Next March, Joe Gutowski and some of the 28 dogs he keeps at his home in Hadley Township will compete in the Iditarod, the famous sled dog race in Alaska. Gutowski recently received notification he has qualified for the 2012 event, which covers more than 1,150 miles from Anchorage to Nome in sub-zero temperatures over […]
Michael Ferguson thought he would have a career as a professional athlete and for a short time, he was a Major League baseball player. However, when he retires at the end of this month, it will be as the Brandon High School principal and he has no regrets. Ferguson played baseball on a scholarship at […]
Ortonville- The village council will vote Monday on whether to approve a proposed budget for 2008-2009. ‘It’s a good budget,? said Village Manager Ed Coy. ‘If we follow it, we will live within our means. Just like it is hard for families to balance a budget in these economic times, it’s hard for the government […]
A warrant has been authorized against an Ortonville resident after he allegedly stole natural gas from a neighbor. The Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office authorized the warrant last week against Jason David Vickory for larceny $200 or more, but less than $1,000. According to police reports, Vickory’s neighbor noticed an unusual increase in her Consumers Energy […]
Brandon Twp.- From Apple II computers and Dot Matrix printers to networking and smartboards, Colleen Hanson has seen a huge change in technology since becoming a teacher 25 years ago. ‘I have saved some of the kids? stuff and I look at the work we did back then and I laugh and think, ‘We’ve come […]
Brandon Twp.- Help when help is needed. This is the motto of Jim and Sara Alvarado, who provide in-home care for the elderly as owners of Caring Friends, Inc. ‘We’re not a business, we’re friends,? explained Sara Alvarado recently. ‘I’ve been working with seniors for years. I feel like I was led to this, because […]
Brandon Twp.- You don’t need to be a fan of insects to enjoy catching the reading bug. Fran Runnells, head of youth services at the library, 304 South St., has planned a series of events for this year’s summer reading program, the theme of which is ‘Catch the Reading Bug!? ‘It’s a lot of fun,? […]
Brandon Twp.- Tim Crain has had it with the condition of Granger Road. The potholes and washboarding are bad enough, but what really puts him over the edge is the dust. With the windows closed and the air conditioning on at his residence in the 1400 block of Granger, within a couple hours he can […]
Brandon Twp.- The township board thought at the end of December they had spent pretty close to the penny on their 2010 budget of $1,767,834.37. In fact, earlier last year, they were concerned they were going over budget and were looking for areas to cut. But the final results of a township audit report presented […]
Goodrich- Sherry Hempton suffered a mini-stroke last October. Two months later, on Christmas Day, her husband died. In February, she found a swollen lymph node and in April she started chemotherapy for stage IV cancer. She has health insurance through Genesee County for low-income individuals, but the medical bills are accumulating. Still, she is persevering […]