highest vote getter will serve a
two-year term. Current commis-
sioners include Suzi Deal,
ColleenPobur andMikeWright.
Both Mayor Dan Dwyer and
Commissioner Joseph Valenti
opted not to seek re-election to
the commission this year.
InRomulus:
Voters in Romulus will be
asked to choose members of the
city council and decide on two
questions from the Romulus
Community School District next
Tuesday.
Mayor LeRoy D. Burcroff
and
Clerk Ellen Craig-Bragg
are unop-
posed in their bids for reelection
while Treasurer Stacy Paige is
being challenged by Ursula L.
Wester.
Voters will be asked to choose
seven from the field of city coun-
cil candidates that includes:
Kathy Abdo
,
John Barden
,
Tomeka
Boles
,
Harry Crout
,
Sandra Crout
,
Edward Martell
,
Jess D. McAnally
,
Paris McCarthy
,
Celeste Roscoe
,
Tina M. Talley
,
William Wadsworth
,
Sharon L. Walker
,
Eva Webb
and
Virginia Williams
.
Abdo
,
Barden
,
Crout
and
Roscoe
are incum-
bents.
The school district is request-
ing voter approval of two propos-
als, Hold Harmless and Sinking
Fund.
The current sinking fund
expires next year and the Hold
Harmless, a renewal/reduction
from 5.1314 to 2.5 mills, expired
last year. If approved, it will
expire in 2016.
The Sinking Fund is an
increase from .075 mills to 3
mills. It is expected to cost tax-
payers about $3 for every tax-
able $1,000 inproperty value.
The funds can only be used
for facility repairs and mainte-
nance to the school buildings,
which are, on average, 50 years
old. Sinking Fund money will
also be used for technological
updates, security camera
updates, lighting, carpet, tile,
boilers, water tanks, roofs, park-
ing
lots,
athletic
football/soccer/track facilities
and other repairs. These funds
cannot be used for salaries.
InWestland:
Voters in Westland will be
asked to choose a mayor and
four members of the city council
next Tuesday.
Mayor William R. Wild
, a 10-
year incumbent, is being chal-
lenged by one-term
City
Councilman Kevin Coleman
in a
hotly-contested race.
Vying for only four seats on
the city council are, in alphabeti-
cal order,
Debra Fowlkes
;
Timothy
Gilbert
,
Tasha Green
,
Jim Hart
,
Peter Herzberg
,
Meriem Kadi
,
Michael A. Kehrer
and
Michael
Londeau
.
The top three vote getters
Tuesday will serve four-year
terms on the council while the
fourth-place finisher will serve a
two-year term.
Herzberg
and
Kehrer
are
incumbents while
Kadi
is a for-
mer council member.
Fowlkes
, a
former school board trustee,
Gilbert
,
Green
,
Hart
and
Londeau
are first-time council candi-
dates.
Absentee ballots (AVB) are
available for voters who meet
one of the following criteria: are
60 years old or older; are unable
to vote without assistance at the
polls; will be out of town on
Election Day; are in jail await-
ing arraignment or trial; are
unable to go to the polls due to
religious reasons or are appoint-
ed to work as an election inspec-
tor outside their precinct.
City halls will be open from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. onSaturday, Nov. 4,
for absent voter ballot purposes
only. Requests for an absent
voter ballot must be received by
the city clerk’s office no later
than 2 p.m. that day.
If an individual obtains an
absent voter ballot by 4 p.m. on
Monday, Nov. 6, they must vote
the absent voter ballot at city
hall that day and cannot take the
ballot out of the building.
The polls are open from 7
a.m. until 8 p.m. Those in line at
closing time will be allowed to
vote.
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Senior fitness classes offered
The Plymouth Community Council
on Aging offers Senior Fitness Classes
for those 55 and older. Classes offered
include: Cardio Drumming, 9:30-10:30
Monday and 12:30-1:30 Tuesday;
Zumba Gold, Monday, 11:30-12:30
Monday; Chair Tai Chi, 11:30-12:15
Tuesday; Cardio Fitness, 9:30-10:30
Wednesday and Chair Yoga, 10:30-11:15
Wednesday.
Classes are drop in and nomember-
ship required. All instructors are certi-
fied.
The classes take place at the
Friendship Station, 43275 Schoolcraft
Road, Plymouth.
For more information, call (734) 354-
3222
$25,000 raffle under way
Tickets for the second annual
Northville Educational Foundation
$25,000 Cash For College Raffle are
nowavailable.
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 drawing with a minimum of a
$1000 prize.
The drawing will take place at
about 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, at
downtown the Northville Tree
Lighting Ceremony in the town square
just after the Holiday Lighted Parade.
Ticket holders need not be present to
win.
Tickets will be sold until the start of
the parade Nov. 17, or until all 1500
tickets are sold, whichever comes first.
Purchasersmust be 18 or older.
Tickets can be purchased online at
or in person at
theNorthvilleEducational Foundation
office at 501 West Main St. in
Northville.
Parade entries sought
Entries for the Winter Fest Parade
Dec. 2 are now being accepted at the
Belleville Area Chamber of
Commerce, 248 Main St., Belleville,
48111.
Rules for parade entries require
that the vehicle must be decorated
with working lights. Vehicles with
headlights that remain should cover
them during participation as head-
lights distract other participants and
judges. Music, however, iswelcome.
For more information, or an entry
form, contact the Belleville Area
Chamber of Commerce at (734) 697-
7151.
Engineering for children classes set
The City of Plymouth Recreation
Department will sponsor an engineer-
ing class for children ages 8-13.
Mechanical Engineering is a seven-
week course from 6:30-8 p.m.
Thursdays, Nov. 2 throughDec. 21 from
at thePlymouthCultural Center.
Students will learn the basics of
fluid mechanics, simple machines and
other design and engineering con-
cepts. Allergy alert: eggs and latex are
used in some of the experiments. This
class is open to participants ages 8-13.
Cost is $140 for city of Plymouth resi-
dents and $155 for non-residents.
Registration can be found online at
or by calling
(734) 455-6620, from 11:30 a.m. until
4:30 p.m. Monday throughFriday.
Church hosts Feather Party bingo
St. Aloysius Church Ushers Club
will host Feather Party Bingo begin-
ning at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3 at 37200
Neville St. in Romulus, the parish
activity center in the school building.
Doors will open at 5 p.m. Three
paper quickies will be sold for $1 each
and 12 paper games will be priced at
$12. Prizes will be gift certificates for
chickens and turkeys. Raffle tickets
will be available for the grand prize of
a turkey and a $20 gift card and.or one
of 20 $15 gift certificates.
For more information, call (734) 697-
2061
Photographers tomeet
Members of the only 3D photogra-
phy club in Michigan will meet from 7-
9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8 at the
Livonia Civic Park Senior Center,
15218 Farmington Road, just south of
FiveMileRoad.
The program will include a presen-
tation of the best stereo images from
the recent Detroit International Stereo
Exhibition, and a tutorial on making
modern stereoviewcards.
Following a refreshment break,
therewill be a competition among club
members of "Macro / Close-up" 3D
images. There will also be a special $1
photo book sale.
The meeting is open to the public.
Stereo cameras, 3Dmovies, and educa-
tional videos are available for mem-
bers to borrowor rent.
For more information, visit
or call Dennis at
(248) 398-3591.
Attorney discusses scamprotection
An attorney from the office of
Michigan State Attorney Bill Schuette
will discuss phone, mail and e-scams at
an 11 a.m. seminar Wednesday, Nov. 8
inWayne.
The meeting is being hosted by the
City of Wayne Senior Service. For
more information call (734) 721-7460,
ext. 7.
The presentation will include ways
to recognized telltale signs of scams
found through phone calls, mail, email
and texts along with ways to minimize
risks of being scammed.
The meeting will take place at the
HYPE Recreation Center, 4635 Howe
Road at Annapolis inWayne.
I
NKSTER
The Inkster Commission on
Aging Annual Christmas Party is
planned for 11:30 a.m. Monday,
Dec. 4.
The party will take place at
the Dozier Recreation Complex,
2025 Middlebelt Road, in
Inkster.
Tickets will be sold only in
advance and no tickets will be
available at the door. Tickets are
$8 for members and $10 for non
members and can be purchased
at the Twin Towers or the recre-
ation complex.
Tickets are limited. For more
information, call (313) 561-2382.
Saleswill beginNov. 15.
Wayne County Commissioner
Glenn S. Anderson will be host-
ing a Coffee Hour beginning at
12:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, in
Inkster with elected officials
fromtheState ofMichigan.
They will be co-hosted with
State Sen. David Knezek and
State Rep. Jewell Jones begin-
ning a little later than normal at
the Leanna Hicks Public
Library, located at 2005 Inkster
Road. This will be the last coffee
hour meeting for 2017. No meet-
ing is planned for December.
The 2018 schedule will be
released soon.
Residents are encouraged to
attend and discuss issues of
importance to them. Citizens
who have questions or concerns
in themeantime are encouraged
to contact any of the elected offi-
cials by mail, telephone, or
email:
Rep. Jewell Jones
Mail: POBox 30014,
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 373-0849
Email:
Sen. DavidKnezek
Mail: POBox 30036,
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (855) 347-8005
Email:
v
CommissionerGlennS.
Anderson
Mail: 500GriswoldSt., 7thFloor,
Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: (313) 224-8855
Email:
Monthly coffee hour planned
Seniors to celebrate Christmas
Fond farewell
Inkster Mayor Byron Nolen, standing from left, members of the Inkster City Council Sandra Watley,
Connie Mitchell, Kim Howard Steven Chisholm, Clarence Oden and Timothy Williams and seated,
from left, State Rep. Jewell Jones, Jean Searcy, Charles Searcy and State Sen. David Knezek were
all smiles after the city bid farewell to the Searcy family during the Oct. 2 regular city council meet-
ing. Jean Searcy served on the Commission on Aging for more than 30 years and "was a faithful
supporter of all our program and we will certainly miss her help and assistance,” officials said. The
Searcy family has moved to Pennsylvania.
Service
invitation
Minister Jesse Charles, and his
wife, Latral Charles, have sched-
uled Realistic Ministries at the
Christian National Church at 10
a.m. Thursday and at 10:30 a.m.
Sunday at the Romulus Senior
Center, 36525 Bibbins St. in
Romulus. The services are open
to the public. For more informa-
tion, call (734) 502-4555.
