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April 9, 2015
Calendar of events
Tax preparation available
Tax return preparation will be avail-
able from 9 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on
Tuesdays through April 14 at the Summit
on thePark.
The service is provided in cooperation
with the American Association of Retired
Persons (AARP).
Complicated and/or joint return
appointments must be scheduled for
morning appointments. Schedule an
appointment by phone at (734) 394-5485.
Cruise raffle tickets on sale
Tickets for the 6th annual Michigan
Philharmonic Cruise Raffle are now on
sale. This year, the raffle prize is a Viking
River Boat cruise - "The Danube Waltz" -
sailing through European cities of
Passau, Vienna, and Budapest Aug. 16-23
with an optional three-day pre-tour in the
city of Prague. The raffle winner wins
the Viking River Cruise for two in addi-
tion to round-trip airfare for two.
Tickets for the Cruise Raffle are $50
and only 400 will be sold. The drawing
will take place April 11 at the Michigan
Philharmonic Springtime Swan Song
concert at the Village Theater. For cruise
and raffle information, contact the
Michigan Philharmonic at (734) 451-2112
or
or Kate
Rosevear and ask for MicPhil Cruise at
Travel Leaders, 44427-B W. Ann Arbor
Road in Plymouth, (734) 455-5810 or 1 800
874-6470.
Benefit for school set
Grace Community Church will present
Variations, a benefit to help support
Grace Community School at 4 p.m. April
11.
The church is a multicultural, multira-
cial faith community, according to Pastor
Bill Hales. The fundraiser will include
music, poetry reading and other enter-
tainment at a location to be determined,
he said.
For more information visit gracecom-
munitychurch4u.com.
Tax preparation offered
AARP tax preparation will be offered
free to Westland residents at the
Friendship Center. This is a E-file service
only and appointments are necessary.
Generally, the tax return service
offered through AARP is for simple
returns. Those individuals with lengthy
returns, many rental properties or invest-
ments are encouraged to have a CPA or
professional firm complete their returns.
There is no age or income requirement.
The site manager has discretion over
what returns they are willing and able to
complete.
Taxes this year will be done on
Monday,Wednesday andFriday.
Call (734) 722-7628 for an appointment.
Preparers are only on site during the day
the center offers the service so any tax
question regarding a return must be
taken by a staff person, and returned by a
preparer at their convenience.
Autism fundraiser planned
A fundraising event to benefit the
autismprograms at the Van Buren Public
Schools, Burger School for Students with
Autism and Webster Elementary School
will take place beginning at 4 p.m. April
11 at the Van Buren Eagles Hall, 9961
BeckRoad inBelleville.
Tickets are $20 if purchased in
advance and $25 at the door. The evening
will include 50/50 raffles, a social hour,
presentations, dinner, a live auction and a
DJ and karaoke.
For more information, contact (734)
629-7122.
Philharmonic concert set
TheMichigan Philharmonic Orchestra
will present the Springtime Swan Song
concert beginning at 7:30 p.m. April 11 at
The Village Theater at Cherry Hill in
Canton.
The concert will feature Norman
Fischer on cello and the music of
Tchaikovsky's SwanLake.
For ticketing prices, purchase or infor-
mation, call (734) 451-2112 or visit
.
QEDpresented in Plymouth
Barefoot Productions will present
QED for one weekend only at the 240 N.
MainSt. inPlymouth.
Curtain time will be 8 p.m. April 10
and 11 and 2 p.m. April 12.
General admission is $15 or $13 for stu-
dentswith identification.
To order tickets, call the box office at
(734)560-1493 or purchase them online at
.
The play is a nearly one-man show
about physicist Richard Feyman’s, life
theories and experiences.
T-Ball registration under way
Registration is now under way for the
City of Plymouth 5 and 6 year-olds co-ed
T-Ball league.
Registration will continue until April
10 and will be accepted at recreation
office during front counter hours, noon -
4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or
online
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First time users of the electronic regis-
tration system should email recre-
to set up a user
name andpassword or call (734) 455-6620.
Players must be born between July-
December 2008, January-December 2009,
or January-July 2010.
The recreation office is located at 525
Farmer inPlymouth.
Volunteer coaches are also needed
and head coaches' children play for free.
The fee for City of Plymouth residents is
$65 and for non residents the fee is $85.
Church plans 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. on
Saturday, April 11.
Therewill be a $3 bag sale at 3 p.m.
All large items will be sold for half
price during the bag sale.
Euchre Tournament set
The Canton Lions Club is planning a
Spring Euchre Tournament to begin at 7
p.m. April 11 at the Plymouth Elks Club,
41700 Ann Arbor Road in Plymouth. The
club is located on the north side of Ann
Arbor Road just east of the railroad
viaduct.
Cash prices will be awarded to the top
three players and there will be a raffle, a
50/50 raffle, pizza and snacks along with a
cashbar at Elks Clubpricing.
Cost for the event is $25 at the door or
$20 if pre-registered. Doors will open at 6
p.m.
For more information, or to register,
call (734) 981-4110 or email
.
All proceeds from the event will go to
benefit the hearing and sight impaired in
theCanton community.
Facebook research is topic
Katherine R. Willson of Ann Arbor, a
highly acclaimed and professionally-
trained national public speaker, will
address the use of Facebook to complete
genealogical research at the April 12
meeting of the Northville Genealogical
Society.
Themeeting is open to the public at no
charge and will take place from 1:15-4:30
p.m. at theNorthvilleDistrict Library, 212
West Cady, in Northville. The roundtable
Things I Wish I'd Known When I Started
will begin at 1:15 p.m., a businessmeeting
at 2:15 p.m., followed by Willson's presen-
tation at 3 p.m.
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 Mary
Hazlett at (734) 459-5493.
EarthDay at library
Jazmine Danci from the city of
Romulus will be the guest at Family Story
Time at the Romulus Public Library at
6:30 p.m. April 14.
Danci will read stories to children and
help childrenwithanEarthDay craft.
The program is free but families are
asked to signup as space is limited.
The library is located at 11121 Wayne
Road inRomulus.
For more information, call (734) 942-
7589.
Raising caterpillars discussed
Witness Metamorphosis: Raising
Caterpillars will be the topic of Jed
Bromfield at themeeting of the Southeast
Michigan Butterfly Association at 7 p.m.
April 15 at the Nankin Mills Nature
Center, 33175AnnArbor Trail,Westland.
There is a $3 fee for non-members to
attend. Parking is available on Hines
Drive or AnnArbor Trail.
For more information, call (734) 223-
5510, or visit
.
Lions alumni play basketball
Members of the Detroit Lions Alumni
team will take on the Northville
Mustangs alumni in a basketball game
beginning at 7 p.m. April 17 at Northville
HighSchool.
The game is a fundraiser for substance
abuse prevention and is suitable for the
entire family.
Players will be available for auto-
graphs and there will be prize drawings
and a 50/50 raffle. Doors will open at 6
p.m.
Announcing the game will be Blaine
Fowler from96.3WDVD.
Tickets are priced at $5 and can be
purchased at the door or the Northville
High School Athletics office or Hiller's on
Center Street inNorthville.
A family ticket rate for up to six people
is available for $20.
Supporting the health of families in our neighborhoods is just one of Oakwood’s specialties. Oakwood offers a lot more than award-winning
hospitals and clinical care – including programs that cover a range of health topics that truly matter in the management of conditions that can
interfere with enjoying life.
Heart Health and Blood Pressure Screenings
at local churches, farmers markets and other venues in your neighborhood can help you check
your numbers between annual physicals.
Speaker’s Bureau
provides health experts to speak to your group or organization on the health-related topics that interest you most – at no cost.
Cooking Matters
and
Managing Your Diabetes
are educational sessions that demonstrate how cooking matters to health and the important of
meal planning.
Wellness 101
refers to a series of free classes designed to give you an in-depth understanding of some of the most pressing health concerns in
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To register for a class or learn more about a program near you, visit
oakwood.org
or call
800-543-WELL
. We are proud to be part of the
community, and committed to making it a healthy one.
