Ortonville-Last month Dr. Jay Stark, owner of Brandon Chiropractic, 70 S. Ortonville Road, welcomed a new neuro-muscular therapist, Andrew Klock. Klock, 31, a former Davison resident, earned a Master’s of Exercise and Sports Science from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla., after receiving his Bachelor’s of Science in Athletic Training from Eastern Michigan University […]
Atlas Twp.- A sunny, early spring day nearly turned tragic for a pair of local men. A veteran ice fisherman and Gale Lake resident said he should not have ventured out on the ice Saturday for some late March fishing. The resident, 78, who asked not to be identified, said he headed out on the […]
Atlas Twp.- A local basketball coach battling cancer now has the support of some top college coaches. In March 2011, Goodrich Junior Varsity Basketball Coach Dave Barns learned he had cancer. Recently friends of the family put up a billboard to demonstrate support for the Barns family and to let the community know help is […]
Goodrich- At 6 p.m., April 23 the board of education is expected to vote on the future of the Schools of Choice program for the 2012-13 school year. On Monday, board members, teachers, and school administration deliberated for more than three hours in a special meeting on how to proceed with a growing Schools of […]
Groveland Twp.-From an artillery range to a water park to even a prison’a 191-acre parcel of township-owned property has been considered over the years for a host of projects. Now that same property near Grange Hall Road and I-75 will be on the market this spring in hopes of attracting just the right buyer for […]
From more than 40 flavors of premium tobaccos for hookahs to a walk-in humidor with a selection of cigars to unique smoking accessories, try Dave’s Tobacco Lounge in downtown Ortonville. ‘We continue to lead the way in developing the pleasurable experience of hookah smoking along with selection of fine cigars,? said Dave Kuhs, owner of […]
Atlas Twp.- An improved recreation area and a cleaner environment. Two key elements that emerged from Adam McCormick’s Eagle Scout project. McCormick Eagle Scout honor, the highest in the Boy Scouting program , was accomplished last summer by refurbishing the pavilion along with new picnic tables tops located in the Reid Elementary School playground area. […]
Brandon Twp.- Since last June Glass Road residents have endured, traffic jams, dust and fleets of heavy construction equipment. Flaggers, orange barrels and the stench of fresh asphalt characterized most of the summer. Well, it’s over’almost. With just a little clean-up to do, the construction is completed on the East-West Glass Road intersection which during […]
The recent site approval of Long Lake Village should come as no surprise to the residents of Brandon Township, considering the players in the building game. Boasting a ‘focus on maximizing return on investments,? the Silverman Companies, of Bingham Farms, Mich. advertised mantra includes ‘develop and acquire premium properties from master-planned communities and luxury rental […]
Ortonville-In 1904 G.N. Hart Hardware opened for business on the west side of South Street in downtown Ortonville. Later named DeLano Hardware the building was destroyed by fire in 1942. When a new building was erected in 1944, the tradition of suppling the community with a variety of goods and services unique to many villages […]