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APRIL 4, 2024 Vol. 4, No. 7
Local church works to bring purified water to people of Guatemala BY CHARITY MEIER
cmeier@candgnews.com
Members of Faith Presbyterian Church in Novi have made it their mission over the last 10 years to bring purified water to the people of Guatemala. In February, five members of the church went to the country to install a water purification system at a school. The area they visited has running water, but it is unfiltered and therefore contaminated with bacteria. The people cannot afford bottled water, which costs approximately $5 for 5 gallons. The majority of people in the area are coffee bean farmers and are lucky to make $20 a week, according to Mark Turner, a missionary with Faith Presbyterian. As a result, they are forced to utilize the unclean water and are susceptible to diseases from it. “Many people think they could just boil the water and make it pure. Well, that’s true, but where do they get the wood from?” Turner said. “The other thing is they don’t understand that it is not when
ABOVE: Missionaries Mark Turner, back row, right; and David VanZoest, back row, left, of Faith Community Presbyterian Church in Novi, pose with some of the people they are helping to obtain purified water in Guatemala. RIGHT: This water filtration system was installed at Xhequistel School. Photos provided by Mark Turner
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Pex to offer door-to-door services, replacing Novi Senior Transportation program BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com
Curb-to-curb and door-to-door public transportation services throughout Oakland, Livingston, Washtenaw and Wayne counties will soon be readily available to residents of the city of Novi, as the City Council narrowly approved a resolution March 18 to name
the People’s Express as its mode of transportation services for the elderly, disabled and all others ages 14 and older. “People’s Express is going to offer a service to Novi residents 14 and older. The service that we offer is to residents 50 and older and/or those with disabilities, and now I think we are really opening up the door, so to speak, for so many more residents. So I
am thrilled that we are having this conversation,” Mayor Pro Tem Laura Casey said. “I just wanted us to take a moment to really emphasize just the awesomeness of this opportunity — the fact that we will be able to expand from not only providing the service to aging adults but everyone 14 and above,” Councilman Matt Heintz said. This not only expands the range of
people who can utilize public transit, but it also extends the hours the city is able to offer it. Currently, Novi Senior Transportation is available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. People’s Express, commonly called “Pex,” which will replace Novi Senior Transportation July 1, has service available 6 See PEX on page 5A
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