Ortonville- A five-week parent education series beginning this week is set to help parents regain control and get back the children they once knew. ‘The Right to Be the Grown-Up,? will be from 7-9 p.m. on Nov. 15, 22, 29, and Dec. 6 and 13 at Harvey Swanson Elementary, 209 Varsity Drive. The series is […]
Brandon Twp.- Arrests in the township for 2005 are up 15.86 percent over the same time period (Jan. through Oct.) last year, according to the Brandon Sheriff’s Station Quarterly Report, presented to the township board Nov. 7 by Sgt. Tim McIsaac. The report showed increases in all areas tracked, including a 10.76 percent increase for […]
Brandon Twp.- Nou Yi Yang will finally be able to rest in peace. The Laos immigrant died in March and was buried in Seymour Lake Cemetery on a hilltop that reminded him of the hills and mountains of his homeland. But eight months after his death, his dying wish had not yet been carried out […]
Ortonville- Christmas in the Village is back– with a new starting time. The Ortonville Chamber of Commerce has changed the time of the annual event to 3-8 p.m., Dec. 3. In previous years, Christmas in the Village ran from 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Jane Derry, director of Christmas in the Village, says the time was […]
Brandon Twp.- On a sunny, chilly, quiet fall morning, almost two dozen quarter horses are grazing in green fenced-in pastures at Briar Ridge Farm, 1156 Briar Ridge Lane. Debbi Wiesner leads a visitor on a tour of the tranquil facility, which includes two barns with heated or cold stalls, two indoor arenas (one heated), five […]
Hadley Twp.- Mark McElrath awoke with a nosebleed on Sept. 18 that would change his life. McElrath had been looking forward to Homecoming Week at Goodrich High School where he is a junior, but instead he would spend most of the next four days in the hospital, hemorrhaging and losing 18 pounds off his thin […]
Goodrich- The setting is a small, impoverished, midwestern town, population: 70. The characters are all flawed. The plot involves a murder. Goodrich High School theatre director Steve Mitchell expects audience members might feel they need a shower after seeing ‘The Rimers of Eldritch,? but says it is a visually stunning, great play. The drama has […]
Brandon Twp.- At first glance, it wouldn’t appear Robbie Williams is anything but a normal 7-year-old. The brown-haired, brown-eyed boy wears a t-shirt and jeans and appears tan. He sits on the floor in the living room of his home playing with a Thomas the Tank Engine train set. When he smiles, he reveals a […]
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, many Americans gave money or supplies in a relief effort. Lauren Brasile gave herself. The Brandon Township resident recalls watching the news all of Labor Day weekend. The hurricane made landfall in the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, devastating Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, killing more than a thousand people […]
Parents often tell their children how proud of them they are. But how often do children tell their parents they are proud of them? My parents have told me countless times throughout my life they are proud of me. They have been at every major milestone, cheering me on. They were beaming with pride at […]