Ortonville- Finally, the village will have a voice in local cable operations. After months of discussion, on Monday night the village council unanimously approved a cable agreement with Brandon Township. The township board approved the intergovernmental agreement for collection and joint use of cable franchise fees and management of public access channel several weeks ago, […]
Brandon Twp.-It’s a sunny afternoon and Luie Reo is struggling with an uncooperative steer. The 11-year-old is trying to get the animal into the sunlight so visitors can get a better look, but the steer keeps backing up, tossing its head and making a commotion. Eventually, he leads the steer into the shade, where he […]
Johannesburg South Africa-Some people dream of Africa. Chuck and Darlene Saunders have lived it. They live on the continent that is thousands of miles in both distance and culture from their last home, which was in Goodrich. The Saunders left their Goodrich home 20 years ago for Swaziland, but their journey began even before then. […]
Brandon Twp.-Crayons, pencils, paper and backpacks–just a few of the items filling stores in preparation for back to school. The Ortonville Community Emergency Fund (OCEF) hopes those items will find their way to the OCEF pantry so needy families can have new supplies, too. OCEF is currently collecting supplies for low-income families in the Brandon […]
Brandon Twp.- Dan and Renelle Tolan received an extraordinary letter in the mail in August. ‘Dear donor family,? began the letter. ‘There are no words possible to tell you the impact that your selflessness has had on my life and that of my family. I know that during a very difficult time in your lives […]
Brandon Twp.- Moving to Brazil for a year posed some daunting tasks for Pam Belding? she would need to leave her township home, family and friends, homeschool her son, and communicate in a foreign language. But she didn’t set her sights on avoiding homesickness, being the best teacher, or learning to speak Brazilian Portuguese fluently. […]
Brandon Twp.- Voters will face just two decisions on the November school district ballot? election of a new school boardmember and whether to pass a millage renewal. Rob Privette, a 48-year-old engineer and Purdue University graduate, is a shoo-in to the school board, as he is the only candidate on the ballot. The millage renewal, […]
Brandon Twp.- Residents of Walnut Hills Estates are accustomed to a tranquil, secluded subdivision. However, the placid neighborhood was transformed on July 18 when tires squealed, police sirens wailed, and six gunshots rang out. Scott Kajcienski was working on his computer around 8 p.m., July 18 when he heard the sirens in the neighborhood of […]
Dr. Rachael Ustruck has joined the staff at POH Regional Medical Center, Ortonville. Ustruck, a 2006 graduate of Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, Pa., served her residency at St. John Macomb-Oakland and began her family medicine practice at POH in August. ‘I like family medicine, treating both children and their parents,? said […]
Brandon Twp.- Do we really need lawns? This is the central question of Lois Robbins? new book, Lawn Wars: The Struggle for a New Lawn Ethic. ‘To keep a healthy lawn, you need chemicals and fertilizers that are not so good for the environment,? said Robbins, who will read passages from her book on Nov. […]