"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
--Abraham Lincoln
CORRECTION:
State Rep. Phil LaJoy (R-Canton) has canceled office hours with constituents for the month of January. Office hours will resume in February on a slightly altered schedule. Van Buren Township office hours are from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Township Hall, 46425 Tyler Road, on the second Monday of each month. Belleville office hours are from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at McCoy's Ice Cream Parlor and Grill, 333 Industrial Park Dr., on the third Monday of each month.
BIRTHDAYS:
Members of the September Days Senior Center who recently celebrated birthdays were: Matthew Bies, Maxine Borchert, Lucille Dickerson, Angeline Fensch, Elizabeth Saunders, Jim Beck, Robert Fowler, Anna Mooney, Penny Burns, Lorelei Johnson, Marjorie Wojtas, Dee Hogan, and David Woody. Celebrating birthdays today are senior center members Clarcy Farmer, Lelanel Malick, Frances Moore, and Anna Thomson while Robert Barrows, Connie Etter, Dorothy King, Linda Loggans, Roy Palnau and Wilma Petrasky celebrate birthdays tomorrow.
ODDS 'N' ENDS:
The Belleville City Council recently approved appointments and reappointments to city boards. Richard Atkins and David Fields were reappointed to the Board of Review with terms to expire in 2006. David Brown and Morton Potter were appointed to the cemetery advisory committee, with terms to expire in 2007. James Fitch was reappointed to the Election Commission, with his term to expire in 2005. Margi Danakili was appointed to the city's Parks and Recreation Board with a term to expire in 2007. John Dillon, Jack Loria and Anita Picou were reappointed to the Planning Commission with terms to expire in 2006. Conrad Welsing was reappointed to the Zoning Board of Appeals with a term to expire in 2006.
City Clerk Diana Kollmeyer recently received a 3-percent raise, from just over $39,000 to $40,185. The raise is retroactive to June 1. The raise was recommended by the city's Civil Service Commission.
Elwell Elementary School's Parent-Teacher Organization will host a fund-raising community concert March 13 at the Belleville High School auditorium, 501 W. Columbia Ave. Three Men and a Tenor will put on a family show. The organization is seeking donations to pay for the show so that all ticket proceeds will profit the school's playground fund. For details, or to donate, call Karen Mida at 1-734-697-8277.
On Jan. 9, President Justin Juriga and other members of the Belleville Lake Water Ski Club presented a check for $1,700 to the Girlstown Foundation staff. This is the fifth year the ski club has raised money for the foundation through its annual Polar Bear Water Ski event.
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