By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.-While at sea, former Navy sailor Dennis O’Malley was a cook. Now Dennis and the crew at O’Malley’s Galley 1595 S. Ortonville Road has come ashore in the township. The restaurant and catering service, previously located in Holly, is owned by the O’Malley family? Dennis, Michele, Dennis II, Ashley […]
Brandon Twp.-At Bendle Middle School in Burton, 100-150 kids can commonly be found in the gymnasium before school? playing basketball or other sports and socializing under adult supervision. Up to two-thirds of the 320 students at the school participate in after-school programs. By comparison, Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School has no regular after-school programs and 150 […]
Brandon Twp.- The township faces the loss of thousands of dollars in grant money and a major blow to public services, the senior center and preservation efforts if a 2006 budget proposal by President George W. Bush is passed. Under the proposal, the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) would be eliminated along with 17 other […]
A 53-year-old Ortonville man who left a trail of destruction in Ferndale has been charged with drunk driving and heroin possession. Ronald Eugene Lamm has been arraigned on a charge of operating while intoxicated, second offense, a 1-year misdemeanor as well as a charge of possession of a controlled substance under 25 grams, a 4-year […]
Ortonville- This June, the community will have an opportunity to pull together for 24 hours with a common goal? to fight cancer, remember those who lost their battle to the disease, and celebrate survivors. The third annual Relay for Life of Brandon/Ortonville is planned for June 19-20 at the Brandon Schools Athletic Complex on Varsity […]
Brandon Twp.- When two students were having an argument at Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School last week, Matt Read stepped in to help. ‘We talked about it, got them to agree on something and they basically solved it themselves, we just coached them along,? said the fifth-grader. ‘After we were done, I felt good, because we […]
They are pond swimmers no more? competitive swimming has come a long way at Brandon High School. When Todd Duncan joined the teaching staff at Brandon High School in 2002, there was no swim team, only a swim club with 10 participants. In 2005, swimming became a varsity sport, with 48 members on the girls […]
Brandon Twp.- Commercial developers or individuals seeking permission for something a township ordinance does not allow will be paying more in Brandon? in some cases, nearly double? after the board unanimously approved increases in the planning commission fee schedule during their March 1 meeting. ‘If you’re a user of the system, you have to pay […]
Ortonville- The village is currently a one-stoplight town if you don’t count the traffic lights on M-15. However, there is currently discussion underway to changing it to a no-stoplight town. Village Manager Bill Sprague said there have been complaints about whether the traffic light located downtown at South Street and Mill Street is actually needed, […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- In April 1991, Pam Flowers became the first woman in modern times to make a solo trek from Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada to the Magnetic North Pole. She will share the tale of her 403-mile journey with just her three Alaskan huskies as companions during a presentation at […]