Pancake benefit is planned
            
            
              A benefit pancake breakfast sponsored by
            
            
              the Community Assistance Foundation is
            
            
              planned for 8-10:30 a.m. March 2 at Romulus
            
            
              Community United Methodist Church, 11160
            
            
              OliveSt. inRomulus.
            
            
              The breakfast has been planned by the
            
            
              501 c 3 organization to help the family of
            
            
              Nikki Spicer Kuta who died last month after
            
            
              a 2-year battle with cancer. The medical bills
            
            
              have left the family in a difficult financial
            
            
              position and inneed of help. Mrs. Kuta is sur-
            
            
              vived by her husband, Justin, a son, Blake, 16
            
            
              and a daughter, Emmalyn, 2.
            
            
              For tickets or additional information, con-
            
            
              tact Shelby Spicer, (734) 560-3646, Shannon
            
            
              Spicer, (734) 560-3395 or Marry Ann Watts,
            
            
              (313) 820-6754.
            
            
              Tickets will be available at the door and
            
            
              all donationswill be appreciated.
            
            
              Donations sought for family
            
            
              Donations are being sought by friends and
            
            
              neighbors to help Ray and Michelle Malia
            
            
              who lost their home at 34040Glover inWayne
            
            
              to a fireFeb. 1.
            
            
              Donations can be mailed to Rita Mach,
            
            
              P.O. Box 113, Wayne, MI 48184, c/o the Malia
            
            
              family.
            
            
              For more information or to make other
            
            
              donations, contact Michelle Malia at (734)
            
            
              833-3985 orRayMaila at (734) 799-6165.
            
            
              Senior bingo scheduled
            
            
              Bingo, which improvesmemory and offers
            
            
              senior a chance to win money, is offered at 1
            
            
              p.m. every second and fourthThursday at the
            
            
              WayneCommunityCenter.
            
            
              The games are a fundraiser for the
            
            
              GoldenHour Club.
            
            
              The Wayne Community Center is located
            
            
              at 4635HoweRoad inWayne.
            
            
              Reading programunder way
            
            
              The Adult Winter Reading Program at the
            
            
              Romulus Library, Hot Reads for ColdNights,
            
            
              is currently under way and will continue
            
            
              untilMarch 31.
            
            
              For every book read, participants will be
            
            
              entered into a weekly drawing for prizes.
            
            
              Must be 18 or older to participate.
            
            
              Register by calling the library at (734) 942-
            
            
              7589. The program is sponsored by the
            
            
              Friends of theLibrary
            
            
              Snowman contest under way
            
            
              Plymouth residents can now enter the
            
            
              annual snowman photo contest sponsored by
            
            
              the parks and recreationdepartment.
            
            
              To enter, participants should build a snow-
            
            
              man, dress him up, and take a picture, then
            
            
              drop-off the picture at the City of Plymouth
            
            
              Recreation Office or email it to Lauren at
            
            
              lobsniuk@ci.plymouth.mi.us [mailto:lob-
            
            
              sniuk@ci.plymouth.mi.us].
            
            
              Photos must be received, along with the
            
            
              child's name, address, phone number and
            
            
              email address of the person submitting the
            
            
              picture before 4:30 p.m. March 1.
            
            
              Judging will take place the week of March
            
            
              4th and thewinner will be announcedMarch
            
            
              11.
            
            
              Tax assistance available
            
            
              Tax assistance is available by appoint-
            
            
              ment only every Wednesday through April 3
            
            
              at the Wayne Community Center, 4635 Howe
            
            
              Road inWayne.
            
            
              No age or residency restriction applies.
            
            
              Clientsmust file basic/simple forms onlyto
            
            
              have preparations done at this site. All taxes
            
            
              will be e-filed (electronically filed).
            
            
              For appointments, call (734) 721-7460.
            
            
              Computer classes offered
            
            
              Computer classes are now being offered
            
            
              at theRomulus Library.
            
            
              All classes free of charge. Register by call-
            
            
              ing the library at (734)942-7589.
            
            
              There are oftenhavewait lists for comput-
            
            
              er classes so students are asked to notify the
            
            
              library when they are unable to attend so
            
            
              that another person can take advantage of
            
            
              the class.
            
            
              Classes planned include:
            
            
              PublisherBasics: 9-10 a.m. March 9.
            
            
              Publisher Advanced: 10-11 a.m. March 9.
            
            
              Uploading photos to your computer (bring
            
            
              your digital camera and cable): 9-11 a.m.
            
            
              March 23.
            
            
              Book club invites readers
            
            
              The Romulus Library hosts book discus-
            
            
              sions from 7-8 p.m. on the second Monday of
            
            
              each month. Book discussions are free and
            
            
              open to all, age 18 and up. No need to regis-
            
            
              ter. Library staff can assist you in getting a
            
            
              copy of the book. For more information, call
            
            
              the library at 734-942-7589.
            
            
              Books scheduled for discussion include:
            
            
              March 11: The Book of Joe by Jonathan
            
            
              Tropper
            
            
              April 8: OPioneers byWillaCather
            
            
              May 13: The Light Between Oceans by
            
            
              M.L. Stedman
            
            
              June 10: What's Eating Gilbert Grape by
            
            
              PeterHedges
            
            
              July 8: TheOrientalist byTomReese
            
            
              Aug. 12: Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn
            
            
              West
            
            
              Sept. 9: What Alice Forgot by Liane
            
            
              Moriarty
            
            
              Fish fries planned
            
            
              First United Methodist Church of Wayne
            
            
              will host Friday Fish Fries from 4: 30 -7 p.m.
            
            
              untilMarch 22.
            
            
              Fish dinner includes baked or fried fish,
            
            
              baked potato or French fries, vegetable, Cole
            
            
              slaw and a roll. Children's meals are also
            
            
              available, with nuggets or one piece of fish,
            
            
              French fries, vegetable slaw and a roll. Cost
            
            
              is $9 for adults and $4 for children. Home
            
            
              made pies are also available for $1 a slice.
            
            
              The church is located at 3 Town Square,
            
            
              Wayne Michigan across from the Wayne Post
            
            
              office. The church is handicap accessible.
            
            
              Formore information, call (734) 721-4801
            
            
              Lenten Fish Fries planned
            
            
              St. Aloysius Catholic Church will host all-
            
            
              you-can-eat Fish Fries from 4:30 until 7 p.m.
            
            
              every Friday during Lent, continuing  March
            
            
              1, 8, 15 and 22.
            
            
              Dinners include fried fish, macaroni and
            
            
              cheese, seasoned potatoes or French fries,
            
            
              green beans, Cole slaw, dinner roll, dessert
            
            
              and a beverage.
            
            
              Adult dinners are $8, children 10 and
            
            
              younger $4 and those younger than 3 eat free
            
            
              withan adult dinner purchase.
            
            
              Carry out dinners are $8.
            
            
              The church is located at 37200 Neville St.
            
            
              inRomulus.
            
            
              Formore information, call (734) 941-5056.
            
            
              Legislator setsmeetings
            
            
              Bricks 4 Kidz set
            
            
              Get ready for lots of building and fun with
            
            
              motorized models that rock, roll and spin.
            
            
              Childrenwill follow step by stepmodel plans
            
            
              to create and learn about two favorite Bricks
            
            
              4 Kidz vehicles.  The children will also be
            
            
              able to explore setting his or her creations in
            
            
              motion using LEGO® wireless remote con-
            
            
              trols.  Young builders from 5-9 will experi-
            
            
              ence the hands-on fun of seeing a model
            
            
              come together piece by piece fromconcept to
            
            
              completion.  The project instructions tap into
            
            
              both the visual and kinesthetic learning
            
            
              styles ofmany children.
            
            
              Theworkshop is planned from9 a.m. until
            
            
              noon on March 2. The fee is $50 or $35 for
            
            
              City of Plymouth residents.
            
            
              For more information, view the  Fall
            
            
              2012/Winter 2013 Recreation Brochure
            
            
              [http://www.ci.plymouth.mi.us/admin/Docum
            
            
              entView.aspx?DID=988&DL=1]  or check us
            
            
              out online at  www.ci.plymouth.mi.us/recre-
            
            
              ation [http://www.ci.plymouth.mi.us/
            
            
              index.aspx?NID=21] or call (734)455-6620 for
            
            
              more information.  The recreation office
            
            
              front counter is open from noon until 4:30
            
            
              p.m. Monday through Friday.  On-line
            
            
              Registration is open 24/7 at https://www.ply-
            
            
              mouthwebtrac.net/ [https://www.plymouth-
            
            
              webtrac.net/] .  Please register early to avoid
            
            
              cancellations.
            
            
              Study training sessions scheduled
            
            
              Frog and Toad Survey training sessions
            
            
              for those interested in monitoring the health
            
            
              of the Rouge River will take place during the
            
            
              month of March.  Four area training sessions
            
            
              have been planned including the first at
            
            
              Northville Township Hall from 10 a.m. until
            
            
              noon onMarch 2. A session is also planned at
            
            
              Summit on the Park in Canton from 7-9 p.m.
            
            
              March 5. A third session is planned from 10
            
            
              a.m. until noon March 9 at Farmington Hills
            
            
              City Hall and the final sessionwill take place
            
            
              from 7-9 p.m. March 13 at the E.L. Johnson
            
            
              NatureCenter inBloomfieldHills.
            
            
              Each training session will focus on frog
            
            
              and toad identification skills in order to help
            
            
              volunteers determine different species out in
            
            
              the field.
            
            
              Frogs and toads are considered excellent
            
            
              indicators of the environmental quality.  The
            
            
              more species a site can support, the better
            
            
              thehabitat.
            
            
              Training sessions are open to anyone,
            
            
              child or adult, who is concerned about the
            
            
              environment andwants to play an active role
            
            
              in monitoring its health.  The sessions are
            
            
              free and pre-registration is required. To reg-
            
            
              ister, call the Friends of the Rouge at
            
            
              (313)792-9621 or email monitoring@ther-
            
            
              ouge.org.
            
            
              Clothing give away set
            
            
              Middlebelt Baptist Church members will
            
            
              host another Clothing Give Away from 9 a.m.
            
            
              until 2 p.m. March 2 at the church, 943
            
            
              Middlebelt Road in Inkster.
            
            
              There will be clothing for children,
            
            
              women andmen available.
            
            
              Formore information, call (734) 728-3838.
            
            
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              February 28, 2013
            
            
              CITY OF ROMULUS
            
            
              PLANNING COMMISSION
            
            
              NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
            
            
              ON A PROPOSED SPECIAL LAND USE
            
            
              DTE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TOWER
            
            
              36320 EUREKA ROAD
            
            
              Pursuant to Michigan Public Act 110 of 2006, as amended (The Michigan Zoning Enabling Act), notice is hereby
            
            
              given that the City of Romulus will hold a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. on
            
            
              Monday, March 18, 2013
            
            
              for the pur-
            
            
              pose of considering a Special Land Use proposal. The public hearing will be held at the Romulus City Hall
            
            
              Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus MI 48174-1485.
            
            
              The Planning Commission has set the public hearing to consider a request for a proposed DTE wireless commu-
            
            
              nication tower located on a 30.86+/-acre parcel at 39320 Eureka Road between Huron River Drive and Wahrman
            
            
              Road. Parcel #’s 82 -80-116-99-0001-704. Zoning: M-2 General Industrial District. Wireless Communication
            
            
              Facilities are permitted in the M-2 General Industrial District, subject to Special Land Use Approval. Copies of
            
            
              the application are available for review at City Hall during regular business hours.
            
            
              All interested parties are encouraged to attend and will be given an opportunity to comment on said request.
            
            
              Written comments may be submitted until 12:00 noon, Monday, March 18, 2013 and should be addressed to
            
            
              Carol Maise, City Planner, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI 48174-1485.
            
            
              Ellen Craig-Bragg, City Clerk
            
            
              City of Romulus, Michigan
            
            
              Publish: February 28, 2013
            
            
              CITY OF ROMULUS
            
            
              NOTICE
            
            
              2013 BOARD OF REVIEW
            
            
              To the taxpayers of the City of Romulus:  The Board of Review will meet in the Romulus City Hall, (Lower
            
            
              Level) Community Room, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI  48174 on the following dates and times by
            
            
              APPOINTMENT ONLY
            
            
              FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVIEWING THE ASSESSMENT ROLL.  Please come
            
            
              prepared, as an eight (8) minute time limit before the Board will be strictly adhered to.
            
            
              Meeting dates are as follows:
            
            
              March 11, 2013:
            
            
              9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
            
            
              March 12, 2013:
            
            
              2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
            
            
              March 13, 2013:
            
            
              9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
            
            
              Residents and Non-Residents may appeal by (1) making an appointment to appear before the Board OR (2) in
            
            
              writing (personal appearance is not required).  The Board of Review MUST receive all written appeals no later
            
            
              than March 13, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.
            
            
              Property owners may appoint and authorize a representative to appear on their behalf.  All Representatives or
            
            
              Agents MUST submit original, notarized, current proof of authorization to act on behalf of the property owner as
            
            
              a prerequisite to appeal to the Board of Review.
            
            
              To schedule an appointment, please call the City of Romulus Department of Assessment at 734-942.7520
            
            
              between 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
            
            
              Publish:
            
            
              02/21/2013
            
            
              02/28/2013
            
            
              03/07/2013
            
            
              Invitation to Bid
            
            
              Sealed bids for Lawn Maintenance Services for the Westwood Community School District
            
            
              will be accepted until 2:00 PM, Tuesday, March 12, 2013 in the Business Office,
            
            
              Westwood Community School District, 3335 S. Beech Daly, Dearborn Heights, Michigan
            
            
              48125.  Specifications may be picked up at the above location beginning on Tuesday,
            
            
              February 26, 2013.
            
            
              Publish: February 28, 2013
            
            
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              ALENDAR
            
            
              An evening of “Old Time Rock 'N
            
            
              Roll,” featuring Steve King and the
            
            
              Dittilies and tasty fare from area restau-
            
            
              rants is being planned by members of the
            
            
              Partnership for Arts and Humanities in
            
            
              Canton Township. The fundraiser will
            
            
              begin at 7 p.m. March 2 at The Village
            
            
              Theater at CherryHill.
            
            
              The event will benefit the Partnership
            
            
              for the Arts and Humanities, a local non-
            
            
              profit organization dedicated to support-
            
            
              ing the growth of cultural arts in the
            
            
              Canton community.
            
            
              This fundraiser will begin with a
            
            
              reception featuring appetizers from
            
            
              Antonio's Cucina Italiana, Hayden's Grill
            
            
              &Bar andPanache 447.
            
            
              In addition, the Showroom of
            
            
              Elegance and Indigo Salon and Day Spa
            
            
              will be onsite offering special compli-
            
            
              mentary promotions.
            
            
              An “Old Time Rock 'N Roll” concert
            
            
              will begin at 8 p.m.  The event is being
            
            
              sponsored by Gil-Mar Manufacturing
            
            
              Co.,Pinnacle Homes, Reliable Carriers,
            
            
              MSA Delivery Service, Blackwell Ford
            
            
              and Beztak Properties, Poco, Plante
            
            
              Moran, Ashley Capital LLC, andKennedy
            
            
              Nemier Insurance.
            
            
              Tickets are $30 and include the wel-
            
            
              come reception.  Purchase is available
            
            
              online at www.cantonvillagetheater.org or
            
            
              by calling (734) 394-5460.
            
            
              The Village Theater at Cherry Hill is
            
            
              located at 50400 Cherry Hill Road. For
            
            
              more information, call (734) 394-5300 or
            
            
              visit www.cantonvillagetheater.org. To
            
            
              learn more about the Partnership for the
            
            
              Arts and Humanities, visit www.partner-
            
            
              shipforarts.org.
            
            
              Rock ‘n’ roll
            
            
              Fundraiser set for Saturday night
            
            
              Steve King and the Dittilies