(In response to Keeper of the island light, The Citizen, Aug. 10 page 3) Keeper of the light Dear Editor, I enjoyed reading Johnathan Schechter’s stories of once again this summer being keeper of the South Manitou Lighthouse. I will always read anything Sharon Greene, who wrote for The Oakland Press, and Johnathan Schechter write […]
Thoughts and Prayers Dear Editor When will America do something about massive gun shootings? While I was working at Ford Motor Company, the Rouge, one of the Company doctors was harassing the nurses in demeaning, sometimes sexual, ways. Nurses were left in tears, took refuge in psychological medical leaves. Despite high minded and very public […]
(In response to, “Flying dinosaurs are walking our streets,” a column by Don Rush, The Citizen, July 20, page 7) Sensible Dear Editor, Your “Flying dinosaurs” column was very sensible. It made the reasonable point that you don’t have to be a bird-watcher or a fan of dinosaur descendants to admire and enjoy our Michigan […]
Hannah’s Legacy Dear Editor, The Hannah’s Legacy Foundation would like to thank everyone who attended and/or contributed to our second annual golf outing that took place on Monday June 24 at the Davison Country Club. Seventy-four golfers participated and over 100 guests attended the dinner. The generosity of the sponsors, golfers and the entire community […]
Happy summer Dear Editor, Children are out of school, the sun is shining, the water is warm, and Ortonville is welcoming in summer. We kicked it off with the Eats in the Streets by the DDA, the groundbreaking of the Blacksmith Shop at the Old Mill campus, and now the 4th of July festivities are […]
Bike acorss America Dear Editor, At 2 p.m., Sunday, June 16, 2019, bicyclist Chris Register will be hosting a book signing at Kinetic Systems located at 60 S. Main St., Clarkston. The book, “Conversations with Us” is how he bicycled across all 50 states and one of the towns he visited and very much enjoyed […]
Memorial Day flags Dear Editor, I notice every time I drive by the Ortonville Cemetery how awesome it looks. The flags on Memorial Day were such a beautiful show of respect to honor our fallen hero’s. Our little town continues to show pride. Thank you to whomever takes care of it. It makes me proud. […]
Our community at work Dear Editor, I am very happy to share with our caring, generous community the pictures of the Stamp Out for Hunger, sponsored by the post office and assisting OCEF, our local food pantry which took place Saturday, May 11. A very special thank you to our wonderful letter carriers who spent […]
Thank you Rock and Rakers Dear Editor, To all the ‘Rock and Rakers’ on April 27. A late, but very grateful thanks to all the wonderful volunteers. They did a great favor to me by cleaning my yard. They are truly earth angels. Thanks again to all of you. LInda Duman Drinkwine family rocks Dear […]
(In response to Atlas opts for partisan elections, The Citizen, April 20, page 4) Democracy requires an involved citizenry Dear Editor, “If you want to run for office in Brandon Township (Groveland? North Oakland County?), you have to run as a Republican.” That’s what I’ve heard over the years. In townships that seem to be […]