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Fire fighters wrap up a call at a Middle Eastern bakery in Dearborn Friday. PHOTO: Khalil AlHajal/TAAN |
Several fire trucks responded. Police on the scene said no one was injured in the fire on the roof of the building at the corner of Chase Road.
Yemeni group to hold scholarship event
The Yemeni American Association is scheduled to hold its 12th annual scholarship awards banquet on July 19, 6 p.m. at Byblos Banquet Hall, 7258 Chase Road in Dearborn.
Every year the group awards deserving students who have exhibited academic excellence.
The winning scholarship recipients are Fayzah Yahya, Sarah Soofi, Lila Ali, Wafa Almuraisi, Mohamed Abdulla, Mariam Saleh, Rasha Almalaiki, Yasmin Saleh and Jacquline Saeed, of Wayne State University, Manal Aljobael, Samia Alarashi, Hatam Saeed, of Ahmed Sharif of Henry Ford Community College, Mahmood Nasir of the University of Detroit Mercy and Daifullah Said of the University of Michigan-Dearborn.
For more information, call 313.843.5040.
Local soccer clubs excel, camps approaching
DEARBORN — The Michigan Sporting AC Eagles soccer club has jumped out to an impressive 6-0 start on the season and is now the only undefeated team in the Michigan Premier Soccer League’s Open Division. The team’s next home game will be Sunday, July 26 at 5 pm at Fordson High School. For more information on the club and its upcoming summer youth camps and for the Michigan Sporting Juniors Athletic Academy, check out their Website MichiganSporting.com. The club would like to thank community businesses and individuals for the the enormous amount of support they’ve received.
Dearborn’s other Premier League team, the Dearborn Stars, also is doing well with a 6-2 record and a second-place standing with 19 points, one point ahead of Michigan Sporting despite their earlier loss to the Eagles. For more information on both teams, go to www.mipsl.com.
Help for homeowners in foreclosure
SOUTHFIELD — Homeowners struggling to make ends meet can educate themselves on the foreclosure process at a free seminar on July 23.
The Michigan Association of Realtors and the Realtor Associations in Southeast Michigan will host a foreclosure and short sale forum at the Embassy Suites in Southfield, 28100 Franklin Road from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Officials from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHD) will be at the event responding to the questions and concerns of troubled home owners. MSHD will provide information on available foreclosure programs and other resources in Michigan.
For more on the forclosure seminar, phone Dana Holben at 313.278.2220 or Kathie Feldpausch at 800.454.7842.
St. Mary’s to hold 2nd annual Sahara Fest
St. Mary’s Antiochian Orthodox Basilica and Cultural Center is to hold its second annual Sahara Fest on July 16-19.
The festival will include carnival rides and games, live music, Middle Eastern food, crafts vendors and more.
Visit www.saintmarylivonia.com or call 734.422.0010 for information.
Schedule of performances:
The Bahu Family Band with Nader Harb, Thursday, 7-11 p.m.Bassam Saleh, Friday, 4-7 p.m.Emad Batayehm, Friday, 7-11 p.m.Kamil Haddad, Saturday, 4-7 p.m.Zein El Wazani with master qanun player Victor Ghannam, Saturday, 7-11 p.m.The Acrophobic Sherpas, Sunday, 2-4 p.m.Nasser Deeb, Sunday, 4-7 p.m.
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