When Maggie Stach convinced her parents in 2001 to allow her get involved with Leader Dogs for the Blind, she simply wanted a way to get a puppy. Now, over a decade later, Stach is about to get her seventh puppy in the program that gives trained service animals to blind individuals. Raising the puppies […]
Brandon Twp.- The township board has postponed giving consent to Enbridge Energy to replace a petroleum pipeline that runs through the township. ‘I don’t think the board or the community understands the magnitude of this project,? said Supervisor Kathy Thurman. She added that of numerous communities across the state the project affects, the township is […]
Michelle Ervin and her family, which includes husband Patrick and their six children, have a major vacation every year at the Oakland County Fair at Springfield Oaks Park. This year’s vacation is planned for July 6-15, an extra long vacation as the fair expands its length to 10 days this year, up by four days. […]
Brandon Twp.- When 800 bicyclists rolled into the township June 28, Ann Walker, 70, was among them. Walker and the other cyclists stopped at Brandon High School to camp, just one of their stops in the annual Pedal Across Lower Michigan tour. This year’s ride, from June 23-29, began in St. Joseph and ended in […]
Brandon Twp.- The nation marked Independence Day this week and many Americans will exercise one of their most cherished freedoms, the right to vote, in next month’s primary, as well as in the November election. Here in the township, Clerk Jeannie McCreery and her staff have much to do for the two elections and she […]
Brandon Twp.- What does the library mean to you? What do you want it to be in the future? Library officials are seeking answers to these questions and more through surveys and two focus groups planned for 5-6:30 p.m., and 7-8:30 p.m., July 12 at the library, 304 South St. ‘We are formulating a new […]
When expectant mom Jenny Rascher went into labor with her son, her husband was at work. But unlike most fathers, Logan Rascher wasn’t in the neighborhood, the same town or city, the same county, the same state, the same time zone, or even the same country as his wife. Jenny was in Michigan, while Logan […]
Ortonville- The cause of a massive fire that destroyed a vacant building in the village remains undetermined. Brandon Fire Chief Dave Kwapis said Wednesday the investigation continues. During the June 25 village council meeting, Village Manager John Lyons said the fire is not expected to be an environmental issue. Village officials are in the process […]
Groveland Twp.- Ann Audet is the caretaker of a family heirloom that is approaching its 100th birthday. Her father-in-law, Eugene Charles Audet, was born on Aug. 14, 1912 and was baptized within 24 hours at the St. Charles de Caplan Catholic Church in Quebec, Canada, wearing a Christening gown made especially for him by his […]
Brandon Twp.- On a recent warm sunny afternoon, Jane Olney walks out to a fenced pasture on her 10-acre property, calling out greetings to four miniature donkeys who are grazing. The donkeys look up at the sound of her voice and all four immediately begin ambling her way. Olney holds no food in her hands, […]