An elderly Brandon Township woman with dementia died last week after wandering from her home into freezing temperatures. According to Oakland County Sheriff’s Office reports, police responded at about 10:06 a.m., Jan. 31 to a residence in the 3900 block of Oakwood Road after the homeowner discovered the deceased woman near his front porch. The […]
Art combined with humanity makes for a powerful lesson. Roughly 75 fourth grade students at Oakwood Elementary took their art projects out into cold February air on Tuesday. Each had a flag made of muslin fabric, on which they had drawn various images, each accompanied with a short message, meant as well wishes for those […]
Groveland Twp.- While the National Weather Service uses advanced technology to forecast weather, there remains one tool that is even more accurate and dates back to the dawn of mankind. ‘We have tons and tons of highly sophisticated technology, but the human eye is the best tool we have,? said Bethany Kenney, coordinator of the […]
Ortonville- The former Sherman Lifelong Learning Center at 330 Sherman Court in the village has been vacant for nearly four years. Now it will be slated for demolition. The facility, owned by the Brandon School District, formerly housed the Brandon Alternative High School and preschool classes. Superintendent Lorrie McMahon said the school board will seek […]
Brandon Twp.- The personalities of musically inclined students were the driving force behind the selection of this year’s musical?’A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.? ‘I thought about the lead characters I might have in the show and their personalities and I thought they could do it,? said Director Debbie Sebetic. ‘We […]
Icy conditions wreaked havoc on gravel roads this week, cancelling school in both the Brandon and Goodrich districts, stranding residents at their homes, and causing numerous vehicles to run off the road, as well as a few accidents. In an incident that proved just how treacherous the roads were, a driver for the Road Commission […]
For the past two years, the Brandon High School Student Council has held a charity week, collecting funds for a charity designated by the Michigan Association of Student Councils. And during the past few years, the BHS students have won the MASC/MAHS ‘Tonya? State Charity Award, given to the school that raises the most money […]
Last Saturday, some local high school students attended a very special prom’as hosts. Unlike most proms, the nearly 100 guests at the Jan. 26 dance weren’t teenagers, in fact, most ranged in age from 30-80. The guests were all residents of Angels? Place, homes for special needs adults. For many of them, it was their […]
Ortonville- Area residents can learn about various opportunities to become involved in the community at one of two hour-long sessions planned for Feb. 6. The Downtown Development Authority will host a day session from 9 a.m.-10 a.m., as well as an evening session from 6 p.m.-7 p.m., Feb. 6 at the Old Town Hall, 486 […]
Recent meetings with Brandon and Atlas residents regarding plans to extend natural gas mains in the townships had relatively low attendance, but officials are optimistic that the Consumers Energy projects will obtain the number of participants needed to proceed. ‘We didn’t have as many as expected’about 250 total,? said Kathy Thurman of the number of […]