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Holly schools ready for students’ return Print
Written by Kent Barnes
Tuesday, August 31 2010 8:07 am

How quickly the summer has passed! The day after Labor Day, Sept. 7, the Holly Area School District will be back in session. At approximately 6:30 a.m. Sept. 7, Holly Area School District buses again will be traveling their routes. To our community members, please watch for students walking along the streets, as well as the buses stopping on their routes. Especially the first few school days, take a little extra time as you drive to work and allow for the buses on their routes. 


Throughout our school district, local businesses are accepting donations for school supplies for our students. To all the participating businesses and the individuals who donate supplies, thanks so much for your generosity. I can assure you all of the donated supplies will be put to good use with our students. 


At various meetings that I attend throughout the year, I speak of the generous spirit of our local communities, even in these economic times. For example, this past Friday evening, Holly High School hosted the Reunion With A Cause event. As of Tuesday, Aug. 17, more than $70,000 has been donated to this event. Given the current economic climate, such a total is simply fantastic. These dollars assist local community members in many ways. The donations help fund various services supporting Genesys cancer patients’ physical and emotional needs during treatment. One-hundred percent of the donations from this event go directly to Genesys cancer patients in our community. Kudos to everyone who made a donation to this very worthy cause. Kudos to Genesys Hospital for their continuing relationship with Reunion With A Cause. 


Congratulations to all of the Holly Area Schools. Each school received an “A” on its Ed Yes! grade; likewise, each school met its AYP (adequate yearly progress) goal. Along with our school district staff members, I want to thank our parents, students, and community members for all their efforts in making the 2009-2010 school year the success that it was. I look forward to the 2010-2011 school year being even a greater year for our school district and our communities. 


On a final note, thanks to all who had a part in bringing the Kelly Miller Circus to town. The smiles on the children’s faces, as well as the adults’ faces, were simply a delight. Perhaps a little bit of childhood remains in all of us.

 
Springfield Parks and Recreation director explains millage proposal Print
Thursday, July 29 2010 8:28 am

On Aug. 3, 2010, Springfield Township residents will be asked to vote on a .75 millage for four years to support parks and recreation in our community. Currently, the Parks and Recreation Department is funded by the Springfield Township general fund.


With state tax and property tax revenue continuing to decline, the township board faces an increasingly difficult funding decision each year.  Even with a reduction in the Parks and Recreation budget during each of the last several years, the department continues to provide important services, programs and events for our community, while maintaining over 550 acres of parkland.  The park system includes four parks that contain athletic fields, a community center, a beach and environmentally significant parkland which is home to many endangered and special concern species.


 
Reader discusses the value of a library when times are tough Print
Written by Ina Golden
Tuesday, July 27 2010 2:12 pm

“I choose free libraries as the best agencies for improving the masses of the people, because they give nothing for nothing. They only help those who help themselves." 

--- Andrew Carnegie


Everyone knows Michigan’s economy is in a slump and now registered voters of Holly Township are being asked to renew a millage to support the library.  Should we do this?  Can we afford to renew the millage at a cost of an average $65 per household?  I’d like to present a few facts and try to persuade you to pull the YES lever next Tuesday at the polls at Holly High School.


 
Rose Township Supervisor gives the facts on upcoming fire/EMS millage Print
Written by Alison Kalcec
Tuesday, July 20 2010 2:52 pm

On August 3, 2010, Rose Township voters will be asked to decide whether to fund fire department services in the township.  Currently those services are provided by the North Oakland County Fire Authority (NOCFA).  NOCFA’s service area includes both Holly and Rose Townships.  NOCFA was created in 1984, and although the number of communities contributing funds to the authority has decreased since then, the services delivered to our residents by NOCFA have increased. NOCFA delivers critical, life-saving services for less money than many other local fire departments.  

 
There’s more to festival sponsorships than is being told Print
Written by Sandra Kleven
Tuesday, June 15 2010 3:37 pm

Over the past several months, the Holly Area Chamber of Commerce has endured everything from minor implications to out-and-out negative comments regarding its lack of support for Holly festivals, specifically the Carry Nation and Dickens festivals. The time has come, I believe, for the record to be set straight. 


Although I am a member of the Holly Village Council, and serve as president of the Holly Area Chamber of Commerce, the following are the facts as I personally recall them. I am speaking on my own behalf, not that of the council or chamber board. 

 
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