Church hosts garage sale
SS Simon and Jude Church, 32500
Palmer Road in Westland, will host a
Garage Sale from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Saturday, April 2.
There will be a $3 bag sale at 3 p.m.
when all large items will be sold for half
price.
College collecting clothing
A district-wide professional closet
Clothes-A-thon is planned beginning at 10
a.m. April 6 at the Wayne County
Community College campuses. The cloth-
ing will be used to help students with job
interviews.
Donations of women's and men's suits,
slacks, dresses, blouses, jackets, ties, dress
shoes, briefcases are being sought. Items
shouldbe gently used, officials cautioned.
Clothing can be dropped off at the
Western Campus, 9555 Haggerty Road in
Belleville, RoomA222.
School sets Tuesday tours
St. Mary Catholic School in Wayne is
hosting Tuesday Tour Days during the
monthof April.
Interested parents can drop in at the
school from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. or call for
an appointment to tour the school and
meet teachers and the principal.
Classrooms will be open for visits and reg-
istration and tuition information for the
2016-2017 school yearwill be available.
St. Mary offers preschool 3-and 4-year-
old programs and grades kindergarten
througheighth grade classes.
St Mary Catholic School is located at
34516MichiganAve. inWayne.
For more information, call (734) 721-
1240 or access schooloffice@stmary-
wayne.org.
Pilates Plus classes offered
Pilates is a stretching exercise system
designed to strengthenmuscles of the core
and help overcome back pain. Pilates is
not aerobics but is more similar to some
forms of yoga working on improving bal-
ance, coordination, flexibility, and range of
motion. The instructor can make modifi-
cations to make exercises easier or more
challenging. Participants should exercise
clothes and bring a mat (preferably a little
thicker than a yogamat).
Classes are planned from 6-7 p.m. on
Wednesdays, through June 29. Classes are
designed for those 13 and older.
Class fee is $139 or $124 for city of
Plymouth residents.
For information, call (734) 455-6620.
Classes will take place at the Cultural
Center, 525Farmer, Plymouth
Art Club tomeet
Three Cities Art Club members will
meet from 7-9 p.m. Monday April 4 at
Canton Township Hall, 1150 South Canton
CenterRoad.
The speaker will be local artist Robert
Aikins who specializes in painting of air-
planes. Aikins spent 35 years designing
vehicles for Ford Motor Co. after earning
his degree at the Art Center College of
Design inLos Angeles.
The meeting is free and open to the
public. Light refreshmentswill be served.
For more information, contact Marilyn
Meredite, (313) 231-3939 or visit
.
GoneWith TheWind discussed
Local Gone With The Wind expert
Kathleen Marcaccio will share insights
about the legendary novel and filmduring
a talk at 6:30 p.m. April 6 at the Wayne
PublicLibrary.
Marcaccio will discuss author Margaret
Mitchell, her real-life inspiration for Rhett
Butler, and other background information.
Marcaccio's presentation also includes a
GoneWithTheWindmemorabilia.
To register for this free program, call
the library at (734) 721-7821, or visit the
Adult ServicesDesk.
The library is located at 3737 South
WayneRoad inWayne.
WillowRun plant is topic
Saving the Willow Run Bomber Plant
will be the topic of a discussion by Dennis
Norton beginning at 7:30 p.m. April 6 in
the general purpose room of the Yankee
AirMuseum.
Admission to the talk is free and the
museum is located at 47884 D. St in
Belleville, the east side of Willow Run
Airport.
The plant was the largest factory in the
world in 1942 and was instrumental in
winningWorldWar II, according to histori-
ans. The presentation will include stories
of the way Albert Khan and the Ford
Motor Co. built the plant to produce a
bomber anhour.
For more information, call (734) 483-
4030.
T-ball registration under way
The City of Plymouth - Recreation
Department, 525 Farmer, in Plymouth will
accept registrations from5 and 6-year-olds
for a go-edT-ball league throughApril 8.
Registration hours are 11:30 a.m. until 4
p.m. Monday through Friday or online at
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mouthwebtrac.wsc/splash.html]
To register online you must have an
email address on file, a username, and a
password; for first time users this can be
set-up by the Recreation Department. To
get set-up with a username and password
please email us at
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mouth.mi.us [mailto:recreation@ci.ply-
mouth.mi.us]or call (734)455-6620.
Players must be born in 2010 or 2011
calendar years. Fees are $65 for Plymouth
residents and $85 for non-residents.
Bowl to help vets
The sons of the American Legion will
sponsor a Bowling Fundraiser beginning
with registration at noon April 9 at the
WestlandBowl, 5940NorthWayneRoad in
Westland.
Bowling will begin at 1 p.m. and the $15
per person fee includes three games of
bowling, shoe rental pizza andpop.
There will also be raffles and a 50/50
drawing. For more information call (248)
421-9813.
Millionaires to perform
The seven-piece Millionaires jump
blues and swing band will perform from7-
10 p.m. April 12 at the Blues At The Elks
series.
The concert and dance will take place
at the Plymouth-Ann Arbor Elks Lodge,
located at 41700 Ann Arbor Road, just a
mile west of the I-275 Expressway Ann
ArborRoad exit.
This is a 21 and over event with a cash
bar, pizza by the slice and free popcorn
available. Admission is $5 at the door and
this event is open to the general public.
This event attracts swing dancers from
across theMetroDetroit area everymonth
year round.
GivingHope setsGirls' Night Out
Giving Hope, Women's Giving Circle
members are organizing the annual chari-
ty event from 6:30-9 p.m. April 13 at Fox
Hills Golf & Banquet Center, 8768 North
Territorial Road inPlymouth.
The Giving Our All for Family, Fun and
Fitness event includes food and a cashbar,
shopping and a fashion show, a raffle and
a variety of silent auction items.
The event fee is $35 and pre-registra-
tion is required at
tionm.org.
Last year, more than 200women attend-
ed the event. For more information, con-
tact BethMeade at (734) 495-1200.
Historical society discussed
As part of the Homegrown Knowledge
series at the Belleville Area District
Library, representatives from the
Belleville Civil War Historical Society will
speak at 7 p.m. April 14 in the Library
ProgramRoom.
The series features a local speaker on
the second Thursday of the month and is
sponsoredby theFriends of theLibrary.
The library is located at 167 Fourth St.
inBelleville.
For more information, call (734)699-
3291.
Register for RakeNGo
Volunteers have until April 15 to regis-
ter for the Plymouth Community United
Way Rake N Go, effort, organized in part-
nership with Plymouth Community
Council on Aging, and Comcast Cares Day
to help senior citizens and those with dis-
abilitieswith yard care.
All ages are welcome, but those
younger than 18 need to be accompanied
by an adult. To volunteer, call Randi
Williams at (734) 453-6879, ext. 7 or e-mail
byApril 15.
Low-income seniors, 65 and older, who
feel they may qualify for service should
also contact Williams at (734) 453-6879, ext.
7. Income verificationwill be required.
For more information and an applica-
tion, visit
Rummage Sale is planned
The Salvation Army will host a
Rummage Sale from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Friday, April 15.
All proceeds will be used to help sup-
port the Older, Wiser and Loving Senior
Group.
Tables are available to vendors for $20.
The Salvation Army Plymouth is locat-
ed at 9451 S. MainSt.
For more information, call (734) 453-
5464.
Mom-2-Momsale planned
WillowUnitedMethodist Church, 36925
Willow Road in New Boston, will host a
Mom-2-Mom sale from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
April 16.
Admittance is one non-perishable food
itemor $1 per person.
Gently used clothing, toys, books, games
and other itemswill be for sale.
All proceeds will be used for theWillow
Women's Group Community Outreach
Program.
UnitedWay setsmeeting
The Plymouth Community United Way
will be hosting the 2015 Annual Meeting
beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, April 15 at the
Comcast offices, 41112 Concept Dr.,
Plymouth.
The public is welcome and encouraged
to attend, according to a spokesman.
Those in attendancewill enjoy a continen-
tal breakfast and networking with busi-
ness associates and agency representa-
tives.
Themeetingwill include reports on the
Plymouth Community United Way 2015
finances and programs and key contribu-
tors and special awardees will be recog-
nized.
Anyone interested in attending the
meeting shouldRSVPat (734) 453-6879 ext.
2.
For more information, visit
mouthunitedway.org. Serving the
Plymouth, Canton and Western Wayne
County area since 1944, Plymouth
Community United Way addresses human
service needs of individuals and families.
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CITY OF ROMULUS
PLANNING COMMISSION
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
M & M Express Trucking Rezoning
Notice is hereby given that the City of Romulus will hold a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. on Monday,
April 18, 2016 for the purpose of considering a proposed amendment to the City of Romulus Zoning
Map to conditionally rezone property from the current designation of M-1, Light Industrial District
to the M-T, Industrial Transportation District. 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 to conditionally rezone
the property at 27732 Ecorse, 80-045-99-0008-009 from M-1, Light Industrial to M-T, Industrial
Transportation which would allow for truck repair and outdoor storage.
All interested parties are encouraged to attend and will be given an opportunity to comment on said
request. Written comments may be submitted by Monday, April 18, 2016 and should be addressed
to Carol Maise, City Planner, Economic Development Department, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus,
MI 48174-1485.
Ellen Craig-Bragg, City Clerk
City of Romulus, Michigan
Publish: March 31, 2016
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if they have a bachelor's degree and
$43,954 if they have a master's degree. The
steps escalate in annual salaries to the top
of the 14-stepplan.
Superintendent of Schools Monica
Merritt said that she believes the district is
heading in the right direction.
“Would we want to do more?
Absolutely,” she said at the regular board
of education meeting last week as the con-
tract was accepted by the district. She said
that efforts are under way to increase stu-
dent enrollment which will increase the
per-pupil state allowance from the state
and that effort could provide funding for a
more competitivewage for teachers.
“Our teachers work hard. They are ded-
icated to our students,”Merritt added.
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