Brandon Twp.’The township board unanimously approved a $5,000 funding request Tuesday night in an effort to receive a Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Grant. Lois Robbins, of the Brandon Preservation Committee of North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy sought the money as grant-match funds. The township and committee want to purchase 80 acres of property adjacent […]
Alan Solley’s goal was to retire by the time he was 40. Seven years past that birthday, he is finally ready to realize that dream. As the owner of Solley’s Appliance and Fireplace, Solley worked six days per week, often from 7 in the morning until 7 or 8 at night. But no more. The […]
Brandon Twp.? A public hearing on a proposed revision of the township’s disorderly conduct ordinance brought 14 citizens to the township offices Wednesday night. Township Supervisor Ron Lapp, Clerk Jeannie McCreery, Trustees Tom Stowell, Sandra Willett, and Bob DeWitt and Building Director Tim Palulian were present to hear complaints, answer questions and address concerns. The […]
Ortonville-It’s a Thursday night at the Old Township Hall and some creatures are present that aren’t native to Ortonville. Elizabeth McGhee opens a large duffel bag to reveal a massive, slithering Burmese python. Two children lift the 15-foot snake from the bag and one drapes it around her shoulders. They begin walking around the room […]
Brandon Twp.-Bre’ann Davert is the daughter of rock music lovers. Her parents listen to bands like Fleetwood Mac and sing songs like ‘When the Levee Breaks? by Led Zeppelin. But Davert, a Brandon High School junior, has musical tastes that run a little different. ‘I came out of the womb singing opera,? Davert says, laughing. […]
The Greater Ortonville Area Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for their biggest event of the year’the Business Expo. The expo is set for 5-6 p.m, April 21 at Brandon High School for Chamber members and from 6-8 p.m. for the public. Businesses should reserve a table by March 21 in order to receive early […]
Some Brandon School District parents recently hit what is equivalent to the lottery, says June Wuopio, Brandon Community Education director. Children enrolled in Brandon’s Head Start program were chosen to be eligible for a SEED (Saving for Education, Entrepreneurship and Downpayment) grant. The grant enables parents to get ‘free? money for their child’s college education. […]
A new workshop being offered free at the Brandon Township Library aims to stop the arguing between parents and children. ‘Love & Logic? will be taught in a month-long series of Saturday workshops. The first workshop is from 9:30 a.m.-noon Feb. 26. Linda Hoogterp, an Ortonville resident who has a master’s degree in social work […]
Independence Twp.-The November sale of the Nickelodeon Restaurant and subsequent remodeling has rekindled memories of days gone by for some area residents. Jackie Gentile, a Groveland Township resident recalls her father telling her long ago about how M-15 used to be a dirt road and he would stop at a place called ‘The Trading Post? […]
Brandon Twp-Pat and Ernie Bedford are by their own admission totally different people. He is extremely organized and a stickler for detail, she is not. He is a runner, she’s not even a walker. She is a Michigan State fan, he likes the University of Michigan. But when Cupid flung his arrow, it found its […]