Brandon Twp.-Dr. Brent Musolf has teamed up with Dr. Jay Stark at the Brandon Chiropractic Center, 70 S. Ortonville Road, Ortonville. Musolf, a native of Southgate and a Port Austin resident, will see patients specifically for spinal decompression therapy on Monday, Wednesday or Friday. Musolf attended the University of Michigan’Dearborn and completed studies at Texas […]
At 7 p.m., May 20 the Atlas Township Planning Commission will host a public hearing at the Goodrich Middle School Cafetorium, 7480 Gale Road, Goodrich to review the township master plan. The master plan, which is reviewed every five years, is a guide for land use in the community it serves. Rick Misek, Atlas Township […]
Atlas Twp.-About 150 area armed forces men and women will receive a much deserved honor this Memorial Day. On March 6, township officials first proposed at a budget work session to purchase the flags and holders for veterans interred in the Atlas Community Baptist Church Cemetery, Goodrich Cemetery, Greenwood Cemetery, Horton Cemetery, Sandborn Cemetery and […]
Atlas Twp.-The township board of trustees voted 6-0 to OK a special assessment for $114 for improved lots for a total of $254,676. Garbage collection and recycling from all occupied properties in the township. Residents are currently paying $107 annual for the service. Township Supervisor Shirley Kautman-Jones was absent. ‘We are still in the same […]
Atlas Twp.- Can you hear me now? Area residents may soon get notification of inclement weather just a little louder and clearer following the Monday night township meeting. The board of trustees OK’d $13,000 for the purchase of an additional tornado siren. The funds, along with a grant from the Genesee County Emergency Management and […]
Crafters, scrappers, and shoppers are needed to help spark the interests of some area students. From 9 a.m.-5 p.m., May 3, the Brandon Middle School Parent Teacher Organization will host its first annual Spring Scrapbook Crop. The fundraiser will benefit the seventh grade Hands-on Science Day. From a liquid nitrogen investigation to exploring dry ice […]
Mark your calendars now for the 2014 Business Expo, set for 5-8 p.m., May 8, at the Brandon High School cafeteria, 1025 S. Ortonville Road. The public is invited to attend the family-friendly event sponsored by The Citizen newspaper and coordinated by the Greater Ortonville Area Chamber of Commerce. Admission is free and activities for […]
Goodrich-When it comes to pizza’it’s all in the stone. Terry Cadarette, owner of Buddy’s Brick Oven, 8341 S. State Road, assures the key to outstanding pizza starts at 600 degrees on a flat rock. ‘The idea is the stone material, typically quartz, allows ovens to evenly distribute the heat, resulting in crispy pizza,? said Cadarette. […]
The record cold temperatures, deep snow seemingly daily near blizzard conditions for the past five months in southeastern Michigan has impacted just about everyone, including wildlife. From deer to birds and even fish have not totally escaped Old Man Winter’s fury. Gary Whelan, Michigan Department of Natural Resources fish production manager, reported that the heavy […]
Atlas Twp.- Dorothy Gresock could watch the water rising from her home. ‘It’s normally just a big water hole that fills up in the spring when the snow melts, then drains under Perry Road and flows to the north,? said Gresock, 76, who has lived with her husband in their township home about a mile […]