By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Ortonville- Every Halloween, hundreds of trick-or-treaters descend on the village seeking candy. This year, the holiday will be extra special, with events, thrills, and amenties added for not only young goblins, but also for teens and parents. ‘This will be the greatest Halloween in the Village ever, until next year […]
Brandon Twp.- The house is silent, sunlight streaming through a thin curtain in the debris-strewn living room, empty of furniture. The stillness is suddenly shattered by successive rams on the front door, which smashes open as several men in camouflage and black vests charge in with guns pointing forward, shouting, ‘Sheriff’s Office! Search warrant!? Seconds […]
Brandon Twp.- Nearly five months after the Planning Commission turned back a plan by the Silverman Development Group to excavate a township parcel, they are set to consider it again. A public hearing regarding a request by the Detroit-area development company to excavate and remove approximately 170,000 yards of material from the 48-acre parcel located […]
Ortonville- Larry Burns likes coffee stirrers? but not for their intended use. Burns drinks a cup of coffee every morning, but the thousands of wooden coffee stirrers he orders from Georgia are never put in a cup of java. Instead, they are used to create tabletop versions of cabins, lighthouses, windmills, airplanes, even a space […]
Brandon Twp.- Kelly Thwing places a tube of toothpaste in the center of a circle of girls seated on the floor of a classroom at Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School on Monday after school and invites one of them to attempt to put a dab of toothpaste squeezed out of the tube back in. The lesson […]
Brandon Twp.- This community has a pantry to feed the hungry and a seasonal toy store stocked with donated gifts for children at Christmas. Now there is a closet to provide clothes for those in need, too. The Brandon Clothing Closet has opened at the Brandon Education Center, formerly Belle Ann Elementary. More than 200 […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- Get the scoop on how to maintain your water well and septic system on Monday night during a program at the library. The Oakland County Health Division will present ‘Maintaining your private well and septic system,? at 7 p.m., Nov. 4, at the library, 304 South St. ‘The […]
Brandon Twp.-In response to a world increasingly focused on science and technology, the school district is expanding learning opportunities in this area of study for younger children. The Truck Town Thunder Youth Robotics Program began accepting students as young as second grade this year and now has 24 teams, with about 200 students overall, spread […]
Brandon Twp.- Ed Albertson has been recognized as having the ‘Heart of a Champion.? A resident of the township for 28 years, Albertson received the honor Oct. 17 in Lansing at the Michigan Library Association’s annual conference. He is only the second recipient of the award, established in 2012 to recognize a library supporter who […]
Karyn Milligan believes there comes a time in every life where the help of another is needed. That help may come from a willingness to listen, a hug, a prayer, or even the most basic nourishment’food. ‘Asking for help is extremely hard for a lot of people, but there is no shame in it, because […]