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September 10, 2015
Calendar of events
Grief seminar planned
A grief-recovery seminar and support
group will be meeting at Romulus
Wesleyan Church in Romulus at 6 p.m.
Thursdays starting Sept. 10 through Dec.
17. The church is located at 37300
Goddard atHuronRiverDrive.
GriefShare features nationally recog-
nized experts on grief and recovery top-
ics. The 13 video sessions include "Effects
of Grief," "When Your Spouse Dies," "Your
Family and Grief," "Stuck in Grief," and
more. Attend any or all sessions. A $15
registration fee will include a
workbook/journal andweekly handouts.
More information is available by call-
ing the church, (734) 941-1511 or on the
web at
Taste Fest set at Festival
The annual Plymouth Fall Festival
TasteFest will take place this year from6-
8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11 at Station 885, 885
Starkweather inOldVillage inPlymouth.
The Plymouth-Canton Civitan Club
and Station 885 are organizing the popu-
lar event which this year will include
samples from Bahama Breeze, Cupcake
Station, Extreme Pizza of Plymouth,
Grand Traverse Pie Co., Happy's Pizza
and Ribs, La Bistecca Italian Grille, Leo's
Coney Island of Plymouth and Canton,
Max & Erma's Plymouth, Plymouth ROC,
Rocky's of Northville, Rusty Bucket,
Station 885, Westland Famous Dave's ,
Vintners Canton Winery, Zoup Soup,
Salad andSandwiches.
The all-you-can eat cost is $15 for
adults and $5 for children ages 5-10.
Children younger than 5 are admitted at
no cost.
There will be a live band and cash bar.
Tickets can be purchased in advance at
the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce,
Station 885 and at U.P. Pasties on Main
Street inPlymouth.
For more information, call (734) 459-
1896.
B.L.O.C.K. party set
Canton's premier Youth and Teen
Center will host an open house from 7-9
p.m. Sept. 11.
Plenty of family-friendly activities are
scheduled to take place in The BLOCK
parking lot, located behind the Canton
Administration Building. The evening
will include: refreshments, prizes, basket-
ball and dodge ball games, and a bonfire
withS'mores.
A DJ will be on site providing Karaoke
opportunities. Party-goers are encour-
aged to tour the Teen Center and check
out all of its amenities, including: foos-
ball, video games, computer lab with
internet, The BLOCK café, lounge, quiet
study room, pool table, andmore.
The event is free and open to the pub-
lic
Genealogists tomeet
Curious about your ancestors? Think
you have to spend a lot of money or travel
all over to find out their history? Come to
the September meeting of the Northville
Genealogical Society to find easy and
inexpensive ways to research your family
around the world. The September meet-
ing will be members sharing their stories,
discoveries and techniques
The meeting is planned for 1:15 until 4
or 5 p.m. Sept. 13 at theNorthvilleDistrict
Library, 212W. Cady St., Northville.
Bring your questions or share a brief
discovery or story of your own.
The group also provides free individ-
ual help from1-3 p.m. Monday afternoons
at the Local History Room in the
Northville Library. For more information,
call (248)349-3020.
ChurchAlpha course begins
Community residents are invited to the
"life changing" 11-week Alpha Course
sponsored by Our Lady of Good Counsel
Church in Plymouth. Beginning Sept. 13,
the course explores the purpose of life
and the existence of God in a relaxed set-
ting that encourages discussion. More
than 2,200 people have participated in
Alpha since it was first offered in 2013 in
the Plymouth area. Guests enjoy a meal,
short talk and discussion. The Alpha
Course is free to guests, with the excep-
tion of active members of another
Catholic church.
To
register,
visit
. For more
information call the parish at (734) 453-
0326.]
The church is located at 47650 N.
Territorial Road inPlymouth.
Legislator hosts office hours
State Rep. Kurt Heise will host district
office hours on Monday, Sept. 14, in east-
ern Canton, Northville and Plymouth at
the following locations and times:10 to 11
a.m., Parthenon Coney Island, 39910 Ford
Road (east of I-275), Canton; noon to 1
p.m., Northville District Library, 212 W.
Cady St., Northville and 3 to 4 p.m.,
PlymouthDistrict Library, 223 S. Main St.,
Plymouth.
On Friday, Sept. 11, Heise will host cof-
fee hours from7:30 to 9 a.m. at Crawford's
Kitchen, located at 542 Starkweather in
Plymouth.
Heise is also available to meet with
constituents by appointment either in the
district or at his Lansing office.
Residents can call toll free 1-855-REP-
KURT
or
e-mail
to schedule an
appointment.
Water rates are topic
Northville Township residents will
hear some expert advice about their sky-
rocketing water rates at a meeting set for
Sept. 14.
Themeeting, whichwill begin at 7 p.m.
in the community room at township hall,
will feature guest speaker Vyto Kaunelis
of OHM Advisors. Kaunelis offers techni-
cal advice to Oakland and Wayne coun-
ties regarding water use and rates. His
resume includes 10 years working with
the Wayne County Department of
Environment. Northville Township Hall
is located at 44405 SixMileRoad.
Beginners Tai Chi offered
Tai Chi, a weight bearing and moder-
ate intensity cardiovascular exercise
composed of gentle, graceful movements
that strengthen without over-stressing the
cardiovascular system or joints, will be
offered for beginners at the Wayne
CommunityCenter.
Practiced on a regular basis, Tai Chi
can help improve balance and reduce
falls, increase strength and flexibility,
reduce pain, improve cardiovascular
function and produce a general feeling of
well being.
Wayne Senior Services will offer the
class at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15 and
continue sessions for 10 weeks at a cost of
$65.
For further information, call the
Senior Services office, (734) 721-7460.
Newsenior book club formed
The newSenior BookClubwillmeet at
10:30 a.m. the second Tuesday of the
month at the Romulus Senior Center,
36525Bibbins St.
On Sept. 15 the club will have an inau-
gural meeting to select upcoming book
club titles.
For more information, contact the
adult services librarian at (734) 955-4518.
Chamber to host speaker
Robert McCraight, the public services
director for Romulus will be the speaker
at the Greater Romulus Chamber of
Commerce business lunch beginning at
11:30 a.m. Sept. 15.
The luncheon will take place at the
Detroit Marriott Hotel, 30559 Flynn Dr. in
Romulus and seating is limited.
The cost is $20 for chamber members
and $25 for non-members and reserva-
tions must be made no later than Sept. 11
by phoning the chamber office at (734)
893-0694 or by email at info@romu-
luschamber.com.
McCraight is a life-long resident of
Romulus and graduated from Romulus
High School in 1986.He has been with the
City of Romulus staff since 2006 and was
namedPublic ServicesDirector in 2014.
Awards dinner planned
A shining example of volunteer work
and community activism will be honored
by the Wayne Commission on Aging Sept.
15.
Lois VanStipdonk has been selected to
receive the 2015 Diamond of the
Community Award in Wayne, honoring
her for her history of community service.
The former Wayne librarian will be hon-
ored at a dinner at 6 p.m. Sept. 15 at the
Wayne Community Center on Howe
Road.
Tickets for the Diamond of the
Community award dinner are $15 and
can be purchased at the Community
Center.
For more information, contact Nancy
Wojewski-Noel,Senior Services supervi-
sor at (734) 721-7460 x1312 during office
hours from 9:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
Monday, Tuesday andWednesday.
The Community Center is located at
4635HoweRoad inWayne.
Chamber plans golf date
The Wayne Chamber of Commerce
will host a golf outing Sept. 18 at the Links
at Gateway. Registrationwill take place at
8 a.m., tee times begin at 9 a.m. and there
will be a networking dinner and auction
at 2 p.m.
There will also be a 50-50 raffle during
the dinner.
Sponsorships are still available for the
event.
To register, for more information or to
sponsor the golf outing, contact Gillian
Mashni, (734) 718-4049 or email
