Tag: Patriotism

  • Veterans Day

    NORTHVILLIANS, First, I want to thank each of you for assisting our community in having a safe and enjoyable Halloween celebration last week … it was an outstanding night in the Ville, one that I believe set a record for the number of trick-or-treaters in town (police estimate 11-12K). If you haven’t experienced our Norman…

  • Elections

    NORTHVILLIANS, The Elections and voting are upon us! In this coming week, we have the time-honored duty to exercise our right to vote, to elect those who can best serve our Nation, Region, and Community. Accordingly, this week we will look back through Northville’s history on some interesting political and patriotic activities around the Ville.…

  • Veterans Day

    NORTHVILLIANS, First, I want to again thank each of you for assisting our community in having a safe and enjoyable Halloween celebration in town. Additionally, a lot is going on with the new street bollards that allow us to easily open and close the streets for festivals, parades, events and to support seasonal closing. We reopened…

  • Patriot Day

    NORTHVILLIANS, Last week, we spoke about Labor Day and the dedicated contributions of American workers. This week, we turn our attention to Patriot Day, where we remember those affected by the 9/11 tragedy. Northville has always been a patriotic town, and we will explore some of the patriotic activities that have occurred in our city through time. Regarding 9/11,…

  • July 4th

    NORTHVILLIANS, Happy Fourth of July Weekend – we are now in full summer! As we get ready for the holiday festivities, I thought it would be interesting to look back at yesteryear’s Fourth of July celebrations in town. We’ll also look at Patriotism as we talk about our 4th of July parades and memories past. Let’s look at Fourth of July Activities through the Years… Independence Day is…

  • Memorial Day

    NORTHVILLIANS, It’s truly my honor & pleasure to share a few words with you about Memorial Day. During my childhood, the remembrance ceremony at Rural Hill Cemetery was the most important part of the weekend for our family (and this tradition continues today). Patriotism was part of our lives growing up, with my father being a WWII Marine and…