Ortonville- The Village Skate Park opened for the season on Wednesday under new supervision. Interim Village Manager Larry Brown hired Addison Turk, 24, as the new park monitor and he started work immediately,overseeing several happy kids at the park located at the corner of Ball and Cedar streets. ‘It’s a good job to help out […]
Ortonville- The village will apply for a grant to replace a deteriorating Ball Street bridge. ‘If the grant were given, the bridge would be replaced in 2013,? said Interim Village Manager Larry Brown. ‘It is now in a condition where bridge replacement would be considered by the funding authority.? The Ball Street bridge is one […]
Judges are not required to do background checks on individuals seeking guardianship of special needs adults. Still, when Wayne County Probate Court Judge Martin T. Maher awarded guardianship of a mentally incapacitated man to Duane Kuerbitz, he was aware that Kuerbitz was a registered sex offender. Kuerbitz, a former Brandon Township resident, is now charged […]
Ortonville- Larry Brown is the new interim village manager. The village council unanimously voted to assign Brown to the position at their April 12 meeting. The former village manager, Bill Sprague, has taken a position in the private sector after five months in the village. His last day was April 9. ‘I think Larry will […]
Brandon Twp.-Bre’ann Davert is the daughter of rock music lovers. Her parents listen to bands like Fleetwood Mac and sing songs like ‘When the Levee Breaks? by Led Zeppelin. But Davert, a Brandon High School junior, has musical tastes that run a little different. ‘I came out of the womb singing opera,? Davert says, laughing. […]
The Greater Ortonville Area Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for their biggest event of the year’the Business Expo. The expo is set for 5-6 p.m, April 21 at Brandon High School for Chamber members and from 6-8 p.m. for the public. Businesses should reserve a table by March 21 in order to receive early […]
Some Brandon School District parents recently hit what is equivalent to the lottery, says June Wuopio, Brandon Community Education director. Children enrolled in Brandon’s Head Start program were chosen to be eligible for a SEED (Saving for Education, Entrepreneurship and Downpayment) grant. The grant enables parents to get ‘free? money for their child’s college education. […]
A new workshop being offered free at the Brandon Township Library aims to stop the arguing between parents and children. ‘Love & Logic? will be taught in a month-long series of Saturday workshops. The first workshop is from 9:30 a.m.-noon Feb. 26. Linda Hoogterp, an Ortonville resident who has a master’s degree in social work […]
Brandon Twp.- Pay to participate has been a phrase associated with the fees student athletes have incurred for several years. Soon, pay to participate could also expand beyond sports to include any extra-curricular activity, including yearbook, student council, band competitions, and the school play and musical. ‘Pay to participate is being discussed for all student […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- Just in time for Earth Day, Brandon Middle School has been named a ‘Green School.? On April 28, the middle school will be officially recognized by Oakland Schools through the Michigan Green School program. The school has received the highest rating of green in the program? an ‘evergreen? […]