On June 29 the annual Independence Day celebration will combine with CreekFest in what should be one of the greatest fireworks displays ever in this area. The event is expected to begin at dusk (approximately 10:15 p.m.) behind Chase Bank, 761 Ortonville Road. The rain date is July 6. Parking can be found in the […]
Groveland Twp.- To some, they’re renegade willow saplings that grow randomly along roadways. But to Sue Kolb, they’re nature’s palette when meticulously woven, revealing artwork that she calls her passion. ‘It’s a river’it just won’t stop,? said Kolb, owner of Red Pine Pottery & Twigs, 345 Wolfe Road. ‘I do art because it’s a passion […]
Brandon Twp.-Chemistry question: what do you get mixing one-part potassium chlorate and one gummy-bear? Answer: Gummy gas. Well, sort of says Jaime Martin, a Brandon High School chemistry instructor who uses a rather unique approach in a advance placement class. ‘This test demonstrates oxidation reduction similar to cutting an apple open watching it turn brown […]
By David Fleet Editor Michelle Lyon is employed and happy. ‘It’s hard to get jobs,? said Lyon, 18, and a senior at Brandon High School. ‘My advice to those looking for work this summer’start early in the year and get as many applications out as you can. Also it’s better to find work in something […]
Whether on the basketball court, football field or classroom Douglas Dillion was a teacher’a distinction earned after three decades as a sports referee and Brandon School District educator. Now, the Brandon Fletcher Intermediate fifth grade mathematics, social studies and science teacher, the former ‘Announcement Man of the Hour,? says it’s time to sign off. ‘It’s […]
Goodrich-On Wednesday night the school finance committee gathered to discuss the results of outsourcing transportation recommendations. Earlier this year the school officials advertised for outsourcing the 15 bus drivers for the district to help contend, in part, with nearly a $900,000 budget deficit. ‘We have not eliminated the deficit,? said District Superintendent Scott Bogner. ‘So […]
The Brandon Blackhawks boys track team completed the 2013 season tied for fifth in the Flint Metro League. Head Coach Mark Mills, Assistant Coach Tony Ceccacci and Coach Eric Donders lead the team which included several school records. ‘We’re a young team with 35 boys on the roster,? said Donders. ‘However, they worked hard all […]
While radar played a large role in predicting the six tornadoes that touched down in southeast Michigan on May 28, including the F2 with winds of 130 mph in Atlas Township ‘meteorologists also depend on a network of spotters that keep an eye on the sky during threatening weather. Dan Thompson, meteorologist for the National […]
Atlas Twp.- Stocking the Kearsley Creek with brown trout a spring tradition just prior to the April 28 opening day may be in jeopardy if private property owners along the creek and fisherman don’t find common ground. That’s the message from Joe Leonardi, fisheries biologist for the DNR, Southern Lake Huron unit for the past […]
Goodrich-On Wednesday morning, engineers from the Department of Environmental Quality, Water Resources Division, WadeTrim engineers, and village council members gathered for a discussion regarding the necessary repairs to the village dam. The meeting stems from an inspection in the spring of 2012 when the MDEQ evaluated the century-old village dam and required some significant repairs […]