Brandon Twp.-Judy and Phil Maybee have a 20-acre farm. It has a pond, lots of trees, and buildings including their house, a workshop and a large barn. They have animals, too, but maybe not what would be expected in a barnyard. It’s a beautiful day and 20 fluffy heads turn in the sunshine toward approaching […]
Brandon Twp.-Judy and Phil Maybee have a 20-acre farm. It has a pond, lots of trees, and buildings including their house, a workshop and a large barn. They have animals, too, but maybe not what would be expected in a barnyard. It’s a beautiful day and 20 fluffy heads turn in the sunshine toward approaching […]
Brandon Twp.-Nicholas Hanson, 10, is saving his money for a cruise. Every other Friday, the Harvey-Swanson Elementary fourth grader deposits his allowance into his savings account? at school. Nicholas is one of many students taking advantage of the partnership, begun in 1991, between the Clarkston Brandon Community Credit Union and Brandon Schools. On different specified […]
Brandon Twp.-The fire department has responded to 11 brush fires in the month of April alone. For all of last year, they had 13 brush fires in the township. ‘May is usually the worst month for brush fires, but this year it’s April,? said Fire Chief Bob McArthur. Steve McGee, Groveland Township fire chief agrees […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- High unemployment and a difficult economy might seem to be deterrents to opening a business right now, but Bill Schroer says the current economic climate is actually an ideal time for people to follow their dream of being their own boss. ‘A lot of people are disgusted with […]
A Groveland Township man has been charged after robbing Bueche’s Food World last month. Jason Raymond Niemenski, 26, was arraigned on a charge of larceny from a person on Jan. 15 in front of 52-2 District Court Judge Joseph Fabrizio. He was released on bond on Jan. 26. According to police reports, deputies from the […]
Brandon Twp.- The township board has unanimously approved at the Feb. 1 board meeting lowering non-resident recreation fees from $15 to $10. The decision brings non-resident fees back to the level they were at for several years prior to February 2008 when the board approved an increase to $60. That jump in cost sparked an […]
Two Brandon Township men who damaged multiple vehicles because they were ‘bored? last summer have been sentenced to probation and will pay restitution to the vehicle owners. Tom Shahin, 19, was sentenced to 24 months of probation, and ordered to pay restitution, on Jan. 12 in front of Sixth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Rae Lee […]
Brandon Township is home to a gold medal Olympian. Township resident Alice Churchill, 84, competed in bocce in the Michigan Senior Olympics on Jan. 27 at Palazzo di Bocce in Lake Orion and came in first with her 52-year-old bocce partner, Rick Howard. ‘I was very surprised, I didn’t expect it playing with all those […]
Ortonville- Income tax season can often cause feelings of anxiety when taxpayers are faced with numbers to crunch and forms to fill out, but help is right around the corner. Professional tax consultants will offer free tax assistance to senior citizens and anyone else needing help with their taxes from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Friday, Feb. […]