Goodrich-Like other athletes’Betty Dunlap will lace a pair of New Balance running shoes, don shorts and a tank top, than join more than 7,000 runners in Flint’s annual Bobby Crim 10 mile race on Aug. 26. And like other distance runners, Dunlap prepares for the race by logging hundreds of miles, keeping tabs on diet […]
Brandon Twp.- Sunrise and sunsets on Lake Huron’a moment that township resident Bryan Whitfield says are simply spectacular. ‘At night, miles out in Lake Huron there’s no ‘light? pollution from cities and the stars reach right to the horizon, it’s like you could reach out and touch them.? Whitfield, 45, reflections came from the deck […]
Ortonville- Village resident Traci McCormick and her two daughters, Erica and Hailee, spend long, hot summer days playing in their back yard inflatable pool. ‘The pool was a birthday gift for Erica,? says McCormick. ‘It’s big enough for the whole family, and in the fall we can just deflate it and put it away.? McCormick […]
Ortonville- A two year search for a missing juvenile ended in Waterford Township on July 26. Ethel Swan, 59, and Gary Swan, 61, along with their son Anthony Swan, 19, were arraigned before 51st District Court Judge Phyllis McMillen on charges of harboring a runaway, a one-year misdemeanor. The juvenile, now 16-years-old, had just turned […]
Family, friends and teachers are remembering Jacob Donald DesJardins as a youth with a passion for outdoor activity and a zest for life. Jacob died July 13, from an accidental drowning in the family’s backyard pool at their Waterford Township home. He was 11. ‘He got up every morning dug his own worms and went […]
Ortonville- Shock. That’s what Leslie Wills, a village resident felt when she checked her bank account on-line at about 10:30 p.m. and noticed an unauthorized $10,000 electronic fund transfer was posted to her account. ‘She checks her on-line banking accounts three times each day,? said Wayne Wills, husband of Leslie. ‘My wife uses EFTs for […]
Following a surge in 2000, building permits in Atlas, Brandon and Groveland townships have been steady then dropped to a five year low in 2005 according to data from Southeast Michigan Council of Governments and township records. SEMCOG plans and gathers data in areas that cross jurisdictional boundaries in the Southeast Michigan region that encompasses […]
Kurt Sutton, 29, a former elementary assistant principal in the Richmond School District was named principal at Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School at the school board meeting July 10. Sutton replaces longtime principal, Donald Patrick who retired in June. ‘Brandon Fletcher Intermediate is a terrific school,? said Sutton. ‘I’ll aim to continue the tradition of excellence […]
Brandon Twp.-As a new teacher Alice Robb would often kneel down by students? desks to discuss questions they may have. Today, after teaching more than 30 years, instructing about 6,000 students and grading countless reams of homework, Robb just rolls her chair over to the students who need help. ‘Time to start a new adventure,? […]
Outspoken religious fanatics, a fallen Marine and a massive show of patriotism. That’s what Dane Lovelady, said drew him to a stoic show of support for American troops on Friday. ‘It’s too bad but it sometimes takes a crises to produce change in our society,? said Lovelady, 57, a Groveland Township resident. ‘It’s unfortunate that […]