Week At A Glance

Brandon Varsity Sports 5-3 Girls Soccer vs. Holly (A) 6:30 p.m. 5-4 Baseball vs. Groves (H) 4:30 p.m. 5-5 Girls Soccer vs. Lapeer West (H) 6:30 p.m. Boys Tennis vs. Atherton (H) 4 p.m. Coed Track vs. Fenton/Holly (H) 4 p.m. Girls Golf ? Imlay City Invite (A) 9 a.m. 5-6 Baseball vs. Holly (A) […]

Carebee’s Coffee, more than just a name

Brandon Twp – The name Carebee’s started out to be an old family nickname, but to Theresa Nance ‘Carebee’s Coffee? sounds much better. ‘When my little cousin would try to say my name it kept coming out as Carebee so the name stuck with the family, but I think it sounds better with coffee,? joked […]

Sky watchers look for comet thisweek

Goodrich – A celestial event will light up the night beginning this week. Comet NEAT, discovered in 2001, will soon be visible in this hemisphere. Look for the comet about 45 minutes to an hour after sunset from approximately May 5 through May 23 in the western sky, says Goodrich resident Richard Walker. Teachers and […]

Brandon buses older, replacements unlikely

Brandon Twp.-The Brandon School bus fleet is aging and school officials say the district may be in for a long rough ride. ‘It’s going to be tough to buy a bus when your’re cutting the budget, so it’s rather bleak that any new buses will be purchased soon,? said Beth Nuccio, Brandon School Board president. […]

Attention Class of 2004 graduates

Are you are a graduating senior living within The Citizen readership area who attends a school other than Brandon or Goodrich high schools? If so, you can have your senior picture included in the Graduation Special Section this June at no charge. Submit photo and letter of completion by May 14 to The Citizen, 12 […]

Green retirement party

A retirement reception will be held for Dr. Raymond Green from 4 to 7 p.m. June 17 at the Atlas Valley Country Club. Tickets, $15 each, include a group gift contribution and may be obtained until June 1 at the Goodrich Schools office, located at 8029 S.Gale Road in Goodrich. Details: (810) 591-2201.

It’s Christmas in April for area families

Brandon Twp -In a weekend blitz more than 60 volunteers helped to revitalize the homes of more than 12 Brandon families. As part of a National Volunteer Week movement, dedicated to preventing homelessness and rebuilding communities, local ‘Christmas in April? volunteers ? from all walks of life? worked side by side to rehabilitate the homes […]

Brandon camp assistance

Brandon-Groveland Youth Assistance provides reduced-rate opportunities for 20 youth to attend a week-long resident camp from June 27 through July 2 at Camp Copneconic. To qualify, children must be between 8 and 13, live in the Brandon School District, and show financial or social need. Must apply by May 17. Details: (248) 627-2853 or (248) […]

Free preschool

Qualified children can attend the year-round BEES preschool program at no cost by displaying a delay in one or more developmental areas, including speech and language skills, motor skills, social skills orcognitive skills. Evaluations are held May through mid-June. Details: (248) 627-1843 or (248) 627-1855.

Police blotter

Possessing pot On April 1, Atlas deputies responded to a report of a Goodrich Middle School eighth-grade student in possession of marijuana and a cigarette lighter. The student was released to his father. Probate court warrants are pending. Got it all On April 18, Atlas deputies stopped the driver of a 1992 Ford passenger vehicle […]