Earlier this spring a friend of mine was out in the yard when a few young men came by pushing lawn mowers and toting ‘weed-wackers.? The polite kids asked it they could mow her yard during the summer. ‘Sure,? she replied. ‘How much?? ?$20,? he said, after quickly surveying the yard. She agreed since it […]
Hadley’When Detroit Edison cut down a tree at Adelma Sherman’s home near the corner of Mill and Narrin streets in Ortonville she contacted her brother Ralph Hartwig an avid wood carver and longtime Hadley resident. ‘My mom asked uncle Ralph if he could carve something from that old tree,? said Lynda Beach, 60, Ralph’s niece, […]
Record teen unemployment coupled with schools closed for the summer has local authorties concerned. ‘It’s a crime cycle we go through during the summer. Other communities where many people live in close proximity often have problems too,? said Sgt. Tim McIsaac, Oakland County Sheriff Department, Brandon Substation. Such an increase in crimes at the Sashabaw […]
Lawmakers recently OK’d a bill that would allow school districts to spread class time over 1,098 hours and dump the state’s current 180-day school year. Supporters of the measure say school districts would have latitude in how to best ‘divvy-up? the time students spend in the classroom. If desired, schools could change to a four […]
Ortonville? In 1940, at the beginning stages of World War II in a small dance hall near Eastburn, England, George Craven, 19, a solider in the Royal British Army asked a local girl Mary Lund, 22, to dance. That dance lasted more than 60 years. In 1942 the couple were married at St. Thomas Church […]
Brandon Fire Department Robert McArthur says they’re ready. Given a steady increase in emergency calls coupled with a local building boom, McArthur has spent the last several years working with other local officials contending with a forecasted population increase. ‘Right now we have a 10 year plan for growth in the area,? said McArthur, local […]
Somewhere under a tangle of Thorn apple trees, green stagnated water and cattails lie miles of county drains’some more than 100 years old. Originally designed to drain water from farmers? fields during spring rains, the ribbons of three-foot deep ditches through woods, fields, and meadows have for the most part blended into the topography of […]
* In May, a bill was introduced amending the Michigan Vehicle Code that would make a driver who garnered seven points on their license drivers license over two years pay an additional $100 fee. The ‘responsibility fee,? would increase by $50 for every point over seven until which time the license was suspended. The Secretary […]
Groveland Twp.? In the distance the low, dull roar of heavy diesel powered gravel mining equipment labors. Yet, the sound produced by the machines, say residents who live near the Perryville Road and Dixie Highway gravel pit, is minor compared to the environmental damage produced. Until now. ‘Since the pumps stopped the water in my […]
Groveland Twp.’On the banks of Renchek Lake two Dominican sisters etched an enduring mark on the pristine wooded shoreline. In 1973, sisters Mary Martin and Anne Mary Kearney made the trek from New Jersey to Ortonville on a mission, establishing the Our Lady of Mt.Thabor Monastery. After 30 years and thousands of prayers, the small […]