Brandon Twp.-The township board is seeking to appoint a new trustee after Ron Lapp resigned. The board unanimously accepted a letter of resignation from Lapp during their Oct. 5 meeting. Lapp was absent. The letter, sent in an e-mail to all board members and Stuart Cooney, township attorney, stated, ‘Please accept this email as my […]
Jake Dolecki had never run a marathon, but on Aug. 30, he logged the 26.2 mile distance, after he had already swam 2.4 miles and biked 112 miles. With the completion of the triathlon, the 2012 Brandon High School graduate can call himself an Ironman. ‘The day after, while heading home, it finally hit me,? […]
Brandon Twp.- In 1965, Dennis and Sharon Ashton bought a house and a 4-acre parcel of land that happened to have apple trees. They had no knowledge of caring for fruit trees, but half a century later, they have proven themselves adept at the craft. This fall, the couple is celebrating 50 years in business […]
Ortonville- If you have used a credit card to buy gas or anything else at the Citgo station in town in September, check your financial statement. A former employee of the station is being investigated for fraud. ‘If any township resident discovers purchases on their credit card they did not authorize, contact me or Detective […]
Ortonville- Find your own path to better health during a series of Monday workshops set for the next six weeks at the Edna Burton Senior Center. The free sessions, known as PATH (Personal Action Toward Health) workshops, are sponsored by McLaren Oakland and are meant to teach participants of all ages how to deal with […]
Ortonville- Jim Lane doesn’t want to bear the cost of sewers any more than many of the people who have publicly objected to a proposed village wastewater treatment system due to the financial burden. Still, if he could, he would vote yes Nov. 3 to support bringing such a system to the village. ‘I don’t […]
Ortonville- Mary Ann Quisenberry survived a battle with cancer a few years ago, but the healthy, vibrant 81-year-old met a foe she couldn’t beat in late August? a mosquito. Quisenberry died Sept. 14, after more than two weeks in the hospital and nearly three weeks after she first began exhibiting flu symptoms. The Oakland County […]
Brandon Twp.- Viral meningitis caused a one-day postponement of the Blackhawks? varsity football game against Swartz Creek. The Blackhawks would fall at home to the Dragons by one point, 22-21, the afternoon of Sept. 26. The game had previously been scheduled for Sept. 25, but was called off by Brandon School District officials when they […]
Brandon Twp.- Taxpayers will get some relief on their December tax bills. The township board approved the 2015 millage rates by a 4-2 vote at a special Sept. 24 meeting. Clerk Candee Allen, Treasurer Terri Darnall, and trustees Dana DePalma and Jayson Rumball voted yes. Supervisor Kathy Thurman and Trustee Bill DeWitt voted no. Trustee […]
Brandon Twp.- A former professional football player, a retired chief executive officer of a billion-dollar business, and a lifelong Ortonville resident renowned for decades of volunteer service to the community are in the inaugural class of a Wall of Fame honoring former Brandon High School and Ortonville High School graduates. Matt Lentz, Joe Slaughter and […]