The Brandon School Board is expected to vote on a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that would make the district eligible for a share of federal funds earmarked for education. A motion will be presented to the board for discussion at a special board meeting set for 6:30 p.m., Jan. 6 at the Brandon School Board […]
Brandon Twp.- The recent death of Trustee Charlene Carlson has left the township board with the difficult task of filling her seat. According to Michigan Compiled Law, the township board must appoint someone to fill the vacant elected office within 45 days of the vacancy. Carlson died Dec. 22. ‘Charlene was truly devoted to the […]
When David St. Aubin was called to active duty about a year ago he told Interim Principal Mike Ellis, ‘I’m going over to Iraq so two or three soldiers can now come home.? ‘Now he can come home,? said Ellis, as GHS students and staff gathered Dec. 22, the day before Christmas vacation, to welcome […]
Brandon Twp.-Mike Faust recalls his first call as a Brandon firefighter. ‘It was 1972 and I just happened to stop by the fire hall,? said Faust. ‘They asked me if I could drive that truck out to a barn fire near Seymour Lake and Dartmouth roads. Rumor was the truck had bad brakes, but I […]
Flying more than 2,000 miles cross country in three days in a single engine airplane is a challenge. Doing it with a fractured foot is that much tougher. From June 22-25, the Thunderbird women? pilots Roxanne Swope, a Brandon Township resident, and Terry Kane of Ann Arbor, participated in the 39th Annual Air Race Classic. […]
It’s been a long journey for Won Kim. On Sunday morning that ride will end at the pulpit of the Goodrich United Methodist Church as the new pastor. Won’s trek to GUMC as the new pastor started in Seoul, South Korea 35 years ago. ‘For the first 12 years of my life I was the […]
Goodrich-The school board could not muster enough support to sign a memorandum of understanding that would make the district eligible for a share of federal funds earmarked for education. A motion was presented to the board for discussion on Monday night that would put the district in the running for ‘Race to the Top? education […]
Groveland Twp.-For hungry, homeless dogs, $8,000 can go a long ways. ‘That’s 23,000 pounds of dog food,? said Carl Liepmann, who has been bringing ‘Santa Dog? to the Bueche’s in Flushing for 25 years. ‘This year marks the first time we visited the Ortonville Bueche’s’we’ll come back next year.? Liepmann, along with Santa Dog and […]
A group of area high school students will make life just a little better for cancer patients. Earlier this fall the Community Service Club, a group of Brandon High School students, united to work on a variety of projects in the community, collected fleece from the area to make blankets for children stricken with cancer. […]
A group of area high school students will make life just a little better for cancer patients. Earlier this fall the Community Service Club, a group of Brandon High School students, united to work on a variety of projects in the community, collected fleece from the area to make blankets for children stricken with cancer. […]