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January 2, 2015
Calendar of events
Poet to be speaker
The Northville District
Library is hosting a program
"Poems for Michigan with Joyce
Benvenuto" at 7 p.m. Thursday,
Jan. 8
Poet
and
storyteller
Benvenuto brings alive the gen-
erations of people who have
lived along GrandRiver, both the
river and the road, for the past
160 years in this presentation of
beautiful Michigan poetry. Her
collection of poems, "A Grand
River: Poems for Michigan"
crosses the state form shore to
shore.
To register, call (248) 320-3020
or
register
online
at
www.northvillelibrary.org/Events
Calendar.
Love &Logic classes offered
Northville Youth Assistance is
sponsoring Love & Logic parent-
ing classes in January, February
andMarch.
Love & Logic is a philosophy
of raising and teaching children
which allows adults to be happi-
er, empowered and more skilled
interactions with children,
according to organizers.
Class fee is $20 and can be
paid to Northville Youth
Assistance, 303 W. Main St.
Northville, MI 48167.
Classes will take place from
9:30-11 a.m. Thursday mornings
Jan. 8-29 at the Northville
Community Center, 303 W. Main
St. inNorthville; from2-3:30 p.m.
Wednesdays Feb. 4-25 at Silver
Springs Elementary School,
19801 Silver Springs Drive in
Northville and from 7-8:30 p.m.
Wednesdays March 4-25 at Silver
SpringsElementary School.
More information and regis-
tration is available at (248) 344-
1618.
Clothing give away planned
Middlebelt Baptist Church
will host another in a series of
Clothing Give Aways from 9 a.m.
until 2 p.m. onSaturday, Jan. 10.
Organizers said there will be
items for all ages available.
The church is located at 943
Middlebelt Road in Inkster.
For more information, phone
(734) 728-3838.
Job Fair set inWestland
Mayor William R. Wild's
"Westland Works" Team is help-
ing to put residents to work with
an upcoming job fair for employ-
ment opportunities with
Advanced Engineering. The job
fair will take place from 9 a.m.
until noon Saturday, Jan. 10 at
the Westland City Hall Grande
Ballroom, 36300 Warren Road in
Westland.
Advanced Engineering spe-
cializes in stamping and is locat-
ed in Canton. Open positions
include a variety of different
opportunities, and the company
is looking to hire 30 individuals
immediately.
Applicants must have
attained a GED or graduated
high school, be able to pass a
drug test, and applicants should
bring a resume and valid driver's
license.
Interested individuals will be
able to fill out an application at
the event and possibly be inter-
viewed that day.
For more information visit
www.adveng.net
Library offerswarmups
The Plymouth District
Library will offer visitors to the
Ice Festival warm cider and a
Disney sing-along from 1-4 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 11 during the
Plymouth IceFestival.
The family-friendly event is
free and open to the public. No
registration is required.
The Plymouth District
Library is located at 223 S Main
St. in Plymouth. For more infor-
mation, call (734) 453-0750.
3DPhotographyClubmeets
Members of the only 3D pho-
tography club in Michigan will
meet from 7-9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 14 at the
Livonia Civic Park Senior
Center, 15218 Farmington Road,
just south of FiveMileRoad.
Meetings include a 3D pro-
gram, refreshment break, and a
competition among members.
Stereo cameras, 3D movies and
educational videos are available
formembers to rent.
The January meeting will
feature 3D images from stereo
clubs around the world. Also,
members can win free photo
items in our "Freebie" drawing.
A 3D image competitionwill also
take place.
All meetings are free to
attend, and visitors are always
welcome.
For more information, visit
www.Detroit3D.org, or call
DennisGreen at (248) 398-3591.
Ambulance volunteers needed
Huron Valley Ambulance is
recruiting for its Volunteer Team
and seeking individuals interest-
ed in training for a variety of vol-
unteer positions.
Volunteers can train to be a
medical first responder at spe-
cial events or to assist with com-
munity education, awareness
programs, and administrative
tasks.
An informational meeting is
planned from 6-7:30 p.m. Jan. 14
at
Emergent
Health
Partners/Huron
Valley
Ambulance 1200 State Circle,
AnnArbor 48108
There is free training formed-
ical first responders during an
eight-week training program
beginning Feb. 23. Classes meet
from 6-10:30 p.m. Monday and
Wednesday and from 8 a.m. until
5 p.m. three Saturdays. Students
who successfully complete the
course are eligible to take the
state examination to be certified
as aMedical First Responder.
Free training also provided
for citizens interested in commu-
nity education and administra-
tive support volunteer positions.
Go to http://bit.ly/1BflVnO to
register for the information
meeting, email communityrela-
tions@emergenthealth.org, or
call (734) 477-6218 for more infor-
mation.
Drugs 101 class set
Educators from Saint Joseph
Mercy Health System will travel
toHillsideMiddle School to edu-
cate parents, grandparents,
coaches, teachers and adminis-
trators about the various forms
of drugs and the peer pressures
facing students to use them. The
presentation is titled Drugs
101:What Parents Want to Know
and is sponsored by the
NorthvillePublic Schools.
The two-hour presentation
starts at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 21, when
participants will enter a mock
bedroom of a teenager that has
been set up to resemble a
teenage drug user's room.
Participants are asked to identi-
fy drug and alcohol related para-
phernalia that have been placed
within the room.
Throughout the presentation,
more than 70 trendy drug and
alcohol indicators will be
unveiled to show how some ado-
lescents hide drug and alcohol
use.
The goal of this program is to
empower participants with the
knowledge they need to spot
warning signs of drug abuse in
time to intervene and/or prevent
it.
Any adult can register for the
program by contacting (734) 398-
7518
or
online
at
www.stjoeshealth.org/classes.
Any group interested in host-
ing a "Drugs 101: What Parents
Want to Know" program for the
parents of their school, district
or community, can call (734) 398-
7518 or email healthed@trinity-
health.org
Drama club to perform
The Northville High School
Drama Club will present Almost,
Maine, a play by John Cariani at
7 p.m. Jan. 30 and 31 and at 1
p.m. Feb. 1.
The play is broken into nine
simultaneous stories that
explore the pursuit of love and
the hazards of loss in a remote,
mythical almost-town called
Almost, Maine.
All tickets will be sold at the
general admission price of $10
and will be available at the box
office one hour prior to eachper-
formance. Tickets are also avail-
able by contacting Denise Stacer
at
(248)
924-2324
or
drstacer@dsemail.com.
Groups of eight or more may
have reserve seating and are
advance purchase only before
Jan. 29. The show is appropriate
for ages 10 and older.
For more information on the
Northville High School Drama
Club and the 2014-2015 season,
visit www.nhstheatre.com.
WildGameDinner planned
The Wayne County Fair
Association will host a Wild
Game benefit dinner at 6:15 p.m.
Jan. 17 at the Wayne County
Fairgrounds.
Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.
for the event. All proceeds will
be used for the upkeep of the
Wayne County Fairgrounds, a
nonprofit organization.
Dinner tickets are $30 if pur-
chased in advance and $35 if
purchased at the door. The
event will take place at the
Wayne County Fairgrounds,
10871QuirkRoad, Belleville.
For more information or tick-
ets, contact Mary Zellner at (734)
942-1684 or Tom Busenbark at
(734) 799-3692.
Eagles celebrateMardi Gras
Tickets are now on sale for
"Mardi Gras Around the World"
at the Van Buren Eagles on
Friday, Feb. 27.
Tickets are $15 in advance
and $20 at the door, if available.
The tickets cover an all-you-
can-eat buffet dinner - soup,
salad, three entrees and trim-
mings and dessert. Social hour is
from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., followed
by dinner from6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Paul Keller At Sundown
Quintet will be playing the
sounds ofMardi Gras.
Adults only; open to the pub-
lic. Cash bar. An assortment of
beads will be available for pur-
chase. Guests are urged to wear
their favoritemasks.
Tickets are available at the
Van Buren Eagles, 9961 Beck
Road, Van Buren Township. For
information and reservations,
call Keith and Ginger Bruder at
(734) 461-2498.