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The honors are pouring in for a city project that has made canoeing and kayaking more user-friendly. Ann Arbors Parks and Recreation Services recently won the 2012 Michigan Recreation and Park Association Park Design Award for the Argo Cascades. The award was presented on Feb. 27 at the MRPA Annual Conference and Trade Show held in Lansing. The annual MRPA Design Award is given to MRPA member organizations for outstanding work in the areas of facility and landscape/site design. It is an honor to be recognized by MRPA for the Argo Cascades, said Parks and Recreation Manager Colin Smith. Many elected city officials, staff and departments worked together to make the Argo Cascades a success. This project addressed challenges and, at the same time, created an opportunity to improve the recreational experience for people on the Huron River.
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Ann Arbors Argo Cascades has been recognized with a statewide award for outstanding design.

Tappan students holding food drive, presenting Oliver

ANN ARBOR When the Tappan Middle School students perform Oliver later this month, theyll be portraying the starving orphans and singing about Food, Glorious Food. But theyre just pretending to have those hunger pangs. Recognizing that many right in the community are in need, the Tappan Players are hosting a Food Gatherers food drive in the week leading up to and during the March 22, 23 and 24 performances. In Oliver, my character and his friends are starving and dont know where their next meal might come from. Its been hundreds of years since the story was written, but even today, people in our community are hungry, says Trip Apley, the Tappan eighth-grader who is playing Oliver. We wanted to use this performance to encourage everyone to think about how they can alleviate hunger in such a simple way.
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Trip Apley, left, plays Oliver and Will Brinkerhoff is the Artful Dodger in Tappan Middles Schools play.

Adam Zemke will get a chance to act on a campaign issue when he sits on Gov. Rick Snyders Talent Investment Board. The Ann Arbor Democrat was named to the panel by House Democratic Leader House Democratic Leader Tim Greimel (D-Auburn Hills) in February. Zemke is the lone Democrat on the board. I am excited and honored to be appointed to the Governors Talent Investment Board, Zemke said. Collaborative efforts, like this board, are our best bet at making sure Michigans students receive a quality education and have job opportunities in the future. The board brings citizen involvement and oversight to the states talent attraction and retention effort. With a majority of its members coming from the business community, the board develops policy recommendations to the governor and state departments that guide workforce investment and training. Education is our number one

form of economic development. Improving our states education is not only a service to our students; it is one of the best methods for attracting business to the state, Zemke said. By working with some of brightest minds in business, I believe that we can create real solutions for our education system and begin to reverse the ill effects of the economic downturn. The first-term legislator campaigned on the need for the state to retain its talent level if it wants to be successful in the future. The state is hurting in attracting and retaining talent due to a lack of a core development area. Theres a reason why companies relocate to Manhattan, Zemke said about the New York City borough. Despite the high real estate costs and taxes, There is a dense concentration of talent. Retaining talent doesnt just mean young people moving out of the state, the so-called brain drain, but also experienced professionals as well, Zemke said. Many of them left the state during the economic downturn in 2008, Zemke said. And that has left companies scrambling to find

experienced engineers. Michigan has 70,000 jobs, but no people to fill them, he said. And its not just engineers; the need for professional help runs across the spectrum. But some people are investing in Detroit to spark growth and form core development areas to attract talented people, Zemke said. Zemke said he was likely named to the board due to his conversations with his partys leadership on his desire to retain talent. They were well aware what I was talking about, Zemke said. I offer a unique perspective. That perspective is his background as someone who has two degrees in engineering and who worked in the automotive sector. That kind of educational background is an economic driver for the state, he said. Getting the state to generate those types of workers is his motivation. I am enthusiastic as well, Zemke said. Staff Writer Jim Pruitt can be reached at 734-429-7380, jpruitt@heritage.com or via Twitter @BigPruitt.

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