Brandon Twp.- More budget cuts are in store for the township. At their Aug. 3 meeting, the township board approved, by a 5-0 vote, a motion to have the budget committee recommend an additional $71,000 in cuts to the township’s annual expenditures. Trustees Tom Stowell and Bob DeWitt were absent. DeWitt was also named to […]
Brandon Twp.- After five months and about $20,000 in savings to the township, a full-time position in the clerk’s office has been filled. The township board unanimously approved the hiring of Diana Bertapelle as the full-time administrative assistant to Clerk Jeannie McCreery. ‘I’m excited to work for the township,? said Bertapelle. ‘I get along well […]
Brandon Twp.- In August 2008, Americans spent $7.6 billion at family clothing stores and $2.4 billion at bookstores, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, as the nation prepared to send its children back to school. But some families find it difficult to get the essentials their children need for a successful education, as they struggle […]
Ortonville- Boots, a 4-year-old black and white pit bull mix, appears to be an affectionate dog. He accepts petting and gently nuzzles a new visitor to a Brandon Hills Manor apartment off Oakwood Road in the village, where he lives with owners Michael Williams and Jennifer White and their two young children. White says they’ve […]
Ortonville- The village may be on the cutting edge of fashion? joining places like Chicago and Boston in cultivating a native plant garden; however, some village councilmembers just want the garden cut. At their meeting July 27, the village council approved by a 4-3 vote a motion to ask the group that tends the garden […]
A group of Ortonville youths now know the literal meaning of working ‘in the trenches,? after a trip to Jamaica. The usual tourist destination was a mission trip for 29 teens and six adults from Hillside Bible Church, who spent the week of July 11-18 in Catadupa, a village located in a mountainous region that […]
The sentencing has been delayed for former Village of Ortonville clerk/treasurer Mary Clark, who pleaded no contest in May to a charge of willful neglect of duty by a public officer charge. Clark’s attorney, Josh West, said the sentencing, which was formerly scheduled for July 9, has been delayed until September. He refused comment on […]
U.S. District Court Judge Sean Cox will issue a written opinion regarding a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by former Brandon Schools employee June Wuopio against the school district. Cox asked very few questions during a July 9 hearing on the matter, said Sarah Prescott, an attorney for plaintiff Wuopio. Prescott expects a decision […]
Brandon Twp.- The Martin family specializes in year-round sunshine. Doug and Debbie Martin, along with their daughter, Jennifer Martin-Granlund, are the new owners of Caribbean Sunset Tanning & Boutique, 950 S. Ortonville Road. The Martins purchased the business, formerly The Beach House, on June 30. They also own Hometown Pool, Spa & Patio, next door. […]
The township board will apply for a $32,000 land study grant for approximately 75 acres located just south of Brandon High School. The board approved moving forward with the grant application during their Monday night meeting. Township resident Lois Robbins has done much of the work on the grant application, which will be submitted to […]