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Senator sets Talk Time
Sen. Tupac A. Hunter will be available to
discuss the issues he is currently working on
in Lansing with local residents from noon
until 1 p.m. onFriday, April 13 at McDonald's,
27135CherryHill Road in Inkster.
Area residents are invited to attend and
should confirmby calling Hunter's office toll-
free at (866) 262-7305.
HazardousWasteDay set
Wayne County residents can dispose of
household hazardous waste at a collection
planned for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April
14, at the Romulus City Hall, 11111 Wayne
Road, northof GoddardRoad.
The event is sponsored by the Wayne
County Department of Public Services' Land
ResourceManagement Division.
A variety of household chemicals will be
accepted for proper disposal, including
household paints, stains, floor care items,
furniture polish, bathroom cleaners, lawn
and garden chemicals, antifreeze, pharma-
ceutical waste, electronics andmore.
Only household products from Wayne
County residents will be accepted. For a
complete list of accepted items, contact the
Wayne County Resource Recovery coordina-
tor at (734) 326-3936.
American Songbook returns
Six vocalists will be crooning the classic
standards of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin,
Nat King Cole, EllaFitzgerald, SammyDavis,
Jr., Peggy Lee, Etta James and others at 8
p.m. April 14 at the Theater at Cherry Hill in
CantonTownship.
The show, A Salute to the Great American
Songbook was a great success at the same
venue each of the last two years, according to
producerKevinBrazell, aCanton resident.
Tickets for the show are $20 with a $5 dis-
count for senior citizens, children 14 and
younger and groups of 15 or more. Tickets
can be purchased at the Village Theater Box
Office, online at cantonvillagetheater.org or
by phone at (734) 394-5460.
Boating classes begin
The City of Plymouth Department of
Parks and Recreation in cooperation with
the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will be host-
ing the new, updated "About Boating Safely"
class for students ages 12 andup.
The class will be offered 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
on Saturday, April 14 at the Plymouth
Cultural Center. Advanced registration is
required at the Parks and Recreation Office
or on-line at www.ci.plymouth.mi.us. The
cost of the class is $80whichwill be discount-
ed for City of Plymouth residents.
The course includes the major topics of
Boating Laws, Personal Safety Equipment,
Safe Boat Handling, Navigation, Boating
Problems, Trailering, Storing and Protecting
a Boat, Hunting and Fishing, and
Waterskiing and River Boating. A Course
Certificate, whichmay qualify the student for
reduced boat insurance rates, will be issued
upon successful completion of the course.
For more information access www.ci.ply-
mouth.mi.us/recreation or call (734) 455-6620.
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
www.ci.plymouth.mi.us.
Church sponsors bingo
St. Aloysius Parish in Romulus is sponsor-
ing a cash bingo game from1-10 p.m. April 14
at the St. Aloysius Activity Building, 37200
NevilleRoad inRomulus
Cards are priced at five for $1 or a quarter
per card. There is an hourly coverall for $1
and cashprizeswill be paid on all bingos.
Refreshmentswill be available for sale.
For more information, call Joe Ozog, (734)
941-3466 or (734) 941-5056.
MadHatter Tea served
The annual Mad Hatter Tea is planned
from 2-4 p.m. April 15 at the Plymouth
Historical Museum. The event has become
well-known for the displays of hats chosen by
women in attendance.
This year, the program will be Contain
Yourself: Container Gardening Basics, pre-
sented by Sue Paulin, a Master Gardener in
northwest Illinois.
Tickets for the Mad Hatter Tea are $20 for
Friends of the Plymouth Historical Museum
members and $25 for non-members, if pur-
chased by April 6 (add $5 to the ticket price
after that date), and can be purchased at the
Plymouth Historical Museum during open
hours, or on the website at http://www.ply-
mouthhistory.org/Events.html using PayPal.
The Plymouth Historical Museum is located
at 155 S. Main St., a block north of downtown
Plymouth. Hours are from 1-4 p.m.
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
For further information, call (734) 455-8940.
Mentor programplanned
A boys mentoring program is planned for
boys 7-18 beginning April 15 at the Thomas
Coleman Center located at 35351 Beverly
Road inRomulus.
Topics discussed during the free program
will include bullying, peer pressure and liv-
ing better.
For more information, contact Red
Dragons Senior Master Instructor Richard
Bell at (313) 576- 6946
Grief support group begins
A grief support group for those who have
lost a spouse or partner will begin with the
first of sixweekly sessions at 11 a.m. Tuesday,
April 17 at the Brown Family Center, 678 E.
HuronRiverDr. inBelleville.
The sessions will end at 12:30 and evening
groups and individual support sessions are
also available. To register, or for more infor-
mation, call Grief Coordinator Mary
Martinez at (734) 697-5090.
College trust meeting set
College savings experts from theMichigan
Education Trust (MET) will be available at
the Plymouth Library from 11 a.m. until 7
p.m. Tuesday, April 17.
The representativeswill answer questions
and help parents, grandparents and other
through the process of purchasing a MET
contract.
Purchasers will need Social Security
numbers for themselves, the contract benefi-
ciary and any third party named on the con-
tract. The usual $25 processing fee will be
waived for thosewho enroll at the session.
The library is located at 233 Main St. in
Plymouth.
For more information, call 1-800-MET-4-
KID.
National VFWAuxiliary president visits
Gwendolyn Rankin, the National Ladies
Auxiliary President of the Veterans of
ForeignWarswill visitMichigan inApril.
A dinner in her honor is planned at VFW
Post 345, 27345 Schoolcraft in Redford begin-
ning with the Aisle of Flags at 6 p.m. April 17.
The Junior Girls of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars will be posting the colors in Rankin's
honor.
Tickets, priced at $10 per person, are
available from Chairman Sandy Medos, (734)
461-9502.
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Back on the farm
Maybury Farm in Northville opened for the 2012 season this week and visitors could
meet the new arrivals in the barns. Many new births are expected at the farm through
May. School tours are available daily and the farm is also available for birthday parties.
Farm Day is planned for May 5, which will include sheep shearing, live music and other
entertainment. The farm will be open from noon until 4 p.m. Tuesdays through
Sundays, weather permitting. It will be closed Easter Sunday. The farm is located past
the state park on Eight Mile Road in Northville. For directions or more information, call
(248) 374-0200.