Ortonville- Homemade is the theme of Beets, Beats and Eats and vendors are currently being sought for the 2007 12-week summer series in which artisans display their talents Friday nights at Crossman Park. ‘We’re trying to keep this handmade and support the people in our community,? says BB&E Market Manager Pam Belding. ‘It’s an opportunity […]
The Ortonville Chamber of Commerce is accepting scholarship applications until April 27. Four $500 scholarships will be awarded. Applicants must be 2007 graduates and residents of Brandon Township. Applications are available at Oxford Bank in Ortonville and in the Brandon High School counselors office.
Brandon Twp.- The lay-offs of two key administrative school district staff members were approved by the Board of Education during their April 15 meeting. Superintendent Lorrie McMahon called the lay-offs of Carole Beverwyk, assistant superintendent of curriculum, instruction, and accountability, and Arden Becker, executive director of operations, aquatic center and food services, ‘major.? ‘These are […]
Brandon Twp.- Many Americans remember Nov. 22, 1963 as the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Gary Medland also remembers that day as the day he knew he wanted to be a teacher. Medland, now 55, was in sixth grade that fateful day when his male teacher broke the news to the class. The […]
Ortonville- The Village Skate Park will open for the 2013 season at the end of this month. Bikes will no longer be allowed in the park, located at the corner of Ball and Cedar streets in the village. Scooters, skateboards and rollerblades will continue to be allowed in the park. ‘The park wasn’t originally designed […]
Brandon Twp.- The school board has declined to accept a purchase offer for the vacant Sherman Center and will move forward with a plan to have the building demolished. In a vote on whether to accept a formal purchase request from Mary Wilcox, representing the North Oakland Charter Academy, the sole yes vote was Trustee […]
Brandon Twp.- Members of a local church will examine a new television series, as well as the centuries-old book that inspired it, during the next several weeks. Seymour Lake United Methodist Church, 3050 Sashabaw Road, will host a Sunday School program on the History Channel’s ‘The Bible,? beginning at 10 a.m. tomorrow, Sunday, April 21. […]
Casey Hartman was at work in Boston the afternoon of April 15 when she heard, and felt, the first explosion. The personal stylist and 1996 Brandon High School graduate had no time to even begin to comprehend what had happened before a second explosion rocked the building. ‘I thought maybe they had fired a cannon. […]
Ortonville- Food often becomes a centerpiece of holiday get-togethers, but one area family is focusing on health and each other by walking together Mother’s Day weekend. Louanne Allison, 53, will be joined by her daughters, Amanda DeLandsheer, 25, and Amy Allison, 20, at the Bookin? It for Your Library 5K on Saturday, May 11. The […]
Dogs will bark back against cancer at the 1st annual Bark for Life of Brandon/Ortonville. The American Cancer Society’s canine event will premiere in this area from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, May 4 at the Brandon Township Community Park, 1414 N. Hadley Road. Bark for Life is a companion fundraising event to the Relay for […]