Youth assistance

The Brandon-Groveland Youth Assistance Committee would like to honor youth that make a positive contribution to their community. Nomination forms can be obtained at 476 Mill St. and should be returned no later than March 7. The Eighteenth Annual Youth Recognition Awards Night is at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 7 at Brandon Middle School, 609 […]

City, Wild Ones partner to stop phragmites

Clarkston City Council and Oakland County Wild Ones have partnered to form a Phragmites Subcommittee. They are meeting to take bids and make plans to tackle Phragmites, a tall reed-like invasive species. A large patch of Phragmites can be seen growing along White Lake Road, and the subcommittee hopes to hire a company to eliminate […]

Chamber luncheon

The Greater Ortonville Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon has been rescheduled for noon, March 8 at the Brandon central office. Karl Ziegler, who is the Goodrich Chamber of Commerce President as well as pastor of the Goodrich United Methodist Church, will be a speaker, as well as Brandon Schools Superintendent Bart Jenniches. Jenniches will discuss […]

Chamber to plan ‘Good Times in Goodrich?

Goodrich – The Goodrich-Atlas Chamber of Commerce will meet at 8 a.m. March 8 at Cranberries Caf?, located at 10250 Hegel Road in downtown Goodrich, to begin planning September’s ‘Good Times in Goodrich? event. Goodrich Schools Superintendent Kim Hart is also slated to speak at the meeting. Details: Call Patty Plant at Cranberries Caf?, (810) […]

A Look Back From The CNews archives

15 years ago – 1997 ‘Pappas announces 1998 will be his last? City Manager Art Pappas announced his intention to retire at the end of the year, and the city council should look for a replacement. Pappas, who had been clerk since 1962, said he was willing to hang around for a while to help […]

Spaghetti dinner fund-raiser

Oxford Free Methodist Church (790 S. Lapeer Rd.) is hosting a spaghetti dinner and bake sale on Saturday, Aug. 9 from 5-8 p.m. Proceeds from the event will go to help Kammron Myles who’s in need of a bone marrow transplant. For more information call the church at (248) 628-1203.

Committee meeting

At 7 p.m., March 10, the Brandon Preservation Committee, a local committee of the North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy, has scheduled its regular monthly meeting at Brandon Fire Station #2 near Sashabaw Road just south of Seymour Lake Road. The meetings are ‘the second Thursday of each month. Details: Lois Robbins, Committee Chair, (248) 969-2518.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, I would like to respond to Jim Altene’s recent letter on leaf burning (‘Reader urges vote on leaf burning ban,? Nov. 7). First, I think he is confusing the City of Clarkston with Independence Township ‘both have their own burn ordinances. Independence Township has been working on a modification to their burn ordinance […]