Wayne reunion is planned
The Wayne High School Alumni
Association 30th Annual All Class
ReunionBanquet is planned for 5-10 p.m.
Friday May 15 at Wayne Tree Manor
35100VanBornRoad inWayne.
Graduates and all those who attended
Wayne or Wayne Memorial High School
and guests are invited to the evening. The
class of 1965will behonored.
Tickets are priced at $30 per person if
purchased before May 1 and $35 after
May 1. For more information contact-
or Sharon
Scott (734)722-4651.
Maybury Farmnowopen
Anxious to get outside and enjoy the
weather? Maybury Farm is a great place
to go to enjoy the sunshine and fresh air
that spring brings.
Visitors can meet the animals at the
working farm. The animals are on site
and comfortable with visitors of all ages.
There is also a picnic area available and
a concession stand.
Maybury Farm is open from 10 a.m.
until 2 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday,
weather permitting. Admission to the
farm is $2.50 per person and children
younger than 3 are admitted at no cost.
Maybury Farm is located at 50165
Eight Mile Road in Northville. It is 1-1/4
milewest of BeckRoad onEight Mile, 1/2
mile west of Maybury State Park. Parking
is available and free.
Art contest under way
State Sen. David Knezek is sponsoring
an Art contest for students in grades K-8
for the springtime in Michigan Art
Contest. Winners in every gradewill have
their artwork on display in Lansing and
be invited to join Knezek for a day at the
Capitol.
The deadline for entries is May 10.
Artwork should be submitted to Sen.
David Knezek, Attn: 2015 Art Contest, P.O.
Box 30036, Lansing, Mi 48909.
Bracelets help community
City of Romulus employees are selling
Romulus Strong bracelets to collect
funds to aid city employees and commu-
nitymemberswho needhelp.
The No One Fights Alone campaign
features bracelets for $2 available at
Romulus City Hall in the mayor's office
and the economic development depart-
ment, the Romulus DPW building, the
Romulus Senior Center, the Romulus
Athletic Center and the Romulus Public
Library.
All proceeds from the sales go to the
RomulusEmployeeBenefit Funds.
PoetryCafé scheduled
Inkster Family Literacy Movement
and the Leanna Hicks Public Library are
collaborating on the organization of a
poetry café to take place from 6-7:30 p.m.
Participants can share original or
favorite poems during this open mic ses-
sion.
For more information, call Daisy
Truss at (734) 728-3400 ext 7613 or email
.
Light refreshmentswill be available.
The library is located at 2005 Inkster
Road in Inkster.
Annual SpringPottery sale
The Village Potters Guild Annual
Spring Sale will take place from 11 a.m.
until 7 p.m. Friday, May 1, from 10 a.m.
until 6 p.m. Saturday, May 2 and from 11
a.m. until 4 p.m. Sunday, May 3.
Functional and decorative pottery cre-
ated by members of the guild will be
available at this yearly event.
Tableware, tiles, jewelry and a wide
range of decorative and framed pieces
will be sold.
The studio is located at 326N. Main St.
in Plymouth behind the Crossings
Restaurant. For more information or
directions to the studio for the sale,
please visit
or call (734) 207-8807.
Race and Education is topic
TheMichiganRoundtablewill present
a Race 2 Equality First Friday Forum
from 6-9 p.m. May 1 at the Canton Public
Library, 1200 South Canton Center Road
inCanton.
The topic will be Race and Education:
TheSchool toPrisonPipelinemoderated
by Rodd Monts, American Civil Liberties
Union fielddirector.
The discussion is free and open to the
community. A light dinner will be provid-
ed.
More information is available from
Stacey Stevens at (313) 870-1500 ext. 104
or
.
Healthy summer kicks off
St. Joseph Mercy Health System is
teaming up with Canton Leisure
Services, IHA, and others to offer the
fourth Annual Healthy Summer Kick-Off
from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. May 2. Join
Health Reporter Lila Lazarus for this
strolling, family-friendly event at St.
Joseph Mercy Canton, located at 1600 S.
CantonCenterRoad.
St. Joseph Mercy Canton will offer a
number of free health screenings includ-
ing skin cancer screenings and more.
Free bike helmets will be given away
while supplies last and there will be
drawings for prizes, including an iPod,
Tiger tickets, andmore.
Refreshments will be provided and all
activities are free.
For more information, call (734) 712-
7207.
FishingDerby planned
The ponds at Heritage Park in Canton
Townshipwill once again be stockedwith
rainbow trout for the annual Fishing
Derby set for 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. May 2.
No fishing license is required. A limit-
ed quantity of worms/bait will be avail-
able for purchase. Proof of Canton resi-
dency will be required. Registration is
onsite and the fee is $5 per participant.
For more information, visit
-
tonfun.org.
Oratorio concert scheduled
The 29th seasonal concert of the
Plymouth Oratorio Society will begin at 4
p.m. Sunday, May 3 at the First United
Methodist Church, located at 45201 N.
Territorial Road, Plymouth, 1/4 mile west
of SheldonRoad.
Tickets are not required and a free
will offeringwill be taken.
The headline work will be the
Michigan Premiere of Antonio Vivaldi's
Third version of "Dixit Dominus" (RV
807). The closing work will be W.A.
Mozart's "Solemn Vespers"(K339). The
Oratorio Society will be joined by the
Michigan Sinfonietta Orchestra and
Mary Ann Balduf at the organ, all under
the direction of Dr. Richard Ingram.
For more information, call (734) 455-
8353 or visit plymouthoratoriosociety.org
Champions to run/walk
Champions ofWaynewill sponsor a 5K
Run/WalkMay 6 atWayneMemorial High
School, 3001FourthSt. inWayne.
Registration is requested byMay 5 and
will cost $15 for those 18 and younger and
$20 for those 19 and older. On-site regis-
trationwill be $25.
To register, access, chamipin-
sofwayne.org.
Students sponsor charity run
The Northville High School National
Honor Society is hosting a charity 5K
Run/Walk beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday,
May 2 atNorthvilleHighSchool.
All proceeds will be donated to Right
to Play, an organization created by
Olympic Goldmedalist Johann Olav Koss
to teach children essential life skills that
will help them overcome the effects of
poverty, conflict and disease so that they
can create better futures and drive last-
ing social change in their communities
andbeyond.
Runners will go through surrounding
neighborhoods. Prizes will be awarded to
the first, second and third place finishers,
both male and female, for ages 15 and
older and for first place and runner up,
both male and female, for those 14 and
younger.
Entry fee is $20 and participants will
receive a T-shirt and food. Email
with ques-
tions.
St. Mary fundraiser planned
St. Mary Parish and School will host
the 4th annual fundraising dinner and
auction beginning at 5:30 p.m. May 2 at
the school, 34516MichiganAve.Wayne.
A buffet dinner will begin at 6 p.m.
providedby theAvenueAmericanBistro.
There will be silent and live auctions
on items include a shadowday withRuth
Spencer of Ruth to the Rescue on
Channel 4 News, spa packages, a studio
visit to Blaine & Allyson in the Morning,
$2000 orthodontic gift card, a pool party
for 50-100 people and four DisneyWorld
Park Hopper passes among many other
items.
Admission is $35 for tickets purchased
before April 19 and $45 beginning April
20.
For more information, email auc-
or call (734) 721-
1240.
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Call 9-1-1
Andy the Ambulance will take visitors 4-
7 years old on a special adventure as
he learns to call 9-1-1 from 5-6:30
Wednesday, May 6 at the Plymouth
Cultural Center, 525 Farmer in
Plymouth. This is a free program which
will teach children about emergencies
and community helpers. There will be
interactive stations available and a spe-
cial craft station where children will
learn their address. Participants will
receive a t-shirt and a certificate stating
that they learned to call 9-1-1 and a
magnetic template for the refrigerator
and an emergency card for their back-
pack. The event is limited to the first 30
children to register at
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. For more information, contact Jason Trojan, community rela-
tions coordinator, (734) 477-6781 or email
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