Brandon Twp.- Some community members are ready to seek the recall of several school board members. Bonnie Kerin, Kathy Stockley and Maria Lauinger, members of what they call a concerned group of citizens, plan to show a videotape of Superintendent Tom Miller’s hiring interview from three years ago, at 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 1:30 […]
Atlas Twp.- This Thursday, millions of Americans will celebrate Thanksgiving with a traditional turkey dinner. On as many as 154 local tables will be turkeys that township farmer Steve Spratt raised. Spratt, who co-owns Spratt Farms, 11418 Hill Road, with wife Arlene, has been raising turkeys (as well as chickens and vegetables) for 30 years. […]
Groveland Twp.- The township board has approved hiring an environmental consulting firm to review a proposed development in the township. At their meeting Nov. 14, the board approved a $2,500 contract with Dragun Corporation of Farmington Hills. The company will evaluate a proposal by Bedrock Express to purchase 20 acres of township property at the […]
Goodrich- It may be difficult for 5-year-olds to understand the concept of war/military duty, but a Reid Elementary kindergarten class understands a little better today, thanks to their teacher and two classmates who have fathers serving. Tammy Merkel approached Karen Eickhoff, a long-term Reid substitute teacher for Rachel Renner, in September. Tammy’s husband, US Army […]
Brandon Twp.- Roger McCarville has dedicated the past 26 years of his life championing the disabled. Now, the host of the PBS show ‘Disabilities Today,? who became disabled in 1975 when he fell from a boat and his legs were severed, will continue his advocating efforts as a member of the Michigan Statewide Independent Living […]
Goodrich- In case Phil Jackson announcing his resignation and walking out of a village council meeting in anger wasn’t enough, his stint as a councilmember officially ended Nov. 14 with the council’s unanimous acceptance of his resignation letter. In the letter, dated Nov. 10, Jackson wrote, ‘Please consider this my resignation from the Goodrich Council. […]
Brandon Twp.- Sports surveys, the necessity for defibrillators and CPR training, budget tactics, and an opportunity for parents to volunteer their time in exchange for pay-to-participate fees were among the topics of discussion at the district’s athletic committee meeting Nov. 14. Parents and student athletes can help improve the sports programs in the school district […]
Ortonville- Construction on the addition to the Old Mill should be completed in less than three weeks and when it is done, the Ortonville Community Historical Society will be busy in the museum, filling two floors (800 square feet each) with artifacts. OCHS President Dean Salley’s plans for the new space includes an expanded military […]
Kathleen Russell’s philosophy on holiday charity is disarmingly simple. ‘If we can do Christmas for our family, we can do Christmas for someone else’s family,? says the Groveland Township resident, who is married to Jim and has three children, Shana DeVoe, 20, Noah DeVoe, 19, and Reeves DeVoe, 15. ‘We’re in a fortunate situation. Christmas […]
Heidi Barckholtz did what she thought she was supposed to do. She bought a house. She faithfully made her mortgage payments. Now the Ortonville resident and working mother of two children is underwater on her house by $100,000. ‘I have to sell it and I am taking the credit hit, all because of the bad […]