Creamy Apple Squares 1 package of yellow cake mix Half cup of margarine or butter quarter cup of firmly packed brown sugar half-teaspoon of cinnamon 2 apples thinly sliced 1 cup sour cream 1 egg Preheat oven to 350 degrees; combine cake mix and butter until crumbly. Reserve 2/3 cup of mixture for topping. Add […]
Brandon Twp.- The township board unanimously agreed to adopt a new retirement program for township employees and elected officials at their Sept. 19 meeting. Effective Oct. 1, 34 township employees will begin participation in the Municipal Employees Retirement System (MERS), a defined benefit program. The former program, Manulife, was stock-market-driven and two employees have chosen […]
Brandon Twp.- In an effort to save money and ensure every student has the opportunity to play sports, school district officials are considering reduced bus service for extracurricular activities and discussing the current pay-to-participate policy. ‘We’ve discussed dropping the pay-to-play fee, but it’s very premature,? said Superintendent Lorrie McMahon. ‘We don’t want it to interfere […]
Ortonville- Contaminated soil found at the Brandon Township offices at 395 Mill St. was deemed non-hazardous special waste. The soil problem was discovered when the township had their septic tank replaced last week. ‘We did not have to have the soil tested,? said Township Supervisor Kathy Thurman. ‘There was no official soil contamination listing, but […]
Brandon Twp.- The Fluck family celebrated Thanksgiving just over a week ago? a little early, but the township residents had a special visitor who had never experienced the holiday and won’t be in the country come November. Natsuka Yatsuda, 15, a Japanese exchange students who stayed with Suzy and Bob Fluck and their daughter, Heidi, […]
A 22-year-old woman faces up to five years in prison after being charged in the theft of numerous weapons from a Brandon Township home last fall. Samantha Leighann Layman of Pontiac, formerly of Brandon Township, was arraigned on a charge of receiving and concealing stolen property of more than $1,000 on Aug. 26 in front […]
Ortonville- Village officials have closed on a deal to purchase the home located at 61 Narrin Street? now all that is left to do is demolish it. Village Manager Ed Coy said the home is the first deal to be closed as part of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. The federal program established last October provides […]
Brandon Twp.- Fuel prices are soaring, but the Brandon School District will be saving money this year on the cost of running their buses after joining a consortium. The school board approved a resolution at their Sept. 12 meeting to join the 2005 Macomb/Oakland Aggregate Bus Fuel Purchasing Program. Brandon will be one of 11 […]
Flint- Michael Peterson, 62, of Ortonville, former Brandon High School assistant principal, was sentenced to 25 days in the Genesee County Jail and 12 months of probation on Sept. 13 by 67th District Judge John Conover. Peterson pleaded guilty to attempted personal conduct on Aug. 18. He was arrested on May 9 for soliciting sex […]
When Amy Davidson started quilting, she kept it a secret. ‘If I failed, I didn’t want anyone to know,? she says. Now, 10 years later, Davidson, 41, is more successful than she ever dreamed she could be– designing and selling her own quilt patterns. She began her own company, Humble Bee Quilt Works, a year […]