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Legislator sets coffee hour

State Rep. Kurt Heise is hosting a coffee

hour to give residents a convenient opportu-

nity to meet with him locally and discuss

state or local issues.

Heise will be talking with residents from

7:30 to 9 a.m. on Friday, March 21 at Panera

Bread, located at 400 S. Main St. in Plymouth.

No appointment is necessary.

Heise is also available to meet with con-

stituents by appointment either in the district

or at his Lansing office. Residents are invited

to call toll free 1-855-REPKURT or e-mail

kurtheise@house.mi.gov to schedule an

appointment.

Hare applications available

The Belleville Area Council for the Arts

will again sponsor the Hares on The Square

display for 2014, formerly called Bunnies on

Main.

Applications and "Hare Cages" will be

available, upon payment of the $10 entry fee,

from March 21 through April 6 at Michigan

PC Tech located at 397 Main St., Suite 3 in

Belleville.

Completed hares must be returned to

Belleville City Hall between Tuesday, April 8

andFriday, April 11. Hares will be on display

in Fourth Street Square beginning Monday,

April 14. Prizes will be awarded at the May 5

city councilmeeting.

Full details and rules are available on the

application or by calling (734) 697-8123.

Church serving Lentenmeal

First United Methodist Church of Wayne

will serve fish dinners from 4: 30 to 7 p.m.

EveryFriday throughApril 11.

The 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. The

cost is $9 for adults and $4 for children's

meals. Homemade pies are also available for

$1 a slice.

The church is located at 3 Town Square,

Wayne across fromtheWaynePost office. The

church is handicap accessible.

Formore information, call (734) 721-4801

Charity hockey game set

Westland Mayor William R. Wild along

with his WestlandWildWings, are once again

ready to lace up their skates for the 5th

Annual Red Wing Alumni Charity hockey

game. The game will take place at the Mike

Modano Ice Arena (6210 N. Wildwood) at 7

p.m. Saturday, March 21.

Tickets for the event are $10 for adults and

$5 for children. Tickets can be purchased at

the mayor's office, the Mike Modano Ice

Arena and Wayne-Westland Federal Credit

Union, 500 S.WayneRoad. Seating is limited.

Church hosts Legacy Five

Bethany Bible Church of Belleville will

host Legacy Five in concert beginning at 7

p.m. March 22.

Advance tickets are priced at $13 and tick-

ets at the door, if available, will be $15.

Children 12 and younger will be admitted for

$7.

The church is located at 810 E. Huron

RiverDr. inBelleville.

For ticket information, call (734) 697-7456

or visit www.bethanybiblechurch.com or

www.LegacyFive.com.

Samurai exhibit is topic

The Northville District Library will host

two programs featuring the Detroit Institute

of Arts current exhibition, Samurai: Beyond

the Sword. This visual presentation explores

the world of Japanese Samurai. Broadening

the stereotype of the warrior, the program

explores the role of the military arts and the

importance of Samurai engagement in the

cultural, spiritual and art worlds of their

time.

Call (248) 349-3020 to register for the 2 p.m.

March 24 program or the program planned

for 7 p.m. March 31.

The program will take place in the main

Carlo Reading Roomof the library, located at

212West Cady St. indowntownNorthville.

Parenting classes offered

Northville Youth Assistance is offering a

four-session Love and Logic parenting class

for parents of teens from 7-9 p.m. Mondays

from March 24 - April 14 at the Northville

Community Center. The fee to participate is

$30 per person, which includes a hardcover

copy of Foster Cline's book "Parenting Teens

with Love and Logic". Space is limited, and

you advance registration is required at (248)

344-1618

or

youthassistance@twp.northville.mi.us.

State of theCity addressed

The Wayne Chamber of Commerce is

sponsoring the State of the City Luncheon

from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. March 27 at the

Woodlands of Van Buren Golf Course. The

mayor andCity ofWayne officialswill present

news surrounding economic development

efforts, the state of the business community in

Wayne, and finish with a question and

answer session if time permits.

The event will include 30 minutes of net-

working time from 11:30 until noon when

lunchwill be served. The cost is $20 formem-

bers and $25 for non-members.

For more information or to reserve a seat,

call (734) 721-0100.

Official announcement celebrated

The Main Street Kickoff Party will take

place from 6-8 p.m. March 25 at the Towne

SquarePlaza, formerlyMetroMall, inWayne.

Members of The Ripple Effect, a commu-

nity revitalization group, will make the offi-

cial announcement celebrating the recent

acceptance of Wayne into the Select Level of

theMichiganMainStreet program

There will be refreshments provided and

residents will be encouraged to share their

ideas for the future of downtownWayne.

To

RSVP,

access

waynerippleeffect@gmail.com

Democrats United setsmeetings

The Western Wayne Democrats United

will meet at 6:30 p.m. the last Thursday of

eachmonth.

The next meeting is set for March 27 at

UAW Local 174, 29841 Van Born Road in

Romulus.

According to a spokesperson, the club

members work to ensure the government is

communicating with the people by address-

ing the issues that are vital to their livelihood.

"We are committed to creating and support-

ing the communities' efforts of policy/legisla-

ture change and grassroots initiatives by

encouraging 'Get Out The Vote' because

'Primaries are Priority'," she said in a pre-

pared release.

Health coverage Expo set

Wayne County Health and Human

Services Department will sponsor a health

coverage Expo from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. March

29 at the Western Campus of Wayne County

CommunityCollegeDistrict inBelleville.

The expo will include information about

Medicaid and Health Michigan enrollment,

health insurance application support, mar-

ketplace enrollment, federally certified

Affordable Care Act navigators, environmen-

tal service, WIC services, Head Start, smok-

ing cessation, nutrition education and other

community resources.

Those attending are asked to bring proper

documentation; driver's license or identifica-

tion card, Social Security number; proof of

income. unemployment benefits for family

members and any existing health insurance

information.

The Western Campus is located at 9555

HaggertyRoad inBelleville.

For more information, access

www.waynecounty.comor call (313) 224-0810.

March IntoMadness set

The Wayne Community Center is spon-

sored March Into Madness from 6-10 p.m.

March 29.

Wayne Westland children 6-13 can enjoy a

night of swimming games pizza and pop for

$13. Non-resident fee is $16 per child.

Participants must bring a lined bathing

suit, towel, tennis shoes and lots of energy.

For registration or more information, call

(734)721-7400. The programmust have amini-

mumof 10 children or face cancellation.

Food for Fines accepted

From April 1-30, the Romulus Public

Library will accept non-perishable food

items in lieuof fines.

The library will forgive $1 in fines for each

item donated. The program is sponsored by

Gleaners andTheLibraryNetwork.

For more information, call the library at

(734) 942-7580.

Senior driving programoffered

The AARP will offer a refresher driving

course for motorists 50 years and older from

9 a.m. until 1 p.m. April 1 and 2.

The cost is $15 for AARPmembers and $20

for non-members. Students can refresh driv-

ing skills and learn new rules of the road.

The course will also cover research-based

driving strategies to increase safety behind

thewheel.

Some insurance companies offer dis-

counted rates to those who complete the

course, a spokesperson said.

Students can register and pre-pay at the

Wayne Senior Services office through March

26.

There are no tests to complete with the

course.

Square foot gardening discussed

The basics of square-foot gardening

including building, planting and maintaining

beds will be discussed by James Lee from 2-

3:30 p.m. March 22 at the Romulus Public

Library.

The lesson is free and the library is locat-

ed at 11121WayneRoad.

For more information, call the library at

(734) 942-7589.

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Chambers sponsor joint legal workshop

SueEllenEisenbergwill be the presen-

ter at a free I'll SeeYou In Court workshop