The general 2011 Michigan archery deer season opens statewide Oct. 1 and area hunters should find conditions just right, say Department of Natural Resources officals. Brent Rudolph, Michigan Department of Natural Resources big game specialist, said don’t expect the change in baiting laws to impact hunting results in every location. ‘It’s been three years since […]
Brandon Twp.- When news reports revealed that National Hockey League veteran and one-time Detroit Red Wing forward Bob Probert ingested cocaine hours before he crashed his motorcycle in Bloomfield Hills during July 1994’township resident Richard Lowthian was inundated with media requests for information. ‘They all wanted the toxicology report on Probert,? said Lowthian, a retired […]
Ortonville- School was out last week for spring break and kids were in at the Village Skate Park. The park reopened for the season on April 7. That evening, at the Brandon Township board meeting, adults were discussing what to do about the problems that closed the park last year. The park later reopened with […]
Brandon Twp.-For the past several years township-based Technical Directions Inc. has been working on a compact missile engine that is low-cost and easy to assemble. The TDI engine was designed to utilize automotive turbocharger parts for the compressor and turbine wheels, jet fuel to lubricate and cool the bearings, eliminating the need for heavy lubricating […]
Brandon Twp.-Jim Cowen now has plenty of firewood. But while thoughts of plenty of fuel for his fireplace may seem like a good idea’it’s not his choice after cutting about 13 trees from his Oakwood Road home yard. ‘I hate the trees being cut,? said Cowen. ‘I love having the trees to block the road […]
Three days up and two days down. It’s soon to be five days to the Roof of Africa’Mt. Kilimanjaro’for a group of five local hikers who will leave on a two-week adventure this month. ‘It’s not like a Walt Disney trip,? said Deb Compeau, a Goodrich resident and one of four local nurse anesthetists who […]
Groveland Twp.- In August, Ken Palka, from the accounting firm of Pfeffer, Hanniford and Palka, reported on the township finances following the completion of the yearly audit. The board approved the audit ending March 31, 2011. ‘We were ecstatic with the clean audit,? said Bob DePalma, township supervisor. ‘It’s better than I anticipated.? Palka reported […]
Goodrich-The village council convened a special meeting on Sept. 15 to sort through a host of applications for a village interim manager. A total of 17 candidates applied for the interim post, which should last for 90 to 120 days with the potential for a full-time position. The opening was posted in The Citizen and […]
Goodrich-On Oct. 5, four candidates for village manager were interviewed during a special village council meeting. Village Councilman Richard Saroli said the field was narrowed down to four after about an hour-and-a-half of deliberations on Sept. 15. A total of 17 had applied for the position after longtime Village Manager Jakki Sidge vacated her office […]
In 1962 Jim Gage was looking for a job. ‘I came home and my dad had an application for the Detroit Police Department for me,? said Gage. ‘So I just completed it and sent it in’I started to work for Detroit Police in 1962.? Today, after more than four decades of law enforcement which included […]