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July 24, 2014
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Romulus festival planned
The 73rd Annual Romulus
Community Festival, also known
as the Jones Sub Festival, will
take place July 25 through July 27
at the T.J. Coleman Center, 35351
Beverly Road in Romulus, just
east ofWayneRoad.
The Community Talent Show
is planned for 5-9 p.m. July 25
with D.J. Roy Williams and games
and refreshments.
The event will continue from
noon until 9 p.m. Saturday, July 26
with pony rides for children
younger than 12, food and music
all day.
From 2-8 p.m. Sunday, July 27,
there will be performances by
church choirs, praise dancers and
other guests.
Vendors will be on hand each
day and visitors are urged to bring
their own lawn chair.
The event is open to the public
but no alcohol or pets will be
allowed. For information about
vendor booths or to purchase raf-
fle tickets, call Jean Tilmon (734)
728-9904 or Lloyd Coleman, (734)
775-7866.
Cabaret starts inCanton
Young actors from Forever
After Productions are turning the
502 Grill in southwest Canton into
a Broadway style cabaret dinner
theater.
Beginning at 7 tonight, July 24
and continuing through Aug. 3, At
the 502: A Dinner Cabaret is an
evening of music from pop to
Broadway performed by a group
of young musicians, singers and
actors in solo, duet and group per-
formances
At The 502: A Dinner Cabaret
will take place at the 502 Grill,
50296 Cherry Hill Road in
Canton, Sunday performances
begin at 6 p.m..
Tickets are $35 and include a
buffet dinner Purchase tickets at
www.ShowTix4U.com
or
www.foreverafterproductions.co
m Seating is limited and reserva-
tions are encouraged. For more
information call Forever After
Productions at (734) 547-5156.
ArtAffair thisweekend
TheBellevilleAreaCouncil for
the Arts Will host the Fourth
Annual Artaffair onMain, from 10
a.m. until 7 p.m., Saturday, July 26
and from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Sunday, July 27.
The display and sale of fine
art, crafts and entertainment will
take place on the the tree-lined
streets of downtown Belleville.
ArtAffair onMain 2014 will offer a
food court featuring a variety of
sandwiches, rib plates and
Palazzolo'sGelato truck.
ArtAffair on Main 2014 will
also include entertainment on the
Main Stage. Entertainers this
year include Detroit legend
Thornetta Davis at 6 p.m.
Saturday. Ann Arbor-based folk
singer Abigail Stauffer opens the
Saturday schedule at noon and
will be followed at 2:30 p.m. by
piano player Matthew Ball.
Sunday shows begin at 1 p.m. with
Ypsilanti's Voices in Harmony. At
3 p.m., Belleville's own Machine
GunKellyBandwill perform.
Chicken dinner planned
The Romulus VFW Post 9568
will host a Barbeque Chicken
Dinner with entertainment by
Brian Bosman beginning at 5 p.m.
July 25.
The cost is $7 for dinner or $10
for dinner and the show.
All proceeds will be used to
benefit the Romulus VFW Honor
Guard Mackinac Bridge Labor
DayWalk.
The VFW Hall is located at
39270 Huron River Dr. in
Romulus. For more information,
call (734) 941-3030.
KidsHistory Kamp set
The Plymouth Historical
Museum is planning the third
annual History Kids Kamp from
10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday, July
26. Children can experience
aspects of the Civil War by recre-
ating what life was like during the
war, including dressing in period
clothing, getting their picture
taken, as well as a chore race con-
sisting of old-fashioned tasks from
themid-1800s.
There will also be a scavenger
hunt, which will entertain and
educate while they search for
clues to solve a puzzle. Children
will be able to chat with Civil War
soldier reenactors who can
answer questions, demonstrate
marching, and much more. The
boys will be given the opportunity
to "enlist" in the army.
Tickets $40; alternatively, the
purchase of a new or renewed
Daisy membership to the
Plymouth Historical Museum
(value $50) will allow one child to
attend for free. The target age for
children is 6 to 12 years old; how-
ever, children under 8 will need
to be accompaniedby an adult.
Call (734) 455-8940 for more
information.
Tickets are available at the
Plymouth Historical Museum
during open hours or can be pur-
chased using Paypal on the muse-
um website. The Plymouth
Historical Museum is located at
155 S. Main St., Plymouth. For
more information, call (734) 455-
8940 or email secretary@ply-
mouthhistory.org.
Seniors head toComerica
A group from the Romulus
Senior Center will attend the
Detroit Tigers' baseball games at
Comerica Park July 31 against
theChicagoWhiteSox.
A limited number of tickets are
available for each game at $25
each. The fee includes round-trip
bus transportation to the game
from the Senior Center, starting at
11 a.m. Game time is 1 p.m.
For more information, visit the
Senior Center at 36525 Bibbins or
call (734) 955-4120.
Basketball Camp offered
Grace Center for Life is offer-
ing a basketball skills camp for
boys and girls in grades 1-9 from 9
a.m. until 1 p.m. Aug 4, 5 and 6.
Day camp cost is $75 per child
and there is a discount for sib-
lings fromthe same family.
The camp will take place at
Tyler Elementary School, 42200
Tyler road inBelleville.
Included each day is a snack, a
camp t-shirt, guest speakers and a
participation certificated.
To register, call (734) 740-4230.
Camp 911 inBelleville
HuronValley Ambulance is
hosting a free two-day Camp 9-1-1
for children ages 8 - 12. Campers
will be guided by paramedics and
EMTs through a variety of experi-
ences including touring an ambu-
lance, learning CPR, and visiting
a local emergency room.
The Plymouth camp is full, but
space is still available at the
Belleville Camp which will take
place Aug. 6 and 7 at the U-M
Boathouse at Belleville Lake -
50745VanBurenPark
Registration is available
online at www.hva.org or by
emailing
camp911@emer-
genthealth.org or by calling (734)
477-6781
WhoShould You Trust"?
The State Bar of Michigan will
be offering a free living trust ini-
tiative, "Who Should You Trust?"
at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Wayne
CommunityCenter.
The 60-minute presentation
will help seniors learn how to
identify and avoid 'trust mill'
scams and discuss the sales tac-
tics used to gain access to seniors
and their hard-earned savings.
The seminar is designed to
help seniors learn how to avoid
becoming anunsuspecting victim.
Participants will receive a spe-
cially-designed folder containing
essential estate planning informa-
tion, with easy to remember
reminders of the warning signs.
Those with estate plans already
in place are also welcome at the
event
The Wayne Community Center
is located at 4635 Howe Road. For
more information, call Wayne
Senior Services, (734) 721-7460.
City hosts golf outing
The City of Plymouth
Recreation Department will host
a golf outing at the Inn at St.
John's Aug. 14. There will be a
9:30 a.m. shotgun start.
The cost is $125 per person or
$500 for a foursome. The fee
includes a cart (two per four-
some), golf, door prize, awards,
on-course beverages, lunch, din-
ner, 50/50 raffle, prize raffles and
memories.
All proceeds go to recreation
programs, supplies, equipment,
and facility improvements.
The department is still accept-
ing raffle prizes.
To register for golf or donate
contact Lauren at (734) 455-6620
or visit www.ci.plymouth.mi.us/
Recreat ionSpecialEvent s
[ h t t p : / /www. c i . p l ymou t h .
mi.us/index.aspx?nid=1111]for
the forms.
Senior healthcare is topic
The Senior Brigade will visit
the Leanna Hicks Public Library
of Inkster to discuss Residential
Care Choices during a meeting
set to begin at 6 p.m. Aug. 18.
Topics discussed will include
how to choose a nursing home,
how to choose home healthcare,
how to recognize and report
abuse or neglect andways to keep
loved ones save.
The meeting is free and open
to the public.
The library is located at 2005
InksterRoad in Inkster.