DEARBORN, Michigan - To celebrate National Physical Fitness and Sports Month and Older Americans Month, Oakwood Common invites the public to join its annual “National Senior Health and Fitness Day” event on Wednesday, May 30, 2012. This year’s theme is “Get Moving . . . Start Improving!”The day’s events will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Oakwood Common … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2012
25 Plus Club Bestows Honors at 56th Annual Banquet
DEARBORN, Michigan - On Friday, May 18, 2012, the 25+ Club, an organization made up of retired staff from the Dearborn Public Schools and current employees with 25 years of service, along with the Dearborn Board of Education, will hold their 56th annual banquet honoring new retirees and 25-year employees.The event will take place at Park Place, located … [Read more...]
Golden Age of Opera Presented at Centennial Library
DEARBORN, Michigan – Artists from the Bellini Opera Theatre will present The Golden Age of Opera in the Henry Ford Centennial Library Auditorium at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 17.This free, one-hour presentation sponsored by the Friends of the Library-Dearborn (FOLD) is the first in a series of performances covering more than 300 years of opera.Featured … [Read more...]
Divine Child Students Visit Representative George T. Darany in Lansing
LANSING, Michigan - Representative George T. Darany (D-Dearborn) enjoyed a visit with a fourth grade class from Divine Child Elementary School of Dearborn, Michigan on the steps of the Michigan State Capitol Building. The students visited Lansing on May 8, 2012. … [Read more...]
Pie Fight Erupts Between Dearborn Mayor and Public Officials at Cancer Fundraiser
DEARBORN, Michigan – Five Dearborn officials took pies in the face for a good cause on Saturday at the annual Relay for Life event that benefits the American Cancer Society. Volunteering to potentially get a face full of pie were Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Wayne County Commission Chairman Gary Woronchak, Dearborn schools Superintendent Brian Whiston, Dearborn … [Read more...]
Pie Fight Erupts Between Mayor and Officials at Cancer Event
DEARBORN, Michigan - Five Dearborn officials took pies in the face for a good cause on Saturday at the annual Relay for Life event that benefits the American Cancer Society.Team Dearborn, one of several teams participating in the day-long Relay on the grounds of the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, convinced the five officials to be part of … [Read more...]
Dearborn Symphony 50th Season Climaxes With a Fanfare!
DEARBORN, Michigan - Under the baton of Conductor Kypros Markou, the Dearborn Symphony’s Golden Anniversary season climaxes on Friday, May 18 at 8 pm at Dearborns’ Ford Community & Performing Arts Center. The concert opens with Mendelssohn’s fiery “Reformation Symphony.” Beautiful and tumultuous, the Symphony is punctuated with heart melting strings and … [Read more...]
Tin Can Tourists Welcome Visitors to Camp Dearborn
DEARBORN, Michigan - Camp Dearborn will again host the Tin Can Tourists (TCT) Spring Rally on May 17 – 20, with events open to the public on May 18 and 19.During the Spring Rally, the public is invited to a dance at the Canteen from 7-10 p.m. Friday, May 18.The dance will feature music by the award-winning Bugs Beddow Band, and the canteen will … [Read more...]
Book Discussion Group for Women Begins May 14
DEARBORN, Michigan - Busy women interested in making time for spiritual matters are invited to join a book discussion group on Monday evenings, beginning May 14, 2012. This diverse, multigenerational group will meet at Cherry Hill Presbyterian Church, located at the northwest corner of Telegraph and Cherry Hill Roads in Dearborn.The book to be discussed … [Read more...]
Oakwood Common Offers Retirees Free Lunch – May 15
DEARBORN, Michigan - For retirees, family members and others approaching retirement age, Oakwood Common invites you to attend a special luncheon program at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, 2012.“Many people are unaware of all the financial benefits and options,” said Mary Granata, Oakwood Common’s director of sales. “We’re here to help people do their … [Read more...]