Goodrich- The Michigan Education Association has placed district teachers on the critical list as a result of the school board imposing a 14-day cut to the school calendar in September. The cut represents a significant loss of student time on task, and results in a 7-percent pay cut for teachers, according to Michigan Education Association […]
Brandon Twp.- At first glance, it wouldn’t appear Robbie Williams is anything but a normal 7-year-old. The brown-haired, brown-eyed boy wears a t-shirt and jeans and appears tan. He sits on the floor in the living room of his home playing with a Thomas the Tank Engine train set. When he smiles, he reveals a […]
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, many Americans gave money or supplies in a relief effort. Lauren Brasile gave herself. The Brandon Township resident recalls watching the news all of Labor Day weekend. The hurricane made landfall in the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, devastating Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, killing more than a thousand people […]
Parents often tell their children how proud of them they are. But how often do children tell their parents they are proud of them? My parents have told me countless times throughout my life they are proud of me. They have been at every major milestone, cheering me on. They were beaming with pride at […]
Brandon Twp.- Ready, set, read. The Friends of the Brandon Library are sponsoring their third annual Battle of the Books competition for all fifth and sixth grade students in the Brandon School District. Teams of three to five students can begin registering Nov. 7. There is a limit of 10 teams. An orientation will be […]
Brandon Twp.- To learn how to be a leader, Brandon Middle School student Keith Cordner went to a city filled with them. Cordner attended the 2005 Jr. National Leadership Conference from June 25-July 4 in Washington, DC after being nominated by BMS science teacher Dave Green for showing good leadership in class. The purpose of […]
Ortonville is the smallest of 10 Oakland County Main Street communities, but the village’s Main Street program has won MSOC’s biggest honor. The Ortonville Main Street program was given the ‘Spirit? award of distinction during ‘A Celebration of Success,? on Oct. 14 in Pontiac. Additionally, the Ortonville Main Street program won an achievement award for […]
Ortonville- Christmas in the Village is back– with a new starting time. The Ortonville Chamber of Commerce has changed the time of the annual event to 3-8 p.m., Dec. 3. In previous years, Christmas in the Village ran from 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Jane Derry, director of Christmas in the Village, says the time was […]
Brandon Twp.- On a sunny, chilly, quiet fall morning, almost two dozen quarter horses are grazing in green fenced-in pastures at Briar Ridge Farm, 1156 Briar Ridge Lane. Debbi Wiesner leads a visitor on a tour of the tranquil facility, which includes two barns with heated or cold stalls, two indoor arenas (one heated), five […]
Hadley Twp.- Mark McElrath awoke with a nosebleed on Sept. 18 that would change his life. McElrath had been looking forward to Homecoming Week at Goodrich High School where he is a junior, but instead he would spend most of the next four days in the hospital, hemorrhaging and losing 18 pounds off his thin […]