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July 28, 2016
Calendar of events
Romulus concerts continue
The Romulus Downtown Development
Authority (DDA) will continue the free
summer music series, "Sounds in
Downtown", at the Romulus Historical
Park from 7-9:30 p.m. the second and
fourth Fridays in July, and every Friday in
August.
TheRomulusHistorical Park is located
at 11147 Hunt St. In addition to the music,
there will be family activities, vendors,
concessions and refreshments available
for purchase. Attendees should bring their
own lawn chair or blanket to watch the
show.
Performers include:
Aug. 5: RickLiederBand - Variety
Aug. 12: Rustbelt Revival - Folk/Rock
Aug.19: Remedy - RockingCountry
Aug. 26: Infinity and Beyond - Journey
Tribute
Concerts will take place rain or shine,
except in the case of lightning.
The Sounds in Downtown series is
sponsored by the Romulus Downtown
Development Authority, Romulus Arts
Council, City of Romulus, Magic
Productions and other community spon-
sors.
For more information about Sounds in
Downtown or the Arts Council, visit
,
or
call theRomulusDDAat (734) 955-4533.
Canton concerts continue
The popular Thursday Night Concert
Series returns to Canton at the Heritage
Park Amphitheater every Thursday
evening from7:30 - 9 p.m. throughAug. 11.
Crusin' Custom Coneys, Good Humor
and Awesome Bounce will also be on
hand. The concert series is sponsored in
part by Community Financial Credit
Union and Twisted Rooster. Participants
are encouraged to bring blankets or fold-
ing chairs and enjoy the concerts on the
amphitheater lawn.
July 28: The Favorites - Classic Rock
fromthe 60s, 70s and 80s
Aug. 4: Weekend Comeback - Hits
fromthe 60s to today
Aug. 11: All Directions - Blues, Classic
Motown andR&B
Concerts areweather-permitting.
St. Mary enrollment under way
St. Mary Catholic School offers pre-
school through 8th grade education and is
currently enrolling students for the 2016-
17 school year. Walk-in tours are available
from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Tuesdays during
August.
The school is located at 34516 W.
Michigan Ave. in Wayne. St. Mary offers
qualified teachers and an academic pro-
gram to Catholic and non-Catholic stu-
dents in a diverse environment. It also
provides enrichment programs beyond
the basic curriculum such as C.Y.O. sports,
Academic Olympics, Spelling Bees,
Student Council, children's vocal and bell
choir, band, Scouting program, and before
and after school care. St. Mary is fully
accredited and scores consistently above
average nationwide on the Iowa
StandardizedTest.
For more information, call (734)721-
1240 or visit StMarySchoolWayne.org.
Diamond nominees sought
The Commission on Aging and Wayne
Senior Services Office are once again
looking for help in finding the Diamond of
theCommunity.
This program recognizes a Wayne resi-
dent, 70 or older, who still continues to vol-
unteer in helping make Wayne a great
community in which to live. Nomination
forms are available at Wayne City Hall,
Wayne Library and Wayne Senior
Services/HYPE Recreation Center. They
must be completed and returned to the
Senior Services Office by Thursday, Aug.
4.
The resident selected as the Diamond
of the Community will be the guest of
honor at a dinner Sept. 20, receive $75, a
plaque and be presented with an official
resolution from the city acknowledging
their contributions.
The award program will be sponsored,
again this year byWayneDairyQueen.
Information regarding the presentation
dinner and tickets will be released follow-
ing the selection of the Diamond of the
Community recipient for this year.
For more information, contact Wayne
Senior Services, (734) 721-7460 or
Office hours are 9:30 a.m. until 1:30
p.m. Tuesday,Wednesday andThursday.
Wednesday concerts announced
Music In The Park, a 32-year "Summer
Wednesday at Noon" traditionwill be host-
ed again this year by the Plymouth
CommunityArts Council.
Concertswill continue throughAug. 24.
The 10-week concert series is free to
the public and made possible through the
generosity of community business and
organization sponsors. The schedule this
year includes:
Aug. 3 -MattWatroba
Aug. 10 - Gemini
Aug. 17 - BarbaraBaileyHutchinson
Aug. 24 - Joel Tacey's Tip Top
Entertainment
Belleville concerts planned
The Belleville Area Art Council Music
Lakeside concert is set for 7 tonight at
Horizon Park on High Street in Belleville.
The concerts usually last about 2 hours,
organizers said, and in the case of
inclement weather, the event is moved to
the Belleville United Methodist Church
on Roys Street, right across the street
fromthe park.
There are a limited number of picnic
tables/benches at the park, organizers said
they strongly encourage folks to bring
chairs or blankets for seating. Food and
non-alcoholic drinks are welcome. As the
concerts take place in a city park, alcohol
is prohibited. Local restaurants will be on
hand selling a special menu of food,
drinks and frozen gelato during the per-
formances.
More information is available at
The scheduled season performances
include:
July 28 BillyCraig (country)
Aug. 4 Jill Jack (rock/folk)
Aug. 11
BigRay and theMotor
CityKings (rock/blue)
Aug. 18 NO SHOWDUETOTHE
TASTEOFBELLEVILLE
Aug. 25 DigAPhony (Beatles
tribute)
BloodDrive scheduled
An American Red Cross Blood Drive is
planned from 10 a.m. until 3:45 p.m. July
28 on the second floor of Plymouth City
Hall, 201 SouthMainSt. inPlymouth.
One pint of blood can save up to three
lives, organizers said.
Formore information or to schedule an
appointment, visit
Enter spon-
sor code, PCHor call (313) 549-7052
For donor eligibility questions, call
(866) 236-3276
Back toSchool Clothing offered
Lighthouse Home Mission will host a
Back to School Clothing sale from 10 a.m.
until 7 p.m. July 29 and 30. There will be
clothing in sizes from newborn to adult
and visitors can buy a bag for $2 and then
fill it with selections from the available
stock.
The church is located at 34633 Palmer
inWestland.
For more information, call (734) 536-
1761 or (734) 624-1919.
Vet hosts yoga session
Dan Nevins, a motivational speaker
and nationally recognized Wounded
Warrior featured on NBC News, will be
the featured speaker at Yoga In The Park
beginning at 9 a.m. July 30 at Heritage
Park inCantonTownship.
Old Glory Flags and Flagpoles of
Livonia and Canton Leisure Services
have joined forces to host Yoga In the
Park to benefit the Wounded Warrior
Project.
The fundraising event will begin with
registration at 8:30 a.m. July 30 and the
program will start at 9 a.m. at Heritage
Park which is located behind the Canton
Administration Building, 1150 S. Canton
CenterRoad.
All proceeds from this event will go to
benefit Wounded Warrior Project. Tickets
are currently on sale now at
; just
search Dan Nevins. Tickets are currently
$35 online and will be $45 the day of the
event. Ticket price includes a Wounded
Warrior Project yoga mat and carrying
bag, as well as aWoundedWarrior Project
support bracelet, while supplies last.
Participants will also receive a tax state-
ment at the end of 2016 stating the portion
of the donation that is tax deductible.
Learnmore aboutNevins' incredible story
at
.
For additional information about this
special outdoor yoga session with Nevins,
visit
or
call (734) 394-5360.
Library serves ice cream
The friends of the Wayne Public
Library and the Wayne Historical Society
will host an old-fashioned ice cream
social to help celebrate the 20th anniver-
sary of the library. There will be free ice
cream, games, and activities.
The event is planned from 1-3 p.m. July
30 at the library, 3737 S. Wayne Road,
Wayne, MI 48184
ful tips to help keep their pets safe by
learning what emergency supplies to have,
when they should contact their veterinari-
an and where to find a pet care facility or
pet-friendly hotel.”
The Pet First Aid App is sponsored by
American Pet Nutrition and can be down-
loaded by texting 'GETPET' to 90999, by
going to redcross.org/apps, or by searching
for 'AmericanRedCross' in app stores.
If someone doesn't have air condition-
ing, they should choose public places (ie:
shopping malls, libraries and movie the-
aters) to go to for temporary relief from the
heat during the warmest part of the day.
People can help conserve energy by run-
ning appliances during non-peak hours.
Additional tips are located at
redcross.org/heatsafety, Burton said.
Cooling centers in Canton are designat-
ed at Summit on the Parkway and the
Canton Public Library. Westland designat-
ed cooling center at the Westland
Friendship Center, the Jefferson Barns
Community Vitality Center and the
William P. Faust Public Library. Westland
residents who experience a heat-related
issue or require assistance can contact the
Wayne-Westland Fire Department at (734)
467-3201.
Heat
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