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Vol. 5, No. 2 JANUARY 23, 2025
Novi announces snow days with new music video BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com
Although the weather outside is well below zero, the Novi Community School District is on “fire” when it comes to music video announcements. In what is apparently becoming a tradition, the school district announced the cancellation of school Jan. 21 and Jan. 22 with the release of “It’s Still Snowing,”a previously unseen music video. The video, available on Superintendent Ben Mainka’s YouTube account and posted to the district’s social media, was shot last year, as the district had anticipated having two snow days but ultimately only needed to use one. “Actually it’s funny there’s a lyric in there, ‘I only got one snow day last year,’ and we wrote it about the See SNOW DAYS on page 6A Screenshot from YouTube.com
Members of the 2024 Novi High School Choir (back row) Brienna Russ, Rithi Ramamurthy, Hannah Jeong, Bella Houchins and Milan Thurman, and (front row) Madi Coolman, Jaanvi Muchanthla, Nikki Biju and Nico Wang perform in the “It’s Still Snowing” music video.
WALTONWOOD BRINGS DOLLYWOOD TO LIFE FOR ITS RESIDENTS BY CHARITY MEIER
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Seniors at Waltonwood facilities in metro Detroit were able to learn about the many different aspects of Dolly Parton’s life as the various locations held a weeklong celebration in honor of the singer’s 79th birthday on Jan. 19. In Novi, the celebration included various Dollythemed activities, including “Wheel of Fortune,” trivia,
baking cornbread, Southern cooking featuring dishes from Parton’s cookbook, a hoedown, line-dancing lessons and the opportunity to pet a pony. “All week we’ve done things like trivia questions, and we did ‘Wheel of Fortune’ where we had to recognize the names of her songs. It just got us out of the apartment and got us all involved, and I think there was something for everybody whether you were just wanting to sit around and See DOLLY on page 4A
Musician Gail Engling performs Dolly Parton songs at Waltonwood Twelve Oaks Jan. 17. Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
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