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January 16, 2014
Simply Diamond is Saturday
Simply Diamond, a Neil Diamond Tribute,
is planned as a benefit for the Westland
Community Foundation, the Canton
Partnership for the Arts and Humanities and
theWestlandChamber of Commerce.
Tickets for the 2 p.m. show Jan. 18 are $25.
tickets for the 6:30 reception followed by the
show at 8 p.m. Jan. 18 are $75. The evening
show includes a strolling dinner and cocktail
reception.
Both performances will be at The Village
theater at CherryHill, 50400 CherryHill Road
inCanton.
Tickets and information are available at
The Westland Community Foundation, (734)
595-7727, Partnership for the Arts and
Humanities, (734) 765-7061 and the Westland
Chamber of commerce, (734) 326-7222.
Grief support available
NewHope Center for Grief Support is pre-
senting a half-day grief workshop entitled
“From Grief to New Hope,” sponsored by
Plymouth First United Methodist Church.
Theworkshopwill take place from9 a.m. until
12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at the church.
The workshop is free and open to anyone
grieving after the death of a loved one. It will
be presented by New Hope's Executive
Director Karen Laing. The session will pro-
vide an overview of the grief process and will
also give participants an opportunity to talk in
small groups and one-on-one.
PlymouthFirst UnitedMethodist Church is
located at 45201 N. Territorial Road,
Plymouth. For information, call (248) 348-0115.
No advance registration is required.
“From Grief to New Hope” eight-week
workshops are offered in various locations.
For a listing of upcoming workshops, visit our
website at www.newhopecenter.net.
Tri-community leaders to speak
Belleville Mayor Kerreen Conley, Sumpter
Township Supervisor Johnny Vawters and
Van Buren Supervisor Linda Combs will be
the guest speakers at the Belleville Area
Chamber of Commerce business lunch Jan.
22.
The event will take place at Wayne County
Community College District Western Campus,
9555HaggertyRoad inBelleville.
Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m. and
lunch will be served at noon, prior to the
speakers providing an update on the tri-com-
munity area.
The cost for chamber members is $15 and
$20 for walk-ins and non- chamber members.
For reservations or information call (734) 697-
7151
or
email
infor@bellevilleareachamber.org.
Reservations will be accepted through Jan.
20.
Celebrate Inkster Saturday
The Inkster Task Force will be hosting a
Celebrate Inkster event to celebrate the city.
The event will take place from 2-5 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 25 at the city recreation center.
The celebration will include entertain-
ment, food, recognition of the community, and
much more all at no cost. To RSVP, call (734)
931-0821.
Walk-ins arewelcome aswell.
Stonefly search scheduled
Friends of the Rouge has scheduled the
annual Winter Stonefly Search from 9 a.m.
until 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 at the
Environmental Interpretive Center at the
University of Michigan Dearborn campus,
located at 4901EvergreenRoad inDearborn.
The Winter Stonefly Search is funded by
the Alliance of Rouge Communities. For more
information call (313)792-9621 or e-mail spe-
trella@therouge.org.
Helpwith grief offered
Arbor Hospice is offering a round of free
grief support programs in Plymouth. Support
groups and events are open to everyone,
regardless of whether their loved one
received services fromArborHospice.
All programs are free, but donations are
welcome.
An eight-week group, Loss of a Spouse or
Partner, will take place from 2-3:30 p.m. Jan.
26 through March 16 at Arbor Hospice, 40500
AnnArborRoadEast, Suite 102Plymouth.
To register, or for more information, con-
tact Sara Swanson at (734) 794-5469 or sswan-
son@arborhospice.org.
School hosts open house
In conjunctionwith Catholic SchoolsWeek,
St. Mary Catholic School in Wayne will be
hosting a School Open House from 11 a.m.
until 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26.
The event is open to anyone who may be
interested in enrolling a child in school for
grades Preschool 3, Preschool 4, and
Kindergarten through 8th grade. Visitors will
have an opportunity to meet teachers and
administration, as well as view classrooms
and work done by students. The Learning
Specialist will be available to discuss extra
help that is available to students during the
school day as well as after school small group
tutoring. Students from themiddle school will
also be demonstrating a dissection in the sci-
ence lab.
Tuition amounts for the 2014-2015 school
yearwill be available, aswell as possible grant
information. Registrationswill be taken.
More information regarding St. Mary
School is available at stmaryschoolwayne.org
or by phone at (734) 721-1240.
The school is located at 34516 Michigan
Ave., inWayne.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CITY OF INKSTER, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
RE: Case #ZBA13-04
Notice is hereby given pursuant to the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, Act 110 of 2006,
as amended by PA 12 of 2008 and as provided under this act, the City of Inkster's Zoning
Board of Appeals will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at 6:00
p.m. in the Inkster City Hall Council Chamber, which is located at 26215 Trowbridge
Inkster, Michigan. The purpose of the public hearing is to consider a dimensional variance
to allow an additional 28 square feet for the installation of a reader board in a B-3
(General Business) District. Raman Patel is the applicant on behalf of the Twin Elms
Motel. The subject property is located on the south side of Michigan Avenue between
Beech Daly Road and Bayhan Avenue and is legally described as follows:
That part of Lot 8 of Subdivision of the Northeast ¼ and East ¼ of the Northwest ¼ of
Section 30, T.2.s., R.10.E., according to the plat thereof as recorded in Liber 1, Page 26 of
Plats, Wayne County Records, described as: Beginning at a point on the North line of
Trowbridge Avenue, distant North 01 degree 33 minutes 10 seconds West along the East
section line 1836.85 feet and South 77 degrees 27 minutes 09 seconds West 243.90 feet
from the East ¼ corner of Section 30, and proceeding thence South 77 degrees 27 minutes
09 seconds West along said North line 100.63 feet; thence North 01 degree 43 minutes 50
seconds West 483.99 feet; thence North 79 degrees 30 minutes 54 seconds East along the
South line of Michigan Avenue 100.00 feet; thence South 01 degree 43 minutes 50 sec-
onds East 480.32 feet to the point of beginning (Property ID #44-020-01-0008-022,
Commonly Identified As 25845 Michigan Avenue).
Public comments are invited. Persons unable to attend the public hearing may send their
comments in writing to the attention of the City of Inkster Community Development
Department, 26215 Trowbridge, Inkster, Michigan, 48141. Comments will be received
through 12:00 noon, Thursday, February 6, 2014. Please reference Case No. BZA13-04 in
all correspondence.
The City of Inkster will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as
signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at
the public hearing, to individuals with disabilities upon five (5) business days written
notice. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the
City of Inkster at 313-563-3211.
PUBLISH: January 16, 2014
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