Editor’s note: This is the first installment in a 2-part series on the Peace Corps. Next week: Ryan LaPrairie, a 2002 Brandon High School graduate, is currently serving in Ghana, Africa. Renee Witherup knew three things about El Salvador prior to traveling there to live as a Peace Corps volunteer in 1965: It was small; […]
Brandon Twp.- As a kid, Joe Wojciechowski worked on his grandfather’s vegetable farm. He grew up, bought 10 acres of land and began a pick-your-own vegetable farm. He sold produce including melons, sweet corn and potatoes at a farmer’s market and then decided to just do a greenhouse. That greenhouse was 4,000 square feet and […]
Brandon Twp.- Looking for a good time while helping a great cause? Teams are forming now for the Relay for Life of Brandon/Ortonville. ‘It’s a great cause, will be a lot of fun and will show what a great community we are,? said Colleen Cordner, chairperson. ‘This event unites people.? So far, 22 teams have […]
Cars, wind turbines, art portfolios, plants, robots, prototypes, and chickens. It’s just another day at Oakland Schools Technical Campus Northwest, where these items and more are being created, repaired, and/or studied. Mike Goodsell has been working on making a robot put a golfball into a hole as part of the engineering and emerging technologies program. […]
Ortonville- The village council is taking action toward resolving issues at the Village Skate Park, but it appears to be too little, too late for neighbors of the park. During their April 28 meeting, the council voted 4-3 to accept a recommendation from Brandon Township to apply for a risk management grant that would provide […]
Theresa Demers grew up with an artist? her mother, Dolores Kurily, was an art teacher for 55 years. Demers took some art classes in high school and her mother taught her some art techniques when she was young. But it wasn’t until about 13 years ago, when Demers was 40, that she really got into […]
Brandon Twp.- Marv and Marilyn Featherston are about to accomplish a feat that few couples do? on May 8, they will celebrate 60 years of marriage. ‘The best thing is, we lasted 60 years,? Marv says. ‘We’re proud of that, because not too many do that these days. The divorce rate is pitiful. You have […]
Brandon Twp.- Clerk Jeannie McCreery has been selected as a candidate for 2008 Clerk of the Year. The nominating committee for the Michigan Association of Municipal Clerks selected McCreery as well as four other candidates using criteria including years of experience as a clerk; demonstrated above average competence in the position; activity in county, state […]
Ortonville- An unfair labor practice charge has been filed against the village. Les Barrett, business representative for Teamsters Local #214 representing the village’s Department of Public Works employees, filed the charge in late March with the Michigan Employment Relations Commission, claiming the village is violating the Public Employee Relations Act. The charge stems from the […]
Brandon Twp.- Three fishermen should have a whopper of a truthful tale to tell after they were shot at while fishing on Tully Lake. According to police reports, a 49-year-old father and his two sons, ages 31 and 25, were fishing on the lake when a man later identified as Keith Allen Bauer, 44, of […]