Brandon Twp.- In a technologically savvy move, the school board has opened another means of communication with the public? a blog. Brandon Blackhawk Talk, the Board of Education’s blog, can be found by visiting brandonblackhawk.blogspot.com. ‘We were looking for a vehicle to communicate with the community and figured blogging is the way to go,? said […]
Ortonville- The village council has hired a Department of Public Works supervisor, after nearly five months without one. Bill Prince began work Jan. 21 and his hiring was officially approved at the council’s Jan. 23 meeting by a 6-1 vote. Council member Mary Kassuba voted no, citing ongoing contract negotiations between the village and Teamsters […]
Ortonville- The Main Street program is about to get its first report card and it appears the program may make the honor roll. Representatives from Main Street Oakland County and the National Trust’s Main Street Center will evaluate Ortonville’s 2005 Main Street progress, during a day-long visit Feb. 7. Their plans include completing a report […]
Brandon Twp.- The township board will discuss purchasing a 14-acre parcel of property on M-15 during an informational meeting at 7 p.m., Jan. 30, at the township offices, 395 Mill St. The meeting is open to the public. Brandon Fire Chief Bob McArthur received unanimous approval from the board last April to get an appraisal […]
Village officials are heading to arbitration to resolve issues surrounding the termination of two Department of Public Works employees. Teamsters Local 214 President Joe Valenti, who is representing Bill Prince and Kevin Booms, said Tuesday an agreement to arbitrate the Prince case had been reached and the Booms case will also be arbitrated, with the […]
Brandon Twp.- During World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt encouraged Americans to plant ‘Victory Gardens? to supplement their incomes and the food supply during a time of rationing. Dale and Ginnie Richmond remember that time clearly. Their families and their neighbors all participated. Now, in a recession that is the worst in 74-year-old Dale’s […]
Atlas Twp.- Every year at this time, English teacher Bill Duso gives a special writing assignment to all the seniors at Goodrich High School. He tells them to write a letter to their mothers. Duso doesn’t read the letters, but he mails them and has been doing so for 20 years. ‘When I watched seniors […]
Brandon Twp.- Oakland County Sheriff’s Office detectives are seeking two suspects in a larceny from an auto and four counts of fraudulent use of a credit card. According to police reports, on May 4, a Brandon deputy responded to the 200 block of Howland Pines for a report of larceny from an auto. The complainant […]
Goodrich- Voters may get the final say in what happens to the library building, plagued by expensive maintenance issues. During a special meeting May 4, village and Atlas Township officials discussed the problems with the century-old Lyceum building, which houses the Goodrich Library, 10237 Hegel Road. Village Council President Ed York stressed that the council […]
Ortonville- Alice Marsh recalls that during World War II, her mother kept a flag with a blue star on it in the front window of their home. The star represented Alice’s brother, Ed Burton, who was serving in the military. Alice married Gerald Marsh, who also served in World War II, as did his older […]