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the storms forced the concert
inside the Belleville First United
Methodist Church.
The Belleville Area Council for
the Arts will continue this free
music series throughout the sum-
mer every Thursday at 7 p.m. at
Horizon Park in Belleville. This
week's performer will be Rock
Harley as Johnny Cash. With his
background of country music and
early rock 'n' roll coupled with his
mannerisms and physical appear-
ance, you will find yourself trans-
fixed by Rock as "The Man in
Black".
Also, as long as the weather
cooperates, BACA will host its
weekly Art Colony at Horizon Park
from 4-7 p.m. This charming open
air exercise allows patrons to enjoy
the beauty of the lake while observ-
ing the artists at their labor and
review the works that the artists
offer for sale.
For more information about
Music Lakeside, including the full
2012 schedule, the Art Colony or
any of BACA's other offerings
please
visit
bellevilleartscouncil.org
KimTindall,
Belleville AreaCouncil for the
Arts
Clerk defends performance
To the editor;
You received a letter from the
Plymouth Township Supervisor
endorsing another candidate for
Township clerk. I respect his choice
as part of the democratic process.
Unfortunately, several of the state-
mentsmade in the letterwere false.
I feel voters deserve to know the
un-manipulated truth as the previ-
ous letter was paid for by my oppo-
nent. Here are the facts:
My department's budget
has been reduced over $80,000 from
the time I took office in 2008.
I voted against laying-off
firefighters as there were alterna-
tives available to right-sizing the
department. I attended may of the
fire department labor negotiations.
Each full-time elected official
has an expense account to use at
their discretion. I use mine to
attend two educational conferences
per year to enhance my qualifica-
tions as township clerk, s opposed
to using these funds for additional
income, i.e. mileage reimburse-
ment. Account numbers 010-215-
861-000, 101-171-861-000 and 101-
253-861-000.
I have notmissedmoremeetings
than any other elected official. Of
those meetings that I've missed,
most were special meetings called
when I was out of state caring for
my ailing father who has throat and
bladder cancer.
I refused to illegally accept a pay
cut and my stance was supported
by the Michigan Attorney General's
office. Additionally, I have given up
$11,700 of my compensation over
the past four years.
Here are some of the accom-
plishments in the clerk's office dur-
ingmy term:
`Increased access to the perma-
nent absentee voter list and use of
technology to reduce wait-times on
ElectionDay.
Increased transparency through
online access to Freedom of
InformationAct requests.
Implemented background
checks and restrictions on solicitors
whowander our neighborhoods.
Thank you for taking the time to
read this letter. Please know that
you arewelcome to contactmewith
any questions or concerns; my door
is always open for all residents.
JoeBridgman, MMC
PlymouthTownshipClerk
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June 28, 2012
01. Obituaries
02. In Memoriam
03. Cards of Thanks
04. Monuments
& Cemetery Plots
05. Personals/Announcements
06. Legal Notices
07. Attorneys
08. Entertainment
09. Lost & Found
10. Coming Events
30. Help Wanted
31. Help Wanted Sales
32. Help Wanted Drivers
33. Child Care
34. Specialized Services
35. Situations Wanted
40. Business Opportunity
42. Health and Fitness
43. Money to Loan
44. Music/Art Lessons
45. Adult Care
46. Private Schools/Instruction
47. Riding/Horses/Stables
50. Pets & Supplies
54. Rummage Sales
55. Estate Sales
56. Flea Markets
57. Antiques
58. Garage and Yard Sales
59. Auctions
60. Misc. Sales
61. Misc. Items
62. Building Supplies
63. Business and
OfficeEquipment
64. Lawn & Garden Supplies
65. Tree Service
66. Landscape / Nurseries
67. Garden Plant / Supplies
68. Garden / Produce
70. Masonry / Brickwork
72. Cleaning Services
73. Musical Merchandise
74. Sporting Goods
75. Boats / Accessories
76. Remodeling & Renovations
77. Recreation Vehicles
78. Hunting / Fishing
82. Wanted to Buy
87. Room for Rent
88. Duplexes for Rent
89. Apartments for Rent
90. Condos/Townhouses for Rent
92. Business Places for Rent
93. Banquet Halls
94. Farm Land for Rent
95. Real Estate
96. Houses for Rent
97. Cottages for Rent
98. Manufactured/Mobile Homes
99. Flats for Rent
100. Will Share
101. Wanted to Rent
102. Storage
103. Business Property for Sale
104. Farms & Acreage for Sale
105. Mobile Homes for Sale
106. Houses for Sale
107. Condos/Townhouses for Sale
108. Lake and Resort
109. Income Property
110. Lots for Sale
111. Out of State Property
112. Commercial Lease
113. Real Estate Wanted
114. Auto Accessories
115. Autos for Sale
116. Antique & Classic Cars
117. Trucks & Vans for Sale
118. Freebies
119. Auto Repairs
120. Motorcycles
121. Autos Wanted
Gale J. Young
Gale J. Young, beloved wife
of James H. Young,
In addition to her husband,
Mrs. Young is survived by her
children, Terry J., and Mark
D. (Denise); her grandchil-
dren,
Kelly
(Chris)
Thompson, Terry Jr., Blayne
and Quintyn; breat-grand-
children, Cole, Savannah
and Evan, and her sister,
Betty Hansen.
Funeral services were at the
chapel of L.J. Griffin Funeral
Home in Canton.
Share a "memorial tribute"
with the family at griffinfuner-
alhome.com
Willie L. Dorsey, Jr.
Sunrise: March 2, 1963
Sunset: June 17, 2012
Willie L. "Skeeter" Dorsey, Jr.
died June 17, 2012.
Among those left to cherish
his memory are his parents,
Willie (Edith) Dorsey, Sr. and
Shirley (Bernard) Harris; his
children, Erica and Christian
Dorsey; his brothers, Warren
Dorsey of Orange, TX and
Deral (Jennifer) Dorsey cur-
rently serving in the U.S.
Army in Colorado; a sister,
Semetha Hart; two stepsis-
ters, Cassandra (Clyde)
Moing and Felicia Allen; his
only grandchild, Samiah
Shepherd; a special friend,
Roxann McCurdy; 15 nieces
and nephews; a host of other
family members, and many
friends.
Funeral services were at
Community Baptist Church in
Romulus
with
Hiram
McBurrows, Jr. officiating.
Final arrangements were
entrusted to the Penn
Funeral Home on Inkster
Road in Inkster.
Interment was at Sunset Hills
Cemetery in Ypsilanti.
Earl McClendon
Sunrise: Sept. 30, 1942
Sunset: June 10, 2012
Earl "Buddy" McClendon
died June 10, 2012.
Among those left to cherish
his memory are two sisters,
Cynthia m. Calamease and
The.
Rev.
Nora
L.
McClendon-Shumake
of
Detroit; a brother, Judge
Samuel (Joanne) McClendon
of Washington, D.C.; a
cousin, Joan Grimes of
Redford, whom he loved as a
sister; his devoted nieces,
Chandra Addison, Tamaira
Finley
and
Meagan
McClendon;
nephews,
Caylos Calamease, Sr.,
Terrence Finley, Johnny
Shumake,
Earl
Finley,
Ramere Williams, Trevor
Romere
and
Edward
Hughes; his grandnieces,
Caylesha, Cintia, Taylor,
Cayla and Amia; his grand-
nephews, Caylor, Jr., David,
Charles, John and Roy;
great-grandnieces, Casia
"Baby" and Ciaya; a great-
grandnephew, Kevin; sisters-
in-law, Josephine Brown and
Pharistinia Finley; a god-
daughter, Nicole Howard; his
devoted cousins, Dorothy L.
Williams, Kathy (Calvin)
Decuir, Bob Summers,
William
Summers
and
Minister Earl Grimes, Jr., and
his best friend, John Davis.
Funeral services were at
United Christian Church in
Detroit with the Rev. Gregory
E. Bryant officiating. The Rev.
Eugene James was the eulo-
gist.
Final arrangements were
entrusted to the Penn
Funeral Home on Inkster
Road in Inkster.
Interment was at Detroit
Memorial Park East in
Warrren.
Roxana Fox
Sunrise: Sept. 30, 1928
Sunset: June 16, 2012
Roxana Fox died June 16,
2012.
Among those left to cherish
her memory are her children,
Lawrence Jones and Feleice
(Eric) Wilson; six siblings,
Dorothy Beanum, Marland
Brown, Odell Brown, Ricky
Brown, Dora (Columbus)
Hayes and Fanny Yancey; an
uncle, Madison Guess; four
grandchildren, Derrell Wells,
Jermaine (Janiece) Foxx,
Erica Wilson and Barbara
Jones; seven great-grand-
children,
Donte,
Larry,
Jasmine, Monte, Arionna,
Arianna and Brayden; a host
of nieces and nephews,
cousins and other relatives,
and many friends.
Funeral services were at
Pentecostal Temple COGIC
in Inkster with the Rev. Arthur
C. Sillis, Sr. officiating.
Final arrangements were
entrusted to the Penn
Funeral Home in Inkster.
Interment was at Mount
Hope Memorial Gardens in
Livonia.
Fannie Mary Hobbs
Sunrise: May 14, 1928
Sunset: June 15, 2012
Mother Fannie Mary Hobbs
died June 15, 2012.
Among those left to cherish
her memory are his seven
children, Gracie (Albert)
Hartsfield, Kyra Spencer,
Edith (Montaz) Meah, Louis
Border,
Willie
(Carol)
Borders, Catherine (Paul
Jones) Borders and Kimberly
Wolf; sisters, Dorothy Ford
and Mildred (Linwood) Hill; a
brother, Ned Wyatt; grand-
children, Stacy Whitby, Albert
Harsfield,
Jr.,
Lonnie
Spencer, DeMario Watson,
Scott Smith, Shana Smith,
Aleia Borders, Daryll Gray,
Iinyah Meah and Antonio
Jones; two great-great-
grandchildren, Marcus and
Cacie Whitby; a host of other
relatives, and many friends.
Mrs. Hobbs was preceded in
death by her sister, Sarah
Curtiss, and brother, Robert
Wyatt.
Funeral services were at New
Prospect Missionary Baptist
Church in Detroit with the
Rev. Craig Ester officiating.
Final arrangements were
entrusted to the Penn
Funeral Home on Inkster
Road in Inkster.
Interment was at Knollwood
Memorial Park in Canton
Township.
Yolanda Raindell Bell
Sunrise: Sept. 22, 1952
Sunset: June 18, 2012
Yolanda Raindell Bell died
June 18, 2012.
Among those left to cherish
her memory are her best
friend and devoted husband,
Hugh; her daughter, Tina
(Marcus) Head of Stone
Mountain, GA; a brother,
Kerwin; a sister, Denise of
Detroit; her aunts, Odessa
Smith, Essie Rhodes and
Utrecht Espie of Inkster; a
sister-in-law, Lucille Oliphant
of Inkster; a host of nieces,
nephews and cousins, and
many friends.
Funeral services were at
Brown Chapel, AME Church
in Ypsilanti with Pastor Jerry
Hatter officiating.
Final arrangements were
entrusted to the Penn
Funeral Home on Inkster
Road in Inkster.
Interment was at United
Memorial
Gardens
in
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TLC Productions is accepting
scripts for the 2013 Canton One
Acts Festival, postmarked no
later than Aug. 24, 2012. The fes-
tival will take place Jan. 18-20,
2013 at the Village Theater at
CherryHill inCanton.
Tim Chanko, Linda Pohl and
Christopher Tremblay comprise
TLCProductions.
"This festival brings new plays
to the Canton community and
Village Theater at Cherry Hill
stage. As aspiring playwrights,
we looked for other venues to
submit our one-act musicals, but
there weren't any nearby groups
organizing any competitions or
festivals. Since we have been
afforded the opportunity to pres-
ent our newworks at The Village
Theater, we wanted to provide a
process, venue and event to
showcase other emerging play-
wrights of plays and musicals as
well as to aspiring directors.
Thanks to the Partnership for
the Arts and Humanities, this
festival is now a theatrical tradi-
tion in Canton," the three said in
a prepared statement.
TLC is looking for original
plays in length from 15 minutes
to 20 minutes. Multiple submis-
sions from a playwright are wel-
come, however, no children's
shows will be considered. For a
list of complete guidelines and
for information on the judging
process go to cantononeacts.com
or tlcproductions@ wowway.
com.
One act festival seeks plays
the Plymouth Fire Department no
longer has a ladder truck needed to
move him. A fire department with-
out a ladder truck now serves
PlymouthTownship.
When the brakes failed on the
fire truck on way to a house fire, it
certainly didn't prove a danger,
right? And when the pumper truck
engine failed, that was merely a
temporary delay in fire suppres-
sion, according to officials' charac-
terizations of events.
Then we see the costs, which
despite the carefully constructed
records, clearly indicate the esca-
lating fees spiraling upward as the
township repeatedly has to call
Northville Township for aid, and
now pay these on-call volunteers a
higher average hourly rate than the
former full-time firefighters were
paid. The township is on the cusp of
exceeding the former budget for a
full-time, equipped and ALS certi-
fieddepartment.
It has long been rumored that
the gutting of the Plymouth
Township Fire Department was
rooted in political payback rather
than fiscal responsibility. These sit-
uations and costs, along with the
determined effort to deny township
residents the opportunity to vote on
the issue, would certainly seem to
lend credibility to that claim.
until graduate school. The embar-
rassment factor alone would
prompt me to take serious punitive
action, much less the obvious algae
floating around in that gene pool.
We also all agree that a lack of
parenting can't always be blamed
for many of these situations in the
news. It really can't.
It can certainly be a factor, and is
often the cause, of many of the
problems our young people face.
But sometimes the best parents in
the world slip up. Sometimes the
strongest message sent to young
people just doesn't compute. Their
little underdeveloped and growing
brains are like Velcro, but parents
just never know exactly what sticks
andwhat falls right out their ears.
The parenting issue du jour it
appears, is bullying. We have peo-
ple lobbying against it and school
districts adopting policies against it
and class lessons about it. Bullying
is a bad thing, no doubt, and it has
been a bad thing since taller apes
figured out they could take a little
ape's bananas.
It isn't new and is, somehow, a
part of the human genome compo-
sition.
And this latest example of young
boys bullying a senior citizen
demonstrates how serious a prob-
lem it can be. A lack of respect for
authority, for their elders, and a
clear deviation from the path of
human evolution is pretty evident.
While the three of us here fully
understand and agree that spank-
ing can sometimes promote the
acceptance of physical violence as
a means of expression, and we dis-
courage it as a parenting tool, in
this case, we believe that the most
effective path to these little beasts'
brains would be through a few solid
whacks on their bottoms.
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