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Village Faire set in Canton
Plymouth Township water rates increased by board
Visitors can take a step back in
time during the Village Faire at
PreservationPark inCanton.
The visit to the earliest days of
Canton Township will take place
from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Aug. 25 at
the park, located at 500 North
RidgeRoad inCanton.
The annual event is a celebra-
tion of the rich history and her-
itage of the township, explained
township Recreation Specialist
Stephanie Pavlo. Scheduled dur-
ing the day are living history
demonstrations, provided by the
Sisters of Union, who will be
onsite cooking, candle-making and
sewing in period garb. Village
Faire participants can also enjoy
music, face painting, a petting
farm, and guided tours of the
Bartlett-TravisHouse.
The Faire takes place on the
grounds where the township has
preserved several historical struc-
tures such as the 1860s Bartlett-
Travis House; the Hugh Clyde
House, one of Wayne Counties old-
est homes; the Cady-Boyer Barn, a
pre-Civil war Barn and a 1930s
silo.
In keeping with the community
spirit of the faire, visitors can
come enjoy the best in fresh pro-
duce and handmade crafts during
the Canton Farmers Market,
which will be also be open from 9
a.m. until 1 p.m. during the Faire.
This popular open-aired market
will also be open in Preservation
Park every Sunday through Oct.
20, rain or shine.
Village Faire participants
should note that the Canton Lions
Club annual Corn Roast, a tradi-
tion during the Faire, will take
place one day earlier, from 11 a.m.
until 3 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 24 at
PreservationPark.
Residents of all ages are wel-
come at the free Village Faire
organized by Canton Leisure
Services in partnership with the
Canton Historical Society. No reg-
istration is required.
For more information, call (734)
394-5460.
Water bills inPlymouthTownship
have gone back to the future.
A new rate adopted by members
of the township board will take the
rates to the level approved in July of
2011, an increase of about 5 percent.
The increase was approved by a
unanimous vote of the board mem-
bers and will affect both water and
sewer rates and residential and
commercial customers.
The new rate is up 45 cents to
$9.05 for each thousand gallons of
water used. The average quarterly
water bill in the township should be
about $181 for homeowners.
Businesses are billed monthly for
the service.
Officials said the new rate is
based on the 14-percent increase the
township is now being charged by
the City of Detroit for water and an
anticipated raise of 9 percent cost of
sewage treatment.
The township pays for the servic-
es through Wayne County and the
Western Townships Utilities
Authority, although the service is
provided by Detroit Water and
SewerageDepartment.
The township water department
budget has been increased nearly
$500,000 from $13.09 million to
$13.68 million, according to town-
ship records.
Township officials had lowered
thewater rate in 2012.
Water rates were increased in the
City of Plymouth in May to $10.89
per thousand gallons of water used.
Local artist is part of special exhibit in Bloomfield
Plymouth resident and well-
known artist Tony Roko will have
his work on exhibit next month at
the Janice Charach Gallery in
Bloomfield.
Roko and fellow artist Bowen
Kline, who are both self-taught, will
be the focus of the show at the
gallery that will continue from Aug.
22 throughOctober.
The two artists began their coop-
erative efforts last year and have
produced, “expressionistic portraits
that capture the essence and emo-
tional undercurrents ofmodels.”
Roko is an internationally
renowned artist who grew up in
Canton. He was recently commis-
sioned to paint an official Lady
GaGa portrait. Among his other
clients are Coca-Cola, Vitamin
Water, Vibe Magazine and the
Dance Theater of Harlem. His
works are currently on display at
premier landmarks including The
State Capitol Building, the Charles
H. Wright Museum of African
American History, the Motown
Museum as well as various galleries
around the country. Most recently,
Roko has been featured in the Ford
Motor Co. “Go Further” ad cam-
paign. He has been a Ford Motor
Co. employee since his graduation
from Canton High School and has
painted murals and created many
artworks for the company at plants
and properties throughout his
tenurewith the company.
Roko gained fame for his use of
industrial car paints in some of his
most well-known works and has
sold several of his pieces to New
York art collectors. He lives in
Plymouth with his wife and two
sons.
Kline, born and raised in
Southfield is a also a self-taught
artist, whose work varies from
abstract collages to expressive por-
traits. Already held in high esteem
by his peers, with many pieces
hanging in the region's most presti-
gious private collections, he has
recently garnered the attention and
praise of media outlets as a rising
star of theDetroit scene.
For more information, go to tony-
roko.com or bowenkline.com or
charachgallery.org.
Tony Roko