Brandon EMS denied request to respond to Atlas Township

If there’s an emergency medical call just over the Genesee County line, don’t look for Brandon Fire Department to respond. A request earlier this fall by Atlas Township Fire Chief Fred Forys for Emergency Medical Service (EMS) mutual aid using Brandon Fire Department has been denied by the Professional Standards Review Organization (PSRO), the factfinding […]

Township eyes two roads for paving project

Groveland Twp.- Two local roads may be just a little smoother in the future. The township board of trustees OK’d Barron Road between Grange Hall and Perryville roads along with Wildwood Road between Grange Hall and McGinnis roads for paving sometime within the next three to four years. Bob DePalma, township supervisor, said the primary […]

Natural Resources Trust Fund board OKs $3 million for land

Groveland Twp.- Additional state land in the township moved one step closer to reality on Wednesday. Funding for the purchase of 291 acres of the township’s Camp Tamarack was approved by the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Board in a meeting at Lansing Community College. The Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Board oversees the Michigan […]

River Rock Bar & Grill

Groveland Twp.-Knotty pine covers the vaulted ceiling. A blaze in the fieldstone fireplace crackles. Mounts of white-tailed deer, bull elk and wild turkey adorn the wall above the bar. Across northern Michigan such amenities in a dining facility are common. Now that same woodsy atmosphere is right here in northern Oakland County. When River Rock […]

Water lowered in mill pond as dam engineers check leaks

Goodrich- Earlier this fall seepage was found in the century-old dam after a village DPW worker and others reported sinkholes in the soil embankment just east of the spillway. There were several instances of where the soil gave way under foot. No injuries were reported. Last week the suspected breach in the dam has now […]

ABC Auto Repair, all makes welcome

Goodrich-A new full-service vehicle repair shop has just rolled into the village. ABC Auto Repair, 8223 S. State Road, Goodrich opened last month and for owner Jeremy Jacobs it’s like coming home. ‘We’re a family business,? said Jacobs, a 2001 Goodrich High School graduate and Davison resident. ‘We had done very well at our Flint […]

Reid Elementary 2nd grade: Letters to Santa

Dear Santa, Are you excited for Christmas? I want a 3DS for Christmas and a Wii and a TV and a phone, too. Thank you for reading my note! Love, Gabe Dear Santa, I LOVE YOU Santa! I love you Santa because of the presents. All I want a for Christmas is an Xbox. Love, […]

Roadway, entrance safe for school drive

Brandon Twp.- Engineers say sharp curves in Oakwood Road, multiple residential driveways and a gravel road entrance, all near a proposed elementary school, present no significant traffic safety issues for the new facility. The report, released last week by Hubbell, Roth & Clark, consulting engineers of Bloomfield Hills was requested after the Brandon School Board […]

Mt. Holly, 50 years of skiing

Groveland Twp.- In 1956, the Dow Jones industrial average closed above 500 for the first time, ‘My Fair Lady? opened on Broadway and Elvis Presley entered the music charts with his hit, ‘Heartbreak Hotel.? That same year a small township resort between Detroit and Flint first opened a few small hills along Dixie Highway near […]

Community servant remembered

Ortonville-Alferd A. Bernor had a full life. A war veteran, firefighter, police officer, father and husband–resident Bernor will be remembered for a long list of community duties, associations and as a father of five. Bernor, 84, died Dec. 5, 2006. ‘I remember when dad was a cop in Ortonville and went to my school dances […]