All officers are considered CCCA Board Members. The Board meets on a monthly basis to discuss matters pertaining to the neighborhood, such as upcoming social events, and to oversee the activities of all sub-committees. Board members are expected to attend at least 9 board meet-ings throughout the year. In addition, each Board member is encouraged to chair one special event.

You will be electing the 2010-11 Board for CCCA, below are all 9 positions:

• President (1 elected)
• Vice President (1 elected)
• Treasurer (1 elected)
• Secretary (1 elected)
• Directors (5 elected)

In addition, there will be 2 people elected for the Audit Committee; this committee meets with the Treasurer at least once a year to review & approve the overall finances for CCCA.

Photo by Bill Bresler, Livonia Observer Staff Photographer

Wilson School Demolition Bittersweet for some residents

In addition to the annual visit of Santa Claus, the Clements Circle Civic Association is pleased to announce that members of the Franklin High School Choirs lead by Marilee Olsen will be helping to ring in the holiday season and lead us in song during the annual CCCA Christmas Celebration on Saturday, December 5th, starting at 6:30 pm at the Historic Wilson Barn.

The Franklin Vocal Music Department has had an exciting year so far with an invitation to it’s Bel Canto Choir to tape a performance at the Detroit Public Television studios for an upcoming PBS Special Celebrate America which will air in March. This group of student is incredibly talented and have numerous public performances scheduled throughout the holiday season as well as several concerts. So please come a join the CCCA as we kick off this festive season with Marilee Olsen and the Franklin High School Choirs on Saturday, December 5th at  the Wilson Barn, starting at 6:30 PM. This is sure to become one of the best events of the year.

Marcus Delivering Mail

Anyone who lives in our neighborhood knew when the mail was about to arrive when Marcus was on his route.

But we won’t be seeing Marcus around the neighborhood anymore. Marcus was murdered last week. He often went to Detroit to check on his mother, who still resided there. In the course of attempting to stop a burglary in his mother’s home early Wednesday morning, he was shot in the back and killed.

Read the whole blog post  at AmericanThinker.com

Once again Clements Circle Civic Association hosted a Candidate’s Night to give our members a chance to meet and greet the people that are putting themselves out there to serve our interests. This tradition has been a great opportunity for our neighborhood to really get to know the candidates and help the undecided voter on Nov 2. Our Annual Fall General Meeting and Candidate’s Night was held on Monday October 26th at 6:30 pm at Emerson Middle School. In addition, Old Rosedale Gardens and Devonaire co-sponsored this important event.

Below was a list of Livonia City Council candidates that were invited and attending the meeting:

When: Friday, August 28, 2009 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Where: The Wayne County 4-H Children’s Garden
5454 Venoy Road, Wayne, MI 48184
This event is free, open to the public and was designed for families with children between the ages of 7 and 14.
Download the Flyer and Call or email to reserve a space:  (734) 721– 6576 or segarama@msu.edu

CCCA is planning more social events so please visit our website often. We look forward to seeing you there! GO TIGERS!