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December 15, 2016
Calendar of events
CoffeeWithKurt tomorrow
Kurt Heise will host his first monthly
“Coffee with Kurt” as Plymouth Township
Supervisor from 8-9:30 a.m. tomorrow,
Dec. 16, at Plymouth Township Hall, 9955
N. HaggertyRoad.
Coffee and breakfast snackswill be pro-
vided.
“As state representative for six years,
my monthly coffees became a tradition in
the Plymouth community,” said Heise. “I
want to build on that success and make
sure our taxpayers have a chance to know
what's going on at Township Hall in an
informal setting.”
Newly-elected Township Clerk Jerry
Vorva and Treasurer Mark Clinton have
also been invited to attend. Future coffees
will also take place at township facilities,
and at coffee shops and restaurants in the
Plymouth community.
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.
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
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
Parent ChildStorytimes set
Interactive Storytime for parents and
children is planned for 10:30 a.m. Dec. 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
Sounds of the Season planned
A holiday concert, Sounds of the
Season, is planned at 8 p.m. Dec. 16 at the
Western Campus of the Wayne County
Community College District, 9555
HaggertyRoad inBelleville.
The concert will feature the Michigan
Philharmonic and special guests the
Belleville High School Choir and is free
and open to the public, although tickets
are required.
To register and obtain free tickets, call
(734) 374-3200 or accesswww.wcccd.edu.
The concert is sponsored by the college
School of Continuing Education and
WorksforceDevelopment.
Christmas Tea is served
The Canton Historical Society mem-
bers will host their 4th Annual Christmas
Tea at the Bartlett-Travis House, one of
the oldest homes in the Canton communi-
ty, The home will be decorated for the hol-
idays inChristmas finery of the 1900s.
The teawill begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday,
Dec. 17. Participants can take a step back
in time as they enjoy a holiday tea in the
home, located in Preservation Park at 500
N. Ridge Road in Canton. Guests will
enjoy an assortment of teas, mini-quiches,
sandwiches anddesserts.
Musical entertainment will be provided
by harpist Laurel Federbush. Tickets are
priced at $25 per person and available at
the Summit on the Park, located at 46000
Summit Parkway, Canton. Seating is limit-
ed.
For more information, visit
tonhistoricalsociety.org or call (734) 397-
3048.
ChristmasConcert planned
The Belleville Community Band will
perform a Christmas Concert beginning at
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17.
The concert will take place at First
United Methodist Church, 417 Charles St.
inBelleville.
Snow. Seasoned professionals will
explain the gear, help guests suit up
and set them off on the cross-country
skiing trail inKellogg Park,” he said. “If
kids find they like it, it can lead to a
real interest in skiing for them.”
The Ice Playground interactive area
sponsored by Lou LaRiche is full of
games carved out of ice and has plenty
of opportunity for pictures while the
kids playwith the ice, Geitzen said.
The EG Nicks Party Lot on Forest
Avenue will have cold beer, drink spe-
cials and live music. The Party Lot has
become the place to be for the evening
crowd. There will be live entertain-
ment from Big Ray and the Motor City
Kings on Friday, Jan. 6, and Fifty Amp
Fuse onSaturday, Jan. 7.
“But,” Geitzen said with a smile,
“the most exciting event is always the
chain saw competition when we give
each carver a block of ice, a chain saw,
one other tool and have the audience
tell themwhat theywill carve.
“It's extremely high energy and kids
love it,” he said.
Formore information, visit
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mouthicefestival.com or follow on
social media at@PlymouthIce (Twitter)
and onFacebook.
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