Ah spring — time to clean up the yard of all the dead wood, grass and tree limbs. But, hold on Bucko. Before you strike a match to that pile of debris, make sure you have the okay of the local fire department. ‘Our burn season is basically from October 1 to April 30. After […]
Addison Township will once again be levying the maximum amount allowable for the 2004 fiscal year. The following is a list of those millages being levied for each account (all mills have been adjusted according to the Headlee Amendment rollback): ? The general operations will be levied at 1.1132 mills. ? The fire department will […]
Brandon Twp.- An elderly township woman lost more than $4,000 in a wire fraud scam this week. A deputy responded to the woman’s home on S. Ortonville Road March 23, where she said she had been tricked into sending $4,000 via Western Union to an address in Madrid, Spain. The woman said a man called […]
Brandon Twp.- The township board is accepting applications from residents who would like to be appointed to a vacant trustee seat. The board must appoint someone to complete the term of Bob DeWitt, who has moved from the township. The term ends in November 2012. Applications are available at the clerk’s office, 395 Mill St., […]
Residents living on dirt roads in Addison Township will not be receiving as much assistance this year with road chloride service. Due to cutbacks in the budget caused by reductions in state revenue sharing, the Addison Township Board of Trustees voted to reduce the township’s contribution in road chloride service from 50 percent to 25 […]
Makayla Mae Beach Ashley and Eric Beach of Davison are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Makayla Mae Beach. Makayla was born at 2:29 p.m., Feb. 18, at Genesys Regional Medical Center in Grand Blanc. She weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. Proud grandparents are JoEllen and Mark Grant […]
Atlas Township Firefighters responded to a house fire at 5:15 p.m., March 24 near the intersection of Vassar between McCandlish and East Baldwin roads. Atlas Township Fire Chief Fred Forys said about 70 percent of the home was engulfed in flames when he arrived. Fire departments from Davison and Grand Blanc assisted Atlas Township with […]
Community shred day From 9 a.m.-1 p.m., April 9, the Clarkston Brandon Community Credit Union, the Ortonville DDA and the Brandon Township Library will host a community shred day. Details: Donna, 248-627-9944. Mom-2-Mom From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., April 9, the Ortonville United Methodist Church, 93 N. Church St., Ortonville is hosting the A3 […]
Chris Bradley as Joseph, left, impresses Egypt’s Pharoah, played by Jeremy Schupbach, in Everest’s ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,? opening April 1. Photo by Phil Custodio
As high school seniors dive into their last trimester in Clarkston, how many are prepared for college? Not many, according to the Michigan Department of Education’s analysis of ACT scores. According to the study, less than 10 percent of 2011 high school graduates are considered ready for college in half of the high schools in […]