FeedsWayne-Westland events for April 22
World’s Largest Euchre Tournament planned
Players are being sought for the World’s Largest Euchre Tournament, planned by members of the Wayne Rotary Club.
Organizers hope to register 2,000 players for the event which will feature cash prizes to the top 20 and bottom five players. Registration is $25 at the door or $20 for those who pre-register at www.thebiggame.com.
Doors open at 1:30 p.m. April 24 and play will begin at 3 p.m. The tournament will take place at Burton Manor, 2777 Schoolcraft Road in Livonia. All proceeds benefit the Rotary Foundation.
For more information, phone (734) 721-7200.
Dance lessons offered
The Wayne Senior Activity Center is offering line dancing classes for seniors, 50 and older, from 1-2:30 p.m. every Friday.
The lessons are slow and easy to lean from 1-1:30 and progress in difficulty as the class continues.
The cost is $1 per half hour and drop-ins are welcome.
For more information, phone (734) 721-7460.
Euchre games on hand
Players are sought for the euchre games that take place every Tuesday, from 1:45 until 4 p.m., at the Wayne Senior Activity Center.
The center is located at 35000 Sims Ave. in Wayne.
For more information, phone (734) 721-7460.
Chair exercises offered
Sit and Be Fit, a chair exercise class, will be offered from 10:30-11:15 a.m. Mondays at the Wayne Senior Activity Center.
The class will combine resistance and stretching activities to increase strength, bone density and energy. The class is designed to improve balance, coordination, mental alertness, muscle flexibility and joint range of motion.
For more information, phone (734) 721-7460.
Rotary golf outing planned
The Annual Westland Rotary golf outing to support The Salvation Army and other charities will take place beginning at 11 a.m. May 20 at Fellows Creek Golf Course.
All proceeds from the event help fund the Salvation Army summer camp and after school
programs for children. Individual admittance is $125 per golfer or $450 for a foursome which includes 18 holes of golf with a cart, coffee and donuts, lunch and beverages at the turn, beverages on the course, dinner and an open bar and many door prizes. There will also be several skill contests including a skins game, a hole-in-one contest, a closest to the pin for both men and women and a longest drive award for both men and women. Participants will also have a chance to win a new car, free for 2 years, golf clubs and other prizes.
For more information or reservations, phone Mary Vellardita or Dick Isham at (734) 729-5401 or Joseph Tseng (734) 525-7636.
Court moves to middle school
The 18th District Court will move to Adams Middle School on April 30, in the annual observance of Law Day.
Judges Sandra Ference Cicirelli and Mark a. McConnell will be hearing actual cases from 9 a.m. until noon. This award-winning program has been in effect since 1979.
According to Cicirelli, the judges select cases that they feel are especially relevant to the students, which include minor in possession of alcohol, drunk driving, shoplifting and drug offenses.
World’s Largest Euchre Tournament planned
Players are being sought for the World’s Largest Euchre Tournament, planned by members of the Wayne Rotary Club.
Organizers hope to register 2,000 players for the event which will feature cash prizes to the top 20 and bottom five players. Registration is $25 at the door or $20 for those who pre-register at www.thebiggame.com.
Doors open at 1:30 p.m. April 24 and play will begin at 3 p.m. The tournament will take place at Burton Manor, 2777 Schoolcraft Road in Livonia. All proceeds benefit the Rotary Foundation.
For more information, phone (734) 721-7200.
Charity book sale set
A sale of gently used books will take place from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. April 23 and 24 at 31641 Joy Road, just west of Merriman.
All proceeds from the event will go directly to helping find a cure for breast cancer by helping fund the Susan G. Komen 3 Day Walk.
For more information call (734) 323-0058.
Maple syrup tours set
Maybury Farm will offer Maple Syrup tours which include a hayride to the maple tree grove, the tapping of the trees and processing of the sap. Visitors will see how maple syrup is made and take part in the process.
Tours will begin at noon and leave on the hour until 3 p.m. Warm clothes and boots are suggested. The cost for the tour is $5 per person, those 2 and younger are admitted free. The tours will end this weekend.
Maybury Farm is located at 50165 Eight Mile Road, about 1 ¼ mile west of Beck Road. Do not enter the state park but continue west and enter at the Maybury Farm sign.
For more information, contact (248) 374-0200 Monday through Thursday.
Quilting classes offered
Plymouth Westland Grange 389 members offer quilting classes from 6:30-8:30 p.m. every Thursday at the Friendship Center on Newburgh Road.
Sharon Strebbing will teach both beginning and advanced quilting.
Cost for the classes is $5 but there is no fee for those doing social quilting.
Library aides job seekers
Librarians at the William P. Faust Public Library are hosting several job seekers labs during which they will help unemployed residents create a resume in Microsoft Work, file for unemployment with the state.
For information about availability and times, phone the library at (734) 326-6123.
The library is located at 6123 Central City Parkway, north of Ford Road, between Wayne and Newburgh roads.
Fibromyalgia group meets
The Metro Fibromyalgia and CFS support group meets from 1-3 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday of every month at the Merriman Baptist Church, south of Ford Road.
The group sponsors speakers and a lending library. There is no fee to attend although donations are accepted.
For information phone Lucy Rowley at (734)462-1768.
