Brandon Twp.-Long after T.J. Cilley’s proposed Eagle Scout project is completed, it will continue to grow. Cilley, 18, a Brandon High School senior, recently completed a 20 feet-by-30 feet community garden behind Harvey Swanson Elementary School. The future food plot, complete with a wooden fence, available irrigation and tilled soil, will not only help feed […]
CreekFest, planned for June 28, 29 and 30 in Ortonville, has expanded. Volunteers are needed to help with a host of new attractions. Brandon High School students are invited to participate in the 2013 CreekFest Essay Contest. The contest starts today, May 18 and ends June 3. Rules are available at the Ortonville village offices […]
On May 13 Atlas Township resident David Conklin was appointed director of the Genesee District Library. He becomes the fifth director of the 19 branches, including the Goodrich Library. ‘The library is the center of any community,? said Conklin, an Oakland County native, with a Master of Libary Information Science degree from Wayne State University […]
Goodrich-In 2012 the village council, by a 4-0 vote, approved bonds to finance the cost of improvements to the Dutch Road Bridge over the Kearsley Creek and repairs to Erie Street. Shelby Township-based Dan’s Excavating was awarded the bid for the job which begins this summer. The construction cost of the Dutch Road Bridge improvements […]
From 7 to 8 p.m., May 22, the Ortonville Community Historical Society will host the ‘Evolution of the Bicycle? at the Old Mill, 366 Mill St., Ortonville. Don Wilson, from the Flushing Area Historical Society, presents an hour-long historical discussion on bicycles between 1800 to 1930. ‘The first Velocipede (bicycle) did not have pedals and […]
Goodrich-A book used to study historical fiction’is now a little reality. Michelle LaRowe, a district teacher for the past 12 years who currently serves as an eighth grade literature instructor for about 90 students and three classes incorporated, ‘Stop the Sun,? by author Gary Paulsen into her class work. Paulsen’s story is how 13-year-old Terry […]
Hadley Twp.- With the exception of a few sea birds and caribou the Aleuntian Islands of the north Pacific are deserted. Yet about 60 years ago the small, jagged volcanic chain of islands were a pivotal WWII battleground. Ortonville native Orra Sutton was part of the defense of these islands’key in staving off a Japanese […]
Brandon Twp.- After more than 35 years in the same district it’s not uncommon for a family’s second generation to have the same teacher. But when a family’s third generation enroll for that same teacher then it’s rather notable. ‘This student came in and said I signed his grandmother’s yearbook,? laughed Harold Cloutier middle school […]
Atlas Twp.-On Tuesday, area voters approved 2.1 mills to fund police coverage for the community. The final tally was 576 yes to 382 no. About 16 percent of township voters turned out, less than anticipated, said Tere Onica, township clerk. ‘I’m not surprised at the support for the millage,? she said. ‘In my years here […]
In 1914 the Bueche family first opened a small grocery store in Flushing, Mich. Over the next century the store went through several expansions and remodels with the continued focus on customer satisfaction along with providing high quality products. Part of that expansion was south to Groveland Township. ‘It was just an empty field at […]