Ortonville- Fun and games at school? Checkmate. H.T. Burt Elementary is the first school in the state of Michigan to participate in First Move, a national chess program from America ‘s Foundation for Chess. ‘I appreciate the power of chess in children,? says Kristy Spann, H.T. Burt principal. ‘It helps develop etiquette, focus, and problem-solving […]
Linda VanDerGraaf had heard that walking in the Breast Cancer 3-day is a life-changing experience. Now she, and two of her sisters, know it is true. VanDerGraaf, a 1985 Brandon High School graduate, walked 20 miles per day from Sept. 28-30 to raise funds for breast cancer research and support. Her sisters, Kim Hahn and […]
Ortonville- The Downtown Development Authority has struggled the last several weeks as two members and the executive director resigned, but the organization appears to be regaining its footing, with the hiring of a new executive director and reappointments of two members. Molly LaLone, a 39-year-old Atlas Township resident, started work Oct. 8 as the new […]
Brandon Twp.- Taxes are on the rise statewide, with an increase in the state income tax and a new sales tax on some services recently approved, but locally, residents will see a reduction in their taxes next year. Township Supervisor Ron Lapp said millage rates were set Sept. 28, and the township is reducing the […]
Brandon Twp.- A collection fund was set up this week to help a local family struck by tragedy. Mona White, a 42-year-old mother of four, died unexpectedly Oct. 8 at her home in the Clarkston Lakes Mobile Home Park. She leaves behind her husband of 17 years, as well as 12-year-old twin daughters who are […]
Brandon Twp.- Jose Iglesias lived with Steve and Colleen Francis as a foreign exchange student for one year. This summer, 30 years after he graduated from Brandon High School, he traveled from his home in Santiago, Spain back to Michigan to help celebrate the Francis? 50th wedding anniversary. They were surprised, but to both Iglesias […]
Goodrich – There is a newly renovated pub in town’upstairs at the Goodrich Country Club. For $1, the public is invited to the grand opening at 7 p.m., Nov. 2, 10080 Hegel Road. With the new sports bar atmosphere, customers can drop in to watch football or basketball, as well as other sporting events. Manager […]
Ortonville- The village council began taking bids on replacement of sidewalks after their Oct. 8 meeting. Council President Ken Quisenberry hopes to approve a contractor at the next meeting and said the village will not reimburse Wally Bory, owner of Bory, Inc., who had previously won a bid in July under the previous council to […]
About 50 volunteers packed more than 200 ‘Miracle? boxes on Oct. 9 at Wojo’s Greenhouse to send to U.S. troops serving overseas. The boxes contained a variety of items including socks, breakfast items, beef jerky, drinks, ‘pocket foods? and a ‘whole lot of love,? said Louise Downs, a Hadley Township resident known as the ‘Desert […]
Ortonville- D’Anne Van Hooser will be giving some very special, unique Christmas gifts to family members this year? 16 rugs made out of fabric her late mother, a seamstress, owned. The rugs were made at the Old Mill on a 1915 loom by local residents Marilyn Featherston, Laurie Dallape, and June King. Van Hooser said […]