Goodrich- How to spend $15.4 million in the school district is likely to be debated over the next few months. The laborious process was kicked off on Monday afternoon when the building and site committee convened to discuss a list of priorities the week before the school board considers whether to move forward on a […]
By David Fleet Editor AJ Craven lived for baseball. The 8-year-old Fenton first grade student had played the game since he was 2-years-old, recalls Eileen Craven, his mother. ‘He just loved to play’so when he woke up late for a game one spring day I became suspicious’something was not quite right. AJ was very tired […]
Brandon Twp.-As a child, township resident Susan Reddy remembers family cruises through the German countryside past vineyards and farms near the banks of the Rhine River. ‘Mom and my sister Becky rode in the sidecar while Dad and I were on the bike,? said Reddy. Reddy’s father, Master Sgt. Jack Verveer was stationed at Hahn […]
A deer hunter for the past 10 years, Brandon Township resident Billy Starr says he prefers the balmy October deer archery season over the later November firearm-deer season. ‘The October season is not too cold, the squirrels are active and I see more deer,? said Starr. ‘It’s nothing to see six or seven deer per […]
Goodrich-The school board voted 6-0 on Monday night to move forward with a $15.4 million bond extension for renovations to several district buildings. If approved, district voters would decide the issue on Feb. 22, 2011. Five years ago, board members considered a bond of $32 million for renovations to several buildings, but the proposal was […]
Groveland Twp.- Just after midnight on Aug.23, township firefighters responded to the 15000 block of Warden Road for a residential structure fire. Township Fire Chief Steve McGee said when firefighters arrived flames were visible from the single-story home. The fire was limited to the side of the home where a deck was attached and several […]
Goodrich-After underground storage tanks at the school district’s bus garage failed a Department of Environmental Quality test last month and were removed, a second issue with the tank area has been reported. Approximately 2,000 cubic yards of oil-contaminated soil and about 1,000 gallons of petroleum-tainted water were detected at the site of the tanks when […]
No ordinary Shelby’a Cobra version of the most powerful Ford Mustang ever built has arrived in Ortonville. With a 526-horsepower supercharged engine, Joe Carrier, manager of Randy Wise Ford, 968 South Ortonville Road, said about five customers come in to the showroom each day to check out the 2010 Shelby Cobra. ‘These cars sell very […]
Brandon Twp.-After canceling flu shots at all outreach health clinics across Oakland county, George Miller, manager for the Oakland County Health division said Thursday some shots will be available for county residents. ‘A limited supply of flu shots will be available,? said Miller. ‘We’ll pass (flu shots) out until they’re gone,? said Miller. On Oct. […]
Groveland Twp.- Ortonville resident Pat Harrison is an artist with unusual media. Harrison, 42, a graphic designer has been carving pumpkins for about 10 years and for the past five years has offered his creations for public display. ‘It’s just a hobby for me,? said Harrison. ‘I do the carving in a creative way, it’s […]