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Inkster Legends Basketball Camp offered

The 22nd Annual Inkster Lunch is offered after the ” Legends, we would welcome
Legends Basketball Camp is set early session and a dinner is pro- An awards presentation everyone to get involved in the
for Friday, Aug 2 and Saturday vided following the second ses- positive future of our children
Aug. 3 this year. sion before the students are dis- and the all-star game and community.”
The free basketball clinics missed. take place on Saturday. Smiley said that applications
offer coaching and training in An awards presentation and for the camps this year must be
basic skills of the sport including the all-star game take place on submitted by July 15 and that par-
shooting, passing, rebounding Saturday. “Subsequent objectives also taught us all to be fair, and the ents and guardians are responsi-
and defense, noted Director Fred The classes take place at the include giving back to the com- person who started it all, Booker ble for transportation for the stu-
Smiley. Booker Dozier Recreational munity, as we all remember the T. Dozier, whose name in on the dents.
The camps are designed for Complex, 2025 Middlebelt Road commitment and long hours our recreation complex,” Smiley Morning pick up at the recre-
boys and girls ages 9 through 16 in Inkster, 1.3 mile north of mentors gave to us as children, added. ation center is at 12:30 p.m. and
and are divided into classes by Michigan Avenue. mentors like Charles Adams, Ted Smiley said the camps encour- afternoon pick up is 5 p.m.
age. Players 9 through 12 camps “Our main objective is to teach Logan and Charles Penn who age all the former campers to More information is available
will take place beginning at 7:30 basic skills and fundamentals of started the first Boys Club of come back and participate in from Smiley at (734) 890-2478 or
a.m. both days while camps for basketball, along with dedication Inkster. We must also include helping the younger players, “and by accessing the website at
students ages 13 through 16 will and discipline that will support Khamalaw White, atheletic direc- with over 250 children in atten- inksterlegends.com where appli-
begin at 12:30 p.m. all aspects of life,” Smiley said. tor at Inkster High School who dance for the camps at Inkster cations can be found.
Canton trustees discuss township hiring practices

Julie Brown employee drug use. New hires Conley noted Canton's merit decision of that individual.” policy. We follow the federal
Staff Writer and those with certain responsi- positions usually have more Trustee Steven Sneideman guidelines,” Conley responded.
bilities go through drug testing. qualifications and require- noted the Indeed online job site In other business, Canton
Canton Township Trustee Three union contracts with ments, such as the Municipal ranks highly now with Canton, trustees OK'd the Leisure
John Anthony wants to know if Canton Township expire Dec. Services director role. She out- adding, “What a different role Services Master Plan for 2017
people with misdemeanor con- 31 of this year, so members of lined differences between than it was probably five years through the end of 2021 which
victions can be hired to work the Canton Township Board of internal and external job appli- ago.” makes the township grant-eligi-
for the township. Trustees went into closed ses- cants, noting each has pros and When asked abut flex time, ble “when the project is identi-
“It will depend on the posi- sion May 28 for discussion of cons. Conley noted it's usually in fied,” explained Williams.
tion,” replied Kerreen Conley, the agreements. Trustee Sommer Foster Canton Leisure Services. “We A mini online survey by the
township Human Resources “It's just an overview,” said asked if the Human Resources don't have a ton of employees,” township drew some 100
manager. Canton police are Township Supervisor Pat department inquires as to gen- and union contracts also impact responses, said Greg
responsible for background Williams, who noted no con- der, race, disability or sexual flex time use, Conley said. Hohenberger, Leisure Services
checks, Conley added. tracts were ratified that orientation. Conley said that's Trustee Anne Marie director. “It's just minor tweaks
“If there was a reasonable evening. “This is just prelimi- not allowed by law, and when a Graham-Hudak asked about to make things grant-eligible
suspicion we would follow nary desires. There's a lot of new hire reveals such informa- employee use of marijuana. should we choose to go in that
through,” Conley noted of material she (Conley) covered.” tion “in the organization it's the “We have a zero tolerance direction,” he said.
Canton Library welcomes new information department head

Canton Public Library has a desire for bigger challenges, as working closely with the ence managing staff in larger
new Information Services the Information Services Collections Specialist and public libraries were two areas
Department Head following a Department Head oversees Youth and Adult managers to where she really stood out,”
months-long search. and mentors 36 librarians, and oversee the development of Davis said.
Jessica Parij, who had been the appeal of the Canton com- new and existing collections. Parij's start at the library is
working as the manager of munity. She said she wouldn't Aside from her work experi- an important change, as previ-
adult services at the Rochester make the commute from her ence, Parij's belief in a relevant ous Information Services
Hills Public Library, took on home in Warren for any other library go hand-in-hand with Department Head Rebecca
her new role in Canton on May place. the library strategic plan. Havenstein-Coughlin, retired
6 after applying in January. “I enjoy that Canton is such a “Twenty-four/seven access to in October after nearly 40 years
Prior to that, she was worked as diverse community, and the res- the library in some way is inte- in the role. Parij said she is tak-
a librarian III at the Baltimore idents seem to not only highly gral to ensuring that public ing it on with confidence and
County Public Library in value education, but think of libraries stay relevant to our excitement along with a healthy
Maryland, leading a branch col- the library as a place to get communities,” she said. dose of nervousness, noting Jessica Parij
lection development for all their entertainment too,” Parij Director Eva Davis said she that the biggest challenge is
ages and coordinating summer said of residents' heavy library believes Parij will excel at the also what she is most excited The Canton Public Library is
reading and teen volunteer pro- use. CPL. about. located at 1200 S. Canton
grams. She will take on the chal- “Jessica's experience serving “It is not so much learning Center Road. Visit www.canton-
She said she was drawn to lenge of directing collection patrons of all ages, from youth the job but learning how things pl.org or call (734) 397-0999 for
the Canton library by her own development for the library, through adult, and her experi- are done here,” she said. library information.

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