Students from Dragon Martial Arts Brazilian Jiu Jitsu program competed in the Chicago Open Jiu Jitsu tournament Aug. 9. Antonio Deleone and Johnny Brish took home a total of four gold medals and one silver. Brish won a gold medal in the Gi Division at the Chicago Open. Deleone won gold medals in both Gi […]
As an attorney, Mark Stepek said his job is to deal with the facts and to communicate those facts to a jury, which is an expertise he hopes to bring to the Oxford School Board as well, if voted to take one of the four seats available in November. ‘There are so many problems that […]
Like others before him, Danny VanVleet considers it ‘an honor? to be named as one of the inductees to the Oxford Hall of Fame. VanVleet, who graduated in 1964, was one of the most versatile athletes of the mid 1960s. VanVleet earned 11 varsity letters while a Wildcat. In Oxford’s first year in the Tri-County […]
Six miles. About a 15-minute bus ride via M-15. That’s what separates Goodrich and Brandon high schools; however, on Aug. 28 the neighboring districts may not be too neighborly when a football rivalry will be renewed after more than 20 years as the Martians host the Blackhawks at 7 p.m. at the Roy Stacey Athletic […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Atlas Twp.- Jim Lusty was taken aback when a representative of ET Rover showed up on his Vantine Road property near Irish Road Saturday afternoon. ‘It actually gave me heartburn,? said Lusty. ‘I like my place the way it is, I don’t want them cutting down trees.? The ET Rover […]
Ortonville- During a joint meeting on Aug. 18 of the Brandon Township Board and Ortonville Village Council, both government entities unanimously accepted recommendations by the Fire Authority for the 2015 fire budget. The recommendations as presented include an increase of .2 mills to be levied for fire, as well as a 3 percent wage increase […]
Brandon Twp.- Township firefighters battled two blazes last weekend, one of which displaced a family, and the other which was deemed arson. Fire Chief David Kwapis said township firefighters were called to an early Sunday morning duplex fire in the 400 block of Cedar Lake Lane in the Village of Ortonville. The first emergency call […]
Atlas Twp.- Mark Perry, a CPA for Yeo & Yeo, presented the annual financial statements and auditor’s report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014 at Monday’s township meeting. Since 2004, the township has doubled its general fund balance, swelling from $1.1 million in 2004 and peaking at just over $2.5 million in 2011. […]
Brandon Twp.- More than 300 families responded to a survey about the school district, giving insight about what they like and don’t like and providing valuable information as new Superintendent Matt Outlaw seeks to lead the district in a positive direction. ‘I feel really good about the feedback we got from the survey,? said Outlaw. […]
Most people will never remember the movie plot of ‘Smokey and Bandit?’legendary truck driver Bo ‘Bandit? (dare devil Burt Reynolds) is offered $80,000 to haul 400 cases of Coors beer from Texas to Georgia. And while picking up a rather attractive Sally Fields along the way’Bo also purchases a 1977 black Pontiac Trans Am, which […]