Ortonville- Get ready for the second annual Night at the Races. The event in which guests view and bet on horse races to win a variety of prize packages while enjoying food, a cash bar and each other’s company to raise money for a good cause, is planned for 6:30 p.m., March 25, at the […]
Ortonville- Some heavy snowfalls this winter and upcoming street projects have prompted the village council to approve hiring two on-call DPW employees. During their Feb. 28 meeting, the council voted 4-1 to give DPW Supervisor Bob Hauxwell the authority to hire two on-call employees at a rate of $12.50 per hour ‘as needed.? Councilmember Coleen […]
Brandon Twp.? Sandy B., 54, started drinking alcohol when she was just 12-years-old. After years of abusing alcohol, she finally sought help in 2000. After five years of attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, however, she stopped. ‘I guess I figured I didn’t need it, which is bad, because someone in recovery who does that usually ends […]
Brandon Twp.- The fire department will upgrade emergency communications in the township this year, paid for with more than $70,000 in grant money. Fire Chief Dave Kwapis said a grant written by Oxford Fire Department Captains Ron Jahlas and Kurt Fechter for $225,339 in funds for communications equipment for three departments? Oxford, Brandon and Addison […]
Brandon Twp.- The school board will discuss how to spend about $600,000 left over from the $73.4 million bond voters approved five years ago, during their next meeting, planned for 6:30 p.m., March 14, at the central district office, 1025 S. Ortonville Road. The board recently received their final audit of the bond voters approved […]
Brandon Twp.- Mass change in the publishing industry is increasingly evident, with the growth in popularity of e-readers and a decrease in overall sales of books in recent years. Borders, the formerly successful book retailer, filed earlier this month for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced plans to close stores across the country. Bill Haney, an […]
Brandon Twp.- Charlotte Goodhue is a surprise spoiler. She told her boyfriend, Michael Todd, that she has never been surprised, ever. On Feb. 22, that changed as Todd walked into Amedae Salon, 2211 Allen Road, where Goodhue, a stylist, was working. ‘What are you doing here?? she asked Todd, puzzled. She was about to get […]
Brandon Twp.- Prepare to celebrate, remember, and fight back against cancer. A Kick-Off party for the 4th annual Relay for Life of Brandon/Ortonville will start with registration and snacks at 6:30 p.m., with an hour-long program beginning at 7 p.m., March 1, at North Oaks Church, 9600 Ortonville Road. ‘Kick-off brings back our familiar faces […]
The church youth leader accused of indecently exposing himself to an 11-year-old girl at a Brandon Township campground faced arraignment last week in Sixth Circuit Court. Curtis Burkhardt was arraigned Feb. 11 in front of Judge Rudy Nichols on a felony charge of indecent exposure by a sexually delinquent person. The 43-year-old Grand Blanc father […]
Brandon Twp.- Parents of athletes can help improve the sports programs in the school district by answering a simple survey online. With the winter sports season drawing to a conclusion, Athletic Director Wayne Thompson hopes parents will fill out the end of season survey, available at www.brandonschooldistrict.org. Click on the athletics page at the website, […]