Groveland Tower base set

From left Dan Phifer of Radien Communications Services Corp. and Robert DePalma Groveland Township Supervisor discuss the 185-foot tower to be constructed behind the Groveland Township Hall. A cement base was poured last week to support the tower. Photo by Bob Flath.

Twp. Treasurer Owen to seek reelection

Brandon Twp.-Current Brandon Township Treasurer Linda Owen says she will seek a fifth term in the November 2004 election. Owen served as a part-time Brandon Township Deputy Treasurer in 1983 and was elected Treasurer for the first time in 1988. She was reelected to the office in 1992, 1996, and 2000. ‘One thing that I […]

Warrant issued for eagle shooter

A 65-year-old man will be charged with shooting an endangered species and reckless discharge of a firearm in connection with a wounded bald eagle near his home in the area of Van Vleet and Ray roads in Genesee County, just west of Groveland Township. A law enforcement investigation by the DNR led them to James […]

Judge to hear village council oath case

Goodrich- A former village council member drive to challenge a procedural issue regarding the election of Councilman Doug McAbee will be heard by a circuit court judge on March 28. Judge Geoffrey Neithercut, of the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court, will hear both sides of a dispute after McAbee failed to sign the oath of office […]

Lawmaker to schools: Use rainy-day funds now

According to an article in The Detroit News, Sen. Jack Brandenburg, R-Harrison Township, believes school districts should be required to spend down their fund balances just as the state has done. The Budget Stabilization Fund is down from $2.2 million from a high of $1.2 billion in 2000. Brandenburg told The Detroit News the state […]

Survivor tells horrors of war, looks toward future

Ortonville- In early April 2004 Mariama Conteh turned 19. Like many in their late teens, she’s planning for college, loves music, and her perpetual smile is a prelude to a bright future. Yet, Mariama’s life includes adversity’far more than most late adolescents would have endured. In 1999, rebel soldiers from Mariama’s home in the West […]

New building proposed

A Macomb County developer, Arrmax Corp. said the corporation is currently in the process of purchasing two parcels–about 2 acres of land– near the southwest corner of Grange Hall Road and M-15 in Groveland Township to construct an 11,000-square-foot building. Although terms of the deal have not been finalized, Dennis Gannan, a partner from Arrmax, […]

No funding for student cards

Groveland Twp.-Township officials say they will not fund Brandon Township library cards for the more than 950 Brandon school district students residing in Groveland Township. ‘Puchasing these cards may jeopardize the current legal action Brandon School District is starting against the library,? said Robert DePalma, Groveland Township supervisor. ‘The cards are good only until Aug. […]

Two challenge for Brandon School Board

Name: D’Anna Keeble Occupation: Design consultant Personal: Married, two children currently in the Brandon School District. Lived in Brandon Township for more than seven years. BA Political Science and Fine Arts Wayne State University, two years law school. Summary: I am running because I care about children and their safety. I am also concerned about […]

Never on the sideline: GHS athletic director retires

Ask Al Martus the key to almost four decades as a high school athletic director and he can answer in one word: Fairness. ‘I often considered students like my son or daughter,? said Martus, 66, who retired as athletic director from the Goodrich School District earlier this year. ‘Whether I consoled or congratulated or yelled […]

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