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JevonRobert Hotchkiss, known asDJ Jevon Hollywood at WDTW-FM radio, died Monday morning of injuries he suffered when he was struck by a vehicle on Seven Mile Road in Northville last week.

Northville Township police are continuing the investigation into the cause of the accident in the early morning hours last Thursday that resulted in the deathofHotchkiss, 34. According to police reports, Northville Township officers responded to the scene of the incident, which occurred at Seven Mile nearFryRoad, at 5:24 a.m. July 28.

Officers reported that a black Pontiac Vibe was traveling west on Seven Mile Road, when a pedestrian walked into the westbound lanes of traffic in the path of oncoming traffic. On impact, the pedestrian struck the headlight andwindshield area of thePontiac.

The vehicle was being driven by a 61-year-old Livonia man when the car and pedestrian collided. The driver suffered minor injuries in

the crash, police said. There were no other occupants in the Pontiac and police stressed that alcohol was not a factor with the driver, whowill not be cited in the incident.

Emergency responders from Northville treated Hotchkiss' serious injuries at the scene, according to police reports.

After treatment at the scene, Hotchkiss was transported by Northville Township emer-gency vehicle to Botsford Hospital in Farmington Hills, where he died of his injuries at 5:10 a.m. Mondaymorning. According to the radio station website, Hotchkiss, a Livonia resident, was the host of the 10 p.m.-1 a.m. LateShowon channel 106.7. According to Northville Township Director of Public Safety John Werth, a preliminary investigation indicates that Hotchkiss had been drinking at the time he walked into the pathof oncoming traffic.

The investigation is ongoing, a statement fromWerth's office reported.

TheNorthville Art House will present “13 Ways to View a Blackbird and Other Thoughts in Thread,” an art quilt show fea-turing two groups of work by artists from across theMidwest.

Inspired by the Wallace Stevens' poem with the same name, the exhibit, 13 Ways to View a Blackbird, is a collection by the Fiber Artists Coalition, a group of professional artists from the upper midwestern United States. Thoughts in Thread includes diverse work by the local guild, ParadigmQuilters. The exhibit will open with a reception at

the Northville Art House, sponsored by Ameriprise Financial, from 6-9 p.m. tomor-row during Northville's First Friday Art Walk. The exhibit will continue through Aug. 27 during Art House Gallery hours, 1-5 p.m.Wednesday throughSaturday.

For additional information, call (248) 344-0497 or visit www.northvillearts.org. The Art House is located at 215 W. Cady St. and is a facility of theNorthvilleArts Commission. Admission to Art House exhibits is always free and open to the public.

How sweet it is to help save a life and enjoy a box of chocolate-covered fruit as a reward.

Every donor at the American Red Cross sponsored summer blood drive at Plymouth City Hall from1-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25 will receive a coupon for a box of chocolate cov-ered fruit fromEdibleFruit.

Those who donated June 3, are eligible to donate blood at this drive, too. Donors must not have donated blood within 56 days of Aug. 25. Sixteen year olds can now also donate bloodwithparental consent

There is always a need for blood and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for

patients in our community a spokesman said. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every 2 to 3 seconds and most of us will needblood in our lifetime, she added. Those who come to donate blood will also be entered into a raffle for a pair of Cedar Point tickets. In addition, they will automati-cally be eligible for a summer blood donor raffle for a $3,000 gasoline card.

Plymouth City Hall is located at 201 S. Main St. Appointments to donate can be made online atwww.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code, PCH. Walk-ins arewelcome.

Formore information, call (866) 236-3276.

The feisty, freckled-face adventurer Pippi Longstocking is coming to 8th Wonder Theatre at the Village Theater at Cherry Hill in Canton tomorrow. The show is directed by veteran Broadway per-former Phil Simmons and musical direc-tion is byR. MackenzieLewis.

Pippi Longstocking is based on the beloved books by Astrid Lindgren and has long been admired by children all over the world The show is rated G. The 13 per-formances between Aug. 5-13 will each run about an hour and 40 minutes and include an intermission. Evening performances are at 7 p.m. and matinees are at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

The Village Theater at Cherry Hill is located at 50400 Cherry Hill Road at the corner of Cherry Hill and Ridge roads in Canton Township. Tickets can be pur-

chased at The Summit at The Park or by phone at the Village Theater Box Office at (734) 394-5460 or online at www.canton-mi.org/villagetheater or at the door. Box office opens one hour before show time. Prices are $17 for adults and $13 for sen-iors and youths.

Eighth Wonder is composed of theater professionals (including Broadway veter-ans) and faculty in the theater department of Eastern Michigan University. Eighth Wonder profits feed directly into scholar-ships and service awards for both incom-ing and continuing students at Eastern Michigan University who are studying music, theatre or dance.

For More Information contact 8th Wonder at (734) 945-5316, info@8thWonderLLC.com, website: www.8thWonderLLC.com.