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TAYLOR — Two free community events are scheduled for Evangel Baptist Church,16994 Telegraph Road at Pennsylvania. A Vacation Bible School for children entering kindergarten through seventh grade is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, Aug. 3 through 7. The week will include stories, games, prizes and snacks. During the Bible school, mothers can remain at the church for Bible study and craft time. The church’s third annual Community Celebration is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 8. Families are invited … [Read more...] about Church plays host to Bible school, community celebration

TAYLOR — After eight years of being among the top contenders, three men and three women from the city combined to win their first Mud Volleyball Tournament recently at Heritage Park. Siblings Brent, Brittney and Corey Proctor teamed with Ryan Meharry, Janine Anderson and Melissa Raboczkay to form the Dirt Digglers, who went undefeated in the daylong event during the last day of the Taylor Summertime Fun Festival July 12. “It took all day,” said Meharry. “We spent six hours in the mud.” “We’ve been here since 8 o’clock (a.m.),” … [Read more...] about City team wins Mud Volleyball Tournament

Two former college running standouts – both competing in Taylor for the first time – were the champions of the recently held Rollie Hopgood Midtown Taylor 5K Run. Rondell Ruff, a former All-America and national indoor medley relay champion at the University of Michigan, was the overall winner at 15 minutes, 55 seconds in the event, which was held July 11 as part of with city’s annual summer celebration weekend. Andrea Karl, a former standout at the University of Detroit-Mercy, took the women’s title in 19:24. Ruff, 26, set a pace … [Read more...] about College runners top field at annual city 5K run

TAYLOR — The 7- and 8-year-old all-stars from the Taylor Northwest Little League have emerged as champions of a 15-team season-ending district tournament. The tourney, held June 20 through 28 in Lincoln Park, saw Taylor Northwest win seven of its eight games, including the 5-3 championship game over Taylor Northeast. The title in the 7- and 8-year-old division was the fourth in a row for teams from Taylor Northwest and marked the seventh time in nine years that its teams have won a district championship in the age group. In the … [Read more...] about Northwest 7- and 8-year-old All-Stars win district championship

By TOM TIGANI Sunday Times Newspapers TAYLOR — Employees of the Taylor School District have joined forces quickly to help the families of two Truman High School students who were killed in a recent car-train accident in Canton Township. Lynda Roberts, president of Service Employees International Union Local 26M, which represents the district’s noncertified support staff, said her union sent an e-mail message Monday to all district employees seeking donations for the families of Harry S Truman High School students Jessica Sadler, … [Read more...] about District, businesses, friends rally to help crash victims’ families

For the fifth straight year, thousands of classic car buffs and spectators will celebrate the automobile as they cruise historic Telegraph Road on Saturday in Taylor, Dearborn Heights and Redford Township. The Telegraph Tomorrow Classic Car Cruise, named for the Telegraph Tomorrow Association that works to improve and promote U.S. 24, is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The route stretches from Eureka Road in Taylor to the south to Puritan Road in Redford to the north. All car clubs and vehicles are welcome to participate in the … [Read more...] about Telegraph Tomorrow cruise to roll Saturday

TAYLOR — A pingpong tournament for seniors will begin at 10 a.m. July 29 at the William Ford Senior Activity Center, 6750 Troy. Humana Insurance will provide snacks for participants and trophies for the winners. The center is west of Telegraph Road and north of Ecorse Road. To register, sign up in the pingpong room or call the center at (313) 291-7740. … [Read more...] about Pingpong tournament seeks seniors

TAYLOR — The Detroit Red Wings have joined the Taylor Fire Department in emphasizing the importance of smoke detectors. The team has distributed 1,300 detectors to fire officials from the city and six other agencies. Most of the devices were collected at Red Wings games in December. Red Wings standout Henrik Zetterberg, the spokesman for the team’s annual smoke detector collection, presented hundreds of the detectors to Taylor Fire Chief Vince Fedel and Fire Marshal John Hager. Several other fire departments also participated. … [Read more...] about Red Wings, city firefighters combine on smoke detector campaign

TAYLOR – The city’s annual water quality report will be part of the Summer 2009 edition of the city newsletter, Taylor Info, which was mailed to homes and businesses by Wednesday. Additional copies of Taylor’s 2008 annual water quality report will be available at the Water Department in City Hall, 23555 Goddard Road, and other municipal buildings. The report informs water customers about the city’s water quality over the previous 12 months and discusses important water-related issues. For more information or to receive a … [Read more...] about City distributes annual water report