Leaving Iowa, is a rewarding journey
about family and nostalgia, now playing
at the Tipping Point Theater in
Northville.
As the play begins, newspaper colum-
nist Don Browning is searching for the
perfect spot to scatter his Dad's ashes
years after his death. Audiences can join
him as he sets out on a solo journey
across the Midwest and through some of
the zany and emotional family road trip
vacations he took with his Dad, Mom, and
sister. Through the long stretches of corn
fields, conflicts with siblings, and the
tourist traps that litter his memories, he
rediscovers his love and admiration for
his Dad. Leaving Iowa is a rewarding
journey - one that goes beyond nostalgia
and into the very nature of families and
the joys and experiences that bind us
together.
“Since this production is a memory
play so much of it takes place in flash-
backs in the son, Don's, memory. This
allows for an opportunity to see the back-
story of the characters. It also allows for
more freedom and creativity in the char-
acters and scenes,” noted director Beth
Torrey.
“Audiences can expect to laugh a lot
and also be touched by this story. It is also
extremely relatable to all- who hasn't
taken some kind of family road trip at
some point in their life.”
Leaving Iowa performances are sched-
uled at 8 p.m. Thursdays through
Saturdays, throughMarch 8. Matinee per-
formances take place at 3 p.m. on
Saturday and 2 p.m. onSunday.
The theatre is located at 361. E. Cady
St. inNorthville. Tickets are $29 to $32 for
adults and $27 to $30 for students and
senior citizens, and are available now by
calling the box office at (248) 347-0003.
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February 19, 2015
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PLANNING COMMISSION
CITY OF INKSTER, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
RE: Case #ZC 14-09 Proposed Amendment to the Zoning Map -
Conditional Rezoning
In accordance with and pursuant to the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, Act 110 of
2006, as amended, notice is hereby given that the City of Inkster Planning
Commission will hold a public hearing on
Monday, March 9, 2015, at 6:00
p.m.
, in the Inkster City Hall Council Chamber, located at 26215 Trowbridge,
Inkster Michigan, 48141, to consider a proposed amendment to the City's Zoning
Map.
At the public hearing, the Planning Commission will consider the following amend-
ments to the Zoning Map:
1. Conditional rezoning of the rear portion of the property located at 26051 Michigan
Avenue from B-3 General Business District to M-1 Light Industrial District to
permit use of the site for a warehouse.
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OF NE ¼ & E ½ OF NW ¼ OF SEC 30. A map showing the location of the site is
provided below.
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review at the City of Inkster Community Development Department. Public com-
ments are invited and encouraged. 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, Monday, March 9, 2015. Please reference
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ORTHVILLE
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LYMOUTH
Northville teen is ‘Distinguished Young Woman’
Vivian Zhong of Northville
has been chosen as the winner
of
the
57th
Annual
Distinguished Young Women of
MichiganScholarshipProgram.
The title and $2,550 scholar-
shipwere awarded during cere-
monies at Saline High School
on Jan. 24.
Zhong won top honors in the
talent portion of the event with
her performance of a classical
Bach piano piece. She also won
top honors in physical fitness,
interview, self expression and
scholastics portions of the
event.
Zhong attends Northville
High School where she is a
member of theNational Honors
Society, the varsity pom pon on
squad and the Science
Olympiad Club. Her career goal
is to attend the University of
Michigan and become a pedia-
trician.
Zhong will represent
Michigan at the Distinguished
Young Woman of America
Scholarship Program inMobile,
Ala. in June. The fully-paid,
two-week trip is provided by the
Distinguished Young Women of
America organization. Zhong is
also eligible for many full-ride
scholarships at various colleges
around the country through the
national program.
“This was an incredibly tal-
ented group of young women
and we are so excited with the
new Distinguished Young
Woman of Michigan. She will be
an excellent representative at
statewide functions throughout
the year and also at the nation-
als in Mobile Ala.” said State
Director AngelaBobo.
The Distinguished Young
Women of Michigan is a mem-
ber of the Saline Area Chamber
of Commerce. Seventeen con-
testants from around the state
ofMichigan competed andwere
awarded a total of $7,500 in col-
lege scholarships.
Annual charity game dinner generates $90,000
Northville Tipping Point presents ‘Leaving Iowa’
The Constantino Del Signore
(CDS) Foundation is celebration
the success of the recent Wild
Game Dinner which generated
$90,000 to help open Tino's Farm,
substance abuse recovery center.
The 22nd annual dinner which
drew a capacity crowd of 900
included an assortment of appe-
tizers prior to a delicious family-
style wild game dinner, a silent
auction, a live auction, raffles and
several prizes. The crowd
increased by 100 from the record
800 who attended the event last
year, according to Richard
Asztalos, the president of the CDS
Foundation.
“Through the years, the foun-
dation has had the opportunity to
raise money for so many good
causes throughout the communi-
ty,” Asztalos said. “We have hun-
dreds of people who have sup-
ported us through the years and
they tell us how they always have
a great time at the Wild Game
Dinner event.”
Tino's Farm, a 35-acre facility
in South Lyon, is scheduled to
open in February with the sup-
port of Dawn Farms founder Jim
Balmer and under the direction
of JasonSchwartz. The purpose of
the farm is to provide substance
abuse recovery in safe and afford-
ablehousing, saidAsztalos.
The facility and foundation are
named in honor of Tino Del
Signore, a 47-year-old local man
who was known for his generosity
and philanthropic work through-
out his life. The fundraiser is
intended to carry on that legacy
through the foundation he started
about 20 years ago, Asztalos
added, and “since then thousands
of dollars have been donated to
various causes.”
“He gave so much to people,”
Asztalos said. “He had the biggest
heart in the world. After his
death, we changed the focus of
the foundation. If we save one kid
we are saving a family of people.
We are talking with organizations
about programs that can be done
at the farm. Most important is to
build the awareness of substance
abuse. There's an epidemic right
now,” he added.
The next fundraiser for the 501
©3 non-profit organizationwill be
Aug. 23, when the group hosts the
4thAnnual Barbeque on the farm,
located at 55880 Eight Mile Road,
co-sponsors by Livonia Save Our
Youth,
Families
Against
Narcotics, St. Mary Mercy
Hospital andBotsfordHospital.
Asztalos stressed that all pro-
ceeds from CDS Foundation pro-
grams are directed to Tino's Farm
and charities without any admin-
istrative costs.
Vivian Zhong
