Brandon Culp made it to the big screen this month, along with downtown Ortonville and Brandon Township. The 2003 Brandon High School graduate starred in and wrote the screenplay for ‘Roadkill: A Love Story,? which was filmed locally in 2010 and for which there was a private screening at the Main Art Theater in Royal […]
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. This isn’t the motto of Brandon Groveland Youth Assistance, but it’s an adage the organization certainly believes in. The purpose of BGYA, in existence since 1979, is to strengthen youth and families who reside within the Brandon School District. This mission is reached through primary […]
Brandon Twp.- On prominent display at the library this week were some very popular books from recent years, such as ‘The Hunger Games? trilogy and ‘TTYL? as well as the timeless classics, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird? and ‘Brave New World.? Among the books that are often read by teenagers for pleasure or for assigned school […]
Brandon Twp.- Police are seeking help from the public in stopping a series of crimes that could result in serious injury or death. During the past week, several motorists have had rocks thrown at their vehicles in the area. Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Pete Burkett, commander of the Brandon substation, believes the crimes are […]
Brandon postpones Enbridge settlement, awaits federal court hearing By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- The township board has postponed a settlement from Enbridge regarding the replacement of thousands of trees here that the company plans to level as they install an oil replacement pipeline. A sub-contractor for Enbridge began clearing trees in the township […]
Brandon Twp.- In 47 years of farming apples, Dennis and Sharon Ashton had never lost more than half of their crop? until this year. After unseasonably warm weather in March, a hard freeze April 29 has resulted in only about 7 percent of the normal apple crop being harvestable at Ashton Orchards, 3925 Seymour Lake […]
Brandon Twp.- The school district has received more than 1,000 responses to a survey about the possible restructuring of buildings. Superintendent Lorrie McMahon was pleased by the number of returned surveys, more than one-third of the roughly 2,500 questionnaires that were e-mailed to district stakeholders at the beginning of the month. The surveys were the […]
Ortonville- Summer officially ended last week and as fall begins, baseball season is also quickly drawing to a close, with a tight race between the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox for the top spot in the American League Central Division. At Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School, teachers took advantage of baseball fever to give sixth […]
Brandon Twp.- School board members here are unanimously opposing a proposal on the November ballot that would amend the state constitution regarding collective bargaining. The board voted 7-0 at their Sept. 17 meeting to pass a resolution opposing Proposal 2, known as the ‘Protect Our Jobs? amendment. If passed, the proposal would embed bargaining rights […]
Brandon Twp.- Enbridge sought to answer questions and allay concerns of township boardmembers at a meeting Sept. 13 regarding the replacement of the Line 6B petroleum pipeline. ‘I felt the workshop was productive and I’m glad they were here to give detailed information,? said Township Supervisor Kathy Thurman, who declined to answer whether she was […]