Ortonville- Plans to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Old Mill are underway. At the village council meeting on Nov. 14, Historical Society President Tom Stowell presented a list of proposed activities for the year-long celebration to start in January. The suggested ideas include a historic baseball game with the Rochester Grangers; an old-fashioned church […]
Ortonville- Sherman Village Park has a bright future in store. The Brandon Township Board has approved a bid from Stewart Electric to replace the lighting on ballfield one at the park for a cost of $9,968. ‘The lighting on field one is outdated,? said Brandon Recreation Director Fred Waybrant. ‘It’s much dimmer and a safety […]
Goodrich pathway finished By Susan Bromley Goodrich- After some bumps along the way, the Goodrich Pathway should now be a smooth ride. At the Nov. 14 village council meeting, administrator Jakki Sidge announced a final walk-through on the pathway will be Nov. 29. ‘It looks pretty good,? she said. ‘There’s nice new aspalt on the […]
Atlas Twp.- When Mason Bays was about 3-years-old, his mother began wondering if something was wrong. His language development was very slow and when Lynne Morisette would ask her son a question, instead of answering her, he would often repeat what she had asked him. ‘He was like a parrot,? says Morisette. ‘He would do […]
Brandon Twp.- When Steve Frasher first heard about bullet-proof windows and doors being used on homes in California, he thought the idea was crazy. He wondered who would need it. ‘I would never have thought in a million years we’d need it in Ortonville, Michigan,? says Frasher. But now, standing in his home next to […]
Decompression therapy offered at Brandon Chiropractic By Susan Bromley Brandon Twp.- A car accident eight years ago left Lynn Klenow with debilitating back pain. The 41-year-old postal carrier had to take a week off work not long ago because her back hurt so much she was barely able to walk. An MRI showed a bulging […]
Goodrich- It was just over a year ago that Kelly Stonerock first watched the television show ‘Wife Swap.? Tonight, the couple and their family will be featured on the show. The show, which airs at 8 p.m. on ABC, switches two wives from very different households for one week, to experience what another family’s life […]
Brandon Twp.- The township board approved the allocation of $36,788 in Community Development Block Grant funds at the Nov. 21 meeting. The amount is down from the $40,875 the township received last year in the program which gives communities around the country federal funds for projects and public services. The cut continues a downward trend […]
Township park plans take shape By Susan Bromley Brandon Twp.- The clearing of trees will soon clear the way for a new township park. The township board approved recommendations for phase one of a 47-acre recreation park at the corner of Hadley and Oakwood roads. ‘It took us a little longer than I thought, but […]
Ortonville – The Brandon Township Public Library is celebrating their fifth birthday. The library moved into a new building at 304 South St. in Dec. 2000. The public is invited to mark the occasion by joining library staff from 1-2 p.m., Dec. 3, as magician Jason Hudy puts on a show. Birthday cake will be […]