Brandon Twp.-They came. They saw. They volunteered. At 7 p.m, April 7, 112 school-age volunteers from the area will be honored during the 18th Annual Youth Recognition Awards Night at Brandon Middle School. The honorees volunteered their time to various causes in the past year. ‘We try to make it a very special night,? said […]
Ortonville- Local artist Sue Hovey recently burned her favorite ceramic piece. And she couldn’t be happier. Hovey created a coil pot from clay on a potter’s wheel and then, with several classmates from University of Michigan-Flint, dug a hole 12 feet wide by 1 and a half foot deep in a 3 acre yard. They […]
Brandon Twp.-When Esther Schieltz received her tax papers in the mail just about a year ago, she got a little something extra that caused her a great deal of disbelief. It wasn’t a refund or a bill that got her attention, but information about a home repair loan’one with 0 or 3 percent interest and […]
Atlas Twp.- On the side of Jim Betzing’s red 1957 Chevy Sedan Delivery are the words ‘Rare Breed,? fitting because he says the classic car is one of only 30 in the country. On Feb. 19, Betzing’s unique vehicle was saved from extinction, as he and kind passersby pushed it out of his garage, which […]
People around the world scrambled to offer whatever aid they could when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti last month. Two local men were among the few that were able to reach the devastated country in the chaotic days immediately following the tragedy. Bob Lambert, a Village of Ortonville resident, and Adam Stith, a Brandon […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- The days before computers may seem like a distant memory, but for students and staff in the district it was a reality for about 24 hours this week as technology failed. At around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, every computer in the district, roughly 1,600 of them, went down when […]
Brandon Twp.- If the school board approves a recommendation to provide busing to home schools only next year, it could devastate two local businesses. Jenny Smotherman, director of Stepping Stone Child Development Center, stands to lose a quarter of her business under the plan. ‘We have to have a latchkey program to stay in business, […]
Brandon Twp.? By a 5-1 vote the board passed a revised disorderly conduct ordinance at Monday’s meeting. Clerk Jeannie McCreery, treasurer Linda Owen, and trustees Charlene Carlson, Tom Stowell and Sandra Willett voted yes, while trustee Bob DeWitt opposed the revison. Supervisor Ron Lapp was absent. About 20 citizens attended the meeting, with several declaring […]
Ortonville- Newly elected State Representative Jim Marleau(R-Lake Orion) spoke with Citizen staff on March 18 discussing some of his plans for the up coming year. Marleau, 58, a Lake Orion resident was elected last fall to the 46th district, replacing Ruth Johnson who stepped down due to term limits. The district includes Addison, Brandon, Groveland, […]
Brandon Twp.-Two years ago the township library obtained a $45,000 federal grant to develop a Homework Center. The LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) grant money was used to purchase 25 laptop wireless computers for kids to do homework on in the library. Zoe Pearson, public relations director, says the funds were to be used […]