Frances (Guiles) Wills has seen the evolution of girls? basketball in Ortonville. When she was a teenager, Wills, a 1942 graduate of Ortonville High School, played intramural basketball with her classmates at the old town hall. Around the time her second daughter, Mary, attended high school in the early 1970’s, girls? basketball became a recognized […]
New Brandon varsity boys basketball coach Tim Donnan has taken on a new challenge each year he’s been with the Brandon program. Two years ago, Donnan coached the freshman team, and last year, he coached the junior varsity team. Now, he takes the helm of the varsity team in his third year with the program, […]
The chance to work and coach in neighboring communities was too much for Brian Williams to pass up. Williams, the varsity volleyball coach at Atherton the past three years, was hired as the new varsity volleyball coach at Brandon High School. He recently accepted a teaching job in the Clarkston district, so when the Brandon […]
By Jeff Patrus Sports Writer This year’s Brandon Township Skatefest will feature a few different twists from last year’s event. On Saturday, Aug. 7, Brandon Township Recreation and the Brandon Township Library are sponsoring the third annual Skatefest, located at the township’s Skate Park at Sherman Memorial Park, on the corner of Ball and Cedar […]
This year’s Oakland County 4-H Fair has a definite local flair. Several Brandon and Groveland Township residents are volunteering or have displays at the fair, which begins July 27 and lasts through Aug. 1 at the county 4-H Fairgrounds in Davisburg. Rosemary Hotchkiss of Brandon Township first became involved with 4-H when she was a […]
Ortonville Village Manager Paul Zelenak is a fan of baseball as it was when the game first started. Through his participation with the Rochester Grangers, a vintage base ball team (the word baseball was broken into two separate words during that era), Zelenak is going back to the future. During the year, the Grangers take […]
A fair warning to my colleagues at The Citizen: There may be times during the football season where I’ll be very cranky heading into the office Monday morning ? and it will have nothing to do with Sunday’s Lions game. In the coming weeks, many Americans, myself included, will take part in that time-honored tradition […]
Groveland Twp.-The times are changing in the township offices. Two new employees ? building department administrator Susan Nassar and Laura Lawrence, a secretary for Groveland Township Clerk Pamela Mazich ? started with the township in May. Nassar is replacing Gretchen Randall, who retired June 30 from the township after seven years. As the new building […]
If there was an activity this year at Harvey-Swanson Elementary School, chances are Hailey Phelps was involved in some manner. Phelps, a fourth-grader from Ortonville, was recognized by the staff at Harvey-Swanson for her hard work at the school with the ‘Principal’s Award,? which was given at the school’s awards assembly on the last day […]
Lew Francis packed a lot of experiences into a century of life. Francis, 100, of Ortonville died July 1, leaving behind six children, 19 grandchildren, 38 great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren. He is also survived by one sister, Pauline Fredette, and several nieces and nephews. Four of his surviving six children are local […]