Brandon Twp.- A retired teacher and off-duty firefighter gave new meaning to roadside assistance on Monday. Kathy Brissette was on her way to the bank shortly before 10:30 a.m. Sept. 23 when she realized she had taken a wrong turn on to Hadley Road. As she was about to turn around, she saw a little […]
Brandon Twp.- After years of controversy and debate, healthcare reform is about to take effect. The Affordable Care Act, passed by Congress in 2010, is complicated and has often been confusing, but a new program offered at the library aims to help those who are uninsured or underinsured obtain medical coverage in the new Michigan […]
Goodrich-On Sept. 16 the school board of trustees ratified a one year contract with the Goodrich Education Association. ‘All employees, including myself, have given back to the district,? said Scott Bogner, district superintendent. ‘From the support staff to administrators to teaching staff, they have given back with regard to wages and benefits’concessions vary and range […]
Brandon Twp.- In the digital age, anyone can be a published writer, with their work instantly accessible to everyone. ‘You don’t need a big company behind you to be heard,? said Dan Hutchins, a digital services librarian. ‘I think what is exciting to me is the medium is the message. If you were to publish […]
As a new author, Crystal Sirignano knows that writing a book is difficult. It took her two years to pen her memoir, aptly titled ‘Labor of Love.? But while fitting, the title refers not to the work of producing the book, but to the effort she put forth more than five years ago in helping […]
Ortonville- While they no longer have their own building in the village, North Oakland Animal Help (NOAH) is definitely maintaining a presence here. More than ever, low-income families are seeking the assistance of the non-profit organization in feeding their animals. Now they can receive that help at Hamilton’s of Ortonville, 465 Mill St. NOAH clients […]
Ortonville- Get your geek on. During Septemberfest Sept. 28 in the village, the Brandon Township Library will officially join in a national campaign to ‘Geek the Library.? Julie Fikes, chairman of the local Geek Committee, explains that the campaign is one of advocacy for libraries, encouraging people to share their hobbies and passions and to […]
Brandon Twp.- A new after-school program at the intermediate school may be seen as latchkey by some, but will still benefit kids athletically and may work to channel them into sports at a higher level in the district. The Brandon Intramural Program was introduced to the school board at their Sept. 16 meeting by District […]
Julie Graveldinger believes everyone must have a purpose in life. Her purpose is to bring joy to the lives of others and she is succeeding, through volunteer work with Relay for Life of Brandon/Ortonville, the St. Anne Youth Group, Girl Scouts, Parent Teacher Organization, and even her orchestration of a last-minute wedding. For these reasons […]
Goodrich- Karl Halterman isn’t sure how many lightposts are in the village, but as of Monday he had decorated about 20 of them with ribbons and he’d love to do all of them? turning the town teal. Halterman is putting up the ribbons to raise awareness of ovarian cancer, and he started with the lightpost […]