sept. 17.
The library is located at 6123 Central
CityPkwy inWestland.
For more information, call (734) 326-
6123
Spay-ghetti andNoBalls dinner set
A Spay-ghetti and No Balls Dinner to
support the Friends of Michigan Animals
Rescue is planned from 5-9 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 14 at the Fraternal Order
of Eagles 3996 Hall, 9961 Beck Road in
Belleville.
The evening will include dinner, a
bake sale, and raffles to support the
Friends of Michigan Animals Rescue
spay andneuter program
Tickets are priced at $10 for adults and
children 13 and older and $6 for children
12 and younger. Children younger than 2
eat free with the purchase of an adult
ticket.
Bingo benefits animal shelter
St. Aloysius Church will sponsor bingo
games during the Annual Romulus
Downtown Development Authority
Pumpkin Festival at the Romulus Senior
Center, 36525BibbinsRoad inRomulus
Bingo games will take place from 6-11
p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, from 2-11 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 16 and from 1-6 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 17.
In addition to bingo there will be 50/50
raffles at the event which is inmemory of
FrankAyers.
Proceeds will be used to fund the
operation of theRomulus Animal Shelter.
For more information, call the senior
center at (734) 955-4120, Romulus City
Councilman Bill Wadsworth, (734) 941-
0616 or JoeOzog, (734) 941-3466.
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