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Food packaging is tomorrow
Northville Youth Assistance and
the Conrad Charitable Foundation
are inviting families in the commu-
nity to a Kids Against Hunger food
packaging event from 10 a.m. until
1 p.m. tomorrow, July 26 in the
HillsideMiddleSchool cafeteria.
Volunteers will put together spe-
cially formulated food packages
that will later be distributed to food
banks in our area and around the
world.
To participate in the event, send
an
email
to
youthassistance@twp.northville.mi
.us indicating how many family
memberswill be attending.
Teenmomministry tomeet
YoungLives is an outreach reli-
gious ministry of Young Life to teen
moms. An informationalmeeting is
planned for 7 p.m. July 29 at Open
Arms Lutheran Church, 3867
BellevilleRoad, Belleville.
Many teen moms lives have
been filled with hurt, disappoint-
ment and abandonment. Let's work
together to change that. For more
information contact Crystal
Strickland
at
strickland_crystal@yahoo.com or
call (734) 218-0351
Farmadds to story time
Every Wednesday when the lit-
tle hand is on the 11 and the big
hand on the 12, little ones at
Maybury Farm know that stories
are going to be read to them. The
little ones are so attentive while
employees from PNC Bank read to
them that the program has been
expanded to both Wednesday and
Thursday.
Northville
Community
Foundation President Shari Peters
said that moms requested a second
day for the program as the little
ones can hear a story about ani-
mals and then be able to see the
live creatures right there on the
farm. The foundation operates
MayburyFarm.
After story time, children can
take to the farm playground for
evenmore fun and games.
Maybury Farm is located at
50165 Eight Mile 1 1/2 miles west of
Beck Road. Do not enter the state
park but continue ½ mile west on
Eight Mile to the Maybury Farm
entrance. Farm hours are 10 a.m.
through 4 p.m. Tuesday through
Sunday. The farm is closed on
Mondays and during inclement
weather.
For more information, call (248)
374-0200.
Tennis classes offered
The Wayne Westland Parks and
Recreation Department will offer
an Introduction to Tennis program
from 6-6:55 p.m. on Wednesdays
fromAug. 14 until Sept. 4.
The sessions will take place at
Attwood Park and are designed for
students 6-10 years of age. The cost
for the lessons, which will teach
basic skills, concepts, terminology
and skills, is $30 per student.
Racquets will be provided for stu-
dentswho need them.
A more advanced Skills Camp
will be offered from 7-7:55 p.m. the
same dates. These classes are for
11-14 year old students and will
also cost $30 per student.
Classes are designed for begin-
ning and intermediate level stu-
dents.
Students should bring a racquet,
sunscreen, water bottle and wear
tennis shoes.
For more information, or regis-
tration, call (734) 721-7400.
Farmoffers day camp
The Maybury Farm Summer
Day Camp offers youngsters the
opportunity to groom and feed the
animals, take them for their daily
walk, go on hikes, learn arts and
crafts, even play with water bal-
loons.
There is never a dull moment
and many of the campers come for
one day and end up staying for the
week, organizers said.
The camp has no ipads or
iphones and campers are totally
unplugged for 7 hours and they
seemto love it.
Maybury Farm Camp takes
place from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Campers are served water and a
snack in the morning and each
camper brings their bagged lunch.
There are still openings.
Camp takes place even in
inclement weather. To register, call
(248)374-0200 from 8:30 a.m. until
4:30 p.m. Monday through
Thursday.
Maybury Farm is located at
50165 Eight Mile 1 1/2 miles west of
Beck Road. Do not enter the state
park but continue ½ mile west on
Eight Mile to the Maybury Farm
entrance.
Museumvisit planned
The Northville Art House is
organizing a visit to the Detroit
Institute of Arts for area seniors.
The free visit will being at 1 p.m.
Aug. 16with a tour of theNorthville
Art House prior to boarding the
complimentary shuttle bus from
Northville to the DIA. The bus will
leave theArtHouse, 215Cady St., at
about 2 p.m.
Therewill be a tour of the down-
town Detroit museum before the
shuttle departs for Northville at
4:30 p.m.
The bus will drop passengers off
at theNorthvilleArtHouse.
The free day trip is limited to
the first 55 participants who are 55
and older.
Early registration is required.
For information, or to register, call
(313) 833-7885 beforeAug. 9.
Raffle tickets aid shelter
Jakes Auto and Truck Repair
has donated a 2013 Del Ray scooter
which is being raffled off to help
fund theRomulus Animal Shelter.
Tickets are $5 each or three for
$10 and are available at both Jake's
locations, 36766 Goddard Road and
12003 S. Huron River Dr, at the
Romulus Animal Shelter and from
City
Councilman
William
Wadsworth.
The drawing will take place dur-
ing the Romulus Downtown
Development Authority Pumpkin
Festival at 5 p.m. Sept. 22 on the
Wabash
Freight
House
Entertainment Stage.
For more information, contact
Wadsworthat (734) 955-5960.
Friends seeking home to help
TheWayne Friends organization
is seeking nominations for homes
for the 15th year of their annual
project.
The volunteer group meets to
help a local homeowner withmain-
tenance and painting each year.
The only stipulation for homes is
that theymust be owner occupied.
This year, the volunteer home
makeover will take place Sept. 14.
In case of rain, the day will be
changed toSept. 21.
Volunteers will meet at 8:30 a.m.
at the Wayne Banquet Center for a
continental breakfast and then
travel to the selected home which
they will paint in “five hours or
less,” according to group organizer
Edward McMurray. Volunteers are
need for the community event.
To suggest a homeowner who
could use the Friends' help due to
age or financial circumstances, or
to volunteer, contact McMurray at
edwardmcmurray@yahoo.com.
Hallelujah Girls presented
Five friends run their
makeshift day spa against a
backdrop of love, loss, and long-
time enemies in The Hallelujah
Girls, opening Aug. 3 at Barefoot
Productions Theatre.
This lighthearted comedy
features Anne Morgan as Sugar
Lee Tompkins, an ex-beautician
who ropes sweet-natured Nita
(Betty Berryman), dating-averse
Carlene (Marian Busa), curmud-
geonly Mavis (Carol Lipinski),
and loopy Crystal (Barbara
Bloom) into opening a day spa in
an abandoned church.
Tthe road to success is
blocked by Bunny Sutherland
(Betsy Bronson), who seeks to
bulldoze the church for personal
gain, Carlene's immature new
suitor Porter Padgett (Joe Arcel),
and Bobby Dwayne Dillahunt
(Sean Randolph), an old flame
of Sugar Lee's who rolls back
into town.
The Hallelujah Girls takes to
the stage on Saturday, Aug. 3 at
the Barefoot Productions
Theatre, 240 N. Main St.,
Plymouth and will continue for
just
two
weekends.
Performances start at 8 p.m.,
while matinee shows begin at 2
p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 4 and Aug.
11.
All tickets are $15 with the
exception of the first perform-
ance, where $20 includes admis-
sion to the show plus the
Afterglow Party. To reserve tick-
ets call the box office at (734)
560-1493 or visit www.justgob-
arefoot.com.