Memorial Day Dear Editor, On May 30, VFW Post 582 paid honor to all veterans and celebrated the 150th anniversary of Memorial Day with our annual parade and program at the Ortonville Cemetery. Thank you to all of the scout groups for there participation and scout Pack 531 for passing out the water for the […]
Abbie Hazelton takes in the Memorial Day Ceremony at Ortonville Cemetery May 30. Check out The Citizen for more coverage of Memorial Day 2016. Photo by Patrick McAbee.
Village of Ortonville Ortonville Village Office 476 Mill Street Ortonville Village Special Council Meeting May 5, 2016 Synopsis Trustees Present: Skornicka, McClerren, Brice, Eschmann, Dylus, Baker, Wills Absent: None Meeting called to order at 6:30 p.m. Approved the agenda as presented. Separately interviewed the top two candidates for the position of Village Manager. Voted to make an offer to the selected candidate contingent upon a background check, reference checks, and salary negotiations, and to immediately hire the candidate upon their acceptance of the position. Special meeting adjourned at 8:57 p.m. Posted by Julie Hanna, Village of Ortonville Clerk. A full copy of the minutes are available at the Clerk’s office located at 476 Mill Street, PO BOX 928, Ortonville, Michigan 48462 or on the Village Website @ www.ortonvillevillage.com. Publish in The Citizen 5-14-16
(In response to, “America has never stopped being great,” a letter by J. Galer, The Citizen, April 9, page 6) Dear Editor While I have no interest in playing tennis with anyone on this page, I felt it necessary to respond to Miss J. Galer`s response to my letter. First of all, it is good […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- Barb VanderMolen was 11-years-old when the Mackinac Bridge was built and remembers thinking she would never see it. Born and raised in Wayne County, the daughter of a Teamsters truck driver who worked every Saturday, and a mother who didn’t drive, the family had no disposable income and […]
As a cook of some repute, I am asked to share a recipe now and then. Here’s one that you will enjoy: RECIPE FOR DISASTER Ingredients · One demagogue, choose an old, plump one · An angry electorate · A rapidly changing culture, no expiration date needed · Declining manufacturing jobs · Increasing immigration · […]
By Don Rush Technology is a grand thing. It’s cool. It’s clever, flashy and it is, in fact, addicting. Truth be told, I am guilty of just leaving that giant, all-consuming social life-sucker Facebook on, on my computer whilst I work here at work. It’s always there, lurking in the background, waiting to update me […]
Contact Us 2 Theodore E. “Ted” Freymiller (Coach Fry), of Webster, Wisconsin, passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at the young age of 92. Ted was residing at the Continuing Care Center in the Burnett Medical Center in Grantsburg, WI. Ted was born on August 6, 1923, to Ernest and Erna (Franke) Freymiller in […]