A Death in the Family
Matthew May

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

CCCA would like to thank everyone for attending the annual Candidate’s Night and General Assembly Meeting on Oct 26th.

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:

The 2009 coed softball season has completed with the Devonaire Team No 1 going undefeated and winning the playoffs. CCCA would like to personally thank Bill Henderson for coaching our Clements Circle team for another fun and great year. We also thank everyone playing this year and look forward to expanding our league to include a second Clements Circle team to play against the Devonaire and Old Rosedale Garden teams.

The ever popular Summer Picnic was a huge success with many neighbors showing up to have a great time. The event was rescheduled to Saturday, August 15, due to the previous Saturday’s heavy rains and thunderstorms. CCCA would like to thank Angie Alexander for all her efforts in organizing the largest neighborhood event. In addition, we would like to thank the 50+ members that had fun meeting new and old friends as there was food and games for everyone of all ages!  CCCA is proud to have this event sponsored by our donors:  Larry’s Foodland, Telcom Credit Union, Chili’s, Chef’s Restaurant, Biggby Coffee and along with others.

Visit the Wayne County 4-H Children’s Garden for a night of fun-filled garden education!
Activities Include:
• Bobbing for Apples
• Face Painting
• Compost Treasure Hunt
• Pollination Pandemonium
• Many Others!

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

Thank you to all that purchased tickets for CCCA’s Night with the Detroit Tigers! The game on Saturday, July 25, 2009 down at Comerica Park was a truly a fun and great game to watch as the Tigers came from behind to beat the White Sox in the 10th inning.  We thank everyone who purchased tickets and supported our team in their race for the pennant.

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

CCCA would like to thank the over 50 homes that participated in the ever popular neighborhood garage sale this past June 6. This year’s event was one of the largest the neighborhood has seen with numerous buyers. So please mark your calendars now for next year’s neighborhood garage sale scheduled for June 5th. 

The CCCA neighborhood softball team is in full force this summer with games held every Sunday.
We will play against our neighboring ‘hoods – Devonaire and Old Rosedale Gardens. It’s great fun and friendly competition!
CCCA would like to thank Bill Henderson for his leadership in being the Manager of our team.

CCCA would like to personally thank all that attended the annual Take Pride in Livonia Day by cleaning the Clements Circle Park from 10am to 1pm on May 2. The park has been spruced up for summer. Cleaning supplies were provided by the Livonia Parks & Rec along with hot dogs and drinks for all that helped make our community a better place to live. In addition, the Livonia Parks & Rec department will be updated and repairing our shelter with new paint, concrete and grills.

CCCA would like to thank everyone for attending our annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Wilson Barn on April 11th. We had well over 150 people attend trying to gather as many eggs as possible all to get the Easter Bunny’s candies.  CCCA would also like to thank Larry’s Foodland at Plymouth & Farmington Roads for donating the treats. A special thanks also goes out to Ralph Leggat for organizing this event with help from our resident bunny, Heather Penzenstadler. We hope to see you all next Easter!