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Arts council birthday party set
The Plymouth Community Arts Council
will celebrate the 45th birthday of the organi-
zation with a party and silent auction
fundraiser from 7-10 p.m. Jan. 31 at their
offices, 774N. SheldonRoad inPlymouth.
Wine, hors d'oeuvres and desserts along
with livemusic are planned.
RSVPs are recommended but tickets are
not required. Donations will be accepted at
check-in. To RSVP or for more information,
call (734) 416-4278.
Daddy Daughter Dance set
The City of Plymouth Recreation
Department will sponsor the third annual
Daddy Daughter Dance from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 31 or Saturday, Feb. 1.
The dance will take place at the Cultural
Center Reception Room, 525 Farmer in
Plymouth and will include a DJ, light
refreshments and snacks. Souvenir photos
and packages will be available to order.
Semi-Formal, dressy-casual attire is recom-
mended.
Advance ticket purchase is required and
no walk-ins will be accepted. The cost is $10
per person.
For tickets or information, call (734) 455-
6620.
Community Baby Shower is planned
Plymouth Community UnitedWay is plan-
ning aBaby Shower and everyone is invited.
Individuals as well as companies, service
clubs, and churches can join in the fun by
donating new bottles, formula, bibs, crib
sheets, blankets (handmade accepted), dia-
pers, baby clothes up to size 3T, convertible
car seats, cribs, strollers, and monitors. The
itemswill be distributed to low-incomemoth-
ers in Plymouth, Canton and Western Wayne
County.
United Way is offering a range of ways to
participate from dropping off items at the
office to holding a special event like a baby
shower.
"We want to help low-income mothers and
single mothers who can't afford these items
and may fall through the cracks when they
seek help," said Marie Morrow, Plymouth
CommunityUnitedWay president.
Donations are being accepted at
Plymouth Community United Way, 960 W.
AnnArbor Trail, Suite 2, Plymouth, MI 48170.
For information, contact Randi Williams at
(734)
453-6879,
Ext.
7
or
randi.williams@pcuw.org.
Art Housemembers exhibit work
The 8th Annual Members Exhibit at the
Northville Art House is planned from Feb. 7
throughMarch. 1.
The exhibition will open with a reception
from 6-9 p.m. Feb. 7 and continue from 1-5
p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. This
yearly showwas designed to say thank you to
everyone who has supported the growth and
creativity of the arts in Northville as the
artist members exhibit their various tech-
niques and styles.
For additional information, call (248) 344-
0497 or visit www.northvillearthouse.org.
Legal assistance offered
Wayne County Neighborhood Legal
Services of Michigan will offer a free presen-
tation and assistance at 10 a.m. Feb. 5 at the
Wayne Community Center, 4635 Howe Road
inWayne.
Themeeting and assistance is for those 60
and older and pre-registration is required.
An expert legal staff will provide free legal
assistance to seniors on most civil cases,
including guardianship, conservatorship,
wills, trusts, power of attorney, nursing
homes, Medicare/Medicaid andmuchmore.
To register or for more information, call
(734) 721-7460. through Wayne Senior
ServicesOffice (734-721-7460)
Genealogists tomeet
Dick Doherty will be the guest speaker at
the 1:15 p.m. Feb. 9 meeting of the Northville
Genealogical Society.
Doherty's lecture will focus on obtaining
records fromIreland and cost-effectivemeth-
ods for accessing them from North America.
Included are recent Irish repository initia-
tives that make indexes and images available
online. Doherty lectures in the U.S., Canada
and Ireland and is a past-president of three
genealogical societies and is also a delegate
to the Federation of Genealogical Societies
and theMichiganGenealogical Council.
The meeting will take place at the
Northville District Library, 212 W. Cady in
Northville and is open to the public at no
cost.
Individual help on genealogy is offered in
the Local History Room at the Northville
District Library from 1-3 p.m. Monday after-
noons.
For more information contact Mary
Hazlett, (734) 459-5493.
Pilot to speak at museum
The Yankee Air Museum Historic
Presentation Night speaker this month will
be Lt. Col Joe Rukowski, USAF (Ret.) who
will discuss his experiences as an A-10
Warthog pilot during theGulfWar in 1991.
His presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 5 in the general purpose room at the
YankeeAirMuseum, 47884D. St. Belleville.
Formore information, call (734) 483-4030.
Daddy-Daughter DateNight set
The Wayne Westland Parks and
Recreation Department is sponsoring a
Daddy Daughter Date Night beginning with
photos at 6 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Wayne
CommunityCenter.
The event will be an evening of square
dancing and include photos from 6-7 when
dancing will begin. The $12 per couple resi-
dent fee includes dancing, refreshments and
a corsage. Non-resident fee is $13. The event
will end at 8:30 p.m.
Additional daughters tickets are $5 for
both residents andnon-residents.
Photos are priced at $10.
Registration is limited to 215. For more
information, call (734)721-7400.
Tribute concert planned
The Progressive Club in Romulus will
host a Valentines Tribute to the Legends
beginning at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15.
Included will be tributes to The Blues
Brothers, Toby Keith, Ray Charles, Stevie
Wonder and Ronnie Milsap by professional
artists.
The doors will open at 6 p.m. Only 150
tickets at $15 are available and can be pur-
chased at the Romulus Chamber of
Commerce office at the corner of Shook and
Bibbins roads. Reservations are available at
(734)893-0694 or (734) 718-3137.
All proceeds will be used for The
Progressive ClubMaintenance Fund, a 501 ©
4 organization. The club is located at 11580
OzgaRoad inRomulus.
Library fundraiser includes auction
The annual auction fundraiser to support
the Plymouth Historical Museum will begin
at 6 p.m. Feb. 15 at Fox Hills Golf and
Banquet Center, 8768NorthTerritorial Road.
Tickets are priced at $75 per person and
include dinner, a live auction, raffles and
performances by 12-year-old Makenzie
Ryder and the Plymouth Fife and Drum
Corps.
Tickets are available at the museum or at
www.plymouthhistory.org using PayPal.
Tickets shouldbe purchasedbyFeb. 7.
Formore information, call (734) 455-8940.
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January 30, 2014
Board of Commissioners. McNamara serves
as chair of the commission's Public Services
Committee, is board chair of Wayne County
Head Start, a board member of the Wayne
County Airport Authority and is finance
chair of Southeast Michigan Council of
Governments (SEMCOG).
LikeWild, some pretty impressive creden-
tials.
We cannot help but find the campaign
statements from these two candidates inter-
esting as they are, far more similar than
probably either candidate would like. While
the language differs slightly, bothMcNamara
and Wild see the same problems. They both
cite the need for change in the office of the
Wayne County Executive and in the way the
county operates. They are both calling for
transparency and they both say better finan-
cialmanagement is needed.
These two Democrats are pretty equally
matched in this political race and it will be
interesting to see how their plans and ideas
for cleaning up Wayne County differ during
the campaign.
As it stands now, voters will face a difficult
choiceAug. 5.
Executive
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supports the project to re-purpose the nearly
100-year-old school through the PARC proj-
ect.
“We represent all the community and all
the students and the board wants a peaceful
resolution. We hope this can get resolved in a
way that is peaceful.”Meissen said.
Plymouth Mayor Dan Dwyer said he
believes that all the “great things that hap-
pen are done by the community, not by the
city.
“All I'm hearing is ‘let-us-decide’,” Dwyer
said. “I'm only asking we listen and keep an
openmind.”
Representatives from the Plymouth-
Canton Steelers junior football league, the
Cruisers SwimTeamand theMiracleLeague
of Plymouthalso asked for support.
In a passionate closing plea, Soenen said,
“What we are fighting for is the kids and the
quality of life.”
Meeting
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