Over the past 27 years, Greg Hyde has coached some pretty good teams. ‘This is simply the best team ever,? said Hyde, Brandon High School girls track team coach. ‘There’s just some great sprinters on this team and outstanding work ethic.? The 38-member team, which includes freshman through senior girls, are winding down the 2012 […]
Brandon Twp.- When news reports revealed that National Hockey League veteran and one-time Detroit Red Wing forward Bob Probert ingested cocaine hours before he crashed his motorcycle in Bloomfield Hills during July 1994’township resident Richard Lowthian was inundated with media requests for information. ‘They all wanted the toxicology report on Probert,? said Lowthian, a retired […]
Ortonville- School was out last week for spring break and kids were in at the Village Skate Park. The park reopened for the season on April 7. That evening, at the Brandon Township board meeting, adults were discussing what to do about the problems that closed the park last year. The park later reopened with […]
Brandon Twp.-For the past several years township-based Technical Directions Inc. has been working on a compact missile engine that is low-cost and easy to assemble. The TDI engine was designed to utilize automotive turbocharger parts for the compressor and turbine wheels, jet fuel to lubricate and cool the bearings, eliminating the need for heavy lubricating […]
Brandon Twp.-Jim Cowen now has plenty of firewood. But while thoughts of plenty of fuel for his fireplace may seem like a good idea’it’s not his choice after cutting about 13 trees from his Oakwood Road home yard. ‘I hate the trees being cut,? said Cowen. ‘I love having the trees to block the road […]
Brandon Twp.-The Brandon School Board announced last week that three superintendent search firms are under consideration in an effort to replace current Brandon Superintendent Bart Jenniches who announced his retirement last June. A new superintendent will be in place by July 1, 2005. Represenitives from the Michigan Association of School Boards, Michigan Leadership Institute and […]
Brandon Twp.- School officials say a legal battle with the library over student library card fees moved one step closer after recent negotiations between the two entities have all but ended. On Sept. 13, the school board convened in closed session to discuss future litigation regarding the township library. ‘I think it’s embarrassing all the […]
Goodrich- A former village councilmember is leading a drive to separate parts of the village. On April 12, village resident Patricia Wartella filed signed petitions to the Genesee County Clerk for the detachment of certain property within the village to Atlas Township. The minimum number of signatures for a petition filed with regard for the […]
It’s been a decade now that Brandon Township Clerk Jeannie McCreery organized a few teens and started helping out some local senior citizens. ‘The program just grew,? said McCreery. ‘We have a great response from the community’four years ago we formed Teens & Seniors Rocking & Raking’each year it just gets better.? On April 28 […]
Goodrich- The council voted 3-1 at a special budget meeting on Monday to budget a $2 per hour raise for village employees. Council member Doug McAbee voted no. The additional $21,000 needed for the pay hike will be part of the 2012-13 budget which must completed and voted on by council members prior to June […]