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July 21, 2016
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Absentee ballots available next Saturday
Salute to Summer veterans’ benefit set for July 30
MeetZed,amiddle-aged text-
book editorwho finds himself
back inhis sleepy,Midwestern
hometownofGardensend to tidy
uphisdeceasedmother'saffairs.
Onhiswaytohismother'shouse,
he inadvertently steps into
oncoming traffic.He's pulled
fromharm'swaybyLinz,a long
ago forgottenhigh school class-
mate.This chance encounter
makeshim re-thinkhis big city
job,settinghimoffonaculinary
andpersonal journey.Heagrees
to join her andFrench baker
husband,Pableau, in theirgour-
met cupcake emporium,where
he findsasweetvictory inasec-
ondchanceatlife.
“I thinkaudienceswill finda
lotof inspiration fromAmerican
WeePie. It is very encouraging
to anyonewho feels like there
may be something more out
there for them” said director,
JamesR.Kuhl.“My favoritepart
of thisproduction ishow inher-
ently quirky it is.LisaDillman
haswritten a very colorful fun-
housecomedyaboutamanwho
isdealingwitha lotof rainyday
kind of issues. Idon't thinkwe
naturally think about cupcakes
and eccentricFrenchbakers in
connectionwith the loss of a
lovedoneor stagnationatwork.
But like peanut butter and
bacon, it's a combo thatworks
reallywell togethereven though
youwouldn'tthinkitwouldmix.”
American Wee-Pie runs
throughAug.21.
This activity is supported, in
part, by an award from the
MichiganCouncilForArts and
CulturalAffairsandtheNational
EndowmentfortheArts.
TippingPointTheatre per-
formances begin at 8 p.m.
ThursdaythroughSaturday,with
matineesat3p.m.Saturdayand
2p.m.Sunday.Therewillbeone
specialWednesdaymatinee for
each of the six productions.
Ticketprices range from $22 to
$35.
Tipping Point Theatre is
located at 361E. Cady St. in
downtownNorthville, just one
blockoffofMainStreet.
Theboxofficeisopenfrom10
a.m. until 5 p.m. Tuesday
throughFriday and 90minutes
prior toperformances.For tick-
ets ormore information, call
(248) 347-0003 or visitwww.tip-
pingpointtheatre.com.
NorthvilleCityHallwill be
open from 9 a.m.until 2p.m. on
Saturday, July 30, to process
absenteevoterballotrequests.
“Voters applying for a state
primary absent voterballotmay
also apply for a general election
absent voter ballot using the
sameapplication form. Iencour-
age voters to consider voting by
absentvoterballotforthegeneral
election,” saidCity ofNorthville
ClerkDiannaMassa.
Whenanemergency,suchasa
sudden illness or family death,
prevents a registered voter from
goingtothepollsonElectionDay,
thatregisteredvotermayrequest
anemergencyabsentvoterballot.
The requestmust be submitted
after theregularabsentvoterbal-
lot deadline has passed (the
emergencymust havemade it
impossible tomeet thatdeadline)
and before 4 p.m. onElection
Day,sheadded.
The lastday to votebyabsent
voterballotis4p.m.Monday,Aug.
1.Theballotmustbevotedatcity
hall.
The signed and sealed absent
voterballotmustbe returned to
city hall no later than 8 p.m.
Tuesday,Aug. 2 or itwillnot be
counted,Massa explained.This
includesmilitary and overseas
ballots.Anymailed absent voter
ballot must be physically
received in the clerk's office by
thatdaterather thanpostmarked
bythatdate.
Residents ofNorthville can
request an absent voter ballot if
theymeetoneof the followingsix
statutory reasons: age 60 years
oldorolder;unable tovotewith-
outassistanceat thepolls;willbe
out of town onElectionDay; in
jailawaitingarraignmentor trial;
unable to go to thepollsdue to
religious reasonsorappointed to
workasanelectioninspectorout-
sidetheirprecinctofresidence.
Thosewho register to vote for
the first timebymailmustvote in
person at thenext election they
participate inbefore theyareeli-
gible to vote bymail,unless the
individual is 60 years or older,
disabledoroverseas.
Salute toSummer, abenefit
for Michigan Veterans, is
planned for July 29 and 30 in
downtownNorthville,hostedby
theNorthvilleCentralBusiness
Association.
The eventswill help fund
veterans' programs including
Walleye forWarriors,which
offers free fishing, food and
camaraderieamongveteransas
an expression of gratitude for
their service.The fishingpro-
vides an opportunity for social
interactionwith other veterans
whomay be facing the same
issuesofreintegratingintocivil-
ianlifeand
Music4Vets,anon-tradition-
al therapy, is an easy, effective
method of addressing emotion-
alissuesofveterans.
Therewillbe food truckson
siteandmusicbothdays,organ-
izerssaid.
Eventsplanned from10a.m.
until 9p.m. onFriday include
themerchantsall-daySidewalk
Sale and from 7-9 p.m. there
willbemusicby theSeanRiley
Band.
OnSaturday, July 30, events
areplanned from9a.m.until9
p.m.
From 9 to 11 a.m. therewill
be a pancake breakfast in
NorthvilleSquare;from10to11
a.m. there will be a Yoga
demonstration and classwith
JulieBegoskifromGoodKarma
and from 11 a.m.untilnoon, a
Zumba classwith instructors
from Fitness Motivators is
planned.
Atnoon, children's activities
willbeginwithphotoswithpets,
amartial arts demonstration
and cookie decorating until 2
p.m.
At 2p.m.,SwingFusionwill
presentswingdancingandfrom
3-5p.m. therewillbeasummer
rock camp with Broughton
Music;from5-6p.m.theLivonia
CivicChoirwillentertainandat
5 p.m. theEagleswill serve a
benefit seafood dinner at the
NorthvilleEaglesLodge.Meals
will be servedwhile food sup-
plieslast.
At 8p.m. therewillbedanc-
ing to a live band at the
NorthvilleEagles.
Formore information, visit
It isveryencouraging
toanyonewho feels like
theremaybesomething
moreout there for them.
”
Tipping Point presents American Wee Pie
