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Canton Township will once
again honor the memory and
legacy of Dr. MartinLutherKing,
Jr. with a special tribute at 6:30
p.m. Jan. 18 at The Village
Theater at Cherry Hill, located
at 50400CherryHill Road.
A display of artworks by area
students and a punch and cook-
ie reception will begin at the
Village Theater at 6 p.m., fol-
lowed by the main program at
6:30 p.m. This annual event is
presented by the Canton
Commission for Culture, Arts,
and Heritage, members of the
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sub-
Committee, and Canton
Township. Admission to this
special presentation is $2 and
reserved seats can be purchased
online at
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ater.org.
This year will feature a panel
discussion by interfaith speak-
ers including Pastor David
Washington, Jr., the founding
and senior pastor of Canton
Christian Fellowship Church in
Canton; Bill Secrest, a Zen
Buddhist, recently retired as the
director of the Henry Ford
College Religious Studies
Program; Chandru Acharya,
president, South Asian
American Voices For Impact,
board member of Canton
Interfaith Community Outreach
and teacher at Canton Hindu
Temple Balgokulam; Saleem
Khalid, consultant to theMuslim
Enrichment Project, who gives
khutbahs and leads prayers
throughout
metropolitan
Detroit, and Paul Talwar, a
member of Canton Interfaith
Community Outreach team and
teacher at the Gurdwara, who
will represent the Sikh commu-
nity. These speakers will share
the impact Dr. King has had on
their lives and the lives of their
faith communities. In addition,
panelists will comment on the
civil rights movement and its
similarities to today, as well as
their strategies for fostering an
environment of peace in the
community.
The programwill also feature
music by the Workman
Elementary School Choir under
the direction of Keri L. Mueller,
and dance by Kelsey Rose and
Detroit TapRepertory.
Canton Township officials
John Anthony, Terry Bennett,
Phil LaJoy, Melissa McLaughlin,
Steven Sneideman and Patrick
Williams personally donated the
scholarship and award money
for winners of the art and essay
contests.
Frames for the selected
works were donated by IKEA
Canton last year and will be
used every year to feature the
student work. The reception is
sponsored annually by Darian
and Ralynda Moore of Keller
WilliamsRealty of Plymouth.
For more information about
this special performance and
the latest exhibition in the
Gallery@VT, call (734) 394-5300
or visit
ater.org.
State Rep. Julie Plawecki (D-Dearborn
Heights) announced today the schedule
for her January coffeehours
Coffee hours in January will take
place: from 9-10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 11, at
Mr. Mike's, 6047 N. Wayne Road in
Westland; from10:30 until 11:30 a.m. at the
Maplewood Community Center, inGarden
City and from noon until 1 p.m. Jan. 11 at
the Inkster Public Library, 2005 Inkster
Road in Inkster.
Residents can call Plawecki toll-free at
(844) 347-8011 or email her at julieplawec-
Troopers from the Michigan State
Police responded to an emergency call at
8:50 p.m. Dec. 22 reporting shots fired at
theCanterburyApartments in Inkster.
The troopers, who were on patrol as
part of the Secure Cities Partnershipwith
the city, reported that they could hear
arguing and loud voices outside the apart-
ment building when they arrived at the
scene.
Troopers standing outside the apart-
ment door where the conflict was occur-
ring could hear the arguing and someone
saying, “shootme, shootme,” reports said.
Responding to the imminent circum-
stances, troopers forced their way into the
apartment and secured all the occupants.
A preliminary investigation indicated
that at least two rounds were fired inside
the apartment during the incident and
the troopers recovered a weapon at the
scene. No injuries were reports among
the individuals involved, according to
police reports.
A 29-year-old man from Inkster was
taken into custody, pending a review of
the incident by the office of the Wayne
County Prosecutor.
State police probe assault
Legislator host coffee hours
This annual event is presented by the Canton
Commission for Culture, Arts, and Heritage,
members of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sub-Committee, and Canton Township.
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Annual Martin Luther King celebration set
Set to serve
Todd L. Mutchler, Canton
Township director of public
safety, left, welcomed new
police officer, Nabil Syed, to
the department last week.
Syed took his Oath of
Office administered by
Canton Township Clerk
Terry Bennett. All new
police officers in Canton
are required to successfully
complete a 16-week
instructor-led field training
program, prior to working
on their own. This program
is designed to orientate
and develop recruit officers,
maximizing their potential
and providing them with
the tools necessary to suc-
cessfully make the transi-
tion into their new position
as a Canton police officer.
Happy holidays…
The annual Inkster Legends fundraising raffle to help less fortunate
families in Inkster was a great success again this year, according to
organizer Fred Smiley. The group was again able to help 100 Inkster
families with food, clothing and toys for the holiday. A team from
Kroger, above right, including Shaya Kitchen, Rita Richardson,
Pamela Eads, Store Manager Julius Brown, Linda Lewis and Tyshea
Hicks shopped and helped package groceries for holiday meals.
Members of the delivery team included, above, top left to right,
Andrew Dobbins, Jim White, Bill Calloway, Smiley, Dennis Spencer
and Clint Barnett. Area college students helped shop for toys at the
Meijer store in Westland organized by Larry Spencer, including
Barbara J. Cooper, Brandy Jackson, Anita Jackson, Je-well Jones
and Jazmin Rose. The entire effort was funded by donations and
fundraising efforts throughout the year, Smiley said. "We do a lot
more than just Christmas toys and groceries for the families, too," he
said. "We try to do about two weeks of food for them." For details
about the organization, or to volunteer for the year-long effort, con-
tact Smiley at (734) 890-2478.
