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CANTON - PLYMOUTH

Helping out

Club collects items for clothing bank

Julie Brown ”
Staff Writer Community service

The Plymouth-Canton is important to the members.
Community Schools Clothing We're cognizant we
Bank, housed at Salem High
School, is a help to many mem- live in the community,
bers of the community.
“They serve hundreds and
hundreds of families a year,”
noted Plymouth Democratic those served by First Step. First The Plymouth library lobby
Club member Mary Bartek. Her Step helps victims of domestic facing Union Street has a box for
club project for Martin Luther violence and sexual assault. the new socks and underwear as
King Jr. Day was a collection of Bartek said new socks and well as shirts, warm gloves and
clothing, continuing through the underwear are the biggest need. mittens.
end of January at the Plymouth “It has to be clothing you would Bartek said gently used cloth-
District Library, 223 S. Main. have your child wear to school,” ing is also welcome provided it's
“This is one of the community she said. wearable and in good shape.
service projects” of the club, “Community service is impor- Last year, the club collected 475
said member Brad Flynn. tant to the members. We're cog- pairs of new socks and 550 new
“People wanted to do something nizant we live in the communi- undergarments, and lots of
for Martin Luther King Day.” ty,” added Flynn. warm hats.
The clothing collection has Some Plymouth Democratic The 200 members of the
been going on for some six Club members don't like to do Plymouth Democratic Club
years, noted Bartek, adding the political canvassing, “But help- meet at the Plymouth District Brad Flynn and Mary Bartek are among Plymouth Democratic Club
clothes collected help students ing their community is a valu- Library, usually the second members working on the clothing drive to help the Plymouth-Canton
and their families as well as able thing to them,” he said. Tuesday of each month. Community Schools Clothing Bank.
New management at Hilltop course OK'd

Members of the Plymouth new contract is expected to should eventually turn the more effectively. We're not going Clinton said. “I am confident
Township Board of Trustees are become official at the end of course into a money-maker after to make millions off this con- from what we've heard from
hoping to score a little more February, according to township several years of losing money. tract, but the course should stop ADM that it will be more aggres-
“green” with a new management officials. “Granted, we probably won't being a money-loser, which is sive in increasing revenue and
firm at Hilltop Golf Course. Township Supervisor Kurt make money the first year and our goal.” decreasing costs. It's a positive
The township-owned course Heise said he favored the new probably not the second year of Township Treasurer Mark move all the way around.”
will now be managed by ADM agreement. the contract, but according to Clinton was also favorably ADM and Billy Casper were
Ventures, Inc which will replace “This contract is very favor- projections, the course will stop impressed with the ADM plan. the only two bidders for the con-
Billy Casper Golf Management, able to the township,” Heise losing money once ADM is “In my opinion, ADM's model tract. ADM also operates
the firm that has operated the said. “The contract provides a allowed to make improvements is superior to what we had in Cattails Golf Course in South
course for several years. The profit-sharing concept that to the course and to market it place with Billy Casper Golf,” Lyon.
School district Wind Ensemble is honored by educators

The Wind Ensemble of the all school grade levels including “Our Wind Ensemble had an forget.” and led the ensemble to make
Plymouth-Canton Educational colleges. amazing year in 2018, and the Thomann gave special recog- music a priority, and went above
Park was one of the featured G. Jonathan Thomann, direc- honor of being selected for the nition to the graduating seniors and beyond to help our band
performers recently at the pres- tor of bands at the Plymouth- Michigan Music Conference was who were members of the Wind have an extremely successful
tigious conference of music edu- Canton Educational Park, was icing on the cake for all of their Ensemble last year. school year last year. I hope that
cators in Michigan. notified of the honor by email accomplishments,” said “All of our band members, they are proud of their pursuit of
The Michigan Music from the president of the Thomann. “This invitation to particularly our seniors, played a musical excellence and that they
Conference (MMC) is attended Michigan School Band and perform at MMC in front of a critical role in helping our band know that their legacy will be
annually by more than 9,000 Orchestra Association (MSBOA) large audience of some of the in attaining this honorable invi- remembered for years to come.”
music educators each year. The last May. The Wind Ensemble is most talented music educators tation,” Thomann said. “All of The Wind Ensemble will per-
attendees include teachers of the top band ensemble in the and students in the state will be our graduating seniors came to form a special send-off perform-
both professional musicians and Plymouth-Canton school district. an experience they will never rehearsal each day prepared ance at the Village Theater.
Jabara things that keep you young. But Republican Club Donates to First Step
keeping busy is I think a plus.”
He's currently active on the Members of the Western
FROM PAGE 1 Greater Plymouth-Canton Wayne County Republican Club
Service Project to benefit Kids presented a 'truckful' of dona-
lies but raised as twins in many Coalition Against Hunger and tions to First Step recently.
ways, he said. local food pantries, and with Republican Club members
Jabara's North Dakota grand- other projects. collected enough donations to
son is a policeman in a small “We have a lot of good things fill the cargo area of an SUV
town outside Minot, while his that happen in this town,” said which were all donated to First
Las Vegas granddaughter sells Jabara. He lists Kellogg Park, Step, a non-profit agency that
real estate. His third grand- the Plymouth District Library, provides services for victims of
daughter calls Florida home the Penn Theatre, and the domestic and sexual violence.
and will soon have a visit from Plymouth Historical Museum. Donations were raised at the
him. “We have a lot of activity. And club Pizza and Politics event State Rep. Laura Cox; State keynote speaker at the event.
Jabara said of his long life, it's good,” said Jabara, adding which took place at Rose's Sen. Patrick Colbeck; Wayne The Western Wayne County
“The main thing is having good the Art in the Park, Plymouth Restaurant in Canton County Commissioner Terry Republican Club promotes
genes. There's no secret. I try to Fall Festival and Plymouth Ice Township. The evening was Marecki and recently re-elected political awareness, encourages
take care of myself.” Festival “that make this a great planned to collect the donations State Rep. Jeff Noble. participation in political affairs,
His sibling, Kal is now 92 and community.” and to celebrate the contribu- Cox, who is also the chair of works for responsible and limit-
an older sister is almost 94. He adds, “My philosophy is tions of elected officials who the House Appropriations ed government and supports
Jabara's mom lived to age 90. take some, put some back. Too served during the past years Committee, and now the lead- Republican candidates, a
“Just longevity,” he said. “I'm many takers and not enough including former Wayne County ing candidate for Michigan spokesman explained.
sure there's probably other givers.” Commissioner Joe Barone; Republican Party chair, was the Meetings take place monthly.

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