Brandon Twp.- Jacob Bombardo, 7, won a brand-new bike last week. Minutes later, he announced to a gym full of cheering Belle Ann Elementary students his plans to give it away. Bombardo, a second-grader at the school, was rewarded with the lime green Magna Rip Claw bike for raising $700 for the school in their […]
Ortonville- Food offerings at Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School on Nov. 21, were, well, not the average fare. Instead of pizza or chicken nuggets, students dined on such entrees as squirrel stew, turtle soup, wild boar sausage, and venison chili as part of the annual Wild Game Feast. ‘I tried everything but venison,? said Jake Selak, […]
Craig Bryson is used to hearing complaints. The public information officer for the Road Commission for Oakland County got even more than usual following the Jan. 5 snowstorm that dumped from 10-16 inches across the county, causing numerous accidents and making roads treacherous and even impassable, some for days. The two largest complaints the RCOC […]
Brandon Twp.- The library board has terminated their contract with the auditing firm of Pfeffer, Hanniford, and Palka. Board President Ann Schmid had no comment regarding the work done by the firm saying only, ‘We are doing a forensic audit and want a fresh start for the library.? Pfeffer, Hanniford and Palka were in the […]
Brandon Twp.- Kristy McDonald worked in an office for seven years before earning her teaching degree. Now, after seven years as a teacher, she will combine her skills. ‘It’s the best of both worlds for me,? said McDonald, who has been named the director of the Brandon Alternative High School, a new position in the […]
Groveland Twp.- First no power for days. Then, no phone? for more than three weeks. Mary and John Cesarz, township residents and Frontier customers, lost their home phone service Dec. 22. They weren’t alone, and as of Jan. 15, were still disconnected, along with up to 55 other Frontier customers in the area. ‘They work […]
Brandon Twp.- The bulk of nearly $34,000 in grant funds will be funneled to bathroom remodeling and other services at the Edna Burton Senior Center. Other beneficiaries include the Ortonville Community Emergency Fund and Brandon Groveland Youth Assistance. The township board approved by a 6-0 vote the allocation of $33,781 in Community Development Block Grant […]
Brandon Twp.- Danny Bledsoe was an Army Blackhawk pilot in 2006 when a visit to the doctor permanently changed the course of his life. During that visit, he learned a spinal injury caused by his years of flying would ground him from that point forward. ‘The impact of taking what you thought you wanted for […]
It took until January 9 for the first baby of the new year to be born to parents who reside in The Citizen readership area. A second arrived less than two hours later, just two doors down, in the same hospital, also a girl, and with a name remarkably similar to the first child. The […]
Brandon Twp.- A couple had a fire blazing in the fireplace of their home at 2400 Kile D Drive at about 3 p.m., Jan. 19, when they heard crackling and a popping noise. They went outside to investigate and saw smoke pouring from the roof near the chimney. Firefighters from Brandon, as well as from […]