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Five Things You Need to Know Sept. 26, 2011

Education Town Hall, help get Plymouth-Canton Marching Band to Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and meet Canton Young Professionals.

1. Education Forum

An education town hall set for 6 p.m. today in the board room, 1150 S. Canton Center Road. Rep. Dian Slavens, D-Canton is sponsoring the forum, looking to hear from concerned students, parents and educators.

2. Meet a Lawmaker

Rep. Dian Slavens, D-Canton, will meet with constituents from 8 to 9 a.m. today at the Belleville Charhouse, 524 Main St. in Belleville. Meanwhile, Sen. Patrick Colbeck, R-Canton will host a senior safety seminar with a representative from Michigan Attorney General's office who will discuss scams, fraud and identity theft.

The seminar is 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday at the Northville Senior Center, 303 West Main St., Northville. Free. Call Jennifer Trussell at 734-672-6415 or email her at jtrussell@senate.michigan.gov for details.

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3. Help Plymouth-Canton Marching Band

The Plymouth Canton Marching Band is raising money for the members' trip to perform at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. All band fundraisers are listed online.

4. Gas: $3.33

One station is selling gas at $3.33 per gallon: , 41345 Ford Rd., according to GasBuddy.com.

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5. Plan: Canton Young Professionals

The next mixer for Canton Young Professionals is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Sept. 28 — the place hasn't been announced. Visit the CYP's Facebook page for details.

Editor's note: The link for making donations to the Plymouth-Canton Marching Band has been corrected.


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