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August 3, 2017
Calendar of events
Science experiments at the library
The Romulus Public Library
will host a hands-on program
which includes tie-dying a shirt
and making ice cream beginning
at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5.
The projects are part of a
Science Experiments program
and are designed for students 11
to 17 years of age. This is a free
program.
The Romulus Public Library
is located at 11121WayneRoad in
Romulus. More information is
available at (734) 942-7589.
BuyMichiganNowFestival
The Buy Michigan Now
Festival will take place in down-
town Northville this weekend for
the ninth year, as part of the
annual Buy Michigan Week. This
family-friendly event food vendor
and street vendors, live music
and children's activities, all high-
lighting Michigan-based busi-
nesses and Michigan-made prod-
ucts.
Admission and parking are
free. Main and Center streets are
closed in the middle of down-
town to make it easy to shop and
dine, while enjoying live enter-
tainment from Michigan per-
formers.
The event will be open from 4-
9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4, from 10 a.m.
until 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 and
from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday,
Aug. 6.
Farmersmarket nowopen
The Canton Farmers Market
will be open from 9 a.m. until 1
p.m. every Sunday through Oct.
12 at Preservation Park, located
at 500N. RidgeRoad, Canton.
This open-air-market features
a variety of Michigan grown and
made food as well as hand-craft-
ed items. The Farmers Market
will take place rain or shine.
Find the latest market infor-
mation on Facebook at:
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ersmarket.
Concert series continues
The Northville Summer
Friday Night Concert Series -
presented by Tom Holzer Ford -
brings the music of some of the
finest local musicians to down-
town Northville Town Square
from 7-9 p.m. every Friday night
throughAug. 25.
The schedule features music
from jazz to blues to rock 'n' roll.
For more information, including
a full schedule of performances,
contact the Northville Chamber
of Commerce at (248) 349-7640 or
visit
Representative for aDay
essay contest nowopen
State Rep. Jeff Noble of
Plymouth announced his essay
contest for students in Plymouth,
Canton andNorthville.
The contest is open to students
in grades six through 12. Students
are asked to write a minimum of
250 words and no more than 500
on the topic "Why do you like liv-
ing in Michigan?" Essays should
be submitted by mail or email by
Sept. 1 and must include stu-
dent's name, address, email or
phone number, school and grade
level.
Thewinnerwill be announced
onSept. 18 and invited toLansing
to be a state representative for a
day this fall. Essays should be
sent to
or N-699 House Office Building,
P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, MI 48909.
Woodstock Revisited festival
planned
Woodstock Revisited Family
Festival is set for 3-10 p.m.
Saturday Aug. 5 at Van Buren
Eagles 3996 located at 9961 Beck
Road inBelleville.
Admission is $10 if purchased
in advance or $15 if purchased at
the gate. Children 15 and young
are admitted free.
There will be three bands
entertaining on the lawn, The
Classics, Second Wind and
Repeat Offenders alternating sets
all day. There will also be a
bounce house for children, and
Joelene from Cat's Meow Face
Painting will be on site during
the afternoon.
There will be a cash prize for
the best hippie outfit.
Visitorsmust be 21 to consume
alcohol and no outside food,
drinks or coolerswill be allowed.
For tickets or more informa-
tion, call (734) 788-4410 or (734)
699-8836.
Pool Party planned
The Romulus Public Library
will host a pool party at the
Romulus Athletic Center from
noon until 2 p.m. Aug. 8. The
recreation center is located at
35765 Northline Road in
Romulus.
Participants must have a
signedparental waiver to attend.
For more information, contact
the library at (734) 942-7589.
Senior's Day at market
The Westland Farmers and
Artisans Market will welcome
senior citizens for some special
activities during Senior's Day
from3-7 p.m. Aug. 10.
Along with more than 30 ven-
dors and artisans, there will be
special veteran's health and fit-
ness exercises and local experts
on nutrition. The Market Bounty
Raffle will award one lucky sen-
ior a basket full of market good-
ies donated by vendors. The mar-
ket takes place at 1901 N.
Carlson, south of Ford Road in
Central City Park. Vendorswill be
selling produce, plants, fresh
foods and crafts. There is live
music every week and EBT cards
are accepted.
For more information, call
(734) 326-7222 or westlandcham-
Lifeline screenings offered
Residents living in and
around theWayne area can learn
about their risk for cardiovascu-
lar disease, osteoporosis, dia-
betes, and other chronic, serious
conditions with affordable
screenings Aug. 10 by Life Line
Screening. Hype Recreation
Center will host the community
event at 4635 Howe Road in
Wayne.
Screenings are affordable,
convenient and accessible for
wheelchairs and those with trou-
ble walking. Free parking is also
available.
Packages start at $149, but con-
sultants will be available to
design personalized test pack-
ages based on the age and risk
factors of individual patients.
For more information or registra-
tion, call 1-877-237-1287 or visit
Pre-
registration is required.
Lucky Duckys to race
The Rotary Club of Belleville
will sponsor the annual Lucky
Ducky Rubber Duck Race on
Belleville Lake at 6:30 p.m. Aug.
17, as part of the Annual
Belleville Bridge Walk and Taste
of Belleville.
Entries in the Lucky Ducky
race will cost $5 each, or five for
$20 and all proceeds from ticket
sales are used to help fund proj-
ects in the local community.
Prizes for the winning ducks will
include a $1,000 cash award to
the first-place duck; $250 to the
second place duck and $100 to
the thirdplace duck.
Each ticket purchased puts
one lucky duck into the race of
1,100 rubber ducks in the lake at
Horizon Park and winners need
not be present to claim their
prizes.
For Lucky Ducky race tickets,
contact a Belleville Rotarian.
Tickets will also be sold on the
day of the race.
Sales of fewer than 500 tickets
will result in a 50/50 payout.
Information about the Rotary
Club
is
available
at
BellevilleRotary.org.
BridgeWalk, Taste of Belleville set
The annual Belleville Bridge
Walk will begin at Doane's
Landing at Main and Liberty
streets at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 17. After
the walk, the Taste of Belleville
will take place on High Street
from 6-8 p.m. Belleville restau-
rants will offer samples of their
wares during the event which
will also feature a Kids Activity
Tent manned by the Van Buren
Township Parks and Recreation
staff. There will also be a special-
ty game for kids provided by the
BellevilleKiwanis.
The Bridge Walk and Taste of
Belleville are sponsored by The
City of Belleville, the Belleville
Downtown
Development
Authority, Tucker Agency and
TwistedRooster.
Meth lab raided
Westland police shut down
a suspected methampheta-
mine lab in a garage on the
34000 block of Decatur Court
inWestland last Sunday.
According to police
reports, officerswere called to
the location, near Glenwood
Road and South Wildwood
Avenue at about 3:15 p.m. July
30 after receiving a report of
suspicious activity in the area.
Personnel in HAZMAT
suits from the Michigan State
Police Methamphetamine
Response Team dismantled
the laboratory and assured
local officials that the scene
was no longer a danger to the
surrounding community.
Witnesses reported seeing
officers remove what police
described as “highly toxic”
and “flammable” evidence
fromthe garage.
As police interviewed
neighbors and witnesses at
the scene, a person of interest
in the investigation was
arrested on an outstanding
warrant he had from a nearby
community, according to
police.
While police authorities
provided no further informa-
tion at press time, it was
described by officers as a
“dangerous operation.”
The investigation is ongo-
ing, police said, and the per-
son of interest arrested is not
being named at this time.
No other information was
made available.
