Ortonville- More than 100 area children may be dreaming of Santa this year while their heads rest on pillows and pillowcases that came from the Community Christmas Toy Store last year. Brenda Heffernan, owner of Mabelena’s Quilting Supplies and Comforts, hopes that again this year, every local parent in need will be able to supply […]
Ortonville- As it turns out, the Sherman Lifelong Learning Center didn’t quite live up to its name. The former Brandon School District building, located on Sherman Court in the village, was demolished this past week. ‘We are going to turn the property back to green space and work with the village on what is next,? […]
Brandon Twp.- Paula Gauthier resigned as library director Nov. 14, hours before she was to attend a special meeting and explain to the library board why the library has not received state aid revenue for the past five years. Her resignation contained no answers and instead has prompted more questions, an administrative lockdown, and the […]
Brandon Twp.- The school board approved at their Nov. 18 meeting the hiring of the Michigan Leadership Institute to search for a new superintendent. Earlier in the meeting, the board had heard presentations from representatives from three search firms. Besides Dr. Mike Wilmot of the Michigan Leadership Institute, the board also heard from Rich Ramsey […]
Brandon Twp.- Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a man who attempted to sexually assault a woman in the Sashabaw Meadows Mobile Home Park. According to police reports, at about 12:45 a.m., Feb. 13, the 25-year-old victim was sleeping and alone at her home in the 3600 block of Pinoak when the suspect […]
Brandon Twp.- The school board approved at their Nov. 18 meeting an amendment to the 2013-14 budget that includes, for the first time in five years, an operating surplus. Jan Meek, executive director of business services, said she feels very positive about the surplus, which is expected to be about $140,000 at the end of […]
Brandon Twp.- Deborah Wolfe-Sebetic faced some challenges when she chose Brandon High School’s latest production, ‘Titanic: The Musical.? There is no water on the set, the hand-crafted ship doesn’t actually tilt, and tenors? a major vocal component in the musical? were in short supply. Still, she was undeterred. ‘I’d been thinking about this for a […]
Brandon Twp.- Spring clean-up, as township residents have known it, is over. The township board unanimously approved at their Feb. 17 meeting a recycling and large refuse collection proposal from Bedrock Express, LTD. The excavating company, located at 1290 N. M-15 in Groveland Township, will provide year-round recycling and refuse collection for township residents at […]
Ortonville- In tough economic times, animals also suffer. While the Ortonville Community Emergency Fund uses cash donations to feed people, they will accept donations of dog and cat food to help owners feed their pets. OCEF Food Pantry Director Judy Henley said a concerned resident in the community has donated both dog and cat food […]
Tauna Shapovalov was first separated from her older sister, Jean, when they were toddlers in the 1970s. They would reconnect when they were teens, but only for about a year. About 10 years later, in their mid-20s, the relationship was rekindled, but Tauna would be robbed of her sister forever when Jean was murdered about […]