Museumcelebrates benefactor
The annual Plymouth Historical
Museum event, “A Night FOR the
Museum,” is planned for Saturday, March
12, at theFoxHillsGoldenFox.
The event this year will celebrate
Margaret Dunning, the major benefactor
of the museum, who died last year at the
age of 104.
Community businesses have donated a
number of items for the raffle and live auc-
tion that will take place at the gala. Some
of the most unique and exciting live auc-
tion items include a personal visit from
Santa Claus, a princess party, Carrie
Underwood tickets, “really good” Detroit
Tigers tickets, a ride on a fire truck in the
Plymouth 4th of July Parade, and a private
tea at theMarkham/WilcoxHouse.
Tickets to “A Night FOR the Museum”
are still available by calling (734) 455-8940
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The evening will also include raffles, a
spirited live auction, socializing, hors
d'oeuvres, libations, music anddancing.
Cruise is raffle prize
The Michigan Philharmonic will raffle
off a cruise through the Baltic Sea,
Scandinavia andRussia for two.
The 11-night trip includes air fare and
will take place aboard the Regal Princess
of Princess CruiseLines Aug. 4-19.
Tickets for the raffle are priced at $50
and only 400will be sold.
The cruise will depart from
Copenhagen visiting the ports of Oslo,
Norway; Berlin, Germany; Tallinn,
Estonia and spend two days in St.
Petersburg, Russia, Helsinki, Finland and
Stockholm, Sweden.
The drawing of the winning ticket will
take place May 21 at the Plymouth Arts
andRecreationComplex.
The winner need not be present and
will be notifiedMay 21.
For more information contact Kate
Rosevear at (734) 455-5810.
Summer Camp registration opens
Maybury Farm will offer Day Camp for
Kids again this summer. Maybury Farm
Day Camp is a total hands-on experience
that offers a wide variety of activities that
are both educational and fun-filled,
according to Northville Community
Foundation President Jessica Striegle.
Campers will enjoy learning about farm
animals including grooming, feeding and
walking. Campers will take nature hikes,
do crafts, play games and learn team
building skills as they get to knowall about
farm life and the importance of farm ani-
mals in our everyday lives.
Maybury Farm Summer Day Camp is
open to boys and girls ages 5-12 years old.
Camp hours are 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
from June 21 until Aug. 18. There will be
no camp theweek of July 4. The cost is $60
per camper per day or $150 per week,
Tuesday through Thursday. Campers can
sign up for one day or join for a whole
week.
To register for Day Camp, call (248)374-
0200 or visit
Space is limited.
Quilt showcontinues
The 20th Annual Quilt Exhibit will take
place at the Belleville Area Museum dur-
ing themonth ofMarch.
The show this year is sponsored by the
Western Wayne County Quilt Guild and
Threads 'n' Treasurers of Belleville. Bed
turnings are planned every Friday and
Saturday. There will be a free memory
quilt presentation at the museum on
Friday, March 18.
The museum is located at 405 Main St.
indowntownBelleville. Admission is $2.
Hours are noon until 4 p.m. Wednesday
throughSaturday and 3-7 p.m. Tuesdays.
For more information, call (734) 697-
1944
Belly dancing classes begin
Introduction to Belly Dance classes will
take place from 6:15-7:15 p.m. Thursdays
beginning tonight, March 10.
The dance combines light cardio with
core strength and flexibility and will
include lessons inhip accents, undulations
and belly rolls, shimmies, and arm move-
ments. Light choreography is involved
and students will leave class having
learned a dance. No previous dance expe-
rience is required.
Recommended attire includes
yoga/sweatpants or shorts and fitted top.
This dance is traditionally performed
barefoot but students may prefer no-slip
socks/slippers or jazz shoes on the wood
floor.
The classes are restricted to those 15 or
older and the fee for the classes is $75 or
$60 for city residents.
Registration is available at the City of
Plymouth - Recreation Department,525
Farmer inPlymouth.
For more information, call (734)455-
6620
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Chamber hostsComedy/AuctionNight
A Comedy/Auction Night dinner is
being planned by the Greater Romulus
Chamber of Commerce for 6-10 p.m.
Friday, March 11 at the Marriott Hotel at
Detroit Metro Airport, 30559 Flynn Dr. in
Romulus.
Sponsorships for the event and dona-
tions of auction items are being sought.
Items such as gift baskets, artwork, sport-
ing event tickets, concert tickets, electronic
equipment and gift certificates have sold
well at previous event. Cash donations are
also being accepted.
For more information, or tickets, priced
at $45 per person, contact Betsey J.
Krampitz at (734) 893-0694.
ANight For Northville set
Abenefit for theNorthvilleEducational
Foundation, A Night For Northville is
planned from 7-11 p.m. March 12 at the
VisTa Tech Center at Schoolcraft College,
18600HaggertyRoad inLivonia.
Tickets for the event are priced at $50
per person and include hors d'oeuvres,
video horst racing, a $1,000 prize raffle, a
silent auction and a cash bar.Auction items
this year include a limited-edition Super
Bowl 50 MVP Autographed Helmet with
signatures from 25 of the Super Bowl
MVPs including Brett Star, Joe Namath,
Franco Harris, Terry Bradshaw, Joe
Montana and Tom Brady; Star Wars
Episode VII: The Force Awakens
Autographed Movie Poster with 14 signa-
tures of all the main stars and JJ Abrams
and George Lucas; The Eagles “Hotel
California” autographed sheet music with
signatures of band members including the
late Glenn Frey;One Direction signed
photo by all original band members; a
Taylor Swift signed photo and winery and
vodka distillery tours.
Guests must be 21 and older and $15 of
each ticket price is tax deductible.
For more information and ticket sales,
visit NightForNorthville.com or call (248)
344-8458..
Easter activities set
Canton Township will host the annual
Easter Bunny Pancake Breakfast and the
Easter Eggstravaganza beginning at 9 a.m.
March 19.
The breakfast will be served from 9-10
a.m. at the Summit on thePark and feature
favorite breakfast items.
Pre-registration is required and will
end March 12. Tickets must be purchased
at the Summit on the Park front desk. The
$15.25 fee for residents will not be sold at
the door and will include admission to the
EasterEggstravaganza.
The Easter Eggstravaganza will include
a variety of Easter and spring-themed
activities.
No pre-registration is required for the
Eggstravanganza but there is a $3 admit-
tance fee per child which can be paid at
the event informationbooth.
There will be continuous egg hunts
between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. in two
age categories to help keep the “hunting”
fair for even the youngest participants.
Please allow some extra time for parking,
as historically this is awell-attended event.
The grounds tend to be very wet in early
spring so please dress accordingly.
The breakfast will take place in the
Summit Grand Ballroom while the
Eggstravaganza will take place at the east
end of the building.
The Summit is located at 46000 Summit
Parkway inCanton.
For more information, call (734) 394-
5376.
Scottish research, ErieCanal
to be discussion topics
Expert Linda Last will discuss
researching Scottish background begin-
ning at 1:15 p.m. March 13 during the
meeting of the Northville Genealogical
Society.
Following her talk, and a short business
meeting and refreshments, Al Smitley will
talk about the Erie Canal, The Ditch That
Built Michigan, at 3 p.m. He will also
entertain with his banjo and songs related
to the canal.
The public is invited to attend themeet-
ing, free of charge.
The meeting will take place at the
Northville District Library, 212 West Cady,
inNorthville.
Individual help on genealogy is offered
in the Local History Room at the
Northville District Library from 1-3 p.m.
Mondays and also by appointment. For
more information contact GraceWilfong at
(248)
349-9079
or
visit
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Senator serves coffee
State Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D-
Taylor) is inviting members of the commu-
nity to join him at an upcoming coffee
hour to discuss state and local issues of
concern. Hopgood represents the 6th
Senate District, which includes the Wayne
County communities of Belleville,
Brownstown Township, Flat Rock, Huron
Township, Rockwood, Romulus, Sumpter
Township, Taylor, Van Buren Township
and Westland. The coffee hour will pro-
vide an opportunity for citizens to meet
Hopgood and share their thoughts about
current events in Lansing and the local
community.
The March Coffee Hour will take place
at 9 a.m. March 14 at Mr. Mike's, 6047North
WayneRoad inWestland.
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moved.
“I always carried it,” Spisak said.
“Always in my front pocket. I have no
idea howor exactlywhen it was lost.”
LeBlanc made Spisak's family mem-
bers promise to buy a badge-case to pro-
tect the shield from now on, rather than
theworn leather backer Spisak had been
using.
LeBlanc also noted that Spisak's
tenure with the city coincides with the
50th anniversary of Westland which will
be celebrated this year.
“You know,” Spisak said, “I have
worked for every single mayor the city
has ever had. Some liked me, some did-
n't.”
Spisak said he hoped to be able to call
the collector in California to see how he
came to have the badge but more impor-
tantly, he wanted to thank LeBlanc,
whom he has known for more than 25
years, for retrieving it and returning it to
him.
“This is a big deal,” he said. “This is a
really big deal. I gotta thank you for find-
ing it. This is pretty awesome,” he said.
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