Brandon Twp – While the roof was going up on Fire Station 3 last week, contractors ran amuck in the driveway. ‘This report has nothing in it that’s good news,? said Brandon Fire Chief Bob McArthur as he asked the board for approval of an additional $50,000 to reinforce the driveway and parking lot.? We […]
This year’s Oakland County 4-H Fair has a definite local flair. Several Brandon and Groveland Township residents are volunteering or have displays at the fair, which begins July 27 and lasts through Aug. 1 at the county 4-H Fairgrounds in Davisburg. Rosemary Hotchkiss of Brandon Township first became involved with 4-H when she was a […]
Brandon Twp – Wilford Rymar has been ‘pleasure? hunting for more than 30 years. While his wife Sheila tells her husband that his treasures are’old junk,? Rymar considers the metal coins, buckles and pins a prize of the ancient sort. Rymar’s hobby is metal detecting. ‘The first time I tried it I was hooked,? chuckled […]
Atlas Twp. ? Developer Matthew McCarty is still giving it his best swing, but the Atlas Township Planning Commission hasn’t approved the site plan for McCarty’s Golf Center. The driving range, proposed to be located at 7127 State Road, north of Brown’s Do-it Center, needs to be located on a parcel of at least nine […]
Brandon Twp. – On July 22 Kay Green who had been campaigning for township trustee dropped out of the Aug. 3, primary election. Green, who works for a state funded agency, just became aware that a state employee can not run for a partisan office while still employed with the state. ‘I am currently in […]
Atlas Twp. – A vigilante shooter bent on ‘protecting neighborhood children? was arrested this week. The 43-year-old Atlas Township man armed himself with a registered handgun and shot a neighborhood pit bull July 19 after two pit bulls on the loose attacked a neighbor’s dog. ‘The defendant stated he was not satisfied with animal control? […]
Atlas Twp. ? Atlas Township is one of the last municipalities in Genesee County to get online with a 17-year-old tax collection system. ?(Atlas Township) would be almost the last? in the county, said Maxine Henry, systems analyst for the Genesee County Property Tax Team. Atlas Township officials approved using the system at the July […]
Ortonville – Although the name sounds rather whimsical, Nic Naks features exceptional decor and gift ideas. Partners Sonja Wilcox-Berriel, Chuck Berriel, Linda Spears, and Noelle Sutherland have joined skills to offer a diverse package of art and gift ideas from goats milk lotions and handmade soap to candles to wrought iron door knockers. ‘The merchandise […]
As we get further into the election season the campaigns tend to get nastier. This is especially true on the presidential level where Republicans and Democrats are pulling out all the stops for control of the White House. If you watched, and believed, all the 30-second advertisements on television you would be convinced that neither […]
On Aug. 3, I will be voting for Dale Stuart to re-elect him as township supervisor. This will be a surprise to anyone who pays attention to the local government because over the years I have had significant differences with him over various issues. However, I do not question his competence or integrity. I write […]