Brandon Twp.- Young athletes and their parents will get a ‘dose of reality? during a presentation by a college recruitment expert. The event, featuring keynote speaker Jack Renkens, president and CEO of Recruiting Realities, is set for 7 p.m., Monday, Aug. 13, at the Brandon High School auditorium, 1025 S. Ortonville Road. The presentation’s focus, […]
Ortonville- The village had 309 ballots cast in Tuesday’s election, 29.65 percent of 1,042 registered voters. ‘To my knowledge, it’s the highest voter turnout ever in the village,? said Clerk Mary Clark. Clark said she spoke with former clerk Kerry Borst, who said 119 voters was the previous high turnout. The last village council election, […]
Ortonville- Village residents turned out in record numbers to vote Tuesday and made their wishes known: They are ready for change. Out of four incumbents, only one, Council Trustee Mary Kassuba, was re-elected. Sue Bess, village council president for the past 18 years and on the council for 20 years, lost her bid for another […]
Brandon Twp.- Ann Waldera has been knitting since she was a young girl of 10. Now 84, she knits and crochets for children, and, the police. Waldera has used her talent as a way to help others? making stuffed animals, dolls, and other toys for Brandon deputies to give to children. ‘It makes me happy […]
Hadley Twp.- Imagine a large state park, full of towering pine and oak trees, picnic tables, dirt trails, horseback riders, a sign that says ‘Equestrian campground,? and information pamphlets that identify the park as the Ortonville Recreation Area. It may not be that hard to imagine, as the location is real and located off Hadley […]
A 26-year-old Brandon Township man has been arraigned on charges following his attack on a neighbor woman. Michael Lee Friske, a resident of the Clarkston Lakes Mobile Home Park, was arraigned on Sept. 7 in 52-2 District Court in front of Magistrate Judith Holtz on charges of home invasion’first degree, assault with intent to commit […]
Brandon Twp.- The planning commission turned away a preliminary site plan for a proposed retail development at their meeting Sept. 11, saying the plan would unnecessarily intrude on wetlands. An audience of about 30 applauded the decision. Building and Planning Director Tim Palulian said the planning commission has tabled the site plan review in hopes […]
The full slate of local candidates who will appear on the November ballot have been revealed with the passing of the Aug. 14 petition filing deadline. In Ortonville, the village council has been effectively decided. Incumbent Wayne Wills is the only candidate filing for the 2-year term of council president and filling the three trustee […]
‘Bananas unite! Bananas split! Peel banana, peel, peel banana; bananas to the left, bananas to the right, peel it down the middle and UNH! take a bite! Go bananas, go, go bananas!? Hannah Scherer taught this classic American camp song (and dance) to children in the Dominican Republic during a trip to the island nation […]
Ortonville- Moo, not boo. A village resident recently found bones buried beneath his home, complete with cut marks, prompting a call to police. Further investigation of the bones revealed no sinister motives, however, other than a possible desire for steak or a hamburger. According to police reports, on Aug. 4 Brandon deputies responded to a […]