Goodrich – Car and motorcycle enthusiasts will be joining a local housing company next Saturday to raise funds for children with cancer. The second annual ‘Cruising for Cancer? classic car and bike charity event will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 7 at empty sites in the Goodrich Meadows […]
Ortonville – Local officials are grappling with major repair plans to South Street. Although funding is available from a Michigan Department of Transportation grant, council needs to decide whether spending the 20 percent match to a $400,000 grant to upgrade South Street is prudent at this time. ‘Since I originally applied for the grant two […]
Ortonville – Summer is in full swing, the hot rods are rolling and the streets of downtown will be closed on August 8. Hosted by the Downtown Development Authority and the Village of Ortonville, the second annual Street Machine Super Show will take place on the streets of downtown. Church Street will be closed from […]
Ortonville- Sergeant Tim McIsaac of the Oakland County Sheriff Department substation informed council that he will provide quarterly reports of incidents that occur within the village limits. Currently McIsaac supplies the township board with a quarterly report that includes the both the village and the township, however McIsaac said he will have to compile the […]
Dave Bastien remembers a time when baseball was the ‘in? thing for youngsters during the summer. ‘I think when I was a kid, baseball was king,? said Bastien, now the third-base coach for the Nichols Electric 11-12 year old team in Brandon Township Recreation’s summer baseball leagues. ‘If you weren’t at the park by 8 […]
More likely than not, this year’s Goodrich athletic schedule will remain intact. That’s the word from Goodrich High School athletic director Al Martus in the wake of a July 27 decision by the Sixth Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals. A three-judge panel on the Court of Appeals upheld a December 17, 2001 […]
Lou Williams and his 1952 Ortonville High School teammates started out with another team’s uniforms. From there, the football program at what became Brandon High School evolved to the point where the stands are packed during Blackhawk home games on Friday nights. Williams was the quarterback on the first Ortonville team, one of about 17-18 […]
Frances (Guiles) Wills has seen the evolution of girls? basketball in Ortonville. When she was a teenager, Wills, a 1942 graduate of Ortonville High School, played intramural basketball with her classmates at the old town hall. Around the time her second daughter, Mary, attended high school in the early 1970’s, girls? basketball became a recognized […]
‘Discount Tickets: Discounted tickets to the following attractions are available at Brandon Township Recreation from mid-May through Labor Day: Cedar Point, Crossroads Village, Kings Island, Michigan Adventure, Michigan State Fair, Red Oaks/Waterford Wave Pool, Six Flags Great America in Chicago, Geauga Lake Ohio, Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum. Also this year, we are happy […]
To participate in the 2004-05 sport programs, all athletes must have a current physical, on or after April 15, 2004, on file with the Brandon Athletic Department or given to their coach the first day of tryouts. Physicals will be given for $15 at McLaren Sports Medical Center on August 3, 2004, starting at 6 […]