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  • Memorial Day

    NORTHVILLIANS, Today, it’s truly my honor & pleasure to share a few words about Memorial Day. During my childhood, the remembrance ceremony at Rural Hill Cemetery was the most important part of the weekend for our family. Patriotism was “part & parcel” to our lives growing up.  My mother was born on Armistice Day, the…

  • Derby Day

    NORTHVILLIANS, Over the past few weeks, I have touched on many of our Spring traditions, including opening day of the Farmers’ Market and the happenings of the Garden Clubs in Northville. Today, to round out Spring traditions, I am going to touch on Derby Day activities that have surrounded our historic Northville Downs over the…

  • Farmers’ Market

    NORTHVILLIANS, In the past few weeks, we have celebrated Arbor Day and Earth Day activities. Before that, we noted highlights from the State of the Community event that touch all of us in the Northville area. I was also privileged to award the “Citizen of the Year” to our retiring School Superintendent Mary Kay Gallagher.…

  • Schools

    NORTHVILLIANS, Last week, we celebrated the accomplishments of dozens of volunteers in Northville who dedicate their time and talents to the Sustainability of our natural resources and are involved with Arbor Day and Earth Day activities. This week, we are transitioning to our community’s schools and staff that have guided us to being the top school district…

  • Earth and Arbor Day

    NORTHVILLIANS, Last week, we all came together celebrating Easter, Passover, Ramadan (and even the Easter Bunny) and enjoyed the weekend. We started last week’s activities with a vigil for Ukraine where many in the community met at FUMC-Northville. That night, I read an emotional note written by Davi Reich (Ukrainian resident living at Allen Terrace)…

  • Easter

    NORTHVILLIANS, It’s that time of the year, and we have entered Easter Week. To some, this is an extremely spiritual time of the year (Holy Week), and to others with young children, it’s all about the Easter bunny and Easter egg hunts. We will take a look at both, and also see how others around…