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Death of Jack Tornga,100, is mourned

The death of Jack G. Tornga, the club. to the Rotary Club Four-Way Crutchfield, Noah Reichmann,
100, who died last Thursday, Jan. Mr. Tornga was also a long- Test: Is it the truth? Is it fair to Isaac Mosher, Juliet Mosher,
20, 2022 is being mourned by time member of Plymouth First all concerned? Will it build Jackson Smith and Eleanor
members of the Plymouth Noon United Methodist Church. goodwill and better friendships? Smith.
Rotary Club where he was one He attributed his longevity, Will it be beneficial to all con- Memorials may be made to
of the longest serving members. when asked by friends, to his cerned? the Plymouth Rotary
Mr. Tornga was a beloved positive attitude and the Mr. Tornga was preceded in Foundation, P.O. Box 6464,
member of the community and philosophies by which he said death by his wife of many years, Plymouth, MI 48170. Private cre-
the club and his bright smile he attempted to live his life. Virginia. Among his survivors mation services were arranged
and ready wit were his trade- "It's nice to be important, but are his daughters, Christine and Mr. Tornga's cremains will
mark, friends said. Mr. Tornga it's more important to be nice," (Charles)Bush and Gretchen be interred in the Plymouth
retired from Ford Motor Credit was one of his credos, along Beems; his grandchildren, First United Methodist Church
Co. and was a past president of with "Once a task is begun, Heather (Joshua) Reichmann, Memorial Garden.
the Rotary Club where he also never leave it till it's done. Be Andrew (Gabriela) Mosher, Dr. Memorials may be made to
served in many capacities and the labor great or small, do it Megan Beems and Meredith the Plymouth Rotary
on several committees during well or not at all." Mr. Tornga (Matthew) Smith, and his great- Foundation, P.O. Box 6464,
his decades of membership in also often quoted his adherence grandchildren, Tyler (Taylor) Plymouth, MI 48170. Jack Tornga
Sumpter offers warming center for residents

Sumpter Township Public Township Community Center at the 43 in Wayne County that offer
Safety Director/Police Chief Eric 23501 Sumpter Road is open as a ” this safety measure to the public.
Luke recently reminded mem- warming station whenever need- Sumpter Township is one of only nine He said that erroneous informa-
bers of the board of trustees and ed by any resident of the town- communities of the 43 in Wayne County that tion about availability at the
residents that the township con- ship. He said the regular hours warming center had been circu-
tinues to offer a 24-hour warming are 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday offer this safety measure to the public. lating in the township.
center, available during the through Friday but that extended Luke added that information
recent inclement weather. weekday hours and arrange- about the availability of the serv-
Luke's comments came during ments for weekend hours are important to township residents Luke stressed that the com- ice at the community center was
the regular meeting of the town- available during extreme situa- during the extreme cold in the munity center offers 24-hour available on township website
ship board last week. He tions such as the recent intem- area recently and the predicted shelter, if necessary, for residents and Facebook to ensure that the
explained that during danger- perate temperatures. Luke said cold weather anticipated in the and that Sumpter Township is public knew of the availability of
ously cold weather the Sumpter this information was especially area. one of only nine communities of the service.
Recycling center safety measures remain in effect

The Sumpter Township ed by center volunteers. Vehicle ” than the passenger compart-
Recycling Center remains open windows should remain closed ment. Ensure that the items to be
for residents' use, but township and visitors should have identifi- The precautions continue in effect dropped off for recycling are
officials enacted safety precau- cation proving township resi- as increased cases of the omicron clearly labeled or identified and
tions to ensure the safety of both dence should be available to dis- limit the other items in the truck,
volunteers staffing and those vis- play. Volunteers have adjusted variant of the COVID-19 virus are reported in the state. to avoid confusion, officials said.
iting the center. The precautions operations to include 6-feet of Tire recycling is not available.
continue in effect as increased physical distancing and Those who fail to comply with
cases of the omicron variant of enhanced cleaning and disinfect- remove most items from the vehi- Items should be packaged in a the safety precautions will be
the COVID-19 virus are reported ing at the center. cles but if staff members can't cardboard box, paper bag or turned away, officials said, as the
in the state. Items to be dropped off at the maintain a safe physical distance plastic bag that does not need to procedures, which have been in
While the anticipated long center should be in the truck of while unloading items, residents be returned to the resident. effect since last year, were enact-
wait times at the center have the vehicle, the bed of a truck or may be asked to unload the recy- Place all items to be dropped off ed for the safety of both residents
abated during the past few in a trailer. Volunteers will clables, officials said. in the trunk of the vehicle rather and volunteers.
months, the no-contact proce-
dures for dropping off items at
the recycling center continue.
Residents should remain in their
vehicles unless otherwise direct-

PARC

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game changer for artistic per-
formances and other events in
the greater Plymouth communi-
ty.”
Melding that original archi-
tecture and enhancing the his-
toric features of the 1917-built
space provided some challenges,
Grieger explained.
The school district had
approved the installation of
dropped ceilings and soffits
sometime around 1960, com-
pletely covering the original fix-
tures.
Old photographs from various
Plymouth High School year-
books revealed there was a dec-
orative proscenium arch above
the stage, and sections of the
plaster moldings could be seen
from certain interior access
points on the second floor, but no
one was entirely certain how
much of the historic detail
remained intact behind the lay-
ers of drywall and ceiling tiles.
As demolition began, workers
discovered the original prosce-
nium arch, moldings and col-
umn in place, although repair of
missing plaster details required
meticulous attention.
The new space is designed,
she said, for flexible use and
technology has provided some
key elements in the new space.
Retractable auditorium-style
seating was selected to accom-
modate events that may require
tables and chairs. New rooms
overlooking the theater were
added on the second floor to
house the advanced sound and
light technology, including a
camera system with the ability to
both record and live-stream per-
formances.
A grand opening of the Jack
Wilcox Theater will be sched-
uled within the next weeks,
Grieger said.
For more information, call
(734) 927-4090 or email info@ply-
mouthparc.com.