Ortonville- Dr. Lincoln Baylis comes from a family of doctors. His father was a surgeon at Pontiac General Hospital. One brother is an allergist and another is a family physician, both in Clarkston. Baylis, however, wanted a twist on the medical field. He is a veterinarian. And while he loves animals and treating them, he […]
Brandon Twp.- A public hearing to take public input on a final site plan for a 144-unit apartment complex located near M-15, will likely happen in January. The planning commission approved a preliminary site plan in June, with conditions. On Tuesday, Brandon Forest Lake Company, represented by Silverman Development Company President Steve Robinson, met again […]
Brandon Twp.- Steve Koslowski checked his e-mail before going to bed on Oct. 12, just as he always does. What he found there, however, kept him awake long into the night. Koslowski learned that the day before, vandals had broken into the Swift-Purscell Boys? Home in Jamaica and started a fire. The blaze destroyed much […]
Brandon Twp.- Fire Chief Bob McArthur has officially announced he will retire in January 2009. ‘It’s time,? he said, adding with a smile that he will use his retirement to go ‘hunting, fishing, and golfing.? McArthur, 61, said he made the decision on when he would retire a few months ago, to allow the township […]
Groveland Twp.- Firefighters were called to a detached garage fire in the 600 block of W. Glass Road about 6:20 a.m., Dec. 1. Groveland Fire Chief Steve McGee said the fire started from a woodstove and burned in a concealed space in the ceiling, causing about $10,000 in damage to the garage. There were no […]
Brandon Twp.- Concertgoers, rejoice. A benefit Christmas concert presented by SLUMCity Coffeehouse is planned for 7:30 p.m., Dec. 14, at the Seymour Lake United Methodist Church Worship Fellowship Center, 3050 Sashabaw Road. ‘My hope is that people will come and be refreshed with the true Christmas spirit? by receiving the gift of music and helping […]
Ortonville- Fred Holling died Dec. 1, after a courageous battle with cancer in which the community was uniting to support him. He was 69. The Ortonville resident and his family had hoped for a stem cell transplant and were in the process of raising funds for the expensive procedure which their insurance companies declined to […]
Brandon Twp.- The planning commission will review the preliminary approval and conditions of a 144-unit apartment complex site plan at the request of the developer. The meeting, with Brandon Forest Lake Company (Silverman), is set for 7:30 p.m., Dec. 11, at the township offices, 395 Mill St. The township granted Silverman Development Company preliminary approval […]
Brandon Twp.- The township board will take public input and approve a budget for 2008 during a special meeting at 6 p.m., Dec. 11, at the township offices, 395 Mill St. ‘It’s a lean budget, very little fat,? said Township Supervisor Ron Lapp. ‘We are anticipating revenues slightly less than $2,378,945 and expenditures the same […]
Cheryl Ann Zardus pleaded no contest Nov. 16 in Oakland County Circuit Court to a felony charge of embezzling more than $20,000. The plea likely means the 40-year-old Ortonville mother will face up to a year in jail and/or probation and comes after several months of investigation found she stole approximately $108,000 from Oxford’s Elite […]