Groveland Twp.-Beep-beep. For less than $3,000 in 1969, muscle car enthusiasts could land a brand new Plymouth Road Runner with the trademark horn in their driveway. While prices, styles and horns have changed over the last four decades’at least one local resident has vowed to keep the ‘muscle? on the road. Township residents Keith and […]
A permanent memorial to honor 2003 Brandon graduate Pfc. Joseph A. Miracle, who was killed in military action July 5, 2007, was dedicated before the Sept. 12 Blackhawks football game. The board of education OK’d the memorial, which consists of a raised masonry flagpole base with an attached plaque, at the new Brandon High School […]
Patrick Baldwin loved to wear pajama pants. ‘He always had those pants on,? said his father, Pat. ‘People that knew him will remember Patrick in those pants.? The casual garb is now synonymous with the 19-year-old Brandon High School graduate who took his own life on Nov. 14, 2012. ‘Patrick was very intelligent, quick thinking,? […]
At about 11:30 p.m., Sept. 12, Michigan State Police from Groveland Township responded to the southbound lane of I-75 near the Grange Hall Road ramps after a 9-1-1 call that a body was in the southbound lanes of the highway. When troopers arrived, they found a 20-year-old female laying near the lane divider just off […]
Groveland Twp.-Named for Tamarack Hills Farms and purchased in 1950 by the United Jewish Charities, Camp Tamarack incorporates more than 1,400 acres of township wilderness near Perryville Road and attracts more than 15,000 visitors each year. The township camp, which turned 60-years-old last year, may soon be just a little smaller. Representatives of the United […]
Brandon Twp.-Ken Davis has been a local gun wholesale dealer for about 30 years. ‘The recent controversy surrounding gun ownership and sales has not really changed my business,? said Davis, a township resident. ‘Ammunition sales have increased, but not guns. Honestly, dealers just have to watch who they sell to’that’s a major concern of mine.? […]
Goodrich-For the past 100 years the Goodrich dam at Hegel Road has successfully held back the Kearsley Creek, creating a 240-acre mill pond. However, a series of reports indicate the dam and pond could be jeopardized. The future of the century-old structure was the subject of debate on Jan. 30 during a special meeting at […]
Brandon Twp.-Two leading area real estate companies announced last week that they will merge their businesses. Re/Max Property Center, 630 Ortonville Road and Real Estate One, 2245 S. Ortonville Road will join forming the largest Ortonville area real estate company according to a report. ‘We determined that one company could serve the community better,? said […]
A trek to just about any destination in Oakland County this spring and expect some travel delays due to road construction. The gauntlet of countywide orange barrels is the result of $54.55 million to improve county roads and bridges in 2005, say Road Commission for Oakland County officials. The series of projects range from $40 […]
By David Fleet Editor Ortonville- On April 7, representatives from the Village will meet for the first time with Teamsters Local 214 to discuss ground rules for a labor contract with the department of public works. Les Barrett, a trustee with Local 214 said a series of 47 proposals ranging from non-economic to disability to […]