Dear Editor, (In response to: ‘You’ve got to pay the mortgage and bills,? The Citizen, Nov. 22, page 3) I read this article, and can really relate to these families. I consider myself one of the lucky ones. My family and I just recently moved to Louisville, Ky. after I accepted a job with another […]
Dear Editor: (In response to: ‘District under budget with school bond projects moving forward,? The Citizen, Nov. 15, page 1). After reading the article I had to read it three more times to make sure I didn’t miss something. I then reviewed the information concerning the 20-year bond for $73 millon, which with interest is […]
Dear Editor, It is with a grateful heart that I want to thank the residents of Ortonville, Brandon and Groveland townships and nearby residents for their outstanding support of the blood drive at the Ortonville United Methodist Church on Nov. 28. We collected 43 pints of blood. We had 53 people try, and there were […]
Throughout the month of May, Dr. John Koury of the Oxford Smile Center collected and matched monetary donations made to the Oxford Pregnancy Center. The program raised hundreds of dollars for the non-profit organization that provides free services to woman throughout the community. “The Oxford Pregnancy Center believes that human life has value in all […]
Dear Editor: (In response to: ‘Rough start for New Treasurer, The Citizen, Nov. 29, page 4). The taxpayers of Brandon elected a person with no idea of what is required to be a township treasurer, and his claim that I did not leave the required papers for him to do the job is a bold-face […]
July 1 was the 150th anniversary of the Civil War battle at Gettysburg and in honor of that, I wanted to write about my experiences riding Eli on the battlefield in April 2002. First, who is Eli? He is my 21-year-old (equal to 63 years in human age) equine partner. He is an appaloosa gelding. […]
Illegal immigrants On Nov. 22, at about 5 p.m., a Brandon deputy on patrol on Oakwood Road near Sashabaw Road observed a vehicle with an object hanging from the rearview mirror. He made a stop on the vehicle and the driver, who appeared to be Hispanic, did not answer when asked for his driver’s license […]
Thankfully, a DDA board member Ed, Hunwick recently addressed the criticisms of the DDA board in the Oxford Leader. At a recent village council meeting, the council members were very critical of the DDA board members. I did not hear any acknowledgement of the good things that the DDA board and the DDA director have […]
Congratulations to Lauren Jacobsen and her great crew for a truly wonderful weekend of fireworks, carnival and good clean fun at the Seymour Celebration in Oxford. A little drizzle on Friday night did not slow down the fireworks show as everything went on as scheduled. Thanks to Lauren and crew. Bruce and Marilyn Jacobsen Proud […]
Christine Gray Army Pvt. E-2 Christine Gray, 20, is currently serving as a supply specialist in Fort Riley, Kan. The 2006 graduate of Brandon High School completed basic training in Fort Jackson, S.C. in May and followed that up with specialist training in Fort Lee, Va. Gray is now working in aviation and receiving additional […]