Area Deaths— Richard A. Dotts Richard A. Dotts, age 69, of Fowlerville, died Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at home, surrounded by his family. He was born June 17, 1943 in Ann Arbor to Raymond and Florence M. (Densham) Dotts and married Louise M. (Haddon) in Dexter. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this past Saturday. He went to Dexter High School and got his GED from Brighton High School and worked for Ford Motor Co., retiring in 2003 after 38 years. He loved playing cribbage, deer hunting, fishing, quilting and spending time with his family. Surviving are his wife of 50 years: Louise, 4 children: Karen (Guy Seguin) Dotts of Fowlerville, Katrina (David) Bartosek of Perry, Keith (Kelly) Dotts of Fowlerville and Kristana (Richard) Thelen of Westphalia, 10 grandchildren: William Dotts, Alan & Nicole Dotts-Seguin, Richard & Jessica Lloyd, Deven, Brooke & Lauren Dotts, Alexander & Ryan Thelen and one great-granddaughter; Paityn Duke, 4 sisters: Barbara (Russell) Sofferdine, Sally (Robert) Schlupe, Nancy (Duane) Nagel and Wendy (Lenny) Arnston, 2 brothers: David (Gayle) Dotts and Raymond (Julie) Dotts. Funeral services were held on Friday, March 29, 2013 at Niblack Funeral Home, Dillingham Liverance Chapel with Pastor Gary Griffin of Fowlerville Church of the Nazarene officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to: Brighton Rotary in honor of Richard Dotts. www.niblackfuneralhome.com
Livingston Historic Society to meet April 4 at fair office The next meeting of the Livingston Historic Society will be held on Thursday, April 4 at 7:00 p.m. in the Fair Office. Plans will continue to be made for fundraising activities in the coming months: a rummage sale to be held in the late spring/early summer and operating a booth at the Friday Fowlerville Farmer's Market beginning in May. Other agenda items include the historic building rental agreement; inclusion in the Historic Michigan Travel Guide, developing connections with other organizations for support and information, and additional fund-raising possibilities and advertisement. New members and ideas are always welcome in the committee's efforts to preserve remaining structures of early Livingston County.
Michigan House Report Cindy Denby, 47th District Technology is constantly improving and has made many everyday tasks much easier. For parents in can be very worrisome. Young children are often times exposed to adult language and advertisements at a much younger age than previous generations. I know I am often inundated with many advertisements that are not age appropriate for minors and it unsettling to know that young children are exposed to these things. Thankfully, the State of Michigan offers a free program that stops those adult advertisements from reaching emails, mobile phones and instant messenger IDs. The Michigan Child Protection Registry is a free do-not-contact service for Michigan's families and schools. To learn more about the registry or sign up visitwww.protectmichild.com. It is so important that we protect our children and grandchildren from things like this and I encourage anyone who is interested to sign up for this great free program. *** Teen drivers more distracted than experienced drivers. It is important that we do all we can to keep them safe as they take to the roads. In that regard a new law that will help teen drivers focus solely on their driving went into effect March 27, 2013. Kelsey's Law, which is named after a young Michigan girl who was killed in a cellphone related crash, will prohibit teen drivers with a Level 1 or 2 license from using their cellphone while driving. These license holders are between the ages of 14 and 9 months and 17 years old. A violation of this is a civil infraction with a $100 fine and there are no points associated with it. Exceptions will include using Bluetooth devices and in emergency situations. Kelsey's Law will help our young drivers develop safe driving habits without the added distraction of a cell phone. *** If you have any questions or need assistance with any state issues, please contact me toll free at ( 866) 828-4863 or via e-mail at cindydenby@house.mi.gov.