Brandon Twp.-Kim Kimball joined the Community Emergency Response Team out of a desire to be better prepared for a disaster. Now he hopes others will join to not only help secure their own homes and families, but to assist others in the community. ‘We work with the fire department, help them during community events, provide […]
Brandon Twp.- Lois Robbins, champion of the community’s natural treasures, is the 2015 Citizen of the Year. Robbins has been a tireless activist for environmental protection and education since she moved to this area more than two decades ago and her efforts are appreciated as shown in the many nominations she received for the award. […]
Brandon Twp.- The number of students starting kindergarten in the district this year was higher than anticipated, helping to reduce enrollment losses. The district previously projected a decline in enrollment of 175 students for the 2015-16 school year. However, as of Sept. 11, preliminary numbers showed the district was down about 114 students, an improvement […]
Brandon Twp.- A former professional football player, a retired chief executive officer of a billion-dollar business, and a lifelong Ortonville resident renowned for decades of volunteer service to the community are in the inaugural class of a Wall of Fame honoring former Brandon High School and Ortonville High School graduates. Matt Lentz, Joe Slaughter and […]
Brandon Twp.-The district hopes to save taxpayers more than $7 million by obtaining a lower interest rate on bonds. At their Sept. 21 meeting, the school board gave the go ahead to their financial adviser, RJ Naughton, and underwriter, Craig Taylor, to pursue selling bonds and obtaining the lowest interest rate possible on both the […]
Brandon Twp.-All employee groups in the school district now have settled contracts, most with 2 percent wage increases. At their Sept. 21 meeting, the school board unanimously approved salary adjustments for non-union groups in the district, completing contract settlements that began last month. Non-union groups include four maintenance employees, four technology employees, 13 central office […]
Ortonville-In 1975, before Judy Miracle moved to Ortonville, she made a time capsule. She used a shoe box, and in it, she placed a pair of shoes from one of her children, tokens, a family photograph and a little story about what the family’s life was like at that time. Her children were young then, […]
Ortonville- Jim Lane doesn’t want to bear the cost of sewers any more than many of the people who have publicly objected to a proposed village wastewater treatment system due to the financial burden. Still, if he could, he would vote yes Nov. 3 to support bringing such a system to the village. ‘I don’t […]
Ortonville- Mary Ann Quisenberry survived a battle with cancer a few years ago, but the healthy, vibrant 81-year-old met a foe she couldn’t beat in late August? a mosquito. Quisenberry died Sept. 14, after more than two weeks in the hospital and nearly three weeks after she first began exhibiting flu symptoms. The Oakland County […]
Brandon Twp.- Viral meningitis caused a one-day postponement of the Blackhawks? varsity football game against Swartz Creek. The Blackhawks would fall at home to the Dragons by one point, 22-21, the afternoon of Sept. 26. The game had previously been scheduled for Sept. 25, but was called off by Brandon School District officials when they […]