Patricia Hillaker has been named 2012 Alternative Education Teacher of the Year by the Michigan Alternative Education Organization. Hillaker received the designation during the MAEO’s annual spring conference April 26 at the Bay Valley Resort in Bay City. ‘It feels good to be recognized by my peers for all my hard work and dedication to […]
Groveland Twp.- On top of Gina and Brian Muzzarelli’s mailbox is a metal sculpture of a phoenix. The mythical bird is a fitting symbol for the Muzzarellis. Fifteen months ago, their township home burned to the ground. Since then, they have struggled to recover from the tragedy that took the lives of two beloved dogs […]
Dave Brock, a Brandon Township resident, likes living in the country. But he is concerned that he will soon lose what is integral to any rural landscape? trees. Brock, whose home is located off Reese Road, is one of several property owners in both Brandon and Groveland townships who will be affected by Enbridge Energy’s […]
Brandon Twp.- The Greater Ortonville Area Chamber of Commerce is planning several fundraisers in an effort to continue the tradition of a fireworks show celebrating Independence Day. ‘If our fundraising doesn’t provide the funds we are looking for, this could be the last fireworks show that Ortonville will see,? said COC Trustee and Fire Chief […]
Ortonville- Sheila Roque has shed more than 100 pounds in less than two years, with her primary motivation being her two daughters. ‘My journey has never been about weight loss, it’s been about taking care of my children,? said the village resident, 30. ‘When they started getting faster than me, I said, ‘I have to […]
Riley Murray recently returned from a visit to Honduras and Utila, an island off the coast of the Central American country. The trip required eight days away from her fourth grade class at Belle Ann Elementary, but it wasn’t all a beach vacation for Riley, 10, and her mother, Jessica Arundel. The pair attended Centro […]
Ortonville- The show will go on. After some juggling of locations, plans are now concrete for the village’s first carnival in many years. The Ortonville Lions Club will welcome Schmidt Amusements to town from June 1 to June 3 at the new Lane Car Company location, 110 Ortonville Road. ‘This should be a win-win for […]
Brandon Twp.- A final campaign to extend gas mains in the township is taking place within the next week as Consumers Energy officials push to meet a deadline of May 18 to have 221 residents signed up for service. Residents of 150 households in phase 1 of the proposed project who were not represented at […]
Brandon Twp.- It’s official’township voters will see a library millage proposal on the Aug. 7 ballot. Five months after announcing their intention to request a millage increase, the library board formally approved at their April 23 meeting a resolution and ballot language to be submitted to the Oakland County clerk. ‘By placing the millage question […]
Brandon Twp.- The school board is exploring two plans that would dramatically change the three elementary schools in the district and may reduce the overall number of teacher lay-offs that are coming. Currently, kindergarten through fourth grade students are educated in Belle Ann, Harvey Swanson and Oakwood. Under the two options being considered, however, that […]