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watching us or the other kids. And he loves music and dancing,” Lana said. FROM PAGE 1-C “Nora is a tiny little peanut, but full of energy and mischief. “I thought I would be so emoShe has a beautiful smile and tional on the trip since I had eyes, and also loves to dance.” been waiting for this moment All four children have adjustfor quite a long time. But the ed better than the couple could trip itself and our time in have ever expected. Ethiopia was such a whirlwind “They are true siblings, that I barely had a moment kissing each other and saying to sit and reflect on what was ‘I love you’ one minute, then a actually happening. major tug-of-war over a toy the “But the tears finally flowed next. But they look out for each when our plane touched down other and truly enjoy each othin Detroit er’s company,” and I heard she said. the words, With four ‘Welcome children from home’ over the age 1 to 7, life speaker from is hectic. But the pilot. I was for Lana and holding Nora Marty, it’s at the time music to their and it was ears. at that point “It gets very that I finally loud and crazy realized that at times, but this was really it’s so much happening fun,” Lana –– this wasn’t LANA WALSH said. “We just a dream adoptive and biological mother recently came anymore.” back from The chilDisney World, dren have which was a ton of fun.” adapted well to their new home When people hear how Evan in Saline, where Marty is a and Nora were abandoned sixth-grade teacher for Saline in their native country, their schools and defensive coordina- first instinct is to say how sad tor for the Saline varsity footand terrible that is, and their ball team. Lana is an at-home attitude almost turns disgusted mom who works part time from toward those who were responhome in quality assurance for sible, Lana said. Michigan Evaluation Group “It is hard to hear, it’s and also owns a small photogra- especially hard for us as their phy business. parents to imagine what the Lana was anxious about children have been through in how Evan would react to the their very short lives. family’s two dogs. While in “However, after being to the Ethiopia, he had been terrified beautiful country of Ethiopia of dogs that roamed the streets, and getting a brief glimpse especially one that stayed outat what their life is like, what side the gate of Lana’s hotel. they’re up against, and the “The first few days were a huge heart of its people, I little rough for him, but now if remind myself, and others, that he finds one of our (dogs) sleep- it’s not what they did to our ing, he covers them up with a children, it’s what they did for blanket and kisses them ‘nightour children,” she said. night,’” she said. “Evan and Nora come from Since Evan loves a crowd, he a completely different world fit right in with his other three and what is accepted there may siblings. not be what is accepted here, “He’s so loving and will stop but the one thing we do have in whatever he’s doing for a hug common is that we treasure our or cuddle. He repeats everychildren. thing he hears. He’s surprised “Someone, somewhere, did us with how fast he has learned what they thought was best for to communicate and he picks Evan and Nora and we have to up on things so quickly just by respect that.”
“They are true siblings, kissing each other and saying ‘I love you’ one minute, then a major tug-of-war over a toy the next.”
Photo by Steven Howard
Amy O’Vell and her daughters Hayley O’Vell, 6, and Alyssa O’Vell, 3, along with Mataya Fortune, 18 months, enjoy the cool waters of an inflatable pool in Milan on a recent afternoon.
Events continue anniversary celebration Milan celebrating 125th milestone throughout year By Gerald LaVaute Heritage Newspapers
Events celebrating Milan’s 125th anniversary continue to take shape, with additional activities set through the remainder of the summer. Linda Gilson, chairwoman of the anniversary committee, said the BackStreet Cruizers will celebrate its 10th anniversary as a group Aug. 7 with Carfest. The event will be held at Wilson Park in Milan. Across the Saline River, at
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things in the community.” Keith McGuire said he has been the artist behind the art center’s annual piece of concept art for the past several years, but this summer’s endeavor was much different in that the project involved several pieces of wind art throughout the community. “This year, we decided to put it everywhere,” he said, “and it’s kind of tricky because we have four major pieces.” There are also about a dozen smaller pieces around the city. Sandy Webster said she was able to get family members Chuck and Nancy Webster to donate the primary supplies needed for the project, which turned out to be old hot-air balloon material. “They’re from Cameron Balloons of Dexter,” she said. From there, the group at the art center contacted Saline Parks and Recreation and asked to have children in the summer programs design the fish in terms of shape and color. The next task to be done then involved sewing the giant-sized fish, which many involved admitted was way out of their comfort zones. To get it all done properly, arts center officials assembled a sewing circle comprised primarily of Karen Losey, Kat Campau, Sandy Webster and Mary McKelvie. Though McGuire admits it was a daunting task assembling the pieces that ranged from 15 feet to 20 feet in length, he said he had faith, noting, “I knew they could do it.” McGuire said creating conceptual art of this nature is also a bit out of his own comfort zone
what was once Ford Village Industries, the Milan Area Historical Society will hold tours of Ford Motor Co.’s former coil factory, now the site of the Milan Police Station; the powerhouse, now where City Hall sits; and the former soybean mill, currently Milan Community House. A movie that was filmed in 1938 will show the construction of Ford Lake and the dam during an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. The historical society will holds its annual membership drive Aug. 18 at the Hack House Museum. It’s open to members, but Gilson said non-members are welcome to use the opportunity to join the historical
society during the anniversary celebration. Gilson said a “big party” to celebrate Milan’s 125th anniversary will be held Sept. 26 in Wilson Park. A re-enactment of the “Sugar Scandal” will be performed, using a script written by local historian Martha Churchill. Actors and costumes are needed. To help, e-mail lagilson06@comcast.net. A new time capsule will be buried at the event, with plans to open it in 25 years. The deadline to submit items to be buried in the time capsule is Sept. 15. They will be placed in archival envelopes that are waterproof and tear-proof. The price for an envelope is $1. Local restaurateurs will pro-
because he didn’t have physical control in terms of putting the pieces together. “The whole thing is assembled by the community itself,” he said. “It’s just the vision of the artist.” Unlike traditional art in which the artist has painstaking control of each facet of production, the installation wind art required a hands-off approach. “It’s about being able to let go of the circumstances and the materials,” he said. “It’s interesting in that regard.” Once assembled, another challenge presented itself in that flying the wind art required at least a 30-foot flag pole or hardware attached to a building tall enough to fly the pieces. One was strung atop the former Saline Café building and is flying overhead of the Brecon Grille. Another was attached to the flag pole at the library, though this installation caused a bit of controversy. “The one at the library hung for about two weeks before someone complained the American flag had been taken down,” McGuire said. The flag, then, replaced the wind art once again, though McGuire admits he hopes to find a way to fly the piece in a similar fashion because the flag pole set up suited the unique balloon-like construction. “It flew really nice. It was absolutely beautiful,” he said. “It’s amazing how much stress those things can put on the flag pole, though.” McGuire said it would be a dream of his to see all of the large pieces of wind art fly together in one spot, but admits it’s probably not going to happen. “I don’t think we have the facilities in town,” he said.’
McGuire said the Saline Downtown Merchants’ Association also has been a major factor in getting the wind art project going this year. The wind art is only one facet of a summer arts program at the center that commenced in early June. Programs of many varieties will continue through August based upon the “Make a Splash” concept. For more information, visit www.twotwelvearts.org.
The wind art is only one facet of a summer arts program at the center. Programs of many varieties will continue through August based upon the “Make a Splash” concept.
Steven Howard can be reached at 429-7380 or showard@heritage.com. Follow his blog at http://heritageweststaffblog.blogspot.com.
vide food for purchase, and the Backstreet Cruizers will have on display the “Boogie Woogie Choo-Choo.” Looking toward fall, Gilson said that plans include a viewing of the VHS movies buried in the time capsule that was exhumed earlier this year, focused on the anniversary celebration that occurred in 1985. On Oct. 20, the historical society will host a walk at dusk through Marble Park Cemetery, visiting the final resting sites of a veritable Milan Who’s Who, and learn of their impact on the community. Gerald LaVaute is a staff writer. He can be reached at glavaute@heritage.com or 4297380. “More GRIPPING than
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