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June 6, 2016
Art Camps to begin
Primary will decide
several township terms
Plymouth Community Arts Council is
making final preparations for the
Summer Art Camp 2016 program, a nine
week season of 40 art, music, theater, pot-
tery, film and photography day camp pro-
grams for ages 5-17. Camp Week One
begins June 20 and includes lead instruc-
tors who have real-world art experience.
Among them are two professional actors,
a local writer and filmmaker, a profes-
sional photographer, a published comic
book artist, BFA Pottery and painting
instructors, and professional graphic
designer. What they have in common,
along with our support staff, is a dedica-
tion to creativity and fun when it comes
to the arts.
“My number one requirement when
interviewing potential instructors is that
they have to love creative young people,
both the ones that follow your lead, and
the ones that think outside of the box.
Our camps are about exploring possibili-
ties, not following a model or making the
project look like the sample. I want the
PCAC to be known as a place where
young people can create their own
extraordinary however that happens,
and on their own level,”said Director
LisaHoward.
Young artists age 5-7 have their own 2-
hour camps in theater and a variety of
themed studio classes. Teen student
artists can register for: Pop Art Graphic
Design; Actor's Workshop; Acrylic
Painting; Digital Photography;
Cartooning; Film Making, Guitar,
Advanced Pottery, Fashion Design and
Three Dimensional Art. Theater Improv,
Art-In-Motion (Dance + Art), Musical
Theater and traditional performing arts
camps are also on the schedule, Howard
added.
Most camps are for 3 hours a day for 5
days, Monday-Friday. Fully-staffed
Before, After and Lunch Care options
available for $5 each per day. For the fifth
year, free, one-on-one Art Buddies are
available for art campers with special
needs. The pilot program started in 2012
with a generous Arts For All grant from
TheWilcoxFoundation.
Registration is available online by
clicking the Registration button on the
homepage at
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Families may also register in person, by
phone or bymail.
Registrations are accepted until mid-
night on the Thursday before the camp
begins. In-person registrations are
accepted until 4 p.m. Thursdays for the
next camps.
All four of the candidates elected to
terms as Plymouth Township trustees will
beRepublicans.
Only one Democrat filed to have her
name included on theAug. 2 primary elec-
tion ballot in the township which will
reduce the 10 hopeful trustee candidates
to four who will then face no opposition in
theNovemberGeneral Election.
Incumbent Trustees Mike Kelly, Bob
Doroshewitz and Chuck Curmi are all
seeking reelection and will be facing Don
Schnettler; Jack Dempsey; Gary Heitman;
Michael Olianski; Thomas Parrelly;
TeresaSomercik andAlexanderRoehl.
Kelly is seeing his third four-year term
and Doroshewitz is seeking his fourth
term. Curmi is seeking a sixth term on the
board.
The supervisor's race will include cur-
rent Supervisor Shannon Price who was
appointed to the top spot about a year ago
after the resignation of Richard Reaume.
Price will face veteran legislator Kurt
Heise, now a Michigan State
Representative who is term-limited at his
state office. Both are Republicans so the
winner is not expected to face any opposi-
tion on theNovember ballot.
Incumbent Township Clerk Nancy
Conzelman will be challenged by former
state legislator Jerry Vorva in the August
primary where, once again, there is no
Democratic challenger.
Incumbent Treasurer Ron Edwards,
seeking his sixth term, will be challenged
by newcomer Mark Clinton, also a
Republican, in the primary election. The
winner will then face the only Democratic
candidate to file for any office in
Plymouth Township, Mary Siefert, a for-
merHarrisonTownship treasurer.
ballot due to the discrepancy.
In addition to Conzelman, Berry
namedWayne County Clerk Cathy Garrett,
the Wayne County Election Commission
and the Plymouth Township Election
Commission as defendants in the court fil-
ings and asserted they may have been
dilatory in not requiring themissing infor-
mation.
Berry, a self-described supporter of
Price, insisted he acted on his own voli-
tion and initiative when he retained attor-
ney Robert Huth Jr. of Kirk, Huth, Lang
and Badalament to research and prepare
the lengthy court brief. Calling himself a
Republican activist Berry said, “I do this a
lot.” Berry said at the time he “had no
idea” as to the legal fees or the cost of the
suit.
A footnote on page 1 of the complaint
references Faith & Freedom/Plymouth
Township, a 501(C)(4) social welfare non-
profit which permits donors to remain
anonymous. The Faith and Freedom logo
recently appeared on controversial mail-
ers sent to Plymouth residents aimed at
discrediting Heise's support of certain
state legislation.
“I'm pleased with the court decision
that dismissed this frivolous lawsuit
financedwith a darkmoney PAC (Political
Action Committee),” Heise said after
learning of the decision. Schnettler
agreed and said he felt, “A lot of the tricks
they're pulling are backfiring-it shows how
desperate they are.”
Sullivan's court order returned the sta-
tus of the candidate applications to status
quo and denied Berry's request for attor-
ney fees and court costs and included lan-
Ballot
FROM PAGE 1
Blues, Brews and BBQ
Premier event returns to Westland
The premier event in Westland,
Blues, Brews and BBQ will take place
Aug. 5 and 6, explained Mayor William
Wild.
As in years past, Wild said, thousands
will be treated to some of the Detroit
Blues Society most popular acts, amaz-
ing barbeque and a wide variety of pop-
ularmicro-brews.
This year marks a special milestone
as Westland celebrates 50 years as a city,
he said. In commemoration of the
anniversary, Blues, Brews and
Barbeque will be bigger and better than
ever before, according Wild. He said
Westland native and American Idol and
country music star Josh Gracin will
headline and that a historic firework
celebration is planned for Saturday
evening.
Proceeds fromthis event are donated
back to area non-profits and community
groups who volunteer to help plan,
organize and operate the event. To date,
more than $150,000 has been donated to
these local organizations,Wild said.
P
LYMOUTH
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ESTLAND
Art campers from last summer show off their completed creations.
