A great big thank you to everyone that came to the special City Council meeting last Monday night. I was overwhelmed by your support. And now, as we move forward, only time will tell how transparently my fellow council members, including myself, will be in taking our city to a whole new level.

Councilman Bob Truesdale

A heartfelt thank you for my 90^th Birthday cards, calls, flowers, visits, meals and gifts. I am truly blessed.

Virginia Schumann

Thank you Gary, Linda, Rick, Amber, Chris, Kaitlyn, Beth, Voni, Jean, Joe, Tammy, Matt, Bryn, Mark, Steve and friends for all your help and hard work at the Red Flannel Town World Headquarters office. Volunteers like you are the heart of our Red Flannel Community.

Rose E. Powell

We buttoned down the hatches for this year of Red Flannels.

First of all I want to say thanks to the Festival Committee for choosing me this year. I was enlightened as to just how much work is done by all of you special people. The many man hours that goes into making this successful is enormous, but you did it. I think that this year’s crowds outdid themselves, wall to wall people everywhere! Wonderful! God’s blessings were upon us that warm beautiful day.

A sleek black convertible to ride in was by Ed Koehn and again thanks for the pleasure.

All the community businesses did extend to all those that came a warm welcome and they will return again. As this is the Red Flannel Town as it was when The Clipper Gals started in the 1930s and it will be forever known as that! We need all of your help to get our Red Flannels back on our street signs for all the world to see, because you people are that Red Flannel Town and we need to restore that again. I know you will put those here to support it.

I want to thank my American Legion Family also for their support of me and the Festival. May we all come together with love and prayers. Also thanks to my great family for all their help!

Mary Goller Kilts, Grand Marshall 2013

Thank you to all who attended our 65^th Anniversary Party and for the gifts. We are blessed to have such good friends and family.

From the Ed & Laura Smith Family

Thank you to all who donated, worked, and shopped at our October Rummage Sale. It was a record setting year, we appreciate your support in our ministry.

from the Sand Lake United Methodist Women

Thank you to Cedar Chase and everyone who participated to this great cause, the Joel Stone Scholarship. A big thanks and hugs goes to Duke Saboo, Tom Cargill and Nick Pope for organizing this event. It was great to see a lot of Joel’s friends. Thanks to the businesses who made donations. Also thank you to family & friends for their donations, Grandma Del, Uncle Ger, Aunt Lisa, Aunt Jo, Cousin Mick, Rodney, Jeremy & Jenny, & Lisa Snyder.

Hope to see all of you next year.

The Stones

I would like to thank family, friends and all who donated to the Randy Leversay cause. Also, thanks to the businesses who donated items for the benefit. All thoughts, prayers, cards and phone calls were deeply appreciated. A very heartfelt thank you to everyone.

Terry Leversay

I would like to thank the dart people and Harvard Bar for the dart tournament benefit! I had a good time! I would also like to apologize for hurting anyone’s feelings unintentionally! Thank you very much from the bottom of my heart!

Sue Cramer Frost

We wish to say thank you to all of you that made our difficult time easier. A special thanks to Bliss-Witters & Pike Funeral Home for your care and compassion. Thanks to Cedar Springs Floral, the flowers were beautiful. Thank you to the Gowen Bible Church family, Pastor Zachary Nyhuis and wife for putting on the luncheon and all your prayers and thoughts and meals too! Thank you, especially, to the great neighbors, friends and family for being there and helping where ever you could with meals, flowers, thoughts and prayers or just calls. It’s been a tough time, but with all of your help and continuous friendship, support and God’s care, we will make it.

Thanks again,

The Family of Donna M. Empie