Local filmmaker, Mark Salloum, is creating the film, The Greatest Generation: Let Us Not Forget,” about the service of World War II veterans from the Detroit area.  He also used the film as an opportunity to collaborate with Plymouth-Canton Community Schools’ students.  88.1 the Park’s, Jonah Kibin, spoke with Salloum about the project.

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Plymouth will host the 26th Good Morning USA Parade on Friday July 4, at 9:00 a.m. on Main Street.  The parade is produced through a partnership between Rotary Club of Plymouth, Kiwanis Club of Colonial Plymouth, the Plymouth Lions Club, with support from local Masons.  88.1 the Park’s Assistant Station Manager spoke with Plymouth Director of Municipal Services and Assistant City Manager, Chris Porman.

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The Recovery Action Network of Michigan recently opened their first Recovery Community Center in the City of Wayne.  They are celebrating this new community resource with an Open House on Thursday June 5, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.  88.1 the Park’s Mihir Shastry spoke with their Executive Director, Allison Herrst.

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Each spring the Monarch Butterfly migrates from Mexico to Michigan and Canada.  88.1 the Park’s Claudia Fisher spoke with Michigan State University Professor of Entomology, Dr. David Mota-Sanchez.  Dr. Mota-Sanchez’s research focuses on the evolution of arthropod resistance to pesticides, insecticide toxicology, and metabolism of pesticides in insects.  They talked about the migration to and from Michigan and the importance of caring for the environment.

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The 2025 Plymouth-Canton Educational Park Culinary Team finished in second place at the National ProStart Invitational in Baltimore, MD.   They were earned a spot in the competition after finishing in first place at the Michigan ProStart competition.  Under the direction of P-CEP culinary program lead instructor Diana Woodward, team members Brandon Knight, Mia Maiolatesi, Justin Anhauser, Kobe Chen, and Ophelia Andrade battled teams from 48 states.  88.1 the Park’s News Director, Anya Read, spoke with Brandon Knight about the culinary program and their success in competition.

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