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January 8, 2015
Calendar of events
Library to showmovie
The William P. Faust Westland Public
Library, located at 6123 Central City
Parkway, will show Guardians of the
Galaxy as the Friday Night Movie at 7 p.m.
tomorrow, Jan. 9.
Themovie is (Rated PG-13). Snacks and
refreshments are provided on a donation
basis and there will also be trivia with
small prizes. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and
themovie begins promptly at 7 p.m.
The library is located at 6123 Central
City Parkway in Westland. For more infor-
mation, call (734) 326-6123
World champion to visit
Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns, a five-
time world champion boxer will appear at
the grand opening of the Norwayne
Boxing Gym from noon until 4 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 10. The new gym is located
at 32150 Dorsey Street inside the Jefferson
BarnsRecreationCenter.
The boxing gym was founded by unde-
feated professional boxer Jeff Styers and
former top contender Erskine Wade and
will offer daily training sessions.
Also making an appearance is current
Light Middleweight Champion Cornelius
“K9” Bundrage and former World
Champions JimmyPaul andHilmerKenty.
Register now for Plymouth
Daddy-Daughter dances
The City of Plymouth Recreation
Department is sponsoring the 4th Annual
Daddy Daughter Dances from 6:30-8:30
p.m. Friday, Jan. 30 and Saturday, Jan. 31
at theCultural Center.
Dads, uncles and grandfathers can
accompany their little ladies to an evening
packed with dancing and memories.
There will be a DJ from Dramatic
Dimensions and light refreshments and
snacks will be served. Semi-formal,
dressy-casual attire recommended.
Advance ticket purchase is required
because space is limited. No walk-ins will
be accepted. The Cultural Center is locat-
ed at 525 Farmer, inPlymouth. The dances
are open to all ages and the cost is $10 per
person. More information and registration
is available at (734) 455-6620 or www.ci.ply-
mouth.mi.us/recreation [http://www.ci.ply-
mouth .mi.us/index.aspx?NID=21]
Legislator hostsmeetings
State Rep. Kurt Heise will meet with
residents during three scheduled district
office hours at separate locations Jan. 12
From 10 to 11 a.m., Heise will be at the
Parthenon Coney Island, 39910 Ford Road
(east of I-275), Canton; from noon until 1
p.m. he will meet with residents at the
NorthvilleDistrict Library, 212W. Cady St.,
Northville and from 3 to 4 p.m. he will
meet constituents at the Plymouth District
Library, 223 S. MainSt., Plymouth.
Heise will host coffee hours from 7:30
to 9 a.m. Jan. 16 at Panera Bread, located
at 400 S. MainSt. inPlymouth.
Beginning this month, Heise's office
hours will be on the second Monday every
other month rather than every month;
however, he will continue coffee hours on
the thirdFriday of everymonth.
Heise is also available to meet with
constituents by appointment either in the
district or at his Lansing office. Residents
are invited to call toll free 1-855-REP-
KURT or e-mail KurtHeise@house.mi.gov
to schedule an appointment.
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. on Saturday, 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 helping to put residents to
work with an upcoming job fair for
employment 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,
36300WarrenRoad inWestland.
Advanced Engineering specializes in
stamping and is located in Canton. Open
positions include a variety of different
opportunities, and the company is looking
tohire 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 validdriver's license.
Interested individuals will be able to
fill out an application at the event and pos-
sibly be interviewed 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 locat-
ed at 223 SMain St. inPlymouth. Formore
information, call (734) 453-0750.
Philharmonic concert set
The Michigan Philharmonic brings
back its popular “MiniatureMasterpieces”
chamber concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11
at the Inn at St. John's Chapel in
Plymouth.
The concert will showcase select musi-
cians as soloists, with chamber concert
repertoire ranging from classical favorites
by Mozart and Bach, to a revolutionary
piece by Lou Harrison, reminiscent of
exotic Bali: Suite for Violin, Piano and
Small Orchestra. Michigan Philharmonic
musicians will be joined by special guest
composer Nancy Bloomer Deussen, of
California, with her Peninsula Suite,
inspired by life along the shore of the San
Francisco peninsula.
Soloists scheduled to perform in the
concert concertmaster, violinist Joseph
Deller, pianist, Patrick Johnson and
flutists Dennis Carter and Shelly Rouse-
Freitag.
For tickets and more information, visit
www.michiganphil.org or call (734) 451-
2112.
Blues performance planned
Chris Canas and his band will perform
from 7-10 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13 Plymouth-
Ann Arbor Elks Lodge in the very first
Blues at the Elks presentation of the New
Year. There will be a full cash bar, pizza,
and free lightedparking.
There is a $5 admission price at the
door. This series has been ongoing once a
month for almost two years. It and has
attracted a wide range of music lovers of
all ages throughout Southeastern
Michigan, organizers said.
The performance is a co-production of
the Elks Lodge and the Detroit Blues
Society.
The Plymouth-Ann Arbor Elks Lodge is
located at 41700 Ann Arbor Road in
Plymouth, ½ mile west of I-275. Call the
lodge at (734) 453-1780 for directions or
more information.
Heritage Trail is topic
The Wayne Public Library will present
a free program about Michigan's US-12
Heritage Trail: The Nation's Second
Highway at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 14.
From river fords to Henry Ford, from
mastodon's footprints toBarbieDolls, from
Detroit architecture to artwork by itiner-
ant Mexicans, the stories weave a tapestry.
Communities are strung all along
Michigan; their common stories connect-
edby the highway that links themall.
Join author Gladys Saborio for a book
signing and discussion of what is arguably
Michigan'smost famous highway.
To register for this free program, call
the Wayne Public Library at (734) 721-7832
or visit theAdult ReferenceDesk.
The library is located at 3737 S. Wayne
Road inWayne.
3DPhotographyClubmeets
Members of the only 3D photography
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 Five Mile
Road.
Meetings include a 3D program,
refreshment break, and a competition
among members. Stereo cameras, 3D
movies and educational videos are avail-
able formembers to rent.
The January meeting will feature 3D
images from stereo clubs around the
world. Also, members can win free photo
items in a “Freebie” drawing. A 3D image
competitionwill also take place.
All meetings are free to attend, and visi-
tors arewelcome.
For more information, visit
www.Detroit3D.org, or call Dennis Green
at (248) 398-3591.
Tips for seniors offered
The Wayne Public Library and
Walgreen's will sponsor a free one-hour
presentation for seniors entitled, Tips To
AvoidBeing Scammed at 1 p.m. Jan. 15.
For more information, contact Jon
Stevens at (734)595-9956.
The library is located at 3737 S. Wayne
Road inWayne.
Emergency food distributed
The Plymouth Community United Way
Emergency Food Assistance Program's
next distribution takes place from 9:30-
11:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 15 at St. Kenneth
Catholic Church in Plymouth. For more
information and to register call (734) 453-
6879, ext. 7 or send email to
randi.williams@pcuw.org.