Brandon Township ranked eighth among 20 Oakland County communities that reported a decline in the average value of existing homes in 2006, according to a report issued by the Oakland County Equalization Division in January. Groveland Township posted a small increase, along with 32 communities in the county. According to the report compiled from 52 […]
A strong leader, coach, and mentor. That’s how friends and co-workers are remembering former Brandon High School Principal Edwin ‘Ed? Keenan Donaldson Ed died of complications from surgery Feb. 3, in Lakeland Fla. He was 64. Born Aug.19, 1942, Ed grew up in Lincoln Park as the oldest of three sons. He attended Olivet College […]
Atlas Twp.- A five acre lot size, rezoning of M-15 properties and continued work on some of the more than 47 miles of gravel roads, are just a few of the issues Paul Amman, township supervisor, has to contend with this year. ‘New homes in the township have sagged over the past three years,? said […]
Groveland Twp.- After an estimated $1.5 million and five years, township officials are confident that residents will have lower home insurance rates and outstanding fire protection. According to township officials, following an extensive fire department audit last August, an ISO rating of four was awarded to the township. Previously, the township’s ISO rating was nine. […]
Goodrich- It’s been more than 90 years since a late February fire scorched businesses in downtown Goodrich. In the early morning hours of Feb. 22, 1916 three businesses and a residence in the downtown area of the village were destroyed by fire, according to a newspaper report in The Oxford Leader. The fire started in […]
The challenge: spend two mid-February nights in the remote Pigeon River State Forest. The payoff: Cold but accomplished students. With nighttime temperatures dipping to 10 below zero, Brandon Middle School science teacher Dave Green along with ten Brandon Middle School students and seven adults hiked deep in the pristine forest of Otsego County. ‘If you […]
Brandon Twp.- The traffic impact of a proposed hospital project in nearby Independence Township has some traffic engineers concerned that significant improvements along the M-15 corridor are needed sooner than later. During a legislative briefing on Monday at the Brandon Township Library, an outline of the progress the M-15 Task Force has made since 1995 […]
Brandon Twp.- Lots of traffic, plenty of junk food and very large. That’s how Denmark native Mads Flaga, 17, discribes life in the township since arrving last August as an exchange student through theYouth for Understanding a non-profit educational organization which offers opportunities for young people around the world to spend a summer, semester or […]
The Greater Ortonville Area Chamber of Commerce will host its sixth annual Business Expo from 6 to 8 p.m., April 26, at the Brandon High School. The Expo offers a networking opportunity for the public to meet area business owners. ‘Last year more than 35 area businesses participated in the Expo which attracted more than […]
For Belle Ann Elementary teacher Kay Moreau, what started out catching a few small spiders to demonstrate the fine art of web building to her first grade students, has produced a rather large hairy classmate. ‘A few years ago, John Sherman, a custodian at the school, noticed that I was hunting spiders around school and […]