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December 8, 2016
Calendar of events
Tree lighting is tomorrow
The Christmas season officially arrives
tomorrow night in the City of Romulus
when the city Tree Lighting ceremony
takes place at Romulus Historical Park
Pavilion.
The official celebration will begin at
5:30 p.m. and there will be hot dogs, hot
cocoa and other snacks available from
concessionaires. The historical museum
will also be open.
The Tree Lighting will take place at
6:30 and therewill be group singing of sea-
sonal carols during the event.
Photos with Santa will be available for
$3 although the tree lighting ceremony is
free and open to the public. Donations of
nonperishable foodstuffs are requested
for the Stuff the Bus campaign now under
way tohelp the needy during the holidays.
Romulus Historical Park Pavilion is
located at 11147Hunt St.
Congregationmeets Sunday
Redeemer Lutheran Church offers
worship services at 11 a.m. Sunday at
Tyler Elementary School, 42200 Tyler
Road inBelleville.
For more information call (734)740-4230
or access
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mi.com.
Photographers tomeet
The only 3D photography club in
Michigan will meet on from 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Dec. 14, at the Livonia Civic Park Senior
Center,15218 Farmington Road, just south
of FiveMileRoad.
The meeting will include the annual
holiday pot-luck dinner, with live music
performed by members. There will also
be photographic items available and the
meeting will conclude with a 3D image
competition.
The meeting is free and open to the
public. Stereo cameras, 3D movies, and
educational videos are available for mem-
bers to borrowor rent.
For more information, visit
, or call (248) 398-3591.
Person of the Year sought
TheRomulus Chamber of Commerce is
now accepting nominations for the 2017
Romulus Person of theYear.
Completed forms, available at the
chamber website, must be returned to the
chamber office by 4 p.m. Dec. 16. The
office is located at 11189 Shook Road, St.
200, Romulus, Mi 48174.
Later nominations will not be consid-
ered.
A committee will review the nomina-
tions and make the selection of the win-
ning candidate. This is the 32nd year for
the award in the city.
More information is available at (734)
893-0694 or
.
Interactive Story Time under way
The Romulus Public Library offers
interactive Parent/Child Story Time for
children 4 and younger and parents at
10:30 a.m. every Wednesday. The program
is free and no registration is required.
Story time helps prepare children for suc-
cess in school and beyond and is present-
ed in partnership with the Guidance
Center.
For more information, contact the
library at (734) 942-7589 or visit
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lus.lib.mi.us. The library is located at
11121WayneRoad.
Winter clothing collected
Plymouth Community United Way
(PCUW) is looking for community mem-
bers to donate new, warmwinter items for
the Hats for the Homeless drive which
will continue through the month of
December.
Donors are asked to drop off new hats,
mittens, gloves, scarves, blankets, and
socks at Plymouth Community United
Way, 960 W. Ann Arbor Trail, Suite 2,
Plymouth, during business hours 7:45 a.m.
until 4:30 p.m. Monday - Thursday and
from7:45 a.m. until 2:45 p.m. on Friday. All
adult and children sizes arewelcome.
Plymouth Yoga Room (474 Forest,
Plymouth,) will also be collecting dona-
tions through the end of December.
For more information, call Randi
Williams at (734) 453-6879, ext. 7 or e-
mail
CandyCane contest begins
The Romulus Public Library is now
accepting entries in the Candy Cane
CountingContest.
Entries will be accepted through Dec.
30 from those 18 and younger who must
guess the number of candy canes in the
jar. There will be one winner who guesses
the total number of canes in the jar. In
case of a tie, the library staff will choose a
randomwinner to be announced Jan. 2.
The library is located as 11121 Wayne
Road in Romulus. For more information
call
(734)
942-7589
or
visit
Mill lighting planned
The Friends of Nankin Mills will host
an old-fashioned celebration of the
Christmas season from 4 until 6 p.m. Dec.
10 during the 29th Annual Mill Lighting.
There will be arts and crafts opportunities
for children, a community sing-a-long, and
a special visit from St. Nick. The event is
family friendly for all ages. Formore infor-
mation, call (734) 261-1850.
Breakfast With Santa served
Tickets for the Risen Christ Lutheran
Church Breakfast With Santa will be on
sale
through
Dec.
11
at
The breakfast for about 100-150 will be
served at 10 a.m. Dec. 17 at the church.
Tickets are $15 for children older than 10,
$10 for children 6-10 and children 5 and
younger are admitted at no cost.
Entertainment will be provided by Rennie
and Esther Kaufmann and there will be
real reindeer and a professional photogra-
pher onhand for photos.
The breakfast is cateredbyThomas'.
The church is located at 46250 Ann
Arbor Road in Plymouth. For information,
call (734) 453-5252.
Santa visits library
Santa will visit the Belleville Area
District Library from 6:30 until 8 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 12.
The library is located at 167 Fourth St.
inBelleville.
For more information, call (734) 699-
6352.
Parent ChildStorytimes set
Interactive Storytime for parents and
children is planned for 10:30 a.m. Dec. 14
and 21 at the Romulus Library for parents
and children 4 and younger.
There will also be activities for parents
and children at the free event.
This is a partnershipwith theGuidance
Center. No pre-registration is necessary.
The library is located at 11121 Wayne
Road in Romulus. For more information
call
(734)
942-7589
or
visit
Senator sets publicmeeting
State Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D-
Taylor) will host a coffee hour to discuss
state and local issues of concern.
He represents the 6th Senate District,
which includes theWayne County commu-
nities of Belleville, Brownstown
Township, Flat Rock, Huron Township,
Rockwood, Romulus, Sumpter Township,
Taylor, Van Buren Township, and
Westland. The coffee hour will provide an
opportunity for citizens to meet Hopgood
and share their thoughts about current
events in Lansing and the local communi-
ty.
The Coffee Hour will take place at
noon Dec. 12 at the September Days
Senior Center, 46425 Tyler Road in Van
BurenTownship.
For more information, call Hopgood's
office
at
(517)
373-7800
or
Additional information regarding these
events, contact Sen. Hopgood's office by
calling (517) 373-7800, by emailing
.
Library bakesMugCakes
The Wayne Public Library will host a
demonstration of mug cakes at 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 14.
The mug cakes are made in a
microwave oven and the library will pro-
vide ingredients, toppings, and silverware,
but participants should bring their own
mug. All ages arewelcome.
To register for this free program, sign
up at the Adult Reference Desk or call the
WaynePublicLibrary at (734) 721-7832.
The library is located at 3737 S. Wayne
Road.
Gifts of art
Central PARC Art Studios will host a Holiday Open House and Pottery Sale from
9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Dec. 9 and 10 at the studio in the PARC, 650 Church St.,
Room 116, Plymouth. The sale opens with a 4-8 p.m. reception on Friday, Dec. 9.
Handmade decorative, functional and whimsical works, presented by studio
member artists, is the focus for holiday and all-occasion gift ideas, including
ornaments, tiles, dishes and unique pottery priced from $5 to $400. The studio
has easy access and parking at 180 Adams St., the Plymouth/Canton
Community Schools Warehouse. For additional information visit
Facebook.com/CentralPARCArtStudios or contact Leslie Greeneisen, (734) 578-
1298 or email
