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Bíodh lá maith agat. Let the shenanigans begin!

Mayor Brosnan greets Livonia residents and Grand Marshall's for the Annual Corktown Irish Parade Maureen & Norm Root.

On Sunday Mayor Maureen Mille Brosnan joined St. Patrick's Day Grand Marshall's Maureen & Norm Root at Irish Plaza in Corktown for the Annual Painting of the Shamrocks.

"It's a chance to mark the parade route and remember those who are no longer with us. This year's Parade Chairman is Mike Kelly. All are Livonia residents, which is no surprise, as Livonia is home to the largest number of Irish people in the County and the second highest in the State.

"I'm thinking they'll be moving the parade this way as soon as our downtown is built."

An Irish saying for the readers of FridayMusings:

May you get all your wishes but one so that you will always have something to strive for!

LSO Celebrates St. Patrick's with annual Shamrocks and Tea Luncheon

The celebration of our Livonia Symphony Orchestra continued its celebration of the 50th Anniversary Year this week with its annual Shamrocks and Tea Luncheon at the Livonia Marriott.

Door prizes, raffle prizes, conversation, and smiles all around as lunch was served with Linda Ignati along with the string quartet entertaining the room full of symphony supporters.

Great to see the go-everywhere members of the City Council Carrie Budzinski and Martha Ptashnik chatting up old friends and making new friends. Caught up with them sharing a conversation with former State Representative Laura Cox, a regular every year at the Shamrocks and Tea Luncheon.

Charlie Mahoney and the team of Carol Carol Bonamici and Susan Stewart made the Symphony proud with another outstanding outing. A relaxing, engaging luncheon every year.

This typewriter shared a table with Volodymyr Shesiuk, who for 30 years has served with distinction as the Music Director for the Livonia Symphony Orchestra. He and his wife are hoping to visit relatives in his home country of Ukraine. Will fly to Warsaw, Poland, and take a train across the border to Ukraine. He wants to visit as it has been a long while since he last was able to visit and spend time with his family.

The 50th Anniversary of the LSO Continues.

Livonia has the best cultural scene in all of southeast Michigan

FridayMusings endorses and encourages support for Candy Little for

Schoolcraft College Trustee

There will be two categories to consider for Schoolcraft College Trustee. Two positions with incumbents Dillon Breen and Angela Jaafar seeking re-election and are thus far running unopposed. Musings has endorsed both Breen and Jaafar for these two seats.

One seat on the Schoolcraft Board is for the remaining unexpired two year position resulting from the resignation of Northville's Joan Gebhardt a year ago. At the time of Gebhardt's resignation Candy Little, of Livonia, was unanimously appointed.

Gebhardt has refiled seeking the position she resigned from and will be running against Little to retain her once-held Trustee seat.

FridayMusings finds Little, pictured here with three Schoolcraft Trustees who endorse her- Brian Broderick, Brett Gierak, and Carol Strom- to be an outstandingly qualified Trustee with the unanimous endorsement of all other Schoolcraft Trustees.

Additionally, Little has been endorsed by Livonia Council President Brandon McCullough, Senator Dayna Polehanki, Michigan Building Construction Trades and Bricklayers Local 2.

Little has been a committed and active member of the Livonia community since she and her daughter moved into Livonia 16 years ago. She has dedicated her time to various local efforts, including serving in the PTA for Coolidge Elementary and sitting on various Livonia Public School District committees.

Little says "Working with the PTA and other committees as my daughter progressed through Livonia schools instilled in me the importance of supporting local education. I’m so excited to again lend my passion to students and local communities as part of the Schoolcraft team. I have followed the college’s work to expand opportunities for all students and am thrilled to now be a part of the team to do even more for this community.”

Little graduated from Wayne State University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Chemistry. She then immersed herself in the pharmaceutical industry, holding positions at several pharmaceutical companies and clinical research organizations. She is currently a Senior Clinical Research Specialist and Institution Lead Clinical Research Associate at Merck.

In addition to her pharmaceutical and educational background, Little has served on the Livonia Water and Sewer Board since December 2020.

FridayMusinigs is proud to endorse an outstanding candidate, Candy Little, for Schoolcraft College. She deserves our support for the balance of the term left vacant with the resignation of Gebhardt. A team player with the endorsement of all the current members of the Board she will continue to work for the betterment of our education community.

Livonia Kiwanis announces

The Fernon Feenstra Scholarship

Details can be found here here - https://www.livoniakiwanis.org/scholarships.htm

Community Financial Credit Union Scholarship Application

Details can be found here

Credit Union Scholarships in Michigan | Apply Online at CFCU - Community Financial Credit Union

Livonia Lions announce their annual Scholarship for Livonia and Redford Students

Details can be found here

Microsoft Word - Scholarship Lions 2024 Form FINAL.docx (livonialionsclub.org)

Livonia/Westland Chamber  provides scholarships

Details can be found here

2024 High School Scholarship - Livonia - Westland Chamber of Commerce (livoniawestland.org)

Mail Address

19514 Bainbridge 48152

E-mail address

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Cell address

734-674-5871

The typewriter is not available for phone calls or emails Saturday and Sunday. Mental health and rehabilitation time. Out and about enjoying life.

What motivates FridayMusings:

We can't only define Livonia as taking small steps toward maintaining the way things were. That will give us mediocre outcomes. Our goal needs to be innovative and transformative.