Dear Editor, My response ‘Grass Roots Government? was in response to the letter written to the editor by Maureen Shoemaker as published by The Citizen newspaper May 10, 2008, and had nothing to do with the activities of the May 13 township board meeting. In response to the ‘Rural way of life being at stake […]
Three members of the township board of review have been reappointed to new terms. Niles Olson, Ron Spitler and Gail Jenzen were all reappointed to terms expiring on Dec. 31, 2007.
A resolution has been adopted again appointing clerk Jill Bastian as Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) coordinator for the township. The township board adopted the resolution, although Bastian was already designated as the previous coordinator by a resolution passed by the board in 2003. Supervisor Jerry Dywasuk said this designation did not appear to expire, […]
Dear Editor, We would like to thank Brandon Township for their support of the Youth Fair for Oakland County. Recently, yard signs for the 2008 Oakland County Fair were placed around the township announcing the fair dates and were taken down just two days after being put up. After a call to the Brandon Township […]
Orion Township has asked the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) to study the need for a left turn signal and/or crosswalk at the intersection of Baldwin and Maybee Roads. The board of trustees approved the planning commission’s request to forward the request to the RCOC to analyze future traffic projections for that intersection. The […]
Hockey fundraiser The Goodrich High School hockey team hosts their sixth annual golf outing to raise money for the team. The event will start at 9 a.m. on Aug. 9 at the Goodrich Country Club, 10080 Hegel Road. Cost will be $70 per play/$280 per team. Price includes 18 holes of golf, a luncheon, door […]
The Orion Area Youth Assistance committee is sponsoring its annual Youth Recognition Awards Ceremony on April 12. The purpose of this event is to identify outstanding school-aged youth from the Orion community who have volunteered or have made great positive changes in their lives. Youth who have helped an individual, organization or have performed a […]
Oakland County sheriff (Oxford Twp) wants more presence, with more boots on township turf at the expense of taxpayers. ‘We need more brown shirts? they say. Well, ‘Transparency? is the ‘political? name of the game these days. Let’s take a look. The March 21, 2012 issue of the Leader did a focus article on law […]
Copper caper On June 30, a Brandon deputy responded to the 2800 block of Oakwood Road, where a new elementary school is being built, for a larceny report. The complainant, a construction superintendent, said that sometime during the past two days, someone removed several 6-foot sections of 3/4 inch copper tubing that had been installed […]
St. Anne Catholic Church of Ortonville and St. Daniel Church of Clarkston returned from their most recent mission trip to Lexington, Ky on June 28. The group served from June 22 through June 27. They helped residents of Kentucky with yardwork and daycare. They also worked with the YMCA and Habitat for Humanity. St. Anne’s […]