Ortonville- Angels are found not only atop trees or on nativities at this time of year. The nuns of Mt. Thabor Monastery encountered one at the village post office on Monday. Sisters Anne Mary and Mary Saima stood before Clerk Jodi Thom and asked for 500 religious stamps and a sheet of 10 international stamps, […]
The Great Lakes hold much history and mystery in their depths, including an estimated 6,000 shipwrecks. Sara Heines is excited to dive down and see firsthand what lies beneath. The Brandon High School senior, 17, has been a competitive swimmer since she was 5 and became certified to scuba dive about four years ago after […]
Brandon Twp.-Medical advice changes as knowledge increases. Dr. David Pinelli, D.O. will offer a free program on updates in cancer screening guidelines from 7-8 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 8, at the library, 304 South St., Ortonville. ‘In the last few years, there have been a lot of changes, a lot of controversy about screenings and what […]
Brandon Twp.- “Why was Paris a target? What is Paris doing about it? Who will be next? How many died? So sad. 🙁 Why did it happen?” Just a few days after the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris, France, Kelly Sawyer stood in the classroom where she teaches French to students at Brandon High […]
Brandon Twp.- Township employees and firefighters? salaries have not kept pace with the rising cost of living over the past eight years, but wages will get another boost with a 2 percent raise to take effect in January. The Ortonville Village Council unanimously approved a 2 percent wage increase for firefighters at their Nov. 23 […]
Ortonville- Help wanted. The village council is looking to fill a seat on the council after Liz Waters resigned last month to accept an open seat on the Brandon Township Board. A village resident will be appointed to serve on the council until next November, when an election will determine who completes the 2-year partial […]
Brandon Twp.- A space heater placed too close to combustibles is believed to be the cause of a fire that destroyed a mobile home earlier this month. Brandon firefighters responded at about 2:26 p.m., Nov. 11 to a home in the 4000 block of Beechwood in the Sashabaw Meadows Mobile Home Community and found a […]
Ortonville- Penny Bennett has a nativity that was made in the very place which is celebrated by Christians as the actual birthplace of Jesus’Bethlehem. The nativity, constructed of olive wood, has been displayed in Bennett’s home for the past 30 Christmases, but this year, visitors to Christmas in the Village can view the creche at […]
Ortonville- Jaime Johnesee’s walk on the wild side started as a zookeeper caring for a variety of real-life animals.Now she writes about fictional creatures including werejaguars. The Groveland Township resident, 38, has self-published several novellas, a short story collection, and most recently signed a 3-book deal with Devil Dog Press to co-author a ‘Revelations? horror […]
Brandon Twp.- School district officials will consider asking voters to approve a 1-mill sinking fund to pay for necessary repairs to infrastructure. At a special meeting of the building and site committee, held prior to the Nov. 16 school board meeting, John Thompson, contracted operations director for the district, discussed a list he created of […]