Brandon Twp.- The Brandon Township Public Library has hired a new librarian especially for teens. Katie Hickson, 28, began her part-time position as teen librarian last week. ‘I’m excited to get involved and get started,? said Hickson, who has a master’s degree in library information science from the University of Western Ontario and previously worked […]
Teresa Tersigni’s friends have done a lot for her in the past year. They’ve organized craft boutiques, golf outings, a Poker Run and some have even posed nude for a calendar, all in an effort to raise money for the Oakland Liver Transplant Fund, which was created especially for Tersigni, an Ortonville resident. Tersigni, 46, […]
Groveland Twp.- Sunlight filters through the trees on a recent Saturday afternoon as Janice Whitman takes a walk– a cakewalk, to be exact. However, the cakewalk seems to be anything but what it’s name implies. Whitman, wearing a red helmet and a harness, is walking on a three-quarter-inch cable 25-feet above the ground. She clutches […]
Ortonville- More than 100 people turned out for a dedication of Edna Burton Senior Center and the Senior Memorial Garden on Sept. 29. The former Brandon Senior Center was renamed in honor of Edna Burton, the former township clerk who was responsible for obtaining a grant in 1977 which established the original senior center on […]
A 20-year-old Ortonville man was arrested last week following a crime spree he went on to feed his $150-a-day heroin habit. The man was expected to be arraigned in 52-2 District Court on charges including burglary from several area businesses and larceny. A second man, a 20-year-old Groveland Township resident, was also expected to be […]
Both Brandon and Goodrich school districts are growing according to enrollment numbers after the Michigan government counted heads state-wide Wednesday. Student enrollment in the Brandon School District is growing in the upper grades, is down at the intermediate school and remains about the same at the elementaries. Overall, a preliminary count for the district shows […]
Both Brandon and Goodrich school districts grew according to enrollment numbers following the state-wide head count on Wednesday. Student enrollment in the Brandon School District is growing in the upper grades, is down at the intermediate school and remains about the same at the elementaries. Overall, a preliminary count for the district shows a student […]
Brandon Twp.- Swing your partner and do-si-do. The Knights of Columbus will have a square dance from 7- 9:30 p.m., Oct. 22, at Hardy Hall at St. Anne Church, 825 S. Ortonville Road. The cost is $15 per couple. ‘It’s a lot of fun because we all mistakes and we all laugh with each other […]
Groveland Twp.- Fall fun is in full swing at Oak Haven Farm, 7515 Grange Hall Road. New this year are ‘Flashlight Nights.? Beginning at dusk on Saturdays and Sundays, visitors can stroll through the first corn maze the farm has had in three years for $5, or for $3 more, add a horse-drawn hayride. Oak […]
Goodrich- The hurricane relief beat goes on. Alex Gamble, 15, has combined her love of music and desire to help victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by organizing a Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert. Shortly after Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana and Mississippi, Gamble began talking with a friend about benefit concerts celebrities were having. ‘We thought […]