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lot.
The event is free and will fea-
ture a hot dog lunch while sup-
plies last, inflatables, face paint-
ing, airbrush tattoos, a craft sta-
tion, music and games.
The event is funded by the
Community Development block
Grant.
For information, call the recre-
ationdepartment at (734) 688-8900.
Annual FleaMarket planned
The Romulus Historical
Society Annual Flea Market will
take place from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
June 23 this year at Romulus
Historical Park, 11147 Hunt St. in
Romulus.
There is a $15 fee for a rental
spot at the sale and vendors must
provide their own tables and any
other furnishings.
Refreshments are available at
the event.
For more information, contact
CathyMorse, (734) 941-941-6361.
ClassicCars on exhibit
duringClassic Tea
The Belleville Area Council for
the Arts will sponsor a Classic Car
show from noon until 5 p.m. June
23 at Victory Park in Belleville
during service of a classic high
tea.
Admission to the tea is $5 while
the car show is free and entries
are still being accepted.
For information, contact Kay
Atkins, (734) 697-9376.
War of 1812 commemorated
The Brooks' Detachment, US
Marine Corps of 1812 will be part
of the commemoration cere-
monies at Mill Race Village June
24 when the 200th anniversary of
theWar of 1812 will be recognized.
During the War of 1812 the United
States fought the British Empire
on the high seas, on the Great
Lakes, and in the frontier outposts
ofMichigan.
More facts about this forgotten
war will be discussed during the
commemoration and flag raising
ceremony, Marine and pioneer re-
enactors, music, history of theWar
of 1812, and refreshments are
planned for the event which is
free and open to the public.
Mill Race Village is located at
215 Griswold in Northville. For
more information call (248) 348-
1845 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Monday through Friday or visit
www.millracenorthville.org.
Summer art camps offered
The Plymouth Community Arts
Council is sponsoring 46 summer
arts camps for preschool, elemen-
tary, middle, and high school stu-
dents along with adults. The
camps take place from 9 a.m. until
noon, from 1 -4 p.m. and from 5-8
p.m.
For a complete list of camp
offerings, contact jeff@ply-
moutharts.com.
Flowers are forever tour set
The Trailwood Garden Club of
Plymouth will sponsor the annual
Garden Walk from noon until 8
p.m. June 26.
The tour will include several
privately-owned gardens in
Plymouth and there will be mas-
ter gardeners on hand to answer
gardening questions.
Tickets are $8 if purchased in
advance and $10 the day of the
event. Raffle tickets can be pur-
chased for $1 or three for $2.
Tickets for those 12 and
younger are half prices, children
carried in arms are welcome at no
cost but strollers are not permit-
ted in the gardens.
Tickets are available at
Saxton's Garden Center on Ann
Arbor Trail and at Backyard Birds
onMainStreet.
Formore information about the
event, call Darlene Rinke (734)
459-7499 or Marilyn Detmer (734)
454-4625.
Pottery event planned
New Hope Center for Grief
Support is offering an evening at
Creatopia in downtown Plymouth
for children who are interested in
painting a pottery piece in memo-
ry of someonewho has died.
Dinner will be at Subway (next
to Creatopia) starting at 6:15 p.m.
June 26. After some brief instruc-
tions, painting will begin at 7 p.m.
and will conclude at 8:30. The
event is free, but space is limited.
Call NewHope at (248) 348-0115
to register.
Wayne 'appreciates' members
The City of Wayne Parks and
Recreation Department will host
a Member appreciation Day from
5:30 a.m. until 9 p.m. Wednesday,
June 27 at the Community Center,
4635HoweRoad inWayne.
Beverages and snacks will be
served, chair massages offered
and tours of the facility available.
There will be free access to the
exercise club, the indoor
walking/running track, open
swimming, wallyball and racquet-
ball and land and water fitness
classes such as aerobics, core
training, Zumba and Jazzercise.
Threemonthmemberships will
be on sale at 50 percent off the
usual fee. Gift basket drawings
will take place for birthday party
packages and other items. There
will also be a drawing for four
Detroit tigers tickets for those who
purchase a yearlymembership.
For more information, call (734)
721-7400.
Villagemarks 4th of July
The parade is only the begin-
ning of the Independence Day
events inNorthville.
After the parade passes by, the
ground of Mill Race Village, locat-
ed at 215 Griswold St., will be
open for visitors.
This year, all the historic build-
ings and grounds will be open and
there will be a Civil War reenac-
tors encampment on site. Civil
War soldiers from the American
Civil War Shooting Association
will have an encampment beside
the historicYerkesHouse.
The King's 8th Regiment of
Detroit, 1768-1785 will also have
re-enactors on site and the new
Hirsch Exhibit Hall will the open
with the On The Site: Celebrating
40 Years of Mill Race Historical
Village display.
picnic lunch and relax in our
beautiful, serene surroundings,"
said Tillie Van Sickle, from the
NorthvilleHistorical Society said.
All the events and displays are
free and open to the public.
For more information, call (248)
348-1845.
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June 21, 2012
Designated by Friends of the
Rouge as a Rouge Rescue site,
19 volunteers from the
Northville Historical Society,
Northville Garden Club, and
Ward Presbyterian Church
descended on the Rouge River
Bank at Mill Race Historical
Village on June 2.
The group removed debris
from the river and pulled garlic
mustard and creeping charlie,
and weeds along the riverbank.
They also cut trees of heaven,
and other non-native invasive
species.
A demonstration garden was
planted with native and heir-
loom plants on the south bank
behind the Hirsch Blacksmith
Shop. Native plants were pro-
vided by Friends of the Rouge,
alongwith tee shirts and gloves.
A grilled hot dog lunch was
provided to the volunteers by
the Northville Historical
Society.
Ed Gabrys, a historical socie-
ty board member, is helping
spearhead a five-year project to
recreate the historical and eco-
logical character of themill race
riverbank in the late 19th centu-
ry. Bank stabilization, erosion
control, and plantings on the
bankwill continue in the fall.
For more information or to
volunteer with the group, con-
tact the Northville Historical
Society at (248) 348-1845.
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Rescuing
the Rouge
Volunteers removed debris and pulled weeds along he Rouge River
Bank and Northville Mill Race Village early this month. Among the 19
workers were, left to right, Kentaro Hirato, Allan Wild, Juliana Cerra,
Nachiko Hirato, Mimi Kibbey, Yoshiko Mato, and Erika Luika. Photo
by Ruth Stahl.