Mystery on Tipping Point stage
The Mystery of Irma Vep by Charles
Ludlam will be presented at the Tipping
Point Theatre, 361 E. Cady St. in Northville
tonight throughOct. 9.
Tickets for the comedy mystery are $28-
$30 for adults and $26-$28 for students/senior
citizens. There is reserved seating.
Cash, Check, MasterCard, Visa and
American Express are accepted at the box
office, (248) 347-0003, open from 10 a.m. until
5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 90 min-
utes prior to performances.
For more information, call the box office
or visit www.tippingpointtheatre.com
Newcomers celebrate 40 years
The Canton newcomers will celebrate the
40th anniversary of the club at 7:15 Sept. 7 at
the Sunflower subdivision clubhouse, 45800
Hanford, west of CantonCenter.
The name of the club has been changed
to the Canton Newcomers and Neighbors
Club and the public is invited to themeeting,
which will include a treat from Carrabba's
ItalianGrill and a raffle.
More information is available at (734) 981-
0486, where RSVPs are being accepted, or
access www.cantonnewcomers.org or con-
tact nrybar@yahoo.com.
Historians tomeet
The September meeting of the Wayne
Historical Society will take place at 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 8 at themuseum.
Wayne City Clerk Matt Miller will
addressing the group about the window
replacement programat the facility.
Membership is open to the public and
dues are $10 per year. Lifetime member-
ships are available for $100.
Regular meetings are the second
Thursday of September, October, November,
March, April andMay.
Museumhosts nostalgia sale
The annual Nostalgia Sale of the
PlymouthHistorical Museumwill take place
during the Plymouth Fall Festival from 9
a.m. until 4 p.m. Sept. 8, 9, and 10.
The sale will take place at 345 Sunset St.,
Plymouth, not at the museum. Sale items
include nostalgic and/or historic artifacts no
longer needed at the museum, as well as
donated items and the museum is currently
accepting donated items for the sale in order
to raisemore funds.
All proceeds benefit the Plymouth
Historical Museum, which is privately fund-
ed and receives no government support.
Anyone interested in the yard sale, or who
wants to donate items, should call (734) 455-
8940 for more information. The Plymouth
Historical Museum is located at 155 South
Main St., one block north of downtown
Plymouth. Visit www.plymouthhistory.org for
more information.
PlymouthHigh School reunion planned
The Plymouth High School Class of 1956
is planning a pair of reunions for September.
The 55th reunion is set for 6 p.m. Sept. 10
at Karl's Cabin restaurant and an all school
reunion will take place from noon until 5
p.m. at the Plymouth Elks Lodge, 41700 Ann
ArborRoad, on the south side of Plymouth.
The class of 1956 has sponsored this event
every five years for some time and more
than 500 alumni, faculty members and staff
attended five years ago.
Reservations are not required. There will
be a $6 per person admission fee at the door
which includes a picnic-style buffet lunch.
For more information, contact Sande
Cutler (734) 668-4073 or Shirley (Andrews)
Bell, (248) 446-1266.
Public Safety Awareness Day set
The Van Buren Public Safety chaplains
have planned a Public Safety Appreciation
Day from noon until 2 p.m. Sept. 10 at Open
Arms Lutheran church next to Belleville
Fire StationNo. 2.
The event will include a pig roast lunch-
eon and all public safety employees and
their families will be admitted free, as will
all children 7 and younger.
Others will be asked for a $3 donation
which will go to charitable funds set up by
the chaplains.
The chaplains have urged all residents of
Van Buren, Belleville and Sumpter to attend
the event.
For information, call (734) 699-5000.
Senior Summit is planned
Canton Township Supervisor Phil LaJoy
will host a Senior Summit from 8:30 a.m.
until 2 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Summit on the
Park.
LaJoy began the event as a State
Representative and has continued it for
Canton seniors. The event will feature a
wide array of informational booths and pre-
sentations for seniors. There will also be
door prizes, a continental breakfast, lunch
andbingo.
The event is free, however a ticket, avail-
able at both the supervisor's office and the
senior center at the Summit on the Park, is
required.
For information, call (734) 394-5185.
Benefits for veterans is topic
The Canton Community Foundation is
sponsoring the second educational forum
for veterans, veterans' families and their
legal advisors Sept. 14 and 15 at the Laurel
Manor Banquet and Conference Center in
Livonia.
The educational conference will provide
information on many benefits veterans may
not know are available and other resources
available to former members of the armed
services. it will again be open to all veterans
whether or not they live inWayneCounty,
For more information, call (734) 495-1200
or info@cantonfoundation.org
Legislator in district
State Rep. Kurt Heise will have local
office hours onSept. 12 inNorthville, Wayne
andPlymouth.
Heise will be at the Northville District
Library, 212W. Cady St., from 10 until 11 a.m.
He will be at the Wayne Community Center,
4635 Howe Road from 1-2 p.m. and from 3-4
he will meet with constituents at the
PlymouthDistrict Library, 223 S. MainSt.
Heise is also available to meet with con-
stituents by appointment either in the dis-
trict or at his Lansing office. Residents are
invited to call toll free 1-855-REP-KURT or
e-mail kurtheise@house.mi.gov to schedule
an appointment.
Church hosts grief workshop
Ward Presbyterian Church is sponsoring
an eight-week grief workshop, From Grief to
NewHope beginning onSept. 12.
The free workshop is open to anyone who
is grieving after the death of a loved one and
will be presented by Cathy Clough, founder
and executive director of New Hope Center
for Grief Support. Each session will begin
with a presentation about one aspect of grief
followed by small group participation led by
trained facilitators. Attendees will be placed
in groups with others who have had similar
losses.
The workshop will meet from 7-8:45 p.m.
for eight consecutive Monday nights at Ward
Church located on Six Mile and Haggerty
roads inNorthville.
For registration information call (248)
374-5943. For information about From Grief
to New Hope workshops offered in other
cities throughout southeasternMichigan call
(248) 348-0115 or visit our website
www.newhopecenter.net.
Call for Crafters
The Delta Kappa Gamma Education
Society will host the annual juried
Handmade Only Craft Show on from 9 a.m.
until 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at West Middle
School inPlymouth.
Last year, the event attracted more than
1,500 customers.
Food will be available for purchase and
drawings for prizes are planned.
To reserve an exhibit spot, call (734) 347-
1001.
GoodGrief Golf Outing set
The 13th Annual Good Grief Golf Outing
will begin at 10 a.m. Sept. 10 at Tanglewood
Golf Club inSouthLyon.
The proceeds fromthis outingwill benefit
New Hope Center for Grief Support, a
bereavement outreach center located in
Northville. New Hope provides free grief
support services and resources to men,
women, teens, and children throughout
southeastern Michigan. The cost for this
four-person scramble, which includes 18
holes of golf with a cart, lunch, dinner, con-
tests, and prizes, is $125. Dinner only is $35
per person.
Channel 4 traffic and news reporter
Lauren Podell will be special guest and
emcee. For information about sponsorship
opportunities or for registration information,
contact Pattie Bingham at (248) 348-0115 or
visit ourwww.newhopecenter.net
Canton sets hazardouswaste day
Hazardous Household Waste Day will
take place from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday,
Sept. 10 at the Canton Division of Public
Works Building, located at 4847 Sheldon
Road. This event is open to Canton residents
only and is an opportunity to properly dis-
pose of waste that is considered toxic, flam-
mable, or corrosive.
Examples of acceptable waste being col-
lected Sept. 10 include, but are not limited
to; fluorescent light bulbs, oil-based and
latex paint, paint thinner, turpentine, bug
sprays, floor-care products, expired medi-
cine, computers and scanners, dry cleaning
solvents, rat poison, household batteries,
propane tanks, mercury waste, antifreeze,
brake fluid, diesel fuel, kerosene, motor oil,
and acids.
Please note, Canton will be unable to
accept commercial waste, construction
debris, explosives or ammunition, fire extin-
guishers, firewood, radioactive material,
smoke detectors, televisions and tires. To
obtain a detailed list of what is, and is not,
acceptable please call Canton Public Works
at (734)397-1011 or visit www.canton-mi.org.
Canton hosts preparednessworkshop
To help promote September as National
Preparedness Month, the Canton Township
Emergency Management Office will sponsor
a community preparedness workshop from
7-9 p.m. Sept. 15 at the Summit on the Park.
The two hour program is free of charge and
designed to train community members to:
identify regional threats affecting them,
their family and the community; be better
prepared to function for 72 hours during a
disaster without first responder assistance;
understand how to shelter in place and
when to evacuate and identify local, regional
and national emergency management and
response organizations, and learn how to get
involved in community preparedness.
Anyone interested in attending should
register be email at krich@canton-mi.org or
call (734) 394-5357.
Run for theRouge set
Friends of the Rouge will host the 2nd
Annual Run for the Rouge run/walk along
the Rouge River for runners, walkers and
anyone who cares about the river beginning
at 9 a.m. Sept. 17.
Registration for the 3.1 mile run/walk is
available on the Friends of the Rouge web-
site at www.therouge.org. Volunteers are
also needed to help support the runners and
walkers.
Registration begins at 8 a.m. at
Connection Church, 3855 South Sheldon
Road inCanton for the 9 a.m. start.
The run is timed and prizes will be
awarded to the top female and male finish-
ers and the most pledges. Participants will
be entered into a post-run raffle (must be
present to win) and are eligible to enter the
lottery for the Mackinac Bridge Labor Day
Run.
Bingo helps animal shelter
All of the proceeds from the Bingo games
planned at the Romulus Senior Center dur-
ing the Pumpkin Festival this year will go
toward construction costs of the new city
animal shelter.
The games are planned for 5 p.m. until
midnight Sept. 16, noon until midnight Sept.
17 and noon until 7 p,n, Sept. 18. There will
also be 50-50 raffles.
The senior center is located at 36525
Bibbins Road and the games are open to the
public. For more information, call the center
at (734) 955-4140, Councilman Bill
Wadsworth at (734) 941-0616 or Joe Ozog at
(734) 941-3466.
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