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SALINEThrough August

■ Two Twelve Arts Center and My Favorite Café will host Art at the Café. Students from Two Twelve Arts Center will dis-play their work of watercol-or, pastel, pencil drawing, clay wall art and fi ber art. My Favorite Café is located at 101 S. Ann Arbor St. in downtown Saline. For more information, call 944-4054.

Friday, Aug. 20■ A free movie in the

park will be hosted at Mill Pond Park. Saline Parks and Recreation will be cele-brating more than 10 years of the movie festival by showing its fi rst movie pre-sentation: “A Bug’s Life.” Starting at 6:30 p.m., there will be games, concessions and more. Gym America Gymnastics will be on hand to help celebrate with dem-onstrations and activities. The movie will start at sun-down. Bring chairs and sunscreen.

Saturday, Aug. 21■ St. James’ United

Church of Christ will hold its annual pig roast. Serving will begin at 4:30 p.m. and will run through 7:30 p.m. The church is located on Michigan Avenue, fi ve miles west of Saline. Carryout is available, and the church is handicapped accessible. For more infor-mation, visit www.st-james-ucc.com.

Monday, Aug. 23 through Friday, Aug. 27

■ Saline Summer Kids Camp will be held at the Saline Recreation Center for youth ages 5 to 12. The theme for this week is “Challenge Week.” Activities include daily swimming, games, crafts, sports and a fi eld trip on Wednesday to Gym America. Register by the week or by the day. For more information, call 429-3502 or e-mail [email protected].

Tuesday, Aug. 24■ Mid-Week Farmers’

Market is held at Saline District Library, 555 N. Maple Road from 3 to 7 p.m. every Tuesday June 1 through Sept. 28. For more information, call Market Manager Nancy Crisp at 429-3518. Free parking is available at Saline Middle School.

Thursday, Aug. 26■ The Saline

Newcomers will hold its fi rst meeting of the 2010-2011 season 7 p.m. in a meeting room at the First United Methodist Church, 1200 N. Ann Arbor St. All potential new members are welcome. The Saline Newcomers is a social organization with a wide variety of special interest groups that meet often. For more information, visit www.salinenewcomers.com.

Monday, Aug. 30 through Friday, Sept. 3

■ Saline Summer Kids Camp will be held at the Saline Recreation Center for youth ages 5 to 12. The theme for this week is “Game Show Mania.” Activities include daily swimming, games, crafts, sports and a fi eld trip on Wednesday to Quality 16 Movie Theater. Register by the week or by the day. For more information, call 429-3502 or e-mail [email protected].

Tuesday, Aug. 31■ Midweek Farmers’

Market is held at Saline District Library, 555 N. Maple Road from 3 to 7 p.m. every Tuesday June 1 through Sept. 28. For more information, call Market Manager Nancy Crisp at 429-3518. Free parking is available at Saline Middle School.

Wednesday, Sept. 1

■ The deadline to regis-ter for the Saline Parks and Recreation Fall Adult Softball Leagues is Sept. 1. Men’s leagues play on Monday and Wednesday nights. Co-recreational leagues play on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday nights. The fall season begins the week of Sept. 7 and will run through the end of October. For more information, call 429-3502 or e-mail [email protected].

MILANThursday, Aug. 19

■ BackStreet Cruizers will meet 6 p.m. in Wilson Park every Thursday eve-ning through Aug. 26, weather permitting.

■ An ice cream party will be held as Milan Public Library’s fi nal teen program of the summer at 1 p.m. for pupils in sixth through eighth grades, and at 3 p.m. for students in ninth through 12th grades. Call 439-1240 or stop by the library to register.

Wednesday, Aug. 25■ A Life Line screening

event will be held at Marble Memorial United Methodist Church. Life Line Screening, a provider of community-based preven-tative health screenings, will host non-invasive health screenings Aug. 25. Five screenings will be offered from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. These scan for potential health problems related to blocked arteries, which is a leading cause of stroke; abdominal aortic aneu-rysms, which can lead to a ruptured aorta; hardening of the arteries in the legs, which is a strong predictor of heart disease; atrial fi bril-lation or irregular heart beat, which is closely tied to stroke risk; and a bone density screening for men and women, used to assess the risk of osteopo-rosis. For more information, call 1-888-653-6441.

■ The 10th annual Milan Area Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing will be held at the Pineview Golf Course on Stony Creek Road. Players will register at 8 a.m. and tee off at 9 a.m. The chamber still has a few greens and teams openings to fi ll. Form a team and save by register-ing at only $90 a player. The day’s events will include prizes, snacks and surprises. Participants will have the choice of a steak or chicken dinner at the awards banquet following. Non-golfers can come to the banquet for $30 each. For more information, call 439-8801.

Saturday, Aug. 28■ A Microsoft Publisher

class will be held at Milan Public Library. The program will help participants make signs, brochures, banners, cards and more. The class is for people who already know computer basics, such as using a mouse and keyboard. Classes start at 9 a.m. and last one hour. A refundable $10 deposit is required to reserve a spot in a class. Registration is necessary and can be completed at the circulation desk or by calling 439-1240.

Sunday, Aug. 29■ The fourth annual

Football Kick-off Service will be hosted 3 p.m. at Agape Apostolic Church, 424 Hurd St. in Milan. The service will feature a foot-ball-based illustrated ser-mon titled “Hold that Line!” An illustrated sermon is a dramatic skit-like produc-tion featuring various char-acters while presenting a Biblical message. The ser-vice will also include a “special prayer” for all foot-ball players, cheerleaders, coaches and staff. For more information, call 1-877-8-AGAPE-8.

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Heritage Trail Garage Sale a hit

By Steven HowardHeritage Newspapers

The weather was warm and sunny and rain was nowhere in sight as the US-12 Heritage Trail Garage Sale kicked off Friday morning.

Agnes Dikeman, a member of the Saline Area Historical Society, said the private vendors were already reporting swift sales of their wares, which ranged from old photographs to vintage clothing.

“Everybody seems to be happy,” she said of the vendors, which numbered 17 that day. “We’ve had a steady stream of The grounds at Rentschler Farm in Saline were used for a giant yard sale last weekend as part of

the US-12 Heritage Trail Garage Sale.

Historical society rents out space at Rentschler

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SalineLibrary patrons create fashion

Photo by April Scarlett

Katie Riffe (left), Marissa Willwerth and Maria Bleitz dive into a pile of old T-shirts to “up-cycle” in Project Runway Saline, a class offered to teach tweens and teens about new fashion trends and the fashion industry.

By April ScarlettSpecial Writer

Last week, young tweens and teens got a chance to dive into all things trendy and textile at the Saline District Library.

Katie Mitchell set out photos, fabrics and T-shirts as she prepared for Project

Runway Saline, a summer class in which students in seventh through 12th grades learned about fashion, from how to up-cycle an old T-shirt, to what it takes to make it in the fashion industry.

“There are three things that are important to know,” Katie says. “Everybody has beauty, general styles don’t change, and fashion

changes within your own style.”Katie covered the season’s trends

in the class, as depicted by Teen Vogue magazine. The idea is for the students to look at the runway styles, then find a way to incorpo-rate their own versions of the trend. This fall’s trends are the mod mini, the ski sweater, military classics, leopard print, grunge lux, neo geo, plaid and 1950s chic.

Students in the class made weave belts from old T-shirts and pounded out hammered bracelets from spoons.

Katie Riffe, 12, came dressed for the class.

“I like fashion and stuff, but jew-elry is my favorite,” she said.

The tween wore a turquoise-and-white beaded necklace in a

flower pattern, with large, stand-out matching earrings. She doesn’t plan to enter the fashion industry, but wouldn’t mind having good fash-ion sense as she pursues a career in zoology.

Maria Bleitz, also 12, thought the class sounded like fun and likes all things fashion, while Marissa Willwerth, 12, was looking for something cool to do as the summer winds down.

“I like the colors and designs,” Marissa said, “more clothes than jewelry. I like the colors and designs, and shoes and purses, too.”

This was the first year for Project Runway Saline, as presented as part of the library’s “Make A Splash” summer program.

REGIONAL CALENDAR: THINGS TO DOCHELSEA

■Taste of Tantre Zingfeast6 to 9 p.m. Thursday: Tantre

Farm owner Richard Andres and Zingerman’s Deli chef Rodger Bowser host an all-you-can-eat family-style dinner fea-turing organic produce. Zingerman’s tent, 422 Detroit St. $40 in advance and at the door. 663-3400.

■ Chelsea Ride6 p.m. Thursdays, 9 a.m.

Mondays: Meet at Aberdeen Bike, 1175 S. Main St. Free. 1-517-285-6830.

■ Sounds and Sights on Thursday Nights

6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday: Music and entertainment in downtown Chelsea. Free (fee for carriage ride). 475-1145.

■ “Boeing-Boeing”8 p.m. Wednesdays through

Sundays, ending Aug. 28: Purple Rose Theatre, 137 Park St. 433-7673.

■ Waterloo Area Farm Museum

1 to 5 p.m. Friday to Sunday: 9998 Waterloo-Munith Road, Chelsea. $4 (age 62 and older, $3; ages 5-17, $2; ages 4 and younger, and members, free). 1-517-596-2254.

■ “Read to the Library Dog”2 to 3:30 p.m. Friday: For

age 6 and older. Chelsea District Library, 221 S. Main

St. Free. 475-8732.

■ DJ Night: Arctic Coliseum7:15 to 9 p.m. Saturday: 501

Coliseum Drive. $8 includes skate rental. 433-2244.

■ Chelsea Farmers’ Market8 a.m. to noon Saturdays:

Park Street. Free admission. 475-1145.

■ Chelsea Teddy Bear Co.11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.,

Saturday: 400 N. Main St. Free.

433-5499.

■ Chelsea Chess Club3 p.m. Saturdays: Wendy’s,

1640 Commerce Park. Free. 475-1583.

■ Baby Time10:30 a.m. Tuesday: Chelsea

District Library, 221 S. Main St., Chelsea. Free. 475-8732.

■ Chelsea Community Fair8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday

through Aug. 28. Complete schedule at chelseafair.org. Chelsea Fairgrounds, Old US-12 Chelsea. $7 (10 and young-er, free) daily admission; $25 fi ve-day pass. Free for age 65 and older Aug. 26. 475-1270.

■ Summer Story Time10:30 and 11:30 a.m.

Wednesday: Chelsea District Library, 221 S. Main St. Free. Pre-register by calling 475-8732.

DEXTER■ “The Sound of Music”7 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, and 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: Encore Musical Theatre Company, 3126 Broad St., Dexter. $28 (seniors and students, $25; groups of 10 or more, $22) at theencorethe-atre.org and at the door. 268-6200.

■ Summer Concert Series6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday:

Dave Boutette. Monument Park gazebo. Free. 426-0887.

■ Story Times11 a.m. Thursday and

Monday; and 1 p.m. Monday: Dexter District Library, 3255 Alpine St., Dexter. Free. 426-4477.

■ Draw Doubles Disc GolfNoon Saturdays: Hudson

Mills Metropark, 8801 North Territorial Road. $5 vehicle fee. 449-4300.

■ “Bats Incredible”8 p.m. Saturday: Slide-illus-

trated talk and hike. Hudson Mills Metropark, 8801 North Territorial Road, Dexter. $2.Preregistration required. $5 vehicle fee. 426-8211.

■ “Walk Huron River”9:30 a.m. Sunday: Huron

River Watershed Council. Meet at Hudson Mills Metropark Rapids View parking lot, 8801 North Territorial Road, Dexter. Free. $5 vehicle fee. Pre-register at 769-5123, ext. 605.

■ Free Fishing1 to 3 p.m. Sunday: License

required if 18 or older. Tackle, including poles, and bait provid-ed, or bring your own. Hudson Mills Metropark, 8801 North Territorial Road, Dexter. $2.Preregistration required. $5 vehicle fee. 426-8211.

SALINE■ Thursday Night Contra7 p.m. Thursday: 4531

Concourse Drive. $7 (students, $4).

■ Movie in the Park9 p.m. Friday: “A Bug’s Life.”

Mill Pond Park, West Bennett Street, free. 429-3502.

■ Pittsfi eld Open Band3 to 6 p.m. Saturday:

Pittsfi eld Grange, 3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Road. Free. 994-9307.

■ Third Saturday Contra Dance

8 p.m. Saturday: Pittsfi eld Grange, 3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Road. $10. 426-0241.

■ Farmers’ Market8 a.m. to noon Saturdays:

South Ann Arbor Street in down-town Saline, and 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Saline District Library, 555 N. Maple Road. Call 429-3518.

■ Rentschler Farm11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays:

1265 E. Michigan Ave. Enter through the shopping center and park within the farm com-plex. Call 944-0442.

■ Saline Railroad Depot Museum

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays: 402 N. Ann Arbor St. Call 944-0442.

■ Horse Show: Spur of the Moment Club

8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday: Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Road, Saline. Free. 645-4918.

■ Free Ice Cream Every Sunday

Noon to 8 p.m.: Ice cream served by Saline Lions Club, compliments of Zippy Auto Wash and free to everyone in a car. Zippy Auto Wash, 233 W. Ellsworth Road. 994-6368.

■ Preserving Traditions1 p.m. Sunday: “Salsa

Canning Workday.” Pittsfi eld Grange, 3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Road. Free. Reservations at pre-servingtraditions.org.

■ New Horizons Band: Saline Senior Center

7 p.m. Tuesday, 1 p.m. Thursday: Bring an instrument and music stand. Instruction for novices on Tuesdays. Liberty School band room, 7265 Saline-Ann Arbor Road. Free. 429-1742.

■ Cruise Night5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday:

American Legion Hall, 320 W. Michigan Ave., Saline. Free. 429-7310.

■ “Staying Sage as You Age”

4:30 p.m. Wednesday: Panel discussion with local educators and seniors services workers. Saline District Library, 555 N. Maple. Free. Pre-registration

required. 429-5450.

■ Saline Ride6 p.m. Wednesday: Municipal

parking lot, Ann Arbor-Saline Road, south of Michigan Avenue. Free. 645-5840.

■ “Schoolmares”7 p.m. Wednesday: Local

writer Tina Jones reads her new children’s book. Saline District Library, 555 N. Maple, Saline. Free. Pre-registration required. 429-5450.

YPSILANTI■ 5K Summer Fun Runs7 p.m. Thursday: All runners

invited to race on the Concordia University campus. 4090 Geddes Road. $5 (age 13 and younger, $3); registration 6:15 p.m. 502-4809.

■ Chamber Music Concert7 p.m. Thursday: Suzuki

Institute faculty concert, with pianist Charles Bath and violin-ists Terry Durbin, Joanne Bath, and Scott Esty. EMU Holy Trinity Student Parish, 511 W. Forest St, Ypsilanti. $15 at phoenixen-semble.com or by phone. 358-2100.

■ “Bare”8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday,

2 p.m. Sunday: Dynamic Stage Productions. Riverside Arts Center, 76 N. Huron St, Ypsilanti. $15 and $18 at dynamicstageproductions.com, by phone, and at the door. 358-6879.

■ Crossroads Summer Festival

7 p.m. Friday: Harper, and Flying Latini Brothers; 7 p.m. Saturday: Lady Sunshine and the X Band, and Eddie Hughes Washington Street at Michigan Avenue. Free. 717-7305.

■ Ypsilanti Heritage FestivalNoon to 8 p.m. Friday, 10

a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.

to 6 p.m. Sunday: Depot Town/Riverside Park, Ypsilanti. Free admission (nominal charge for some special events). 483-6071.

■ Ypsilanti Heritage Foundation Historic Home Tour

Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday: $10 in advance or $12 day of the event. Call 483-5688 or 426-5057.

■ Washtenaw Classic Auto Show

5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fridays: 3362-3402 Washtenaw Ave. ser-vice drive. Free admission. 369-3012.

■ Running the Rails8 a.m. Sunday: Ypsilanti Area

Jaycees. 5K run/walk, a 10K running race, and half-mile Kids Fun Run. Registration and pack-et pick-up begins 6:30 a.m. at the Corner Brewer, 720 Norris St., Ypsilanti. http://runnin-therails.eventbrite.com.

■ Women’s Equality Day7 p.m. Monday: American

Association of University Women. Women in period cos-tumes read works by women’s suffrage advocates. Talks by community leaders and a proc-lamation by Major Hieftje. Refreshments. Wahtenaw Community College Health and Fitness Center, 4833 E. Huron River Drive. Free. 663-3763.

■ Auditions: Ann Arbor Cantata Singers

Tuesday and Aug. 28 or by individual appointment. E-mail [email protected] or call 730-0160. For informa-tion, visit www.a2cantatasingers.org

■ Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor Area Robotics Club

7 p.m. Wednesday: A2 Mech Shop, 240 Parkland Plaza, 179 Little Lake Drive. Free. 332-1000.

Festival to feature pooch contestPet owners are invited to par-

ticipate in the Doggie Days of Summer Pooch Contest at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Westgate Shopping Plaza in Ann Arbor.

The contest, taking place as part of the Westgate Festival, is open to dogs young or old, large or small. It will be judged in the following categories: cut-est dog, ugliest dog, best trick, smallest dog (tail to nose) and largest dog (tail to nose). For the safety of the animal, no cats are allowed.

For a $2 registration fee, per category of entry, all par-

ticipants will receive a gift bag compliments of Wags to Wiskers.

A grand prize will be award-ed in each category, with a spe-cial prize donated by sponsors.

Interested pet owners are asked to pre-register via e-mail at www.westgatefestival.com. Walk-in registration is welcome, but participants must arrive no later than 1 p.m.

Tail Wagger’s 1990, a local nonprofit organization, will be collecting pet food dona-tions as part of their Pet Food Assistance program. All pet

food collected in Washtenaw County directly benefits the animals in the county.

Additionally, all monies from the registration fee will be used for local companion animals in need.

For more information on Tail Wagger’s 1990 and the programs it offers, visit www.tailwaggers1990.org.

The pooch contest is just one event in the Westgate Festival, beginning at noon and offering a variety of things to do for the entire family.

Visitors can go to the Kids Zone for a cupcake walk, extreme bounce and face painting. Adults can get in on the Quarter Bistro BBQ Block Party and a food and beverage tent featuring a W-4 Country live remote from 1 to 3 p.m.

Created by local businesses in Westgate as a way to pro-mote Ann Arbor’s west side, the one-day event promises a little something for everyone with a focus on family enter-tainment and a back to school theme, including sales on edu-cational items.

‘Scott Pilgrim’ awesome rideHey, I’m Ryan Michaels, a 13-

year-old writing movie reviews for Heritage Newspapers. I’ve been doing it for two years, and enjoy it a lot. Here’s my review of “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.”

There are very few films that can come even relatively close to defining an entire subculture. Enter “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” a whirl-ing, lightning-cut epic made about –– and ultimately for –– the geek gen-eration.

Michael Cera, who is still as gleefully meek as ever, plays Scott Pilgrim, a 22-year-old bass guitarist stuck at something of a crossroads in his life.

He finds interest in very little, aside from his music and hanging out with his room-mate, Wallace. But, then, the pink-haired, elusive, mysteri-ous Ramona Flowers enters his life.

Scott is instantly smitten by her. And after some very awk-ward courting, the two begin to date.

But before the two can truly settle down and focus on their relationship, Scott must liter-

ally defeat, in mortal combat, Ramona’s seven evil exes.

The entire film plays out and is designed to look like a blend

between comic books and ’80s-era video-games. There are literally thousands of visual and audible gags, which can be as random as a faux-TV audience that laughs and giggles in some parts, to “evil” exes disappearing and turning into coins when Scott defeats him, a la “Super Mario.”

But, the thing is, the countless gim-micks, references and fights never get tiring because they

don’t feel tacked on as they flow naturally. They are as natural an element to this film as, say, dialogue or pace.

This movie bounces about with a giddy exuberance that is nothing short of amazing to watch. I am not exaggerating in saying that neither I nor anyone else ever quite seen anything like this.

Although a good deal of the cast intentionally play it over-the-top, the performances are nevertheless great. Cera doesn’t really deviate from his standard, awkward, offbeat persona here, but to make up

for it showcases both his killer comic timing and a previously unknown anecdote: This dude can seriously kick some butt as an action hero.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead, as Ramona, doesn’t have the meatiest of roles. That said, she demonstrates that she has seri-ous potential as a comedic and actually, dramatic actress.

This has a remarkably strong supporting cast. Anna Kendrick, just coming off of her great turn in “Up in the Air,” shows up as Pilgrim’s younger sister, and knocks it out of the park, something she has developed a knack for doing.

The actors portraying Ramona’s “Seven Exil Exes” are an absolute blast to watch. Brandon Routh and Jason Schwartzman, in particular, have fantastic comic timing. But Ellen Wong as Scott’s obsessed teenage ex, Knives Chau, delivers an absolute breakout performance, as a girl who absolutely refuses to give up her beloved “Scotty.” It’s pretty astonishing what a great cast has been assembled.

But the thing that really, truly and entirely blows my mind about “Scott Pilgrim” is its ability to maintain a ridicu-lously manic pace, with sight gags and action sequences fly-ing by in seconds, and yet touch me deeply on an emotional

level.There’s something to be said

for a movie where one moment a character is pulling a “Power of Self-Respect” energy sword above his chest, and the next touching the audience emotion-ally without it feeling forced or contrived. The emotional arcs of both Scott and Ramona remain genuinely poignant, transcending the films own tone to become a great love story in its own right.

“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” is a giddy, gleeful ode to youth, to love, and to the fixations of geek culture. Few movies have ever stirred up such a profound emotional reaction in me as this.

Many people likely will dis-agree with this review –– for the most part because of a gen-erational gap. And that’s fine by me because similar to the way that nowadays kids watch “Star Wars” or “Back to the Future” and marvel, in 20 years young movie-goers today will look at “Scott Pilgrim” and marvel. Young or old, I know I always will.

I give it four out of four stars.Film critic Ryan Michaels,

an incoming freshman at Skyline High School in Ann Arbor and two-time winner of the Michigan Press Association Better Newspaper Contest for his reviews, can be reached through [email protected].

Live music

■ The Ark316 S. Main St., Ann ArborTelephone: 761-1451Website: http://theark.orgThursday: Trina Hamlin and

Dan Navarro, 8 p.m., $15, blues, contemporary songwriters and groups.

Friday: Beth Nielsen Chapman, 8 p.m., $17.50, contemporary songwriters and groups.

Saturday: Lonesome County, 8 p.m., $15, bluegrass/newgrass.

Sunday: Suzanne Westenhoefer, 8 p.m., $26, come-dy.

Monday: Todd Snider, 8 p.m., $25, Americana, alt-country.

Tuesday: Take a Chance Tuesday with Baskery, 8 p.m., free, Americana, alt-country.

Wednesday: The Justin Nozuka Band and Alex Cuba, 8 p.m., $25, contemporary song-writers and groups.

■ The Blind Pig208 S. First St.Telephone: 996-8555 Website: www.blindpigmusic.

comThursday: Greensky Bluegrass,

with Rootstand, $12/advance, $15 day of, 18 and older, 9 p.m.

Friday: Hollow Drive, with Sin Theorem and It Lies Within, $5/under 21, $8, 18 and older, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday: Nickie P., with Tree City and Duke Nukem, $7/under 21, $10, 18 and over, 9:30 p.m.

Monday: Blind Pig Karaoke, no cover, 21 and over, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday: One.Be.Lo, $5/under 21, $8, 18 and over, 9:30 p.m.

■ Cavern ClubFour clubs in one at 210 S.

First St.Telephone: 332-9900Website: www.caverncluban-

narbor.com

■ Conor O’Neill’s318 S. Main St.

Telephone: 665-2968Website: www.conoroneills.comThursday: Mossy Moran, 9:30

p.m. Friday: DJ FM, 10 p.m. to 2

a.m.Saturday: Randy Brock Band,

9:30 p.m.Sunday: Traditional Irish

Session 7 to 10 p.m.; Stoos Karaoke at 10 p.m.

Monday: Pub Trivia with Barry Aherne, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday: Restaurant Appreciation Night.

Wednesday: Music Trivia with Barry Aherne, 8:30 p.m.

■ Crazy Wisdom Tea Room114 S. Main St.Telephone: 665-9468Website: www.crazywisdom.netTea and Tunes 8:30 to 10:30

p.m. every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. No cover charge.

Thurs: Ben Daniels Band with Nicholas Painter

Friday: Merely Miss KatieSaturday: As the Crow Flys

■ Goodnite Gracie301 W. Huron St.Telephone: 752-5740Website: www.goodnitegracie.

com

■ The Habitat UltraloungeThe lounge at Weber’s Inn fea-

tures dance bands3050 Jackson RoadTelephone: 665-3636Website: www.webersinn.comLive dancing with the area’s

best bands. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 8:45 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Friday and Saturday 8:45 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Thursday: Dave HamiltonFriday, Saturday: Bugs

Beddow BandSunday: Starlight Sundays,

with music by D.J. Mechial E. White

Monday: Monday Night Groove, with music by Groovematist Mechial E. White

Tuesday and Wednesday: Soulstice

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Wellings completes training in D.C.Ariana Wellings of

Saline recently com-pleted training at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. As DECA’s District 4 represen-tative, she is ready to lead more than 7,000 Michigan DECA members toward a successful year.

Michigan DECA, an association of marketing students, is an organiza-tion focused preparing emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in market-ing, finance, hospitality and management.

The 10 student leaders that make up Michigan DECA’s State Executive Council were sworn in at the 65th annual State Career Development Conference March 14.

These 10 individuals were selected by their peers after a two-day campaign process that included creat-ing a campaign booth and presenting a speech to more than 2,500 Michigan DECA members that attended the conference.

The Michigan DECA State Executive Council is dedicated to providing expe-riences for each member

that will empower them to achieve personal and profes-sional growth.

To achieve this, each year the executive council devel-ops and executes a program of work. This year’s pro-gram of work includes goals to increase membership.

The state officers are also requested by chap-ters throughout the state to share their knowledge of leadership and the many benefits that DECA provides to high school students who are working toward a successful future. They also preside over 15 student-oriented confer-ences throughout the year.

Wellings, daughter of Stacey and Doug Wellings of Saline, has attended DECA conferences through-out Michigan and in Louisville, Ky.

Wellings says she ran for Michigan DECA State Office because she wants “to become more involved with DECA.”

Wellings will be a senior at Saline High School. She is also active in soccer and as her class secretary. She enjoys soccer, DECA and being with friends.

Ariana Wellings of Saline recently completed training at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. as part of DECA, an association of marketing students.

Cooling Off

Photo by Joyce Ervin

Maryann (left), Richard and Mackenzie McNamara cool off Aug. 12 in their private pool in Milan’s Uptown Village subdivision with guest Pam Sizemore.

customers, and we’re having more vendors tomorrow.”

Though the Rentschler Farm sale was impressive enough in size to satisfy the average bargain-hunting shopper, Dikeman said she had a few customers tell her of lofty shop-ping ambitions.

“Somebody told me they were going to every single sale from here to the Irish Hills,” she said.

The historical society was also celebrating the grand open-ing of its new gift shop, which is housed in a repurposed farm building recently moved to the property.

Dikeman said they were offering a 20 percent off sale on all Saline-related merchandise during the event, including books, DVDs and local goods, but that by far the most pur-chased item was a certain tasty beverage.

“The most popular item we’re selling is the Walker Tavern Root Beer,” she said, mentioning the state park complex west of Clinton along US-12.

Roger Julie of Ypsilanti was one of the vendors selling assorted items that day, and he said his booth in front of the farm house was stocked with inventory from a former family antique business.

“We had a store in Depot Town up until 1997,” he said, adding that the name of the store originally was Cross Street Antiques.

Though he no longer has a physical storefront, Julie said he hosts three or four other shows a year to display his stock.

“It’s pretty eclectic odds and ends,” he said. “We’re clean-ing out the back room of the garage. It’s across the board.”

Though his items were varied, Julie said people were mostly attracted to one particu-lar type of antique he had on hand.

“We’ve been selling a lot of these old wooden clamps,” he said. “I sold almost all I brought and I started out with 25.”

Each one cost $5.Julie said he does not mind

parting with his inventory because he does not really have a favorite kind of antique or collectable.

“We buy things and some-times keep them for a few years and then sell them,” he said.

Behind the Rentschler home was Margaret Lane’s booth, where an assortment of cloth-ing could be seen hanging from a line.

“I have Halloween costumes and Boy Scout outfits,” she said. “We have five Scouts in the family.”

Lane also had a men’s bike for sale and other knickknacks, but she said a produce item was noticeably her best seller.

“My cucumbers are really selling,” she said. “It has been pretty good.”

Shopping the event was Michelle Kraft of Milan, who said she brought her daughter, Michelle Kraft, 5, to Rentschler Farm because of the girl’s new-found fondness for garage sales.

“This is the first time we’ve done this,” she said of the US-12 sale. “She got interested in garage sales pretty much this summer.”

Kraft said they really didn’t have a game plan in terms of what kind of items they were looking for, but rather were just keeping their eyes open for things that captured their interest.

The Rentschler sale was just the beginning of their bargain hunting, however, Kraft said.

“We’re going down Michigan Avenue,” she said.

The US-12 Heritage Trail Garage Sale stretched from Detroit to New Buffalo.

Steven Howard can be reached at 429-7380 or [email protected]. Follow his blog at http://heritagewest-staffblog.blogspot.com.

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By Steven HowardHeritage Newspapers

Children in Milan have been creating bookmarks at the Milan Public Library for the past few weeks to commemo-rate the 125th anniversary of the village charter, and to celebrate the area’s rich local history and heritage.

Milan library’s youth ser-vices coordinator, Jennifer Perryman, said the bookmarks are being made as part of a contest that will be judged in several age categories.

“We have preschool and kindergarten, first and second grade, third through fifth, middle school and high school,” she said.

Preschoolers and kinder-garteners could be seen in the library’s conference room Friday creating their book-markers, selecting from an abundance of markers, papers and other items to compose their artwork.

Ethan Fogarty, 5, and Caleb Fogarty, 3, could be seen eagerly drawing their designs on the paper.

Though still learning how to read, Ethan said he loves books.

“My mom and dad read to me,” he said as he worked.

Other children filtered in and out throughout the day, as well as on previous days when dif-ferent age groups were able to come in.

Perryman said the activity has been very popular, generat-ing a large number of contest entries.

“We probably have close to 50,” she said of the bookmarks.

Perryman said winners were to be chosen Tuesday, when the library was set to host an event to commemorate the end of the summer reading series.

“The Friends (of the library) may be judging it,” she said. “If not, the staff. We haven’t decided that yet.”

Winning the contest can be a lucrative proposal for those who are selected based on their bookmark, garnering them a McDonald’s gift card, as well as the honor of having their book-marks printed for distribution at the library.

Though the bookmark con-test and related celebration mark the end of the “Make a Splash, Read!” summer program, Perryman said the library will continue to have many ways for children to get involved in reading and other activities as the fall approaches.

The toddler and preschool story time program will kick off Sept. 9.

The event program describes what kids and parents can expect.

“Story time includes sto-ries, music, crafts and related activities,” the program states. “Story time is about 30 minutes for toddlers and 40 minutes for preschoolers.”

The library asks those inter-ested to stop in and register.

The library will also host activities surrounding this year’s Michigan Reads book selection “The Runaway Garden,” including a group reading.

The Halloween season will bring the opportunity to decorate paper mache jack-o-lanterns, which will be held Oct. 14.

Bird lovers likely will enjoy the Birds of Prey program host-ed by Karen Young Nov. 20.

“See hawks, owls and falcons and learn about their adapta-tions, habitat requirements, conservation status and hunt-ing and food preferences,” the event program reads.

There are also a number of teen and adult programs that will commence around the same time for the fall, and Perryman said those interested can stop by the library and pick up a complete listing.

For additional information or to register for any of the classes offered, call 439-1240.

General information as well an events calendar can be found at www.milanlibrary.org.

Steven Howard can be reached at 429-7380 or [email protected]. Follow his blog at http://heritagewest-staffblog.blogspot.com.

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Ethan Fogarty, 5, and Caleb Fogarty, 3, create bookmarks at the Milan Public Library Friday. The bookmark contest was put on by library staff to celebrate the city’s 125th anniversary since its village charter was established.

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Andy Tankanow jumps out of the cart and rushes up to his golf ball in the middle of the fairway during a recent golf outing for a local char-ity. The Ann Arbor business owner asks if he can hit first.

“I want to try and get into a rhythm,” he says.

Tankanow rips a shot that lands on the green.

On and off the golf course, Tankanow has been in a rhythm. The 26-year-old Ann Arbor Greenhills and Michigan State graduate is running a successful café in his hometown and also is planning a December wed-ding to longtime girlfriend Jennifer Schleicher.

“Life is pretty good,” Tankanow says with a smile while sitting outside of his family owned MoonWinks Café. “I have always had a competitive nature, whether on the golf course or the soc-cer field or in business.”

In other words, Tankanow doesn’t like to lose. And the MoonWinks Café has been a winner since day one, thanks not only to hard work and determination, but detailed planning and organization.

The Tankanow fam-ily opened MoonWinks in October 2006 in the remodeled “Dixboro Shops at the Green” building on Plymouth Road in the Village of Dixboro, northeast of Ann Arbor. The building has housed a number of businesses over the years, including an antique store, boat shop, gas station and Michigan Saddlery.

The white outside of the building, with its long front porch, is a nice complement to the historic feel of the neighborhood, which includes the Dixboro General Store,

Gibbons Antiques and the Freeman one-room school-house.

The 1,500 square-foot inside is cozy and inviting — a nice place to “hang out” for a little while.

“Dixboro really needed a place for people to just come and hang out,” says Tankanow. “I grew up a quar-ter mile down the road and was working for the woman who owned the building while I was a freshman in college. I overheard her say one day that she wanted to help devel-op the area and find someone to put a coffee shop in here. I went home that night and told my parents we should jump at this opportunity.”

Tankanow said the plan-ning started that evening and lasted more than three years.

“We get people here in the morning who come in and do their crossword puzzles or read the paper and have

a little something to eat,” Tankanow said. “In the after-noon, we get people in here playing card games or doing work on their laptop or what-ever. I think it’s great that people want to come and just hang out.”

The café wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment idea hatched by a family looking to invest some of their hard-earned sav-ings. Years of planning and research took place before the Tankanows ever signed the lease. They visited coffee shops and restaurants not only throughout Michigan but in New York City and other areas.

Tankanow’s mother, Roberta Tankanow, is a retired clinical associate professor of pharmacy at the University of Michigan, and his father, Larry, is chief of medicine at St. John Macomb Hospital in Warren. Success runs throughout the family,

which includes his sister, Alyse.

“We were planning every-thing during the years I was going to college,” Tankanow says. “I would come home every weekend during my senior year to oversee the build and my phone was attached to my hip and it was ringing all the time.”

The cash register first rang on Oct. 30, 2006, and Tankanow admits that even with all that planning, the first day was a little hectic.

“We did a soft opening that first day without even adver-tising it and we were packed,” he said. “We didn’t even know how to run the cash register. We had a line out the door and around the corner because we didn’t have a good system in place to take the orders. But people were very under-standing and luckily gave us a second chance. I still have customers telling me how far

we’ve come since that first week.”

MoonWinks is more than just a neighborhood coffee shop. While it does sell spe-cialty coffee, tea and smooth-ies, the menu also includes breakfast bagels, soups, sal-ads and sandwich wraps. The pesto chicken and turkey and gouda are among the more popular sandwiches.

And business has been as good as the food.

“For the most part, Ann Arbor has done OK during these tough economic times, especially compared to other parts of the country,” Tankanow said. “Our menu is reasonably priced, the food is very good and we make a point of getting to know our customers. I think these things keep people coming back.

“Customer service has been the biggest reason for our suc-cess. We have a great staff and

I can’t say enough about what an outstanding job they do. Geri Peterman and Madison Jenkinson are the backbone of the business.”

For Tankowski, business is also about community. And the MoonWinks staff and ownership believe that it is “our responsibility to give back to our wonderful com-munity.”

Organizations such as the Humane Society of Huron Valley, Motor Meals, Musical Societies, Local elementary and high schools, Big Sisters Big Brothers, Children’s theatre (Thurston Players) and the National Kidney Foundation have all been at the receiving end of MoonWinks generosity.

“Through the support of these worthy organizations, MoonWinks Cafe is able to affirm our dedication to fos-tering a great community,” Tankowski says.

MoonWinks CafeWhere: 5151 Plymouth Road,

Village of DixboroHours: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.,

Monday through Wednesday; 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.

Phone: 734-994-5151 Web: www.moonwinkscafe.com The name: MoonWinks

Café is named after Moonwinks Restaurant & Bar in Cuba Lake, N.Y., where owner Andy Tankanow’s grandparents met. “The ‘wink’ symbolizes a sig-nificant secret many may keep in the name of love. My grand-mother Muriel’s dark secret was her young age (14) at the time she met my grandfather, Oscar (21) in 1941.”

Madison Jenkinson (left), Geri Peterman and owner Andy Tankanow help run MoonWinks.

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