Brandon Schools? Brandon School District Superintendent Bart Jenniches says the 2004-05 school year will be his last. ‘I want to give the board of education ample time to find a replacement,? said Jenniches before making the announcement at the June 14 school board meeting. ‘After nine years now it’s time for me to move on. […]
Brandon Twp – When lightning struck Wilford and Shelia Rymar’s Perry Lake home the couple considered themselves lucky. The Wilfords arrived home last Sunday night to find the remnants of a massive double chimney scattered over the deck, stairs and lawn. A section of the chimney had crashed through the garage roof. The homes air […]
Ortonville – Brad Erlandson celebrates Father’s Day from the confines of a wheelchair. ‘My role as a father has changed, like a referee I can’t physically pull the kids apart, but I can speak to them as a father’they’ll obey my words.? ‘God designed me to walk. The wheelchair and walker are just a temporary […]
Ortonville-Chris Steer hopes to get a jump on a new area business. With the auto industry on the skids, Steer, a Louca Mold and Aircraft gundrill foreman for the past 15 years was ready to look for some additional income. ‘I was discussing with a neighbor some ideas of what else we could do for […]
Known to friends and parishioners as ‘Fr. Bernie,? the St. Anne priest will be remembered for his love of art, devotion to God and compassion to others. The Rev. Bernard J. Mullen of Ortonville died Nov. 28 after a long illness. He was 72. ‘He was a kind, gentle person who cared deeply about the […]
After countless China built toys were yanked from stores nationwide this year due to lead in the paint, at least two area charity groups say they remain cautious this Christmas before any toys are distributed. The Ortonville Community Emergency Fund, along with the Holly Youth Assistance, will distribute about 2,000 toys to area youth this […]
Brandon Twp.-The Brandon Fletcher Intermediate fifth-grade students have their feet firmly planted on the ground’and now they know why. Students from the classes of fifth-grade teachersTami Rousseu, Heather Sirianni and Kim Coffey combined to study the works of Isaac Newton, who discovered the law of universal gravitation. To prove Newton’s laws, the teaching trio worked […]
In a report issued September 2001 by the Michigan Department of Education, almost half of Michigan school districts reported fewer than 5 percent of eligible voters participated in the 2000 school board election. Three-quarters of the districts had turnouts of 10 percent or less, and since not all eligible citizens register to vote, the percentage […]
A backup emergency door buzzer and low air pressure in one tire were the only blemishes found by Michigan State Police Traffic Division Inspectors who spent about a week going over Brandon School District buses earlier this year. The two infractions, which prompted ‘yellow-tags,? were part of the state police annual school bus inspection required […]
By a 5-0 vote, the Brandon School Board OK’d a contract on Tuesday night with about 65 district employees including food service, bus drivers and mechanics, along with maintenance and custodial workers. The employees were represented by the Teamsters Union. Tom Miller, Brandon School District superintendent, said a 1 percent pay increase was approved retroactive […]