Groveland Twp.- Each spring for more than 30 years Clyde Herb has helped open Groveland Oaks county park. Yet after all those years the 2005 season may prove to be the best ever. Since closing for the season last fall Herb, park chief, along with a legion of workers and contractors have added some unique […]
Brandon Twp.- Larry Warner’s final written statement to Brandon High School was simple, ‘After 33 years I believe I have accrued enough credits to finally graduate from Brandon.? While his last words were rather brief, his career and contributions to the school where monumental. Warner, 54, announced on Monday he’ll retire at the end of […]
Brandon Twp.-Township officials are taking aim at the current retirement plan which they say may not financially afford retirement-eligible employees the ability to retire with a sufficient income. The Brandon Fire Department has 13 employees with four eligible to retire in the next six years. The township administration has 22 full-time employees with five eligible […]
Groveland Twp.-At about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, township resident Mary Drouillard was awoken by her neighbor that a motorist traveling south on M-15 was involved in an accident with her two horses. Injured in the late night accident was ‘Tara,? a 12 year-old mare and a 20 year-old gelding ‘Olli.? Drouillard was boarding both horses on […]
Ortonville- From helping establish a school library to scouts to teaching Sunday school, for more than half a century Martina Kier volunteered her time and skills to make this community a better place. Martina, 86 died May 3. Born in New Brunswick, N.J. in 1919, she earned a master’s degree in science from the University […]
Ortonville-On Wednesday morning about 18 Brandon Middle School students were up to their knees in a mixture of mud, water and a host of questions. The group of students from Dave Green’s seventh grade science class spent the cool, sunny spring morning collecting samples from Kearsley Creek near the M-15 bridge. Donning waders and sharing […]
Beijing- Each day Ortonville native Jane Kier Moore works, shops and enjoys entertainment’a lifestyle synonymous with most the United States. Yet for Kier Moore each day’s subtle differences, like CNN’s frequent blackouts due to government censoring reminds her that life in Communist China is far from the freedoms of home. Like thousands of other American […]
Brandon Twp – Township officials say they’ve been patient with property owner John Sloan for more than four years’but finally his time has run out. On April 18 the township board voted 7-0 awarding Addison Disposal, L.L.C. of Leonard the contract to demolish and remove the home Sloan set out to build on Legault Boulevard […]
Brandon Twp – Township officials say they’ve been patient with property owner John Sloan for more than four years’but finally his time has run out. On April 18 the township board voted 7-0 awarding Addison Disposal, L.L.C. of Leonard the contract to demolish and remove the home Sloan set out to build on Legault Boulevard […]
Brandon Twp.-It’s been more than 30 years since John Lundy was introduced to fishing Kearsley Creek. ‘He pointed to a deep hole in the river and that’s where I caught a nice16-inch brown trout,? said Lundy, 54, referring to fishing with his father-in-law Nelson Wolfe. On April 30 Lundy will join thousands of Michigan anglers […]