Your Voice: Letters to the Editor

Your Voice

Honor our seniors citizens

Every day in the richest country in the world, communities of senior citizens who have contributed a lifetime of their time, money, resources and effort to build a society that we and future generations benefit from, go unacknowledged, uncared for, unsupported and unloved.

Society is changing, and former educators, officers, civil servants, postal workers, ministers, grocery workers, union leaders, line workers and other older adults are finding themselves, many for the first time in their lives, alone with nowhere to turn.

After earning a living wage to support themselves, raise families and help out their communities in the prime of their lives, many senior citizens barely receive enough income for living expenses, but don’t have enough for other necessities, as simple as lotion, or least of all enjoyment amenities like a magazine or book. With the demand on most families’ lives the senior community is often forgotten. Times have been hard for everyone during the pandemic. Families are working from home, while schooling their children. Everyone is juggling life, trying not to go under. Allocating time, money and resources is a struggle for everyone. For over five years, my family members have found that even just a little bit of support to our senior community can make a huge difference in their lives. As we have contributed to senior citizens we continue to see an ever growing need to be more involved. Support from others has a positive impact on our seniors, leading to lower rates of depression, fewer physical limitations, higher levels of well-being and decreased feelings of loneliness.

We have found our senior community is in need of: puzzles (100 pieces or less), coloring books, large print word search, baseball caps, Cardigan sweaters (medium-extra large), movies, music, especially rock and roll music, greeting cards, flowers, coloring pencils, magazines and books, jumbo exercise balls, deodorant, body spray, body wash, shampoo, toothpaste, lotion, and shaving bags for toiletries.

In our efforts to support our senior citizens we are selling T-shirts to raise money, collecting donations and recruiting volunteers to alleviate the aforementioned items. We have around 230 residents we would like to service.

Our efforts are being focused on the following locations: • Pomeroy Living of Northville • Brookdale (Northville) All the residents are vaccinated and if you are vaccinated, you can visit and play cards, games or just talk with them one on one. • Star Manor of Northville • Addington Place (Northville) • Anthropology of Northville • Court of Manor Foster Adult Home (Wixom) – Along with the items list above, the residents are in need of new or donated clothing.

I invite those who would like to get involved with restoring our senior citizen community, by donating time or resources, to reach out to me and we can connect and work out the details. With your help we can remember our forgotten community. They are still a part of us, so let’s honor them and their legacy.

Please contact me at (248) 787-9382.

LaNette Dudley

Thanks, Mr. Miller!

I’ve never met Mike Miller, the local builder, and I’m not getting a house built. But I feel like he should get some recognition for what he is doing for Northville. He makes old homes like new and builds new ones to look cozy with their big porches where neighbors can just sit and talk. His homes are so recognizable and I just love to drive into Northville and see them.

I recently talked briefly on the phone with him. He seems like the nicest man ever. Thanks for all you do, Mr. Miller.

Elvera Hidde

Guernseys or Holsteins?

Regarding John Conder’s comment about the color of the Guernsey cows in the May 2021 “Your Voice” column. Guernsey cows are not black and white. He must be referring to Holsteins. Guernsey cows are tan and white. Mr. McGuire would be rolling over in his grave if his cows were painted black and white.

Dennis Wingfield

Guernseys are brown

I was raised on a dairy farm. I never saw a black and white Guernsey cow. They are a light fawn color!

Ann Chowdhury Lakes of Northville

Add the spots

I wanted to write a note of support on the “Correct the cows” letter from John Conder you had in the most recent edition of Your Voice. I have to say I totally agree with him. Ever since Guernsey Farms redecorated/updated their restaurant I’ve wondered why they have those two great cows on the roof that totally blend in and don’t stand out?

To my knowledge dairy cows are black and white spotted, black angus are black (beef) and so on. So why are the cows pure white on Guernsey’s outdoor roof? Not only would painting them with black spots be correct per the breed it would also help them stand out more and look really cool on the rooftop.

I heartily support John’s comment on finishing the cows. Love the restaurant and those cows would look great with their spots!

Elizabeth McWilliams

SOUND OFF

Please submit your letters by emailing Editor Kurt Kuban at kurtkuban@gmail.com. Letters must be 150 words or less. We reserve the right to edit all letters.

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