Ortonville- Conflict in the Middle East, healthcare and alternative fuels. These were among the topics U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-MI) discussed during a meeting at 10:30 a.m., Aug. 1 with local officials in the community room of the Brandon Township Library, 304 South St. When Brandon Township Supervisor Ron Lapp questioned Rogers on why the […]
Brandon Twp.- It’s all in the details. Forsters Auto Wash has expanded and as of July, now offers Forsters Detailing. ‘You can only make a vehicle last if you take care of it, keep it clean, and wax it,? says Beau Bacevicius, general manager of Forster’s Auto Wash, 880 S. Ortonville Road. ‘Wax wears off […]
Brandon Twp.- The tremors in Barb Kratt’s right hand and arm began eight years ago. She was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, a neurological disorder in which, she says, the neutrons in the brain disconnect, causing her to shake and throwing off her equilibrium, making it easy to fall. She must make a conscious effort to […]
Brandon Twp.- Jessica Laviolette returned home July 29 after a four-week stay in Israel that she calls ‘the trip from hell.? The 2006 Brandon High School graduate, in the Middle East country since July 2, had been wanting to leave since mid-July, when Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon killed eight Israeli soldiers and kidnapped two others, […]
Brandon Twp.- Deputies here aren’t having any difficulty lately spotting drunk drivers. It’s particularly easy when one crashes into your patrol car with his truck, as was the case this week when a drunk driver hit not one, but two police vehicles. ‘We don’t even have to look’they’re running into us,? said Oakland County Sheriff’s […]
Brandon Twp.- Elizabeth McGhee was asleep about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday morning when she was awakened by her son, Charles. The tone of his voice and one look at his face told her something was very wrong. ‘I said, ‘What’s the matter??? McGhee recalled. ‘He said, ‘My room is on fire.?? She flew down the stairs, […]
Brandon Twp.- Larceny, fraud, and OWI reports are up, traffic crashes and damaged property reports are down? but overall, the number of police service calls are about the same this year compared to the same time period last year. These are some of the findings of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office quarterly report, tracking township […]
Costumed children by the dozens will descend on the streets of Goodrich and Ortonville on Oct. 31. Planned holiday festivities begin at 10:30 a.m., as about 900 elementary students from Harvey Swanson and H.T. Burt march through Ortonville in their costumes. The parade is expected to last approximately 30-45 minutes and will conclude with class […]
Brandon Twp.- More than one in every four children attending school here are receiving free or reduced price lunches, the highest number Suzanne Evenson has seen as director of food services for the district. ‘The numbers change daily? I get up to five applications per day,? she said. ‘In the past, the most we had […]
Brandon Twp.- Five parapros whose positions were eliminated from the school district earlier this year will return to kindergarten classrooms this week, thanks to at-risk funding from the state. ‘I expect them to be in the classrooms on Monday,? said Brandon Superintendent Lorrie McMahon. ‘The teachers are happy and we want the kids to get […]