Saturday park programunder way
The Saturday in the Park program is
now under way throughout a 6-mile stretch
of Hines Drive. Visitors will have the oppor-
tunity to enjoy their favorite activities in a
vehicle-free environment from 9 a.m. until
3:30 p.m.
The program will remain in effect until
Sept. 26.
“Providing recreational activities in a
safe environment is a priority of Wayne
County Parks,” said Wayne County
Executive Warren Evans. “Saturday in the
Park is a great way for families to enjoy bik-
ing, running and walking without road traf-
fic.”
Parking is available at the Hines Park-
Helms Haven Area (Hines Drive, west of
Outer Drive) and Hines Park-Nankin Mills
Picnic Area (Hines Drive, east of Ann Arbor
Trail).
For more information, call Wayne
County Parks at (734) 261-1990 or visit
PARCoffers swimprogram
Registration is now under way for a
swim program at Central Middle School in
downtown Plymouth offered by The
Plymouth Arts and Recreation Complex
whichwill assumemanagement of the facil-
ity in June and continue to offer the swim
program.
There will be more classes offered due
to expanded available pool time.
Session 1 Swim Program registrations
will take place through June 19 at the City
of Plymouth recreation office during front
counter hours, noon until 4:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday and online. To register
online you must have a City of Plymouth
recreation issued username and password;
for first time users this can be set-up by the
recreation office. To get set-up with a user-
name and password please email the
Recreation Office at
-
mouth.mi.us or call (734)455-6620.
Library has summer hours
The Inkster Public Library has new sum-
mer hours and is now open from 10 a.m.
until 4 p.m. on Saturdays and from 10 a.m.
until 8 p.m. onTuesday, and fromnoon until
8 p.m. onWednesdays.
The library will be closed Fridays,
Sundays andMondays.
The library is located at 2005 Inkster
Road in Inkster.
Formore information, call (313)563-2822.
Legislator hosts business owners
State Rep. Kurt Heise will host a special
coffee hour dedicated to local business
owners from 7:30-9 a.m. tomorrow, June 12,
at the offices of the Plymouth Community
Chamber of Commerce, 850West AnnArbor
Trail, Plymouth.
Heise will discuss the interests and con-
cerns of business owners. Seating is limited.
To register for the free meeting, email
.
ShredDay in Plymouth set
The City of Plymouth will host the 2nd
Annual Community Shred Day from 9 a.m.
until 1 p.m. Saturday, June 13 at city hall.
Shred Legal and the city will offer the
free service to residents who can bring up
to 100 pounds or three banker boxes of con-
fidential documents to be securely
destroyed. The shredded material will be
part of a recycling program and will be
baled and sent to paper mills to be convert-
ed into reusable material. Recycling one
ton of paper will save 17 trees from being
cut down, 380 gallons of fuel oil, 7000 gal-
lons of water and 4000 kilowatt hours of
energy
Photo identification will be requested
proving residency in the city of Plymouth.
Residents who have more than three
banker-box sized boxes to destroy should
bring the material in installments so no one
resident is monopolizing the use of the
truck.
Formore information, contact city hall at
(734) 453-1234 or via email at
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mouth.mi.us [mailto:shred@ci.plymouth.
mi.us]
KonaRun inNorthville
The 13th Annual Kona Run is planned
for Saturday, June 13, in Northville.
Presented by St. Mary Mercy Livonia, the
event includes a 10Mile, 10K, 5KRun/Walk,
Maui Mile, and new this year, a 10-mile two-
person relay.
Registrants receive a tech shirt and
there will be live music, Hawaiian dancers,
a Luau Party at the finish, great food, bever-
ages and more, including samples of
Guernsey ice cream.
Net proceeds from this event will benefit
Northville Educational Foundation;
Northville Parks and Recreation; Barbara
Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute;University
of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
and Leukemia and Lymphoma Society -
TeamInTraining.
Starting times are from7:15 to 8:45 in the
morning at the Northville Community
Center, depending on the race classifica-
tion. Registration costs also vary, depending
on the race.
To learn more or to register, visit
KonaRun.com
Summer 'Stay-cation' at BLOCK
The B.L.O.C.K. Youth and Teen Center is
offering Summer Stay-cation for youth ages
11-17. From June 15 - Aug. 28, youngsters
can participate in fun activities in a safe
environment.
Register by theweek, day, or just for road
trips. The B.L.O.C.K is located at 1150 S.
CantonCenterRoad.
Call (734) 398-5570 for more information
or to register.
Summer DayCamp offered
Summer Day Campwill take place at the
Wayne Community Center June 16-Aug. 21
for ages 7-12.
Therewill be field trips, camp shirts, arts
and crafts, and many other activities.
Registration is nowunder way. Information
packets are available at the front desk at the
Wayne Community Center, 4635HoweRoad
inWayne.
Chamber hostsDock Party
The Belleville Area Chamber of
Commerce will host a Dock Party from 6-8
p.m. June 17 at Johnny's Bar and Grill, 146
HighSt. inBelleville.
Admission for members is priced at 410
and for non-members, $15.
The installation of officers and the kick-
off for the Strawberry Festival are planned
and there will be hors d'oeuvres along with
a cashbar.
Reservations must be made by June 12
by calling (734) 697-7151 or emailing
Native Plants are topic
Native Plants will be the topic at the
Southeast Michigan Butterfly Association
meeting beginning at 7 p.m. June 17.
Trish Hacker-Henning, owner of
American Roots, will be speaking on native
plants and will also be bringing native but-
terfly plants available for purchase at the
meeting which will take place at Nankin
Mills Nature Center, 33175 Ann Arbor Trail,
Westland, MI 48186.
Parking is available on Hines Drive or
AnnArbor Trail.
There is a $3 admission fee for non-
members. For more information, call (734)
223-5510, or visit
Hospital hosts Pro-Am
The 18th annual St. Joe's Pro Am is slat-
ed for Wednesday, June 17 at Pheasant Run
Golf Club, located at 46500 Summit Parkway
inCanton.
Proceeds from the Pro Am will benefit
St. Joe's Behavioral Health department.
The goal is to raise $150,000 to expand
behavioral health services, including men-
tal health services and substance abuse
treatment andprevention.
On hand at the event will be Hockey
great Ted Lindsay, the Pro Am's Chair
Emeritus; four-time Stanley CupChampion,
former Detroit Red Wings hockey player
and assistant coach Joe Kocur; Lila
Lazarus, health reporter and television per-
sonality and Jeff Lesson, sports anchor and
host of LessononGolf .
Registration and continental breakfast
begins at 8 a.m. and a shotgun start follows
at 9 a.m. The St. Joe's Pro Amwill conclude
with a cocktail reception, awards dinner
and silent auction.
Sponsorships and dinner tickets are
available for purchase as well. For more
information or to participate, contact the St.
Joseph Mercy Office of Development at
(734) 712-4079.
Senator meets constituents
State Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D-
Taylor) has scheduled a coffee hour to dis-
cuss state and local issues of concern.
Hopgood represents the new 6th Senate
District, which includes the Wayne County
communities of Belleville, Brownstown
Township, Flat Rock, Huron Township,
Rockwood, Romulus, Sumpter Township,
Taylor, VanBurenTownship, andWestland.
The June coffee hour will begin at 10:30
a.m. June 19 at Sumpter Township Hall,
23480 SumpterRoad, Sumpter Township.
For additional information regarding
this event, contact (517) 373-7800, by e-mail-
ing senhhopgood@senate.michigan. gov or
by
visiting
.
com/#!/SenHopgood.
Arts andActs festival set
The annual Arts and Acts Festival
returns for the sixth consecutive year June
19-21 inhistoric downtownNorthville.
The events will take place near Main
and Center streets in downtown Northville
and will be open from 3-8 p.m. Friday, June
19, from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Saturday, June
20 and from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday,
June 21.
The festival includes the 27th annual
juried fine art show Art in the Sun, featur-
ing more than 70 artists; the Reel Michigan
Film Festival at Northville's Marquis
Theatre; the Sandbox Play Festival pro-
duced by Tipping Point Theatre; the Short
on Words Literary Contest; musical enter-
tainment featuring some of metro Detroit's
topmusicians; Children's Activities; the 2nd
annual Northville Art House Chalk Festival
and a large variety of festival food and
drink.
All proceeds of Arts and Acts will benefit
theNorthvilleArtHouse.
Formore information visit
-
learthouse.org or call (248) 344-0497.
Mystery funds UnitedWay
There's been a mysterious abduction in
downtownPlymouth.
The perpetrator has left a cryptic ran-
som note and help is needed to solve this
case before it ends terribly. The clock is
ticking and new clues and information will
be revealed. Participating teams must use
the clues to determine who was kidnapped,
what the ransom is, and where to make the
drop? Could it be the police chief who is the
hostage? Is it a bag of loot that the kidnap-
per wants? Will the drop take place at The
PennTheatre?
Register a team of four to find out begin-
ning at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 20 in down-
townPlymouth.
The mystery requires investigative work,
problem solving, and crime scene analysis.
The winning team will be handsomely
rewarded. The cost is $80 per team of four.
All proceeds go to thePlymouthCommunity
United Way. Call (734) 453-6879 for team
reservations.
WayneGarden Tour set
The Wayne Garden Club will be hosting
a garden walk, Through the Garden Gate,
featuring seven gardens plus Brenda's
Butterfly House from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
June 27.
Tickets will be sold at The Wayne
Library, Barson's Greenhouse, at Merriman
Road between Warren Road and Ford
Road in, Westland, Wayne Farmers Market
andTheWayneCommunityCenter.
The garden walk will include vendors
and a white elephant sale featuring garden
items. Tickets are priced at $8 or $10 day of
walk at the First Congregational Church, 2
TownSq.,Wayne, MI 48184.
Refreshments will be provided and the
walkwill take place rain or shine.
Formore information call (734) 722-9666.
Camp 911 offered
Huron Valley Ambulance is offering a
free two-day interactive safety program for
children ages 8 to 12. The program offers
youngsters information on household safety,
simple first aid as well as fun interactive
programs. Professional paramedics and city
fire fighters will be acting as counselors
from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. July 1 and 2 to
guide campers through a variety of interac-
tive experiences.
Camp 9-1-1 will take place at the
Plymouth Cultural Center at 525 Farmer St.
Campers must be registered in advance at
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Calendar of events
Picture this: fisherman of all shapes
and sizes reeling in more than 800 rain-
bow trout at Waterford Bend Park in
Northville beginning at 8 a.m. on
Saturday, June 13, during the 20th
Annual Wayne County Parks Fishing
Derby.
As part of the DNR Free Fishing
weekend, there is no need for a fishing
license for this event. Fishermen should
bring their own equipment to enjoy a
morning of fishing fun including casting
contests and special give-a-ways for
each child. The Vietnam Veterans of
America Plymouth/Canton Chapter 528
will be on hand to help children weigh
andmeasure the fish.
The event schedule begins with reg-
istration at 7:30 a.m.; fishing for children
12 and young from 8-10 a.m.; fishing for
all ages beginning at 10 a.m. and a pres-
entation of prizes at 10:30 a.m.
WaterfordBendPark is located at the
corner of Six Mile and Northville Road
inNorthville.
This event is co-sponsored by the
Vietnam Veterans of America
Plymouth/Canton Chapter 528, Cabela's,
Eppinger Manufacturing and the State
ofMichiganEat SafeFishprogram.
For more information on this or any
Wayne County Parks event, call (734)
261-1990 or visit
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Fishing Derby is Saturday
Fishermen of all ages were successful during the Wayne County Parks Fishing
Derby last year. The 20th annual event takes place Saturday in Northville.
