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Wednesday concert series starts soon
KelloggPark inPlymouth is about to get busier.
The annual Wednesday noon concerts will start on
June 18whenGuyLouis kicks off the season.
All shows last about an hour and are free, sponsored
by thePlymouthCommunityArts Council.
“For 30 years, the Plymouth Community Arts
Council has proudly presented this popular concert
series,” said Executive Director Lisa Howard. “Each
summer, 25,000 people enjoy these free-to-the-commu-
nitymusical events.”
Scheduled this year are:
June 18 GuyLouis
June 25 SalineFiddlers
July 2 MattWatroba&Robert Jones
July 9 BeverlyMeyer
July 16 JanKrist &Mustard'sRetreat
July 23 Gemini
July 30 BarbaraBaileyHutchinson and JoshWhite, Jr.
Aug. 6 Joel Tacey
Aug. 13 TomSeley
Aug. 20 GuyLouis&LibertyBrassQuintet
Music in thePark concerts are also sponsoredby:
TheWilcoxFoundation
HuronValleyAmbulance
MonroeBank&Trust
Kona Ice
PlymouthCantonMontessori School
GenuineToy Company
DJLBuilders, Inc.
In case of mild inclement weather, the concerts are
moved to The Gathering, adjacent toKellogg park, next
to thePennTheater.
Digging in
Kathy Browne of Green USA, a
charitable, religious, education
and humane scientific non-profit
organization dedicated to pro-
tecting natural resources since
1635, is digging deep in her
efforts to help beautify down-
town Plymouth. She has adopt-
ed three planters through the
Downtown
Development
Authority since 2006 and just
last week finished planting
some annuals in a Forest Street
planter in front of Opn Dohr.
This planter is the twin of anoth-
er Browne planted in front of the
Afton Tea Room, on the other
side of the driveway between
the businesses. “We chose col-
orful perennials which often
spread, allowing them to be
divided later. We try to teach
families how to ‘green up’ their
homes with more perennials
and a few annuals to add color
without as much repeated
cost,” she said.
Northville district
hires 2 new principals
When students return to
Northville High School and Ridge
Wood Elementary School this fall,
there wil be some new faces to
greet them in the principals'
offices.
Members of the Northville
Community Schools Board of
Education officially approved the
hiring of Anthony L. Koski, current-
ly principal at Thornapple Kellogg
HighSchool inMiddleville, as prin-
cipal of NorthvilleHighSchool and
Heather Bauer, currently interim
principal at Ridge Wood
Elementary School, as the perma-
nent principal there.
Koski succeeds Rob Watson
who, at his request, will move to an
assistant principal role at Hillside
Middle School. Bauer succeeds
Alicia Parsons, who left the district
in early May to accept a position
withFranklinCovey.
“Anthony Koski and Heather
Bauer bring a depth of knowledge
and demonstrated leadership to
the district. We are fortunate to
have them as part of our adminis-
trative leadership team,”
Northville Superintendent of
SchoolsMaryKayGallagher said.
A high school educator and
school administrator with 20 years
of experience, Koski has been prin-
cipal of Thornapple Kellogg High
School in southwest Michigan for
eight years. Previously, he served
as assistant principal and athletic
director for the high school. He
also was a business education
teacher and summer school princi-
pal at Hartford Union High School
inHartford,Wisconsin.
“There are so many great things
happening in Northville Public
Schools,” Koski said. “My role as
part of the Northville team will
first be to recognize all of the
incredible success taking place
across the district and specifically
at Northville High School. At the
same time, I will look for those
areas where I can help provide our
students with increased opportuni-
ties that ensure they achieve at
evenhigher levels.”
A long-time Northville Public
Schools educator and teacher
leader with more than 20 years
experience, Bauer has served in a
number of leadership roles at
Ridge Wood over the past two
years. Currently interim principal,
she was previously appointed
assistant principal for the current
2013-14 school year, and served as
Interim assistant principal for the
2012-13 school year.
Bauer joined Northville Public
Schools in 1993 as a third grade
teacher at Moraine Elementary
School. She alsowas a fourth grade
teacher at Thornton Creek
Elementary School before joining
the staff at Ridge Wood in 2003
where she has served as an ele-
mentary learning consultant, in a
supervisory support role, and as
interim assistant principal and
assistant principal.
“Ridge Wood Elementary
School is already an outstanding
school, with incredible educators,
students, and families,” Bauer said.
“My goal as principal is to take our
students as far as they can possibly
go.”