Brandon Twp.- They faced plenty of obstacles, including a snowstorm and a poor economy, but volunteers and donors came through once again for the Ortonville Community Emergency Fund, to make this year’s Christmas Food and Gift Distribution? the largest ever’a success. OCEF helped more than 170 families (750 individuals) in need, as well as residents […]
Brandon Twp.- Bruiser has been regifted for Christmas. Lindsey Vollmer first received the Chihuahua puppy as a present from her husband, David, shortly before he deployed to Iraq with the Army. He intended for the puppy to keep her from being lonely while he is gone for the next 15 months. But on Dec. 12, […]
Brandon Twp.- To staring onlookers at Detroit Metro Airport, it may have seemed bizarre’a man rushing up the stairs on an escalator going down. But Major Paul Alban, returning to Michigan after a 14-month deployment to Iraq, wasn’t concerned with how he may have looked or what strangers may have thought, he was single-minded at […]
Brandon Twp.- The township board passed the 2008 budget by a 5-1 vote at a special meeting Dec. 17. The budget features a 2.5 percent pay raise for all township employees and an additional 10 percent raise for Recreation Director Fred Waybrant. The 10 percent pay hike for Waybrant was the cause of Treasurer Linda […]
Brandon Twp.- A party doesn’t seem too difficult to find at this time of year, but two local entrepreneurs are offering a fun and safe twist on celebrations. Dylan Dean and John Maniaci started their business, Double D’s Designated Driver Service, in September with the goal of keeping the community safe. ‘We had friends who […]
Ortonville- There hasn’t been a carnival here in more than 20 years. Lions Club President Wayne Wills says the last carnival in the village was back in 1984. For many years, the Lions Club hosted the carnival, and the Jaycees had a beer tent, all part of a multi-day weekend event known as Country Fest […]
Firefighters from Brandon and Groveland Township will have some new friends along for the ride when they go out on calls. The fire departments are now taking part in the Teddy Bear Patrol, a national campaign centered on giving out stuffed animals to children in frightening situations. Brandon Fire Chief Dave Kwapis said this is […]
Once upon a time… a long, long time ago (OK, a few, two, weeks ago), in the kingdom of Allendale (Grand Valley State University), there was a princess named Katie who called her mother (the queen), who lived far, far away. ‘Guess what, Mom?? ‘What?? ‘I read The Hunger Games today!? My 19-year-old college sophomore […]
Ortonville- Willow Pointe Flowers & Gifts has bloomed in four decades in business. Herb and Grace Geisler are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their store, which first opened as Mill St. Fleur Shoppe in the village (where Brandon Underwriters is now located) on March 1, 1972. A year later, the couple moved into their current […]
A 45-year-old Brandon Township man has been arraigned on charges after pointing a loaded gun at a woman and threatening to kill her, her children, her friend and her ex-husband. Scott Matthew Cohorst was arraigned March 21 on two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon in front of 52-2 District Court Judge Kelley Kostin. […]