NORTHVILLIANS,

• U.S. health officials have authorized a third dose of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer & Moderna for people with compromised immune systems, based on evidence that the standard two shots offered less robust protection in such populations. (Reuters)
• Eight southern states, including many with a vaccination rate well below the national average (50%), comprise roughly 51% of all COVID-19 hospitalizations in the US. Louisiana and Mississippi recently announced their highest number of COVID-19 hospitalizations since the start of the pandemic.  (CNN Health)
• The federal Health and Human Services Department is requiring employees who provide care or services for patients to get their COVID-19 shots. The order from HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra will affect more than 25,000 clinicians, researchers, contractors, trainees and volunteers whose job duties require them to regularly interact with patients.

• The Old Timers (History) luncheon has been ongoing for decades and has kept the community connected to our colorful past, its characters and its storytellers.
• The luncheon is an opportunity for friends, acquaintances and newcomers to listen or swap stories about families & activities in town. Those who come include educators, merchants, doctors and citizens who want to know more about our almost 200-year history.
• Names such as Ambler, Yerkes, Atchison, Casterline, Wright, Stevens, Miller, Allen, McGuire (Guernsey), Folino, Lapham, Long, Genitti, Ely, Longridge and many others whom our streets are named after will talk about their family stories over lunch. Brief presentations are conducted at the end of the meal.
• First timers are more than welcome. Believe it or not, the group was originally an all-male gathering. Over time, of course, the group has transitioned to fully inclusive (that means everyone!). So bring your friends for a real history outing. 
• This gathering rekindles old memories and local history when Northville was ranked just behind Detroit in economic activity for Michigan. At one time, trains & trolleys stopped on the hour at our stations, and automobiles & their parts were assembled in the Ville.
• In the upcoming seminars, we will talk about when Northville was home to the largest furniture factory in the country and our foundries were second to none. AND, at that time, our four historic burgs were really the only place to live in town (Historic District, Beal Town, Cabbage Town and Orchard Heights).
• Activity in town included a ski jump platform that launched world record holders into the air. Additionally, folks would come from all over Michigan in the summer to attend the largest fair in the State at Northville Downs, where harness racing was first run under the lights.
• Northville is the town where Henry Ford spent his honeymoon & commissioned the building of Village Industry factories. It was reported he spent some time in our local Ice Cream parlor which is called Rebecca’s today.