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To the editor archives
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- Reader remembers the Frost Mug
- Frank Jilka still caroling
- Auxiliary says thanks
- Ministerial Assn thanks Live Nativity participants
- Barber family says thanks
- Former resident plays Santa
- Benefit concert is Nov. 26
- Please review this video
- Courthouse Pinkouts say thanks
- Nelson shares his political views
- Readers recognize Sinclair customer
- Class of ’63 enjoys successful reunion
- Indebtedness is a cultural problem
- 3rd Annual Gold Star Appreciation Day is Sept. 13
- National Night Out 2008 a success
- Bingham residents urged to vote for library millage
- Dembinski updates us on Petoskey mission
- Ethanol is part of the solution
- SJPS saves oil this school year
- Elementary Relay team says thanks
- Planning ahead for Class of '59 reunion
- And a reply . . .
- Jilka family still providing music for Memorial Day
- National Law Enforcement Day
- Gibbons teaches students a hip-hop routine
- Legion to sponsor essay contest
- Reader rediscovers his Native American roots
- Nelson named co-chair of Families United
- Mother wants visitors to respect son’s grave
- Fundraisers benefit Nelson Scholarship Fund
- Higgins prefers WA in the winter
- Former resident reads Barry’s columns
- French Legion of Honor awarded to Atkinson
- Reader wants to add event to Mint Festival
- Reader has a visitor
- A reminder from the Nelson family
- Readers frustrated with Charter
- Rollhave thanks sponsors
- DMB says thanks for Old Fashioned Christmas celebration
- Local law enforcement says Thanks
- DMB says thanks for Old Fashioned Christmas celebration
- Reader comments on facilities report
- Ken Nobis featured on PBS
- Former resident wonders about streets
- Veterans grateful for help in saving Avenue of Flags
- Kudos to Barry
- Reader begs to differ with Barry
- Reader wonders about Class of 1973
September 22, 2007
Mason mom thanks Redwings staff and fans
- See more photos of the game - an album
More St. Johns alums visit the Jilka family
- Charter member of Honor Guard remembers when
- Reader deplores vandalism to old cemetery
- Looking for Art Davis
- Reader wants Auxiliary members in Honor Guard
- Outlaws miss the Class of ’62 Reunion
- Alum wonders about Class of ’72 reunion
- Nelsons thank community
- Reader sends a photo
- A remembrance of Clem Sohn
- More on Clem Sohn
- Reader looking for an old friend
- Jilka family celebrates
- Dedyne appreciates support
- 1972 Grad wonders about reunion
- Reader appreciates life as a child of FM employee
- Organizers appreciate conference coverage
- Reader hardly recognizes St. Johns
- Readers want to connect with RBW class reunions
- Reader sets Barry straight on Satelite vs Cable
- Reader recalls Molly Sapp
- 1941 RBW grad shares a memory
- Victorian Voices thanks community
- Reader still calls St. Johns home
- Reader enjoyed piano recital photos
- Pumpkins in the Park 2006
- Thanks to all for A St. Johns Home Companion
- Traveler thanks honest local man, Ivan the Angel
- St. Johns's Episcopal seeks more donations
Anonymous donor challenges community be generous
- Reader wonders if anyone else saw the owl
- Arts Council grateful for mum sale support
- Fowler grateful for appearance of the Bastille
- Food pantry thanks supporters
- Frank Jilka presents his Swan Song
- Pierson looking for old photos
- Student gives Bye Bye Birdie rave review
- Reader wants more stories of mom
A Cop On the Take - courtesy of Officer Chad Pierson, SJPD
- Reader recalls Dr. Frace
- Reader recalls Hall of Famers
- SJHS Class of '66 plans reunion
- Hammontree says farewell
- Reader remembers Joe VanRooyen
- Former resident enjoys reconnecting through the SJ Indy
- SJ Band Boosters thank Mancino’s, Jet Speed
- Reader wonders about SJHS 25th Reunion plans
- Museum has more information on Triangle Truck
- Reader begs to differ with Barry Bauer
- Reader enjoys Alpena -- from afar
- Serviceman keeps in touch with home through the SJ Indy
- Ministerial Association thanks community
- Thanks from Pumpkins in the Park
- Give credit to a good sexton
- Voters support City Council candidate
- Beautiful city needs better streets
- CC Veterans Association says thanks
- Former resident pilots former Pres. Bush
- Mt. Hope thanks community
- Chuck Carpenter shares his Air Show photos
- Greg Jilka thanks Community Band
- Ron Higgins enjoys Mint Festival performance
- Reader recalls Gillison family
- Did our former home burn?
- Reader says yes to trails, transportation and roads
- Former resident receives posthumous award
- Am I the only NO vote on the St. Johns tax increase?
- Old photos bring back memories
- Frank Jilka honored for Volunteer service
- Wanted: Volunteers to help at the CCAC Depot Gallery
- Reader remembers Eisler’s
- Tom Beechler remembers
- Former resident says it's a small world
- Proud cousin lauds returning soldiers
- UAW thanks community
A pair of visiting eagles stir national pride - February 26, 2005
- Reader calls Sesquicentennial name a mouthful
- LCC special election comments
- California reader taunts us with warm temperatures
- Readers remember a quieter time in St. Johns
- LCC support
Reader helps identify last week’s FM photo
- Alert reader catches a photo of the real Santa
- Festival of Trees thank-you
- St. Joseph School thanks community
- Reader looking for a former exchange student
- A Democrat’s change of heart
- Reader questions funding for new fairgrounds entrance
- Eureka, East Essex appreciate support of Eagle Village trip
- Reader urges Yes vote on Transit issue
- Reader from Middle East sends eggplant recipe
- Reader recalls excellence of the Redwing Band
- Newman is ‘people’s choice’ for probate judge
- Reader laments fate of his family home
- Reader questions the name of Merle Beach
- Reader asks about Class of '94 reunion
- Reader asks about Class of '55 reunion
- RESA says thanks for ‘Taste’ support
- Parents at Eureka and East Essex meet to express concerns
- Local barber saves a teen’s day
- Reader responds to Barry Bauer's Whittaker article
- Do you remember the "Camel Crossing" on US 27?
- Fantastic outdoor fun at city park
- Quest says thanks
Surprise party for Frank Jilka features a mystery guest
- Madden salutes SJFD
- Chaperones praise Red Wings Marching Band
- Keep MSU Extension intact
- Fair Board prez says Extension is needed
- Readers react to possible MSU Extension cuts
- Reader glad that Becks will remain open
- Reader enjoyed Veterans Day at Fulton Elementary
- Avenue of Flags thanks
- Thanks from St. Joe Carnival
- Former St. Johns resident has a close brush with last week's California fire storms
- Punt, Pass & Kick
- CCAC says thanks
- Reader recalls welcoming newcomers
- Camera Club solicits new members
- Reader wants photos of Sherwood Schoolhouse
- More kudos for Dave Miller
- Reader hopes cemetery can retain Miller
- Reader shares photos of Mr. Pocuis on his 90th birthday
- Flag garage decorations completed in time for Labor Day
- Classmates meet during the blackout of 2003
- Parents grateful to Chasco Plumbing
- Former resident discovers the SJ Indy
- Kudos to SNS participants
- Traveler thanks local good neighbors
- Reader enjoys seeing her home in photo
- Honored to be elected
- Shipley's work on Honor Roll calls attention to the real meaning of Memorial Day
- Reader has more information of two Civil War vets
- Camera Club thanks area businesses
- Former resident wonders about old home town
- Gilson loves her home town
- Kudos to city residents
Frank Jilka keeps on keeping on
- Old Dog -- Old Tricks:
- A Rodney B. Wilson Band alum comments on marching in the rain
- With an editor's note
- Depot site plan workshop is April 26
- Fix the streets, writer says
- National Honor Society becomes a tradition in the Spousta family
- Pennies thank you from Briggs Library
- Walk for Warmth thanks
- Empty Bowls Dinner raises food bank funds
- Quest for Excellence says thanks
- Thanks from Red Cross Blood Drive organizers
- Kudos to Briggs Library
- Donations provide for needy families
- Relaying thanks - for life
- MDA lock-up is success
- Patients, care remain paramount
- City Commission should try harder
- Public safety should be top priority
- Consider a holiday gift to RAVE
- Readers laud Cornwell's dedication to City
- Reader comments on SJ city meeting
- What about Thanksgiving?
- Reader recalls the Music Man and the old Hicks mansion
- Blood Drive thanks
- Reader comments on 30-year-old letter
- Wanted: info on Anson Preston: Civil War soldier lies in unmarked grave
- RESA says thanks to 'Taste' vendors
- Thanks for Renaissance support
- SJ police and fire thank community
- Farmer's Market features 80 pound melons
- Thanks from Brigg's Friends
- Blood drive thank-you
- Kudos to MSU Children's Choir
- Kiwanians say thanks
- Reader recalls the Bement and Hicks families
- Bike Tour update
- St. Johns AD thanks community for support
- Bike Tour update
- Special Olympians Compete in State Summer Games
- Thanks for July 4th support
- Cemetery restoration project continues
- Writer has cannon update
- Reader enjoys the hometown paper
- Mt. Rest crew: A job well done
- Reader rubs elbows with a famous judge
- Reader thanks Good Samaritans of St. Johns
- Eureka says thanks
- Candidate thanks supporters
- School administrators appreciate millage support
- From the 'Friends of Bill'
- Got freedom? Thank a veteran
- Writer supports millage proposal
- Teams wanted for softball tournament
- Reader needs help researching Westphalia family
- Reader would like to see weddings in the SJ Indy
- Old Glory flies freely in SJ
- Keep those flags flying
- SJHS graduate looking for alumni
- Former resident appreciates keeping up with the SJ Indy
- Thanks from Victim Team
- Kudos to Mt. Rest crew
- Housing rehab program is grateful
- Kind words for the SJ Indy
- Remembering the bandshell
- Mother has 'black sheep' reply
- Thanks from SJ Lions Club
- Domestic violence more than physical
- Reader questions land use plan
- Bike Rodeo is big success
- Big thanks from Habitat
- Is St. Johns the Mint Capitol?
- Question raised on SJHS superintendent position
- Reader enjoyed seeing old friends from Federal Mogul
- Thanks to the people of the community
- Thanks form RAVE
- All the best to Ray & Elma Parr for their Integrity and Compassion
- Quest for Excellence is success
- Is St. Johns the Mint Capitol of the world?
- Welcome Back Chatterbox !
- Home schooler runs for school board
- Animal Placement Bureau holds their 3rd Annual Rummage and Bake Sale!
- Reader wants information about Congregational Church
- Greetings from the Houghtons
- Reader needs the name of a local business
- SJHS orchestra says thanks
- What happened to the Chatterbox? -- and the editor's reply
- Thanks from Adventist Community Center
- Genealogist looking for family members
- Readers are enjoying the SJ Indy
- CMH Auxiliary hosts Geranium Sale
- Prosecutor urges support of special week
- What happened to the chatterbox?
- Say Olé! for the Children's Ballet!
- Blood Drive group appreciate support