What a great day for library and school attorneys’what a dark day for Brandon Township taxpayers. Beginning this year Brandon Township Library officials now charge Groveland Township students who attend Brandon Schools $6 per card to use the facility. The request came after Groveland Township officials dumped a Dec. 1, 2003 proposal to up library […]
By a 4-0 vote Monday night, the Groveland Township Board of Trustees approved charging Brandon Township citizens resident fees instead of non-resident fees for emergency medical services on M-15 between Grange Hall and Oakwood roads. Groveland Township Supervisor Bob DePalma was absent from the meeting. The decision comes after Brandon Township officials cut police positions […]
After 18 seasons, Goodrich Varsity Football Head Coach Tom Alward started the 2010 season out right’with his 100th win. Alward, 57, started as an assistant JV football coach at Flint Central High School in 1977 and went on to assistant varsity football coach at Bendel High School before coming to Goodrich in 1993. ‘It’s been […]
Groveland Twp.- Communications for area firefighters will be much improved thanks to a new radio system that came online last week. The 800MHz radio system, a combination of traditional two-way radio technology and computer-controlled transmitters, was introduced by Township Fire Chief Steve McGee during the township meeting on Monday night. . The system’s main advantage […]
Brandon Twp.-The Brandon School Board announced last week that three superintendent search firms are under consideration in an effort to replace current Brandon Superintendent Bart Jenniches who announced his retirement last June. A new superintendent will be in place by July 1, 2005. Represenitives from the Michigan Association of School Boards, Michigan Leadership Institute and […]
Brandon Twp.- School officials say a legal battle with the library over student library card fees moved one step closer after recent negotiations between the two entities have all but ended. On Sept. 13, the school board convened in closed session to discuss future litigation regarding the township library. ‘I think it’s embarrassing all the […]
Groveland Twp.-While many communities struggle with a loss of state shared revenues in a sagging economy’Groveland Township continues to linger in black ink. On Sept. 18, Ken Palka, from the accounting firm of Pfeffer, Hanniford and Palka, reported on the township finances following the completion of the yearly audit. Palka, who reported the clean audit, […]
Over the past 30 years, Jim Hebb has completed some very successful hunts? from Alaskan moose to snow geese in the western states to trophy whitetails in Michigan. However, a recent excursion not only featured a rather unique hunting location, it also included establishing a new hunting partner’his ll-year-old daughter Brooke. Brooke was absent the […]
In a vehicle, driving from Oscoda near Lake Huron to Empire near Lake Michigan would take about five hours’with a couple of stops along the way. However, for Atlas Township residents Tere and Nick Onica the trek across the northern section of the state was accomplished at a little slower pace this past summer’one foot […]
Ninety minutes. That’s how much time Groveland Township resident David Rheaume waited for assistance after shooting what may be one of the top five black bears ever taken in Michigan. While his anticipation to claim the trophy was difficult, it later proved to be the right move. On Sept. 10, the first day of the […]