Brandon Twp.- Residents seeking to have their roads designated as special assessment districts will encounter a new policy soon. The township board discussed a set of rules for creating S.A.D.s during their March 7 board meeting. After some final costs are determined, the new policy will be submitted to the township attorney and brought back […]
Tony Onica has experienced dozens of earthquakes since he moved to Japan in August 2009 to teach English. The 2005 Goodrich High School graduate says only one or two of those are even worth mentioning, and only because they caused minor delays to the train schedule, which is very rare. Earthquakes happen so frequently in […]
Brandon Twp.- The school board accepted a letter of resignation from former Executive Director of Fiscal Affairs Jamie Cowan on Monday, more than two months after she took an unexplained leave of absence from the district. Superintendent Lorrie McMahon announced Cowan’s resignation at the March 14 board meeting. School Board Treasurer Greg Allar said that […]
Brandon Twp.- School board members and district residents will have an open dialogue on schools of choice during a study session planned for 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 29 at the I-TEC Center (adjacent to Brandon Middle School), 609 S. Ortonville Road. Board President Debbie Schummer made the announcement to a packed room at the March […]
In October, when Derek Hanewacker was just 10-months-old, he was diagnosed with Hurler Syndrome, a rare genetic disease. Since then, he has endured almost weekly infusions of crucial enzymes and last month, he had a bone marrow transplant. Luckily, says his mother, Holly Hanewacker, Derek is ‘the best baby ever.? Also lucky for the Hanewacker […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- Bob DeWitt has resigned from the township board after more than six years as a trustee. DeWitt, 53, submitted a letter of resignation dated March 10, explaining that he had purchased a horse farm in Addison Township and as of March 15, would have rented and moved out […]
Brandon Twp.- Woody Moore sells everything you need to grow vegetables indoors, or, with the exception of seeds, marijuana. The co-owner of Happy Harvesters Hydroponics and Indoor Gardening Center of Ortonville opened his new shop at 1772 S. Ortonville Road on March 18 and within three days, said he had about 40 people stop in […]
Former long-time Brandon Township Trustee Sandy Willett was remembered this week as a woman who was very involved in the community and fun to be around. Willett died March 21. She was 65. Elected to the Brandon Township Board in 1988, Willett served as a trustee for 20 consecutive years, until 2008. ‘She was very […]
During the annual Main Street Oakland County awards ceremony on March 4, the Ortonville Main Street program received recognition in four categories. Debbie Baker was named 2010 Volunteer of the Year; Pam Belding is the 2010 Downtown Development Authority Board Member of the Year; Winning 2010 volunteer of the year was Debbie Baker; Event of […]
Brandon Twp.- Beverly Combs believes sending her grandson to school here was the best thing she’s ever done for him. ‘Going to school in Brandon saved him,? she said. Julius Combs will graduate from Brandon High School this spring, four years after Beverly Combs enrolled him as a schools of choice student in his freshman […]