A note from from Mayor Brian Turnbull...


** NORTHVILLIANS,
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It's that time of year again when we slow down and give a Valentine Day gift to a spouse, friend, family, loved one, or even a neighbor. Take a moment this year to reach out to those you know...let them realize how much you appreciate them. This week, I've gone back to look at Valentine Days from the past according to "clips" from The Northville Record, dating all the way back to the 1800s.

Before we see what NEWS this week is out there, one more note of appreciation:
I wanted to thank the outpouring of the community for getting involved by sharing time & talents on civic activities highlighted by the Northville Community Support Fund (NCSF). Presently, this includes Ford Field renovations, Riverwalk planning, the future of the Farmers’ Market, Sustainability initiatives and our Social District. Going further into our future, we’ll transition to our Bicentennial celebration and other local touch points. For more info, go to: [link removed]. For those who have donated, we are very thankful for your support!

MORE NEWS …
* This week Michigan’s Governor toured Pfizer’s facility where the COVID-19 vaccine is being rolled out from the Kalamazoo area, enabling the State to reach its 50K daily goal and the 1 million-vaccine daily goal nationally (both are Base Objectives). Increased numbers of vials are being shipped every day throughout the State. Policies & procedures and logistics are all being worked out with National Guard assistance. (MLive.com)
* Michigan High School Winter Contact Sports returned FEB 8th with masks being worn. (MLive.com)
* The Michigan Dept. of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is partnering with Wayne State University & Wayne County Health to provide Mobile COVID-19 Testing & Vaccination Services that will be expanded in other Michigan metro areas. For more info on testing and vaccinations call 211. Meijer’s on 8/Haggerty is taking appointments. (Michigan.gov)
* The CDC issued a mandatory mask order for public transportation systems. (CDC.com)
* President Biden will bring back weekly addresses to communicate directly with Americans on COVID. (MSN.com)
* Johnson & Johnson submitted a single-shot COVID-19 vaccine for the FDA’s authorization. (Bloomberg.com)
* COVID-19 CONFIRMED CASES: Northville has had 193 cases/7 fatalities, Township 1441/45, Michigan 623K/16K, Nation 27M/469K, Global 107M/2.3M. (CDC)

Now let’s transition to Valentine Days of yesteryear according to The Northville Record.
1897 – The St. Valentine’s Day illustration shown above was on the front page of the Northville Record.
1923 – The paper featured multiple Valentine specials for the holiday. The Northville Drug Company (Lucy & the Wolf location) advertised booklets & postcards, along with boxes of Gilberts or MacDiarmid’s chocolates and other sweets for 29 cents/lb. You could also get Hot Butterscotch Sundays from the fountain for your sweetheart.
1939 – Freydl’s Women’s store (Adorn Fine Flowers) suggested Heart-to-Heart Gifts with a poem:
If you’ve a special Valentine
And you’d like to make her thine
Glance about at our gay array
Of perfume, jewels, and lingerie.
Back in the day, that was pretty wild! Also, in 1939, my grandfather’s Northville Electric Shop (Baby Baby location) advertised Practical Valentine Gifts including radios for $8.95, lamps at $1.50 and electric clocks for $2.95 to “Make life easier for MOM.”
1940 – The D & C store (Great Harvest Bread) advertised heart-shaped Bracks Candy Boxes for 29 cents.
1949 – At Fredl’s Men Store (Genitti’s Theater Today), one could buy a tie at the Valentine Special price of 64 cents (down from $1).
1957 – Previous Mayoral candidate & Citizen of the Year Award recipient Paul Folino’s Paul’s Sweet Shop (this building now in Mill Race as its General Store, previously the location of Studio 170) stated “Paul’s candies make Happy Hearts” and reminded shoppers that their fine candies were homemade.
1958 – Cupid’s Guide to Valentine Gifting from local stores in The Northville Record debuted that week with lots of ideas.
1959 – WJR’s vocalist Jan Wynn was featured with the Jimmie Clark orchestra (sponsored by the Northville Rotary Club) at its Valentine dance at the Community Center.
1964 – A Valentine’s dinner-dance was sponsored by the Northville Newcomers Club and was hosted at the VFW Hall on Northville Road.
1981 – Genitti’s had jars of jellybeans & candy sticks on their window ledge for Valentine’s Day, with a counter full of sweets that ran from chocolate covered banana chips to peanut brittle. The treats were homemade by the Old Village Sweets-N-Treats shop in Plymouth (owned by Northvillians Jim & Shirley Cowie).

Shop for your Valentine in Northville’s Social District – there is something for everyone...spices, shoes & clothes, entertainment, jewelry, candy, framing, gift cards for goods, services and/or meals at all of our restaurants and lots more!

THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING LOCAL...and come down to the HEAT IN THE STREET to celebrate with your sweetheart.

Keep that Northville Valentine’s Day Faith!
Stay #NorthvilleStrong!

Brian Turnbull
Mayor – Northville
[email protected] / 248.505.6849

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