The Brandon girls soccer team’s youth proved to be its downfall in its district opener June 1. After trailing 1-0 at the half against visiting Fenton, the Tigers scored about eight minutes into the second half and went on to a 4-0 win against the Blackhawks. Brandon finished its season with an overall record of […]
Goodrich’s girls soccer team began its playoff drive with a 5-0 win against Croswell-Lexington June 1. Amber Beard scored two goals to lead a potent Goodrich attack. Meredith Mayberry, Amy Kovas, and Heather Cardenau also scored for the Martians. Goodrich is now 11-4-1, and hosted North Branch in a June 3 district semifinal contest. Brittany […]
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Curtis, of Oxford, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Melissa Lynn, to John David Hendley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hendley, of Oxford, on November 23, 2003. The bride elect is a 1998 graduate of Oxford High School, a 2001 graduate of Oakland University and a December […]
Brandon Twp.-The Brandon Fletcher Intermediate fifth-grade students have their feet firmly planted on the ground’and now they know why. Students from the classes of fifth-grade teachersTami Rousseu, Heather Sirianni and Kim Coffey combined to study the works of Isaac Newton, who discovered the law of universal gravitation. To prove Newton’s laws, the teaching trio worked […]
Groveland Twp. – Signs at the borders of Groveland Township not only welcome visitors, but are personally meaningful to local businessman Steve Stolaruk, who donated the signs. ‘It’s a donation and dedication memorial to my wife,? said Stolaruk. Stolaruk’s wife of 52 years, Vivian, used to accompany him on business to Groveland Township before she […]
Goodrich – Police are asking the community’s help in tracking a fence-cutting thief who left footprints behind. On May 24, Atlas Township deputies responded to a report of larceny to a storage unit in the 7000 block of South State Road after the fence was cut. Items taken include three steel-string trimmers, boating accessories, a […]
Goodrich – Six Goodrich Education Founadation grants were recently awarded to Goodrich teachers and volunteers to enrich learning with opportunities not normally included in the budget. Dan Hartley, 11th-grade consumer economics teacher was awarded a grant for a stock market simulation. The Reid Elementary Outdoor Education Committee was awarded a grant to purchase field guides, […]
Name: Sally Swayne Occupation: Human Service specialist at Lighthouse of Oakland County in Pontiac. Personal: The 58- year Brandon Township resident is the mother of five daughters and five granddaughters, all of whom attended Brandon district schools. Memberships: Swayne is currently a member of the Ortonville United Methodist Church, a chairperson of the Senior Citizen […]
In a report issued September 2001 by the Michigan Department of Education, almost half of Michigan school districts reported fewer than 5 percent of eligible voters participated in the 2000 school board election. Three-quarters of the districts had turnouts of 10 percent or less, and since not all eligible citizens register to vote, the percentage […]
Ortonville – At 14, lifelong Brandon resident Phil Bowles worked for Clairmount Cleaners in Berkley, Mich. Now at 41, Phil and his wife Erica own and operate both the cleaning plant in Berkley and since April have extended their dry cleaning service to Ortonville. ‘It’s a family business,? said Erica Bowles who explains that she […]