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Mayor’s Ball is Saturday
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State Rep. Jewell Jones (D-Inkster)
was critical of a recent bill enacted in the
House of Representatives making
English the official language of
Michigan.
Jones, along with several other
Democratic representatives, said that
the new designation would serve only to
promote further political division among
residents.
The bill-HB4053-was introduced
abruptly in theHouse last week. It would
require that English be the official lan-
guage used in all public documents and
in all public meetings. Similar policies
have been enacted in 32 other states. It
was sponsored by Rep. Tom Barrett, R-
Potterville. He claims that it simply cod-
ifies into law what is already being prac-
ticed in the state.
“It's sad and disappointing that a
majority of state legislators felt a need to
make English the official state language.
This bill pits party against party and per-
son against person when there is no real
problem with the language government
uses to do itswork,” Jones said.
He added that he felt this bill was also
“dangerous, because it makes refugees,
recent immigrants and those with limit-
ed English abilities fear that they won't
be able to get help from police, the
courts or the state Legislature in a lan-
guage they canunderstand.”
Jones said that the Legislature should
be not be “voting for bills that polarize
our communities but do nothing to cre-
ate good-paying jobs, improve our
schools or fix our roads.”
“I'll continue tomake sure the voice of
everyone I represent is heard in the
Capitol, no matter which language they
speak,” Jones said.
His sentiments were echoed by state
Rep. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor), who also
represents Romulus in the State House
of Representatives.
“This bill will do nothing more than
cause thousands of Michiganders to be
designated to a lower class because
English - the American version - is not
their first language,” she said.
“We have no time to waste on frivo-
lous legislation, when we should be
focused on making sure our kids are
safe, on the roads and in their schools
and communities. This is not the time to
further divide ourselves into groups of us
and them. This is the time to put being
Michiganders before such divisive poli-
tics,”Geiss concluded.
The bill was approved by a 62-46 vote
with four Democrats, including Robert
Kosowski of Westland, joining most
Republicans voting in favor of the legis-
lation.
The bill will now move to the state
Senate for a vote.
Belleville Mayor Kerreen Conley and
Romulus Mayor LeRoy Burcroff are once
again teaming up to host the 5th Annual
Mayors' Ball beginning at 6 p.m. March 3, to
support the Belleville and Romulus Boys
andGirls Clubs
During the past four years the event has
raised thousands of dollars to support the
organization which provides a safe place
for hundreds of children to go after school
when theremay be no other alternative.
The evening at the BellevilleYacht Club
(BYC) includes dinner, dancing and a live
and silent auction with all proceeds sup-
porting the Boys and Girls Clubs. Usual
attendance at the event is about 300 com-
munity and industry leaders, including
Southeastern Michigan mayors, supervi-
sors, council members, trustees, school
board members, county commissioners,
state representatives and U.S. congress
representatives, according to a prepared
release.
The Boys and Girls Club provides an
environment centered on values, respect,
education, and creativity allowing children
to grow. Funds are needed to support pro-
gramming for life skills, leadership, goal
setting, tutoring, and recreational activities
that expand the minds and imagination of
the students, positioning them to succeed
in a world that sometimes is stacked
against them, according to a statement.
Sponsorships for the Mayor's Ball are
now available at several funding levels to
fit any budget, a spokesperson said.
Donations are also being sought for the
silent and live auctions at the event.
Popular auction items are sporting event
tickets, baskets, or cash contributions
toward live auction items. All donations
are tax deductible and the organization is
a 501(c)3 designee, IDnumber 38-1387123.
For more information, contact Conley's
office at (313) 969-5183 or email mayors-
.
and felt they benefited from it. I think
just the idea of sharing their views when
they read. I think more and more people
are reading for pleasure. It's both social
and intellectual,” said Patterson, who
cited more book publicity, including
Oprah Winfrey's, contributing to book
grouppopularity.
Plymouth also hosts a Brown Bags
Books group at noon the fourth
Wednesday of the month. Plymouth's
Books on Tap is co-hosted by the Liberty
Street BrewingCo. inOldVillage.
In addition, a library science student
intern, Franco Vitella, has just started a
“Graphic Novel League” at Plymouth for
fans of that genre.
Plymouth's website is
library.org, while the Romulus Public
Library is at
.
In addition to the popular adult read-
ing groups, many libraries offer books in
a bag to allow readers to form their own
groups. Children's and teen book discus-
sions also are popular.
Other library websites with more
information are: the Northville District
Library at
the
William P. Faust Public Library of
Westland at
; the
Canton
Public
Library
at
; and the Leanna Hicks
Public Library of Inkster at
.
The WilliamP. Faust Public Library of
Westland has diverse offerings in adult
book groups. The new Nonfiction Book
Club meets at 7 p.m. on the third
Wednesday of themonth at the library on
Central CityParkway.
Westland also offers a Noontime Book
Club at noon on the last Tuesday of every
month, as well as a Science
Fiction/Fantasy Book Club which meets
at 7 p.m. on the last Wednesday of every
month. Westland also hosts a periodic
Family Book Club, with details at
under Book
DiscussionGroups.
The Canton Public Library on Canton
Center Road has ample offerings for
adult readers, including the Adult
Contemporary Book Discussion Group at
7 p.m. the third Monday of the month.
Canton also has a Seniors Book
Discussion Group at 2 p.m. the fourth
Thursday of the month (December
excluded); Lunch and a Book at noon the
second Thursday of the month and the
Nonfiction Book Group at 10 a.m. the
thirdSaturday of themonth.
The Canton library is also helping
English as a Second Language (ESL)
learners hone their language skills by
discussing books. With help from the
Plymouth-Canton Community Literacy
Council, public librarians offer a weekly
Friday book discussion. Those books are
chosen primarily based on level of text,
including cultural idioms, said program
librarianLauraFawcett.
That ESL effort also includes an every
other week gathering as language learn-
ers progress to more advanced knowl-
edge of English.
“I think it's people with common inter-
ests that enjoy an opportunity to connect.
Our book clubs are very well-attended,”
Fawcett said.”
The Canton Public Library Adult
Contemporary group members chose
books each year, while Canton librarians
pick the others and share the book
leader role on a rotating basis. About 20
people show up for lunchtime meetings,
Fawcett said.
“Occasionally we'll do award-winning
books,” she added. Canton participants
and others are reading the current Great
MIchigan Read, “X: A Novel,” in which
Ilyasah Shabazz writes with co-author
Kekla Magoon of the early years of her
late father, Malcolm X, a civil rights
activist.
“One of our main goals here at the
library is to connect people with other
people. It's nice to get out of the house for
a littlewhile,” saidFawcett.
Canton has many baby boomers who
like to read, and some attend the seniors
group. “Obviously by its title it's going to
attract a certaindemographic,” she said.
Some popular fiction authors are
occasionally chosen for library discus-
sion, and Fawcett has no problem with
that.
“It runs the gamut,” she said. “There is
something to be said for all of that,” she
noted of writers like Danielle Steel.
“Sure, Absolutely. Always.”
Clubs
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