Drive a success
To the editor:
 On behalf of the U.P. Regional Blood Center, I would like to thank Lindsay Anderson of Victorian Heights and Pat Kosiba of Crystal Falls for hosting blood drives in the month of September.

Ordinance discriminates
To the editor:
 I am very concerned about an invasive species ordinance promulgated by Stambaugh Township for Chicaugon Lake in Iron County, Michigan.
 According to the draft, boating permits will now be required in astronomical fees for watercraft using the lake in order to control Eurasian milfoil. They claim this problem cannot be resolved through the DNR/state of Michigan. Instead, Stambaugh Township and the Chicaugon Lake Association people have decided to take it upon themselves to tax the recreating public to force boating fees to satisfy this task.

Meal service reductions
To the editor:
 This is in reference to the proposed reduction in senior meal service by DICSA beginning Oct. 1.
 DICSA Executive Director Jeff Heino states, “The cuts are the result of funding issues. DICSA is facing a $16,884 funding loss for the remainder of fiscal year 2011 and a $12,000 funding loss for the fiscal year 2012. Nothing is really changed from a financial perspective,” he said.

Fundraiser a success
To the editor:
 The Iron County Habitat for Humanity Fund Raising Committee would like to publicly thank those people who attended our recent fundraiser and made it a great success.
 We would also like to thank the following businesses who generously donated items for our door prizes: AmericInn, Norway; Tall Pines Grocery, Amasa; Char’s Beauty Boutique,

Meeting of interest
To the editor:
     The Dickinson-Iron Community Services Agency has scheduled the September 2011 Governing Board meeting for Thursday, Sept. 8, at 10 a.m. at the Iron Mountain Senior Center at Iron Mountain.
     This meeting will be of particular interest to the Iron River and Crystal Falls senior centers. DICSA is attempting to take one day a week of congregate and home-delivered meals from each of the centers.

Great fair
To the editor:
 I want to congratulate everyone who worked so hard to make the Iron County Fair a success this year.
 I enjoyed the displays, information, etc., and appreciated all those people who worked so vigorously at the fair.

No record of termination
To the editor:
 This is a reply to the letter from DICSA Executive Director Jeffrey Heino in the Daily News (Aug. 12) and the Iron County Reporter (Aug. 17).  I refer specifically to his statement, “First, DICSA is not a unit of county or state government.”

Just when folks are thinking that summer is coming to an end, the construction season here is just getting under way.
 You’ve seen them—utility workers and civil engineers out and about with their flags and spray paint. Or the neatly stacked lengths of aqua-colored pipe in the field by Remondini Park in Caspian. Trucks hauling the bulldozers and backhoes to their construction destinations.

Lucky you
To the editor:
 ...and the people who are lucky to be living where you are.  I spent two weeks at "home" in July. It was hot and humid. Everything was green and beautiful. The mosquitoes were big enough to throw a saddle on and the flies were as voracious as I remembered
 It really is nice to know that some things do not change and one of the wonderful surprises was seeing you all still have "Deb" as a paramedic. A few years ago I had occasion to need her services and now seeing that she was still caring for people and patients in the Iron River, Crystal Falls area was a comfort and a special surprise.

Small-town hospitality
To the editor:
 My sister and I are nearing the end of a two-week tent-camping trip around the perimeter of the Upper Peninsula. Two years ago, we had spent one night at the well-kept Iron River RV Park and decided to return for two nights on this trip. From the moment we arrived until we reluctantly left town, we were blessed with friendly folks and small-town hospitality.