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Library to sell books
A sale of used books will take place at
the Leanna Hicks Inkster Public Library
from 4-8 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. until
4 p.m. Sept. 6.
The library is located at 2005 Inkster
Road in Inkster.
Book donations for the sale are being
accepted and volunteers are still needed.
For more information, call (313) 563-
2822.
City to sell homes
The City of Inkster is selling residen-
tial properties in several areas through a
sealed bid auction. Bids, which must be
sealed, will be accepted at the office of
the city clerk, 26215 Trowbridge Ave.,
Inkster until 4 p.m. Sept. 8.
The minimum bid on the properties is
$1,500 and each will be sold in "as is" con-
dition. Bids must be submitted in a
sealed envelope and include the name of
the person or organization submitting the
bid and the words "Sealed bid for" and
the address of the property.
The bids will be opened at 10 a.m.
Sept. 9 at Inkster City Hall. Bidders do
not need to be present. Successful bid-
ders will have five business days to
respondbefore forfeiting the bidbond
Formore information about the homes
or bidding process, call (313) 563-9760.
Officials host coffee hour
Wayne County Commissioner Richard
LeBlanc and State Rep. David Knezek
will be hosting a Coffee Hour in Inkster
beginning at 1 p.m. Sept. 8 at the Inkster
Public Library. The Library is located at
2005 InksterRoad.
The informational session was moved
from the first Monday of themonth due to
the Labor Day holiday. Residents are
invited to attend and discuss issues of
importance to them.
Citizens who have questions or con-
cerns in the meantime can contact either
of the elected officials bymail, telephone,
or email: Commissioner Richard
LeBlanc Mail: 500 Griswold St., 7th Floor,
Detroit, MI 48226, (313) 224-8855, Email:
District12@waynecounty.com and Rep.
David Knezek, Mail: PO Box 30014,
Lansing, MI 48909, Phone: (888)
4KNEZEK
or
Email:
DavidKnezek@house.mi.gov
Library offers story times
Registration is now under way at the
circulation desk of Belleville Area
District Library, 167 Fourth St. in
Belleville.
Family Story Time will take place at
6:30 p.m. onMondays, Sept. 8 throughOct.
6. The stories are designed for preschool
through early elementary school children
and includes interactive songs, stories
and a craft.
Terrific Toddlers will take place
Tuesdays at 11 a.m. Sept. 9 throughOct. 7.
These sessions are designed for children
2-4 and include circle time with stories
and an educational craft. Parents are
asked to attendwith their child.
Preschools Pals will bake place at 6:30
p.m. Wednesdays Sept. 3 through Oct. 8
with the exception of Sept. 24. The story
time is designed for children ages 4-6 and
last for 45 minutes and include an educa-
tional craft.
For more information, call (734)699-
3291.
Legislator sets district hours
State Rep. Kurt Heise will host district
officehours thismonth.
Heise will talk with constituents and
answer questions from 10 - 11 a.m. Sept. 8
at the Parthenon Coney Island, 39910
Ford Road (east of I-275), in Canton
Township
The same day he will be available at
the Northville District Library, 212 W.
Cady St., Northville from noon until 1
p.m. From 3 -4 p.m. he will be at the
PlymouthDistrict Library, 223 S. Main St.,
Plymouth.
Heise is also available to meet with
constituents by appointment either in the
district or at his Lansing office.
Residents are invited to call toll free 1-
855-REPKURT
or
e-mail
kurtheise@house.mi.gov to schedule an
appointment.
Veterans' summit planned
The Canton Community Foundation
has scheduled the 5th Annual Veterans'
Summit, Wednesday, Sept. 10 at Laurel
Manor inLivonia.
Benefits will be explained and veteran
service officers will be available to meet
with veterans one-on-one regarding serv-
ices.
For more information or to register for
this free event, go to www.cantonfounda-
tion.org or call Beth Meade at (734)495-
1200 bmeade@cantonfoundation.org.
Senior scams explained
The Senior Brigade, a Michigan
Seniors Initiative, will visit the Leanna
Hicks Public Library of Inkster to explain
phone and mail scams used against sen-
ior citizens at a 6 p.m. meeting Sept. 15.
Topics discussed will include charita-
ble scams, phone, mail and email scams
and how to reduce unwanted phone calls
and junkmail.
Wayne to report a problemwill also be
discussed.
The meeting is free and open to the
public.
The library is located at 2005 Inkster
Road in Inkster.
The Michigan Philharmonic, a lead-
ing-edge professional orchestra based
in Southeast Michigan, will open a new
season of concerts on Saturday, Oct. 4.
The new season, under the direction of
Conductor and Music Director Nan
Washburn, will feature nine regular
season concerts including five classical
concerts with guest artists and com-
posers, four pops concerts and two
WorldPremiers.
A classic opener, Beethoven, Bridges
& Blue Jeans, will be a down-home
style concert featuring music from the
Lone Ranger to Beethoven's iconic
Fifth Symphony. A world premier by
composer Victoria Bond called
“Bridges” highlights world famous
bridges with a Michigan Philharmonic
commissioned final movement featur-
ing theMightyMackinacBridge.
Other classical performances will
includemusic by Gershwin, Cole Porter,
along with Mozart and Bach, Saint -
Saens, Dvorak, and Tchaikovsky.
Special guest artists include Dr. Marcia
Van Oyen, music director and organist
at Plymouth First Methodist Church
andMichigan cellistNormFisher.
Pops concerts from Halloween
themed Twilight of a Dark Knight to
video game and fantasy movie music
featured in “Sci-phonic” to Motown
and the music of the 60s and 70s on
Valentine's Day will appeal to music
lovers across all generations.
“There is something for everyone
with this fantastic line up of concerts for
the season. We know audiences will be
thrilled with the variety and musicality
of the programming of the Michigan
Philharmonic,” saidBeth Stewart, exec-
utive director of the Michigan
Philharmonic.
Season and single tickets are now on
sale. For tickets and information call
(734) 451-2112 or online www.michigan-
phil.org
Philharmonic opens new season