Ortonville- Party on. The area’s largest party, the 2013 Relay for Life of Brandon/Ortonville, was supposed to last 24 hours, from June 15-16. But stormy weather that rolled through in the early morning hours of June 16 interrupted the event that raises funds for cancer research. The Relay will now wrap-up at 6 p.m., Monday, […]
Brandon Twp.- The final tally is in and it appears sewers are not in the cards. Residents and businesses along the M-15 corridor, Bald Eagle Lake and Lake Louise mailed back to the township 661 postcards, 55.3 percent of the 1,195 postage-paid postcards that were sent out last month polling them on their interest in […]
Brandon Twp.- A series of home invasions has police seeking help from residents. The most recent home invasion was March 20, in the 2500 block of S. Hadley Road. The homeowners arrived home from a doctor’s appointment to find their front door damaged and open and a sliding door to their deck also open. A […]
Ortonville- When one door closes, another opens. Mary Wilcox was disappointed when the Brandon School Board voted in April to decline an offer to purchase the vacant Sherman building for use as a charter school. Instead, the building will be demolished in November. However, Wilcox, president of Better Choice Development, Inc., believes she may now […]
Brandon Twp.- A single garbage hauler for residents, wage increases for township employees, and park development were all part of the discussion at a recent township board strategic planning workshop. The board is planning for 5-year and 10-year projections, said Supervisor Kathy Thurman, but is concentrating on objectives for the next four years. A workshop […]
Brandon Twp.- Last spring, a new policy regarding bullying was implemented in the district, which included reporting incidents to the state. At the June 17 school board meeting, Superintendent Lorrie McMahon announced the number of incidents recorded at each building in the district. ‘The terms come from the state and we report some to the […]
Brandon Twp.- After more than 22 years of helping students express themselves, Julie Hock has retired as the Brandon Middle School art teacher. ‘I always liked the interaction with the kids,? says Hock, who also taught yearbook for 18 years. ‘Sometimes you think you missed one, a problematic kid, and they come back and tell […]
Laurel Droz A local veterinary clinic and three local stores have been inundated with phone calls since the recall on March 16 of 91 brands of pet food manufactured by Menu Foods. Brian Mills, owner of Pet Supplies ‘Plus,? 22 N. Ortonville Road, said he is averaging 20-30 calls per day, wanting to know what […]
Brandon Twp.- It’s a Monday afternoon and the B.E.E.S. program is buzzing at Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School. In the Brandon Early Education Services 4 and 5-year-olds class, children laugh at a story teacher Liz Napier is reading to them, as they sit in a circle. Next door, in another 4-and-5-year-old classroom, teacher Janelle Soucie is […]
Alex Fuller has been participating in 4-H and the Oakland County Fair for a decade now and every year, she tries to do new things. Even after 10 years, it isn’t hard to find new events to compete in, or new attractions to enjoy at the fair, and this year will be no exception? with […]