Groveland Twp.- Perseverance. For 173 years the Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church, 3209 Jossman Road, has endured storms, fires and a host of struggles for a congregation of about 50. However, the quaint rural church has endured’a tribute to the generations of families that have passed through. Church Pastor Pat Harton was perhaps a perfect […]
Atlas Twp-The township emergency siren was retested after repair and is in full working order. That’s the report from Shirley Kautman-Jones, township supervisor, after a failed test last month. ‘The siren will sound at noon each day and on the first Saturday of the month,? she said. After a failure of the Hegel Road emergency […]
Networking’a key element in a challenging business climate? is one of several reasons Roy Langolf, director of Coats Village Funeral Home, 135 South St, Ortonville, attended the Coffee Club on Wednesday morning. ‘Each week there’s plenty of new businesses at the Coffee Club to share ideas,? said Langolf. ‘For about an hour each week it’s […]
‘Hour Detroit? magazine has named Ortonville attorney, Kirk Falvay, ‘Best of Detroit? in the area of estate planning in their June 2010 issue. ‘Hour Detroit? magazine made their selection based on a survey of financial services industry professionals and high-net-worth households in the Detroit area. The final selections were made by a blue ribbon panel […]
Joe Hervey, a 2010 Brandon High School senior was awarded the $2,000 Harvey Fletcher Scholarship last week. Hervey, will attend Central Michigan University in the fall to study secondary education as a Spanish instructor. Joe is the son of Catharine and Greg Hervey of Hadley. Established as an endowment in memory of Brandon Schools Principal, […]
To Allen Hatch, the recipe was simple. Eight decades of American automotive history coupled with a relentless desire to promote Flint and Genesee County’grounded on a passion for classic automobiles. The results: Back to the Bricks Cruise Weekend, which in just short four years has triggered a following that spans north America. Hatch, an Atlas […]
Groveland Twp.-Jack Gabbard, Ortonville Cemetery sexton for the past nine years, said that sometime late Friday night or early Saturday morning vandals damaged a cemetery office window, a mercury light, and other parts of the structure. About $2,500 in damages were reported. Troopers from the Michigan State Police, Groveland Post responded to the call. ‘There’s […]
Brandon Twp.- During the years that Brian Hosner, owner of Brian’s Small Engine Repair, has worked on outdoor equipment, he’s had a few scrapes and bruises. However, on the morning of May 24, the 35-year-old entrepreneur faced an injury that could have ended his life. Hosner was working on a tractor used to move equipment […]
By David Fleet Editor Ortonville-Tipping the scale at just over 20 pounds,’Mia,? an overweight 3-year-old miniature Doberman pinscher, is not all that fierce. However, what Mia lacks in stature? she makes up in luck. Just after daylight on May 20 Mia, along with ‘Sophie,? a 60-pound chocolate lab, were turned out into the backyard of […]
For the second time in school history, the Brandon girls? varsity tennis team has qualified for the Michigan High School Athletic Association state finals June 4-5 in East Lansing. The top two teams in each regional qualify along with any team scoring 18 points or more. A team gets one point for each match won […]