Sara Taylor was anticipating Christmas 2013 as the first one in her new Atlas Township home, as well as the first one for her baby. However, things for the Taylor family, like hundreds of other area families, didn’t go quite according to plan. Sara, who is married to Brad and the mother of two? Braden, […]
Looking for an opportunity to volunteer in the new year? You don’t have to look far. The seventh annual Relay for Life of Brandon/Ortonville is planned for June 14-15 and Mary Woods, chairperson, needs volunteers to help make the event a success. ‘Reach out and express an interest and we will set up a time […]
Bromley’s Beat The world stopped last weekend. Well, OK, so maybe it wasn’t the whole world. Maybe it was just part of the world. Maybe it was just a very small corner of the world like southeast Michigan, and maybe it didn’t really stop so much as it just slowed down. Regardless, I find it […]
The third largest snowfall in recorded history for Flint and frigid temperatures not seen in 20 years wreaked havoc in the area, closing schools, freezing pipes, causing car accidents, and working furnaces and plow drivers overtime, but not necessarily employees who couldn’t get out of their driveways. Brandon and Goodrich Schools were closed through Wednesday, […]
The holiday gatherings are over and some celebrants may have received some very unwanted gifts. Local hospitals have reported to the Oakland County Health Division an increase in patients with H1N1 flu, as well as norovirus, a gastrointestinal illness. ‘We are seeing a rise in the number of illnesses,? said Kathy Forzley, OCHD manager and […]
Brandon Twp.- As upsetting as it may be when children are fighting at the table and the milk gets spilled, the old adage, ‘Don’t cry over spilled milk,? really does apply. Judith Cox will explain why the response of parents to children’s actions makes a difference in their behavior in the seminar ‘Becoming a Non-Critical […]
Auburn Hills- Philip Olney sat in a camping chair at the back of the Meijer’s electronics department all day on Nov. 16, bored, skipping school, getting less than two hours of sleep, all for the opportunity to purchase a Playstation 3 game system at a cost of $600. All that, and he isn’t keeping it. […]
Ortonville- The results of 587 market surveys regarding the future of the community will be revealed at a town meeting, 7 p.m., Dec. 4, at the Brandon High School Performing Arts Center, 1025 S. Ortonville Road. The Downtown Development Authority sent out 5,000 consumer surveys in an April edition of The Citizen to village residents, […]
Ortonville- The village has a new Main Street Manager and Downtown Development Authority Executive Director. Janine Saputo was hired by the DDA board and began her part-time position on Nov. 14. ‘It’s exciting,? said Saputo. ‘There’s a lot going on and Ortonville has a lot of potential. I will pick up where Julie left off […]
Brandon Twp.- Just in time for Christmas, a new gourmet food and specialty shop is opening in the area. The Ortonville Smokehouse, 910 S. Ortonville Road, Suite 100, will open Dec. 1. The store is located in the former Oakridge Cabinets building, in front of Maximum Real Estate and Rison Construction. The store, owned by […]