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PLYMOUTH

Tax help

offered

The Plymouth District
Library will again host AARP
Foundation Tax-Aid this winter.
Appointments take place on
Wednesdays in February, March
and the first two weeks of April.
Appointment scheduling will
begin on Jan. 7.
This year, the Library will
host three appointment schedul-
ing open houses. Those seeking
free tax preparation appoint-
ments should plan to attend one
of these open house sessions:
9:30 a.m. until noon both
Monday, Jan. 7 and Tuesday, Jan.
8 or 4-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan.
9. Attendees will select a day
and time, receive a confirmation
on the spot and enjoy coffee and Correction
donuts. A photo caption last week of the Hometown Heroes in Plymouth contained an error. The caption should have read: For the 19th year,
Those unable to attend one of the Plymouth Noon Rotary Club recently presented awards to the public safety officers who demonstrated outstanding service during
these sessions, can still call the the year. Proudly congratulating the officers are Plymouth City Manager Paul Sincock, standing at far left, and Plymouth Township
library tax appointment line 734- Supervisor Kurt Heise, standing at far right. Standing, second from left, is Andy Savage, Huron Valley Ambulance vice president for east-
453-0750, ext 229 to schedule an ern operation who presented the award to Senior Paramedic Geoffrey Hill, seated at left. Firefighter of the Year was announced by City
appointment. Leave a message of Northville Fire Chief Steve Ott, standing behind honoree Lt. Scott Rice; Plymouth Township Fire Fighter of the Year was awarded by
and beginning Jan. 10, a library Fire Captain David Fox to Doug Pickert; City of Plymouth Police Officer of the Year was presented to Ofc. Jason Hayes by Police Chief
volunteer will return calls to and Public Safety Director Al Cox and Plymouth Township Police Officer of the Year was presented to Ofc. Scott Hockenberry by Police
schedule appointments. Chief Tom Tiderington. Photo by Helen Yancy

Friends of Rouge seeking volunteers for hunt

Pre-registration for volun- good indicators of water quality. ” Program, Office of the Great
teers is required for the oppor- Friends of the Rouge volun- The Stonefly Search is part Lakes, Department of Natural
tunity to learn about what lives teers have been looking for Resources, and by the Great
under the ice in local Rouge stoneflies every winter since of Friends of the Rouge Lakes Restoration Initiative,
streams while giving back by 2002 and regularly find them in long-term monitoring program... through a grant from the
helping collect data on the the healthier tributaries and Environmental Protection
health of the river. occasionally in more impacted Agency.
Interested volunteers must river sites The Rouge River covers 467
pre-register by phone at (734) Volunteers will be meeting a.m. until noon on Saturday, includes the Spring and Fall square miles in three counties
927-4904 or spetrella@ther- for the first time at Plymouth Jan.12 at the same location to Bug Hunts. It is supported by and 48 communities in the met-
ouge.org. Arts and Recreation Complex, get people ready for Jan. 26. the Erb Family Foundation, the ropolitan Detroit area and is
Winter stoneflies hatch from 650 Church St, Plymouth, MI The Stonefly Search is part Clif Bar Family Foundation, home to 1.35 million people.
streams in winter and are sen- 48170. There also will be a of Friends of the Rouge long- Washtenaw County, the Additional information:
sitive to pollution, making them "Stonefly Refresher" from 10 term monitoring program that Michigan Areas of Concern www.therouge.org.