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the Wilcox Foundation, Plymouth
Uptown Players were able to pro-
vide extra support to students with
special needs.
The PCAC also teamed up with
the Grand Traverse Pie Co. to host
its PUPS fundraiser where the par-
ents and community together
raised over $1000 to help support
thePUPS.
Actor Ellie Vasquez wrote, “I
learned new stuff that I've never
heard of, but it's always fun. I met a
lot of friends at PUPS.”Hermother
encourages her children to join
PUPS to build confidence in front
of an audience and have a creative
outlet. She wrote, “The kids gain a
tremendous sense of pride having
worked together towards a com-
mon goal.”
Auditions for the next season
will be held from 5-7 p.m. Jan. 11
and from 4-6 p.m. Jan. 12. To learn
more about the Plymouth
Community Arts Council and its
programs including PUPS, please
go to www.plymoutharts.com or
call Jeff at (734) 416-4278. The
PCAC is located at 774 N. Sheldon
Road, Plymouth, MI 48170.
Jeff Burda, executive director
PlymouthCommunity
Arts Council
Mayor Bill Wild and Fire Chief
Michael Reddy were visibly proud
of the additions they were able to
make to the force.
Both these communities, and
the officials who have worked to
bring these changes about, deserve
a vote of thanks from the taxpayers
they serve. Sure, we know, they are
just doing their jobs, but they are
doing them well and apparently
have the safety and well being of
their residents, who after all, pay
for these services through their tax
money, as a priority.
Public safety is one of the tangi-
ble, measurable services any com-
munity provides to the residents
who expect their 911 calls to be
answered instantaneously and by a
full complement of police officers
or fire fighters, if not both.
Citizens may complain about
the wages paid these people, and
often do, up until the moment they
need them. Then, no price is too
high, and no service is too much.
When budget cuts are needed,
these high-cost departments are
often the first looked at for cuts and
savings, usually to the detriment of
the community.
The administration in both
Wayne and Westland fully under-
stand the importance and value of
these services and are on a deter-
mined path to provide the best pos-
sible public safety departments
possible for residents.
We think they've got it right.
he'd be glad to see Victoria, but he
wasn't expecting a powerful frisson
of pleasurewhenhe took her hand.
Parlous
- Dangerous or risky.
Variant of Middle English “per-
ilous.” Prospects for Yazoo City
grew increasingly perilous as the
Mississippi's record flood rolled
southward.
Penultimate
- Next to last.
Everyone's heard of the Last
Supper, but the Penultimate
Supper has been largely forgotten.
Sisyphean
- Actually or appar-
ently endless and futile.
After Sisyphus, doomed by the
gods to roll a stone uphill, only to
have it always roll back down.
Washington endured a Sisyphean
nightmare of whipping raw recruits
into shape, only to see them melt
away when their one-year enlist-
ments expired (Ron Chernow, in
Washington).
Supercilious
- Contemptuous;
disdainful; condescending. I knew I
was about to go into the tank social-
ly when I noticed the supercilious
way she was looking at my red
shoes.
Transmogrify
- To change com-
pletely, usually grotesquely, in
appearance or form. So Gregor
drifted off to sleep, never dreaming
he was in a Kafka story and would
transmogrify into a hideous insect
overnight.
Truckle
- Submit obsequiously;
be subservient; kowtow. When I'm
in the presence of a powerful per-
son, my own concept of equality
gets blurry and I have a regrettable
tendency to truckle, if only to be
polite (Ian Frazier, in Travels in
Siberia).
To see the full list of weekly
entries, or to submit a word for con-
sideration, visit wordwarriors.
wayne.edu or “Word Warriors” on
Facebook.
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Philip Hilmon, Jr.
July8, 1938
Dec. 16, 2011
Philip Hilmon, Jr. died Dec.
16, 2011. Among his sur-
vivors are his wife of 35
years; five children; five sib-
lings; many nieces and
nephews; countless friends;
grandchildren,
Lisa,
Kimberly, Cameron, Mikha,
Claude, Chelsea, Erin,
Lauren, Dominique, Philip
the II, Emile, Kendall and
Elaine, and one great-grand-
child, Aubrey Nichole.
Funeral services were at
Penn Funeral Home on
Inkster Road in Inkster with
Minister Roger Carter officiat-
ing.
Final rites were accorded by
Tri
County
Cremation
Services.
John Kerr Law
John Kerr Law, 88, known as
Jack to his family and
friends, died Jan. 8, 2012.
Mr. Law was born Feb. 25,
1923 in Detroit, the oldest
son of John Kerr and Pearle
Evelyn (DeRoche) Law.
He is survived by his chil-
dren: Mark (Tracey) Law of
Saline, John (Gloria) Law of
El Cerrito, CA, James (Terry)
Law of Canton and Mary
(Sam) Medrano of San Jose,
CA; six grandchildren,
Jason, Michelle, Matthew,
Jeremy, Dylan and Shawn,
and one great grandson,
Elijah King Law. Mr. Law was
preceded in death by his first
wife, Helen Ruby (Knight)
Law and his brother, Lindsay
Law of California.
He is also survived by his
second wife Helen Cox of
Adrian.
Funeral services will be at 11
a.m. Friday, Jan. 13, at
Wagley Funeral Home with
the Rev. Paul Herter officiat-
ing. Burial will follow at
Oakwood
Cemetery.
Visitation will be at the funer-
al home from 2 to 4 p.m. and
6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan.
12.
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requests donations to the
American Cancer Society,
American Lung Association
or Hospice of Lenawee
County.
The City of Romulus is look-
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Fighters. Candidates must
have the following minimum
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License, HazMat Operations,
No Criminal Record and
Good Driving History (less
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dates must be 18 Years Old.
Applications are available at
the Human Resources
Department, 11111 Wayne
Road, Romulus, MI 48174 or
on the City’s website:
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information,
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Fire
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anniversary for the festival. He
opted to ignore the disparaging
comments of someone who should
have been out promoting the event
and instead concentrated on the
good things that have happened
this year.
What many don't know, and
Walton hasn't admitted publicly, is
that for the past two years, he has
not taken a fee or been paid for the
countless hours of work he does on
this event. He's one of those people
who just does the job, keeps smil-
ing, finds a way to keep oil on the
troubled waters that are bound to
roil when this many people, situa-
tions, events and attractions are
involved. Walton simply gets the
job done. He began on a shoe string
budget two years ago and managed
to produce an event against some
pretty daunting odds. Again last
year, he brought in new attractions,
kept the wheels on the event and
made it even more enjoyable and
entertaining when there were
thosewho doubted it could be done
in the struggling economy.
This year, after seeing his suc-
cess, he's been able to find more
sponsors willing to be a part of the
festival and help fund the “free”
entertainment and attractions.
Despite published reports that the
event might not happen in a news-
paper where representatives of the
same publication were out selling
advertising in a program for the
event, Walton kept his focus and
ignored the baseless criticism and
gossip.
We suspect the mayor under-
stands the difficulties and obsta-
cles that Walton has overcome, and
like him, has chosen to ignore the
detractors and the gossip mongers
who apparently revel in even the
whisper of anything untoward.
So we'd like to thank Dwyer for
making the common sense request
for support official and Walton, for
making the 30th Ice Festival a real-
ity in the community.
As he often says, “Hey, it's a cool
event.”
No argument there.
Health wise
Huron Valley Ambulance paramedic Tracy Woodard demonstrates
the LifePak 12 monitor/defibrillator to participant in the 2011 Citizens
Academy which is being offered again this year. The free interactive
8-week interactive Citizens Academy demonstrates the behind the
scenes activity of emergency medical care and participants learn
how 9-1-1 medical calls are triaged and dispatched, see demonstra-
tions of equipment and procedures used by EMS crews in the field
and get trained in the latest hands-on chest compression CPR tech-
niques. In addition, guest lecturers from local fire and police depart-
ments and HVA special operations teams share first-hand knowl-
edge of public safety procedures. The Citizens Academy take place
from 6-9 p.m. on eight consecutive Wednesdays, beginning Feb. 1
at HVA headquarters located at 1200 State Circle, Ann Arbor. The
free academy, offered only once a year, is limited to 25 participants
on a first come, first- serve basis so early registration is advised.
Participants must be at least 18 years old and live in Belleville, City
of Plymouth, Plymouth Township, Sumpter Township or Van Buren
Township. For more information, call Jason Trojan at (734) 477-
6781, or email jtrojan@hva.org, or visit www.hva.org.
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