Brandon Twp.-The Brandon School Board voted March 8, to take no action on a resolution asking for the resignation of Janet Thomas, the last Oakland Schools Board of Education member remaining from the former superintendent’s tenure. The Board voted four to two (Kenneth Quisenberry, absent) regarding the resolution from the Oakland County School Board Associaton […]
Brandon Twp.-Two Brandon School District teachers were recently selected to participate in the 17th annual Oakland County Outstanding Teacher of the Year Awards program. This year 25 Oakland County School Districts participated, nominating 64 teachers from elementary, middle and high schools district wide. One from each of the three categories will be selected by April […]
In the early morning hours of March 27, 2003 Pvt. Douglas Newberry, boarded a troop plane in Italy heading for Basur in northern Iraq. ‘We jumped from our plane at 1,500 feet at night’I waited four seconds and my parachute opened,? said Newberry. ‘I landed in about three feet of mud with 130 pounds of […]
On Monday, March 8 about 6 percent of Ortonville voters went to the polls and elected Tom Peters with 49 votes; Kay Green, 43 votes; and Harold Batten 30 votes. Bob Flath lost the election with 29 votes. Council incumbent Gina Joy Roemer was elected to a two-year term with 38 votes to complete the […]
Groveland Twp.-The township board will consider funding Brandon Township library cards for more than 950 Brandon School district students who reside in the township. At a rate of $6 per library card, Groveland Township officials will discuss paying about $5,500 so students who live in the Groveland Township will be able to check out books. […]
Ortonville- The southern Ozark village of Mountain View, Ark. and Ortonville, Mi. differ vastly both culturally and demographically. Yet, the north-south disparity of the small rural communities may soon have a musical connection if a local family has its way. Starting in April through the warm summer evenings the small Ozark Mountain town reverberates with […]
From left Dan Phifer of Radien Communications Services Corp. and Robert DePalma Groveland Township Supervisor discuss the 185-foot tower to be constructed behind the Groveland Township Hall. A cement base was poured last week to support the tower. Photo by Bob Flath.
Brandon Twp.-Current Brandon Township Treasurer Linda Owen says she will seek a fifth term in the November 2004 election. Owen served as a part-time Brandon Township Deputy Treasurer in 1983 and was elected Treasurer for the first time in 1988. She was reelected to the office in 1992, 1996, and 2000. ‘One thing that I […]
Ortonville- In early April 2004 Mariama Conteh turned 19. Like many in their late teens, she’s planning for college, loves music, and her perpetual smile is a prelude to a bright future. Yet, Mariama’s life includes adversity’far more than most late adolescents would have endured. In 1999, rebel soldiers from Mariama’s home in the West […]
A Macomb County developer, Arrmax Corp. said the corporation is currently in the process of purchasing two parcels–about 2 acres of land– near the southwest corner of Grange Hall Road and M-15 in Groveland Township to construct an 11,000-square-foot building. Although terms of the deal have not been finalized, Dennis Gannan, a partner from Arrmax, […]