Ortonville- The village is currently a one-stoplight town if you don’t count the traffic lights on M-15. However, there is currently discussion underway to changing it to a no-stoplight town. Village Manager Bill Sprague said there have been complaints about whether the traffic light located downtown at South Street and Mill Street is actually needed, […]
Elizabeth McGhee, a Brandon Township resident, died Nov. 10 when the single-engine plane she was piloting crashed in Ray County, Missouri. She was 57. McGhee was a veterinarian who assisted her husband, Dr. Charles McGhee, at the North Oakland Veterinary Associates practice in Oxford. According to The Kansas City Star, McGhee was traveling alone from […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- In April 1991, Pam Flowers became the first woman in modern times to make a solo trek from Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada to the Magnetic North Pole. She will share the tale of her 403-mile journey with just her three Alaskan huskies as companions during a presentation at […]
Brandon Twp.- In the first of what will be several strategic planning workshops, township boardmembers met on March 8 and were joined by Sheila Ronis, an associate professor of management at Walsh College. Ronis is facilitating the workshops free of charge to the township. ‘Dr. Ronis is guiding us through this,? said Supervisor Kathy Thurman. […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- The school board unanimously approved a motion to discontinue the busing of in-district transfers during their March 8 meeting, but blunted uproar over the controversial decision by offering a solution to appease parents and daycare providers. District officials have received protests over the decision to bus to home […]
Brandon Twp.- School district officials are pursuing advertising revenue as a partial solution to the budget crisis they are facing. School boardmembers approved at their March 8 board meeting a memorandum of understanding with Alternative Revenue Development, a Bloomfield Hills-based company that aims to bring new and innovative revenue streams to school districts around the […]
Brandon Twp.-Christmas is coming and Santa needs help in delivering toys to some area children. The Community Christmas Toy Store is seeking donations to brighten the season for low-income families in the Brandon School District. ‘Even though the economy is getting better, the need is still there,? said Linda Mizejweski, president of CCTS, a non-profit […]
Every year, there are 14,000 children in foster care in Michigan, 3,000 of whom will become available for adoption, with approximately 300 waiting for a permanent home at any given moment. Last month, two of those children, Kayla, 11, and Jakob, 4, officially joined their forever family when they were adopted by Tim and Fiona […]
Elizabeth McGhee, a Brandon Township resident, died Nov. 10 when the single-engine plane she was piloting crashed in Ray County, Mo. She was 57. According to The Kansas City Star, McGhee was traveling alone from Michigan to Wheeler Downtown Airport when she lost radio contact about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night. The plane was located by […]
Brandon Twp.- Midge Stewart was excited to become a small business owner when she purchased Maple Lane Kennels from Hank Podell in 1999. She was blissfully unaware of the challenges she would face over the next decade as the recession took hold following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the housing market crashed. Stewart would […]