Ortonville-A public information meeting will be scheduled in January to discuss improvements to South Street. Final recommendations for South Street will be submitted to the Michigan Department of Transportation who will take bids for the project in April. Village manager Paul Zelenak said work is expected to begin in June and be completed by August […]
Christmas is a time for traditions for many people, decorating, baking, gathering with family and friends, giving gifts and, going to church. Clergy and people who work within local churches report that attendance is up significantly at Christmastime compared to the rest of the year. They tend to agree the reason for this is tradition. […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.-After 19 years of serving Brandon Township, Landmark Appraisal Company has decided not to renew their contract, which ended in November. The decision has left the township in a lurch, said Ron Lapp, township supervisor. The township has contracted with Oakland County to do the assessing from Nov. 20 […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.? A public hearing on a new disorderly conduct ordinance will be scheduled after the first of the year, say township officials. Tim Palulian, director of the planning and building department presented the first draft during the township meeting on Monday night. Township officials say the changes to the […]
Brandon Twp.- The fur was flying last Monday as Angel, a 2-year-old English Sheepdog, was brushed by Kim Malmquist and Theresa Scheuern, co-owners of Central Bark, a new pet grooming spa in Ortonville. Angel stood on a table as her paw fur was trimmed and she was dematted, the first steps in her grooming treatment. […]
Brandon Twp.-‘Cold Coffee, Warm Beer.? It may sound like a nightmare to some, but to the two members of Home Soon’Aaron Rohde and Jana Rotarius, it’s a song about friends and how when you’re with them, time flies. It’s one of the first songs the musical duo wrote together. It was just more than a […]
Last Christmas, the Ortonville Community Emergency Fund helped 140 families in need, says Judy Henley, OCEF food pantry coordinator. This year, she expects the number to be even greater. Five years ago, less than 100 families requested help from OCEF, a non-profit organization comprised of area churches which help families within the Brandon School District. […]
Ortonville- In 2002, when Kevin Shorkey was a pastor in Arizona, he was going through some very rough times, struggling with a very difficult church situation. Tired, he recalls whining and complaining to God. He began reading the book of Job in the Bible, and then woke up in the middle of the night with […]
Ortonville- Allie Miller’s goal was ambitious? she wanted to walk all 24 hours of the third annual Relay for Life of Brandon/Ortonville last weekend. The 17-year-old, who will be a senior at Brandon High School this fall, arrived at the Varsity Drive football field at 9:30 a.m., June 19, and began walking the track at […]
Ortonville- A new season of Beets, Beats & Eats is underway at Crossman Park downtown. The event, now in its fifth year, features local vendors, musicians and dinner at 6 p.m. every Friday night during the summer, with different themes each week. ‘It’s so exciting to share with everybody that there is something to look […]