Michael Nanzer of Clarkston was inducted into International Honor Society of Beta Gamma Sigma at Wayne State University’s School of Business Administration.
To be eligible for invitation, juniors must be in the top 7 percent of their class; seniors in the top 10 percent of their class; and graduate students in the top 20 percent of their graduating class. This year, forty students were inducted into the honor society.
BGS membership is the highest recognition a business student can receive in a baccalaureate or master’s program at a school accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The mission of BGS is to encourage and honor academic achievement in the study of business,

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation has awarded the E. Wayne Kay Co-Op Scholarship to Monica C. Denis of Clarkston. Denis is pursuing a degree in Industrial and Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University.
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation provided over $380,000 in 2006 scholarships.

Chase has promoted Michele Peterka of Clarkston to Midwest retail investment sales manager.
Based at Chase’s Somerset office in Troy, she manages 180 advisors and more than 400 bankers who have securities licenses.
Peterka relocated to Michigan from Chicago. Most recently, she served as market manager for retail investment sales in Chicago’s western suburbs. She was responsible for 100 financial advisors serving customers in 86 branches.
She began her career with Chesterton State Bank in 1988. She became a financial advisor in 1991 and was a top-producing financial advisor for eight years. She also served as a wholesaler, selling the firm’s investment funds through other financial advisors and licensed personal bankers.

Commercial vehicle safety inspections
Atlas Twp.-Inspections for trucks and other commercial vehicles will be from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug.10 at the township hall, 7386 Gale Road. The inspections will be available on each second and fourth Saturday of the month until November. Vehicles passing will receive the required annual safety inspection sticker. No appointment is necessary. Details: 810-636-2120.

Friday coffee
The Citizen newspaper will host a monthly coffee hour starting at 9 a.m., the last Friday of each month at our office 12 South St., Ortonville. The meeting will be Aug. 29 The public is invited to stop by and visit with our staff. Details: 248-627-4332

Hockey fundraiser
Hosting their sixth annual golf outing to raise money for the Goodrich High School hockey team will be at 9 a.m. on today at the Goodrich Country Club, 10080 Hegel Road. $70 per play/280 per team. Price includes 18 holes of golf, a luncheon, door prizes and a 50/50 drawing. Limited to 36 teams – taking sign-ups now. Details: 810-636-3833.

Hockey fundraiser
A sixth annual golf outing to raise money for the Goodrich High School hockey team will be at 9 a.m. on Aug. 9 at the Goodrich Country Club, 10080 Hegel Road. $70 per play/280 per team. Price includes 18 holes of golf, a luncheon, door prizes and a 50/50 drawing. Limited to 36 teams – taking sign-ups now. Details: 810-636-3833.

‘Good Times in Goodrich? meeting
An organization meeting concerning the annual ‘Good Times in Goodrich? festival will be at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 5 at Cranberries Cafe?, 10250 Hegel Road.

Golf outing scramble
The ninth annual golf outing scramble sponsored by the Brandon Township Parks and Recreation and the Ortonville Chamber of Commerce will be on Aug. 23 – registration will start at 8 a.m., shotgun start at 9 a.m. at the Goodrich Country Club, 10080 Hegel Road. $75 per person or $300 per team. Prize money, Las Vegas holes, door prizes, closest to the pin, longest drive and 50/50. Details: 248-627-4640.

Retirement party
From 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Aug. 6, the public is invited to attend a retirement gathering for Mary Curtin from Chase Bank, 761 S. Ortonville Road, Ortonville. Curtin has worked at the branch for 22 years.

Hockey fundraiser
A sixth annual golf outing to raise money for the Goodrich High School hockey team will be at 9 a.m. on Aug. 9 at the Goodrich Country Club, 10080 Hegel Road. $70 per play/280 per team. Price includes 18 holes of golf, a luncheon, door prizes and a 50/50 drawing. Limited to 36 teams – taking sign-ups now. Details: 810-636-3833.

Business Associate
of the Year named
Patty Plant, owner of Cranberries Cafe? in Goodrich, has been named the ?2008 Business Associate of the Year? by the The American Business Women’s Association.
The Crossroads Connection Chapter of Grand Blanc honored Plant on June 18 at the Flint Golf & Country Club.

Paper retriever
Beginning July 25, a paper retriever will be located in the parking lot of the Groveland Township offices, 4695 Grange Hall Road. The paper retriever bin will take newspapers, magazines, catalogs, office and school papers as a step in the environmental stewardship program. Funds raised from recycling the paper will be sent to the Ortonville Community Emergency Fund program. There will be a paper drive for the week of Sept. 8 -12. Details: 248-634-4152.

Detroit Tigers
The Brandon Township Parks and Recreation is taking registration for the Detroit Tigers versus the Oakland A’s on Aug. 9. The tickets are $56 per person and include the game ticket, luxury motor coach transportation, an upper lounge pizza party and a fireworks display. The bus leaves Brandon Middle School at 5 p.m., the game starts at 7:05 p.m.
Register at Brandon Township Parks and Recreation. Details: 248-627-4640.

Hockey fundraiser
Hosting their 6th annual golf outing to raise money for the Goodrich High School hockey team will be at 9 a.m. on Aug. 9 at the Goodrich Country Club, 10080 Hegel Road. $70 per play/280 per team. Price includes 18 holes of golf, a luncheon, door prizes and a 50/50 drawing. Limited to 36 teams – taking sign-ups now. Details: 810-636-3833.

Blood drive
An American Red Cross blood drive will be from 1 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 4 at the Ortonville United Methodist Church, 93 Church St., Ortonville. Sign up online – www.givelife.org – sponsor code is Brandon High. Details: 248-802-1994.

Voters guide
Check out The Citizen’s Voters? Guide in the July 26 edition. The section will include candidate profiles for Atlas, Brandon and Groveland Townships.

Hockey fundraiser
The Goodrich High School hockey team hosts their sixth annual golf outing to raise money for the team. The event will start at 9 a.m. on Aug. 9 at the Goodrich Country Club, 10080 Hegel Road. Cost will be $70 per play/$280 per team. Price includes 18 holes of golf, a luncheon, door prizes and a 50/50 drawing. Limited to 36 teams – taking sign-ups now. Details: 810-636-3833.

Detroit Tigers
The Brandon Township Parks and Recreation is taking registration for the Detroit Tigers versus the Oakland A’s on Aug. 9. The tickets are $56 per person and include the game ticket, luxury motor coach transportation, an upper lounge pizza party and a fireworks display. The bus leaves Brandon Middle School at 5 p.m. The game starts at 7:05 p.m.
Register at Brandon Township Parks and Recreation. Details: 248-627-4640.

Friday Coffee
The Citizen newspaper will host a monthly coffee hour starting at 9 a.m. the last Friday of each month at our office, 12 South St., Ortonville. The first meeting will be July 25. The public is invited to stop by and visit with our staff.
Details: 248-627-4332.