When a nation calls and a father answers

Goodrich-For Kristin Frankart the war with Iraq may be fought thousands of miles away but a host of daily battles are right at home. Frankart, 25, a 1997 Goodrich High School graduate is the wife of Spc. Troy Frankart, 22, a specialist with the Ohio National Guard. They now have two children, Lexi, 16 months, […]

Former treasurer sentenced

Former Belle Ann Parent Organization treasurer Lori Ann Ruhle was sentenced in 52nd-2nd District Court in Clarkston on Tuesday. Circuit Court Judge Richard Kuhn ordered Ruhle to pay $2,688 in restitution, serve 18 months probation and court costs as part of a plea by the defendant. Ruhle entered a plea of no-contest to embezzlement of […]

MSP respond to mother, 3-year old in bar

On Sept. 19, Michigan State Troopers from the Groveland Post responded to the bar and grille establishment at 14007 Dixie Hwy, Holly. According to MSP reports, the manager of the establishment called troopers early Sunday morning after a 34-year-old female from Troy, dressed in Renaissance Festival garb, arrived with some adults and her 3-year-old son […]

Brandon awarded Greening Michigan grant

The Brandon School District is just a little greener these days’by $2,000. Spearheaded by Brandon Middle School technology teacher Jennifer Brady, the district was recently awarded four-$500 Greening Michigan Classroom Grants. The grants parallel the district’s green initiative to inspire all students to ‘Go Blue Live Green.? The Michigan Public Service Commission awarded a grant […]

20 years: Oxford Bank-Ortonville

In the fall of 1990, Oxford Bank came to Ortonville. Now, 20 years later, the Oxford Bank-Ortonville, 345 S. Ortonville Road, continues to serve the area. Linda Moskal, bank officer and Ortonville branch manager for more than 13 years, is proud to celebrate the milestone. ‘Oxford Bank is a hometown community bank and I believe […]

Tracking game: Noses that know

Rob Schroeder is in the business of finding what others have been hunting. For the past 11 years Schroeder, an Atlas Township resident, has assisted deer hunters statewide to find their harvest with his trained-to-track German shepherd. ‘I find about 70 percent of the deer that we set out to recover,? said Schroeder. ‘It does […]

Simms Chevrolet expansion begins

Ortonville-Larry Simms, owner of Simms Chevrolet, 110 M-15, Ortonville plans on expanding his growing dealership. Last month demolition crews removed the front section of the building in preparation for a new showroom, service greeting area, quick-lube and children’s play area. The two story addition, which should be completed by January 2005 will expand the current […]

Student count at issue in school funding

Brandon School District Superintendent Bart Jenniches says the most recent round of proposed cuts to the state budget could once again cost the district thousands. Last year Brandon, along with other state school districts, tapped reserves to cover expenses for the 2004-05 school year after the state chopped about $74 per student. Brandon used about […]

Students need to learn self-reliance

As summer draws to a close and thoughts of school slowly seep into most Brandon and Goodrich students? minds a mix of responses emerge. For some, it’s the excitement of changes and expectations the new school year will bring, for others it’s the ‘H-word? (homework), earlier bedtimes and a weekly routine. Parents adjust too. Schedules […]

New muscular therapist at Brandon Chiropractic

Ortonville-Last month Dr. Jay Stark, owner of Brandon Chiropractic, 70 S. Ortonville Road, welcomed a new neuro-muscular therapist, Andrew Klock. Klock, 31, a former Davison resident, earned a Master’s of Exercise and Sports Science from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla., after receiving his Bachelor’s of Science in Athletic Training from Eastern Michigan University […]