Canton Liberty Fest returns
celebrating its 26th anniversary
with three action-packed fun-
filled days from Thursday, June
15 through Saturday, June 17 in
HeritagePark
This year, the festival will take
place from 1-11 p.m. Thursday,
June 15, and Friday, June 16 and
from 10 a.m. until 11 p.m. on
Saturday, June 17. Major spon-
sors for this annual community
event, include: American 1
Credit Union; Atchinson Ford;
Community Financial Credit
Union; DMC Children's Hospital;
The Goddard School of Early
Childhood Development; Motor
City MINI; Sysco; Todd Wenzel
Automotive; TwistedRooster and
TheVillageDentist.
Visitors can enjoy an exciting
lineup of carnival rides, games
and special attractions. Carnival
rides and games will fill the
Family Zone. Wristbands will be
available for purchase on-site for
$25 on Thursday, $27 on Friday,
and $30 onSaturday.
Special sensory hours are set
for 1-3 p.m. Thursday when car-
nival rides and Midway games
lights and music will be turned
off for festival-goers with special
needs. Also new this year, the
Taste of Liberty Fest and the
Adult Beverage Tent will be
located near the Amphitheater.
Satisfy your taste buds through-
out the festival at the Taste of
Liberty Fest, sponsored by
Twisted Rooster, where partici-
pating area restaurants will pres-
ent their local specialties and
compete for bragging rights in a
taste contest presided over by
Canton Supervisor Pat Williams.
This year, participants include;
Cold Stone Creamery; Desi
Indian Kulfi; LaShisho Palace;
On the Border; Tom+Chee;
Twisted Rooster; U.P. Pasties Co.;
Wok Asian Bistro and others.
Signaturemenu items from these
restaurants will be available
from 5-10 p.m. on Thursday and
1-10 p.m. onFriday andSaturday.
A variety of food trucks will be
parked near the Amphitheater
from 4-11 p.m. Friday. The tenta-
tive line-up includes: Cosa
Sabrosa, CrepeDe-Twah, Hero or
Villain Van, Marconi's Pizza,
Mito's Doner, Nu Deli, Pita
Cruiser, Salt & Sugar Co., and
StreetsideSushi.
On all three days of Liberty
Fest, the Canton Rotary Club will
be hosting an Adult Beverage
Tent, which is sponsored by
Liberty Street Brewing Company.
The tent will be open from 4-10
p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. until 11
p.m. Friday and Saturday. A
selection of craft beers and hard
ciders will be available. Festival-
goers must be 21 years to pur-
chase adult beverages.
The Annual Zumba Party will
take place from 6:30-8 p.m. 6:30-8
p.m. at the Canton LIVE! Stage.
Music and instructors will be on
hand to participate in the
Hawaiian
Luau
theme.
Participants are asked to bring a
water bottle to keep hydrated
during the event. Entry fee is $5,
cashonly collected at the event.
Power Play Detroit performs
at
the
Heritage
Park
Amphitheater starting at 7:30
p.m. covering favorite hits that
thewhole familywill love.
Canton LIVE! Stage highlights
on Friday include: A special
appearance
by
Captain
Barnacles and Kwazii Kitten
stars of the television series The
Octonauts™ as they explore the
ocean in search of adventure and
fun. The underwater duo will
perform and meet them the
crowds from2-7 p.m. Friday.
Silver Sounds, featuring hits
played by our favorite DJ will
entertain from 7:30-9 p.m. and
the Detroit Circus performs
amazing feats of strength and
acrobatics plus a fire show from
9-10 p.m.
Friday Amphitheater Stage
entertainment will feature:
Plymouth-Canton Step Team
performing from 2:30-3 p.m.; Big
Time Cheer, an all-star cheer-
leading squad performing ener-
getic routines from 3-3:30 p.m.;
SKULE, an educational non-
profit with a mission and
acronym to Spread Knowledge
Using Lyrics & Entertainment,
will perform from 3:30-4:30 p.m.;
Seven to Zero, a popular local
cover band, hits the stage from 5-
7 p.m. just in time for the dinner
crowd and Emerging Soul will
play favorite hits from Etta
James to Bruno Mars from 8-10
p.m.
Also on Friday, the Annual
Spaghetti Dinner is planned
from 5 - 9 p.m., while supplies
last, with proceeds from the din-
ner going to the Canton
Firefighter Charity.
Saturday highlights include
the 22nd Annual Pancake
Breakfast, from 7-11 a.m. spon-
sored by the Canton Lions Club
in the Heritage Park North
Pavilion.
Other Saturday entertainment
highlights, include: International
Festival cultural performances
and displays at the Canton LIVE!
Stage from 11:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.,
presented by the Canton
Commission for Culture, Arts and
H e r i t a g e .
B o o g i e
Dynomite will
perform on the
Canton LIVE!
Stage from8-10
p.m., present-
ing a variety of
high-energy
retromusic.
Sa t u r da y
Amphitheater
Stage high-
lights include: Wine & Canvas, a
drop-in paint 'n pour from 2-4
p.m., where 21 and over partici-
pants can enjoy an adult bever-
age in the beer tent and create a
mini-canvas for just $5; Midwest
Dueling Pianos will take the
stage from 4-5:30 p.m., providing
a unique brand of interactive
entertainment; My Trivia Live
will be offered to beer tent guests
from 4-6 p.m., where participants
can play some trivia with friends
while enjoying some of the best
music around; Weekend
Comeback performs pop, rock,
Motown, andmore from 6:15-7:30
p.m.; and Crush, a Bon Jovi cover
band, performs from8-10 p.m.
Other Festival highlights for
Friday and Saturday include:
The H20 Zone, which will offer
festival-goers a chance to cool off
near the Canton LIVE! Stage
with fun water attractions from
noon-4 p.m. Canton warriors of
all ages can test their Ninja
Warrior skills on the Warped
Wall and Obstacle Course from
noon-10 p.m. Friday and
Saturday; participants will get
three attempts for $5 per person.
There will be a special festival
appearance from one of the stars
of NBC's Hit Show, American
NinjaWarrior.
Take a Walk on the Wild Side
both Friday and Saturday and
enjoy a unique wildlife safari
experience provided by Oasis
Animals
The fireworks show is
planned for dusk Saturday. For
more information, visit
tonlibertyfest.com or call (734)
394-5460.
Heritage Park is located adja-
cent
to
the
Canton
Administration Building, 1150 S.
CantonCenterRoad, Canton.
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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
CITY OF ROMULUS
ROADS VACATION
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Romulus, has scheduled a Public Hearing
to be held in the Romulus City Hall Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, Michigan
48174 on
Monday, June 12, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.
for the purpose of taking testimony on the proposed
vacation of the following roads:
That portion of Venoy Road (a gravel road not in use) between Ecorse Road on the north
and Smith Road on the south; and That portion of Henry Ruff Road (a gravel road not in
use) between Ecorse Road on the north and proposed Vining Road on the west.
Written comments may be submitted to the attention of Ellen Craig-Bragg, CMC, City Clerk, 11111
Wayne Road, Romulus, Michigan 48174-1485, no later than 12:00 o'clock noon, Monday, June 12,
2017.
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, CMC, Clerk
City of Romulus, Michigan
THIS IS AN OPEN MEETING
This notice is posted in compliance with PA 167 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act), MCLA
41.72a (2) (3) and the Americans with Disabilities Act. (ADA).
Individuals with disabilities requiring aids or services should contact the City of Romulus Clerk's
office by writing or calling the following: Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, Clerk, 11111 Wayne Road,
Romulus, MI 48174; 734-942-7540. A copy of this notice is on file in the office of the City Clerk.
Publish: June 01, 2017
June 08, 2017
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ESTABLISHMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
Notice is hereby given that the Charter Township of Plymouth Board of Trustees will consider a Resolution to establish an
Industrial Development District on property located at 47909 Halyard, Plymouth MI on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at a regular
meeting of the Board of Trustees at Plymouth Township Hall, 9955 Haggerty Road, Plymouth MI 48170, at 7:00 PM in the Town
Hall Meeting Room. In accordance with MCL 207.554(4), this notice is published and posted and all residents and taxpayers are
hereby advised of your right to appear and be heard on this issue.
Jerry Vorva
Plymouth Township Clerk
Publish: Thursday, June 8, 2017
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Legislators
set meeting
State and county legisla-
tors will host a Coffee Hour
in Inkster from noon until 1
p.m. June 12 at the Leanna
Hicks Inkster Public
Library, 2205 InksterRoad.
State Sen. DavidKnezek,
StateRep. Jewell Jones and
Wayne County Commission-
er Glenn S. Anderson co-
host the meeting every
month.
Group Award will be presented to
the best sparkling team of five or
more people. A portion of all
entry fees will help fund recre-
ation and trail improvements in
Canton.
Race registration fees are: $40
for the 5K run; $45 for the 10K
run; $25 for the One Mile Fun
Run; and $70 for the Uncle Sam
Slam, featuring 5K and 10K.
Packet pick-up is scheduled to
take place from 4 - 7: p.m. June 16
in Heritage Park at Veteran's
Parkway and Civic Center, or at
6:30 a.m. until 15 minutes before
the start of each race.
This year the Liberty Run is
sponsored by: Absopure, Comcast,
Orange Theory Fitness, Michigan
Fitness Foundation, Running Fit,
andCantonLeisureServices.
The accompanying Liberty
Fest festivities will begin again
shortly after the start of the last
race at 10 a.m. and will continue
throughout the day.
Register for the Canton Run
for Liberty at
-
tyrun.com.
