August 19,2020 Your Source for Livonia Happenings
The typewriter grew a beard for his Every once in a while, maybe this year, if I feel like it, Bake Sale. Raised three hundred dollars in favor of shaving with proceeds going to the
Livonia Civic Chorus. Jeremiah Joyner. Felt so good to shave.
Okay Livonia. Enough Talk.
Let's Just do it
How about Livonia taking charge, have some fun, stand on our front porch, play some songs, enjoy some music.

Terry Crouson says he is going old country. That might be one street the typewriter might avoid. Now if he were to play some Bob Dylan, save me a spot in front of the house.

Robert Johnson says he might just have to try this. Let's go one better than that Mr. Acoustic. Round up your Trinity House Open Stage Gang.

Reaction has been swift once this idea started circulating. Julie Pikarski says she "hopes my neighbors don't call the cops! "

Arnold Thomas wonders "what my condo board would think about this. Only one way to find out I guess."

The typewriter plays no instrument but I do have a boom box and the bodyguard does have a guitar and is willing to give it a try.

Let's look for 100 porch musicians on August 29th. How great would that be if 100 porches have music playing. Are you ready?
Are you willing to porch play?
LOCATION
On front porches all around Livonia.

DATE AND TIME
08/29/20 10:00am - 08/29/20 8:00pm

Pick any time. Any time. Maybe even invite neighbors. The time is up to you. Let's see if we can have 100 porch musicians. Post a picture.
I will be playing
I am not sure but will try
Can't make it. Sorry. A great idea.
Let's help Bill Bresler with his
big decision. Trim or no trim?



Trim it so he looks like the picture on the left or keep it and let it grow like the picture below?

In March Bill Bresler swore that he would not shave until he received a vaccine for Covid-19.

He adds this sentiment, "But if this goes on I’ll have to audition for ZZ"

Let's tell Bill Bresler what we think.

Should he keep the beard or should he trim it now?

Check out the article below and if you have not met Bill Bresler find out a little bit more about him.

Should Bill Bresler keep the beard or trim it now?
Keep it growing
Trim it now
Readers of FridayMusings have voted in a much too early poll

President Joe Biden 72.5% Donald Trump 27.5%
U.S. Senate Gary Peters 62% John James 38%
U.S. Congress Haley Stevens 63.2% Eric Esshaki 35.1%
State Rep Laurie Pohutsky 54.3% Martha Ptashnik 40.7%
Commissioner Terry Marecki 53.4% Nancy Darga 44.8%

The next FridayMusings readers poll will take place September 15
If It's Wednesday
Livonia's Gotta Smile
Knot Baking is a family of passionate home bakers making quality baked goods from scratch using simple ingredients free of additives and preservatives. The typewriter met them at the Wilson Barn Farmer's Market and was so impressed and so happy. Between the bagels and the cookies I did not need lunch.
August in Livonia

22, 29 Wilson Barn Farmers Market

21 Summer Fun Series @ 6:30
@ Kirksey Recreation Center

22 Grab and Go Backpack and Supplies

30 The ARC NW 2020 Golf Outing
Fox Creek Golf Course

30 St. Baldrick's 10th Annual Shave-a-thon
@ 12:00 -- 5:00 One Under
Meet Bill Bresler and then vote to trim or not
Bill Bresler, third from left, was inducted into the 1835 Livonia City Hall of Fame Class of 2013 with Joan McCotter, Mary Dumas, Janet Welch, Robert Nash and AlphaUSA. People in Livonia and throughout Western Wayne County know him as a photographer for the Observer & Eccentric newspapers.

There are few who have accumulated as much history of our hometown than Bresler and he has had the luxury of capturing that history in photographs.

From his high school yearbook in 1971, working at a portrait studio when earning his degree at MSU to working for a weekly newspaper in Plymouth to moving to the O&E covering most of suburban Detroit.

After nearly 40 years at the O&E he retired from newspapering but if there is an event taking place in his hometown you can generally look up and see him with camera around his neck continually recording the history that future generations will appreciate.

So, with that in mind, should he or should he not trim his beard?
Gotta love it when Livonian's share their thoughts
Erica Robertson, Author: Very nicely written Bill!  Thank you for your generous words and more importantly thank you for sharing this important work with your readers. I appreciate you tremendously.

Crystal Frank, Trustee, Livonia Board of Education: Thank you for taking the time to “meet” with us last week for a virtual iced tea! It was great to catch up with you!

Thank you also for your continued support of LPS and my campaign for Board Trustee. Strong and experienced leadership from the Board is vital during these unprecedented times. 

I am thankful for your endorsement. Your voice is important to our community and to me. Thank you for entrusting me with your support.

Have a wonderful week...I hope the bike is working out well!

Deb Christiansen: As a clinical social worker who works with trauma, I am looking forward to reading her story of healing. Thanks Bill.


David McKillop: I'll read (Erica Robertson's) book and donate to Klisz Little library!

Vicki Schroeder: I doubt that I am one of the first five responders, but giving it a shot. I will definitely pick up the book one way or another. We are landlords of many Detroit homes. Maybe this book will help me understand our tenants more. Things have changed very much in the city since we first started buying homes in the mid 80s. My husband is already very good with relating to our tenants.
Campaigns and endorsements for
school board are revving up
The Livonia Board of Education campaign is starting to gain some steam. With four incumbents, Tammy Bonifield, Crystal Frank, Dan Centers and Karen Bradford being challenged by Madeline Acosta and Nicole Hoskins-Goudreau it shapes up to be, in normal years, an interesting campaign.

But running for school board in a Presidential election year makes it more difficult and potentially more expensive.

Madeline Acosta has started early with a website up and running, acosta4lps.com, and yard signs already in circulation.

The four incumbents, Bonifield, Frank, Centers and Bradford do not have yard signs or web site yet but have taken the first step of any campaign, lining up major endorsements from the community including:

From the School Board and administration, current and former:
Mark Johnson - Livonia School Board President Colleen Burton - Livonia School Board VP
Liz Jarvis - Livonia School Board Trustee Randy Roulier - Former School Board Trustee
Dianne Laura - Former School Board Trustee
Dr. Randy Liepa - Superintendent, Wayne County RESA  

From the Michigan Legislature and County Commission:
Michigan Senator Dayna Polehanki Terry Marecki - Wayne County Commissioner 

Livonia City officials, former and current:
Maureen Miller Brosnan, Mayor Dennis Wright - Former Mayor Lynda Scheel - Treasurer 
Kathleen McIntyre - President, Livonia City Council Jim Jolly - Livonia City Council
Brandon Kritzman - Former Livonia City Council Brandon McCullough - Livonia City Council

Bonfield, Frank, Centers and Bradford are running as a team so expect a lot of joint efforts from signs to literature.
Pick up school supplies this August 22
Tracey Stevenson
Educational Ministry Leader at
EL BETHEL
Baptist Church who also happens to be Assistant Principal at Clarenceville High School announces that one more Livonia business has just made a huge donation to the Back to School Curbside Distribution of Backpacks and Supplies set for August 22nd to any and all students.

They have arranged to donate:

300 sharpeners, 1,200 bic pens, 360 erasers, 4,800 pencils, 600 glue sticks, 240 backpacks, 480 24-packs of crayons, 360 rulers. And 1,000 masks.

All of this in addition to the large amounts of additional supplies and backpacks already donated.

The distribution takes place at Northville High School, Novi United Methodist Church and El Bethel Baptist Church.
Become a Democracy MVP
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Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson continues to call on Michiganders to be MVPs in the team sport of Democracy. “Election workers are the most valuable players in our democracy, and we can’t have successful elections without them,” said Secretary Benson. “The number of people we’ve already seen apply to serve is inspiring and reinforces how committed the people of Michigan are to ensuring we have safe, secure and accessible elections, even in the midst of a pandemic.”