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Golden Hour Club marks 60 years of service
Area service clubs award student scholarships
Annual summer festival now under way in Westland
Fresh market comes to Inkster
Members of the Wayne Golden
Hour Club celebrated the 60th
anniversary of the Wayne organi-
zation with a special luncheon
recently.
As part of the celebration, new
officers for the 2013-2014 year
were installed including new
President Sharon Piper, Vice-
President Edythe Stephens and
SecretaryAliceHerbst.
Oaths were issued by Nancy
Wojewski-Noel, Senior Services
supervisor with the assistance of
Nathan Adams, Wayne Westland
Parks andRecreationdirector.
As part of the celebration, spe-
cial recognition in the form of flo-
ral bouquets were presented to
Ellen Snell and Martha Franz for
being the longest tenured mem-
bers of the club, eachat 34 years.
Carnations were given as a
thank you to the volunteers of sev-
eral committees, including the
Kitchen/Dining RoomCommittee,
Calling Committee, Bingo
Committee,
and
Ticket
Sales/BadgeFundCommittee.
Thirty nine people were in
attendance at the event which
was coordinated by Lucy
Sanborn.
The Golden Hour Club began
six decades ago when Peg
Huband suggested that the City of
Wayne Parks and Recreation
Department leaders join other
communities in sponsoring a pro-
gram for people who had reached
retirement age. After some
research, Huband and Mildred
Cunningham combined a list of
people in the Wayne area who
would be eligible. With the help of
members of the newly-formed
Soroptomist club, the first meet-
ing took place Sept. 3, 1953.
Soroptomist members assisted in
transportation needs for potential
members of the newGoldenHour
Club and the group continued to
meet at noon on the first
Thursday and at in the evening of
the thirdThursday eachmonth.
During the past 60 years, the
Golden Hour Club has seen many
members come and go, hasmoved
themeeting place three times and
worked with four Senior
Directors.
The club currently meets at
11:15 a.m. every Thursday at the
Wayne Community Center for a
potluck luncheon and business
meeting. In addition to their
luncheon meeting, the members
also celebrate birthdays on the
first Thursday of each month. On
the second and fourth Thursday,
after their meeting, they host
bingo at 1 p.m. which is open to
the public and is the main
fundraiser for the club.
On the third Thursday of each
month, club members host a
'Something Different Day', which
changes each month. On the first
and third Thursdays, some of the
members stay after the regular
activities to play pinochle.
More information about the
Wayne Golden Hour Club is avail-
able at the Senior Services office,
(734)721-7460.
Recently,
the
Westland
Goodfellows and the Westland
Rotary club awarded scholarships
to graduates of both Wayne
Memorial andWestland John Glenn
high schools.
The Goodfellows used funding
contributed during the annual No
Child Without A Christmas cam-
paign which exceeded the amount
needed to fund that program. The
Rotary annually awards $500 schol-
arships which are funded by events
throughout the year.
Dillon Bowles, a recent graduate
of Wayne Memorial, was awarded a
$500 scholarship from the Westland
Goodfellows. Bowels had a 3.6 GPA
and was also the winner of the John
Philip Sousa Award for marching
band. He will attend Spring Arbor
University seeking a degree in
youthministry andmissionwork.
Emily Best, also of Wayne
Memorial, received a $500 scholar-
ship from the Goodfellows. In addi-
tion she was a winner of one of the
Rotary Club scholarships. She will
study elementary education at
Schoolcraft College and then
EasternMichiganUniversity.
The Goodfellows awarded $500
scholarships to Carl Hudgins and
Jenna Redden, both graduates of
JohnGlennHighSchool
Hudgins has a GPA of 3.97 and
will pursue a degree in civil engi-
neering and architecture at either
the University of Michigan,
Michigan State University or Wayne
StateUniversity.
Redden has a GPA of 3.8 and will
pursue a career in nursing or law
enforcement.
Angela Morrison a graduate of
Lutheran Westland High School
was also awarded a Goodfellows
$500 scholarship.
She has a 4.0 GPA and will study
at Albion College or The University
ofMichigan.
Rotary Club of Westland $500
scholarship awards also went to
Arthur Straw, a recent Wayne
Memorial High School graduate
who will study architecture at
LawrenceTechnological University;
Marissa Miller, a John Glenn High
School graduatewhowill study soci-
ology or political science at the
University of Michigan-Dearborn
andAmberNewsome, a recent John
Glenn High School graduate who
will attend Schoolcraft College to
pursue a career in teaching.
The annual Westland Summer
Festival began last night and will
be celebrated through Sunday July
7.
There is free parking and shut-
tle service from John Glenn High
School and the Westland Public
Library to all the activities which
take place around Westland City
Hall onFordRoadnear Carlson.
Entertainment this year
includes Annabelle Road at 8
tonight, Escape at 9 p.m. tomorrow
and Impact Seven at 8 p.m.
Saturday. Second Wind will take to
the community stage at 7 p.m.
Sunday, July 7.
Also planned as part of the
annual carnival celebration is a
Zumbathon to benefit juvenile dia-
betes research on stage from 11
a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday. Formore
information contact Kevin
Coleman 734-751-6321 or Maria
Alijandro 734-444-9174.
Also planned for 10 a.m.
Saturday is Miles for Memories, a
fundraiser walk for the Alzheimer's
Association. For more information
call (734) 968-9236.
From noon until 4 p.m. Sunday,
there is a Community Bake Sale.
For more information on the bake
sale, call (734) 578-5025.
A Pancake Breakfast to benefit
Hope 4 Western Wayne County is
planned from 9-10:15 a.m. Sunday,
July 7. For more information check
out www.Hope4WWC.com
The annual Fireworks display
will begin at approximately 10:15
p.m. Sunday over Thomas C.
Brown Park. For more information
on the festival, call (734) 595-0697
The carnival rides will be pro-
vided by Wade Shows and arm-
bands which allow unlimited rides
are available for $20. There will be
live entertainment daily during the
festival.
Inkster residents won't have to travel any
farther than the Dozier Recreation Center to
feel like they are down on the farm next
week.
The Wayne Metropolitan Community
Action Agency will celebrate the arrival of
the Mobile Farmers Market program at the
recreation center from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Next Thursday, July 11. According to the
Mission Statement of the organization, the
purpose of the market "is to bring a bounty of
fresh produce directly into the heart of the
community. The goal is to increase access
and crate awareness around the benefits of
healthy eating choices and overall wellness."
The kick off event for the mobile markets
will include food, giveaways, a demonstra-
tion station, activities for the family and some
hands-on food fun, according to a prepared
release fromthe group.
The last market day of the season will be
Oct. 3 at Thompson Tower Apartments.
During the next few weeks, the mobile mar-
ket is scheduled to be at Starfish Family
Services at 30000 Hiveley Road from 2-5 p.m.
on Tuesdays and at the Dozier Recreation
Center, 2025 Middlebelt Road from 9 a.m.
until noon on Thursdays. The market will be
at Thompson Tower, 27727 Michigan Ave.
from2-5 p.m. Thursdays.
The market accepts SNAP, EBT, Double
Up Food Bucks, WIC Project FRESH, Senior
Project FRESH, cash and credit cards.
In addition the market will be offering
classes on nutrition and food preparation.
Shoppers can register on July 11 for the
Eating Right is Basic How-To Workshop
which will take place from noon until 1:30
p.m. on Thursdays at Thompson Tower.
Space is limited and a certificate of comple-
tion and a cookbook will be awarded upon
completion of the course.
There will also be a Cottage Food Law
How-To Workshop designed for people with
an entrepreneurial spirit who want to sell
homemade foods prepared in a home
kitchen. That workshop will take place from
5-6:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at Starfish Family
Services, 30000Hiveley in Inkster.
Formore information, call (734) 729-7712.
The program also provides a health coach
fromGardenCityHospital.
The health coach will be on site through
Sept. 24 from 2-5 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday
of themonth at StarfishFamily Services.
Information is available at (734) 458-4330.