Brandon Twp.- The school board is considering all options to keep students, including offering bus transportation to those who reside in Pontiac. ‘The board is looking at any and all options to retain students,? said Superintendent Lorrie McMahon. ‘We have talked about what is possible for the district to do, but haven’t reached a decision…If […]
Brandon Twp.- A plaque at the top of the 3-foot by 5-foot black walnut board reads, ‘Blackhawk Heroes.? This week, the board will find a home at Brandon High School. Now, all Craig Whitaker needs to find is the heroes. The board, which has space to hold about 30 4×6 photos, was created by the […]
Curtis Todd had a game plan to support a family when he married his wife Brigitte 25 years ago? he would work for Chrysler for 30 years and then retire. He fell about 11 years short of that goal when he was laid off in March 2001. Now he, Brigitte and their three daughters, Danielle, […]
Brandon Twp.- A marijuana seed and stem found in the backseat of a high school student’s car on Monday morning earned him a 10-day suspension from Brandon High School. ‘It was a friend’s,? said the student. ‘It was in my car and I have to take responsibility, but it’s not fair that other people are […]
Brandon Twp.- As the construction of a new elementary school nears completion, a recent survey of parents found a majority of respondents want their children to stay in the school they currently attend. The survey was sent in October to 860 parents of kindergarten through third grade students in the district. Parents were asked what […]
Ortonville may be the smallest Main Street community in Oakland County, but the village won big Nov. 14 at the MSOC Main Event. The annual appreciation party honors 12 communities in the county that are in Main Street, an economic development program. The Ortonville Downtown Development Authority received two awards during the party? one for […]
Grace Kemeny, a 2004 Brandon High School graduate, moved to Taiwan in 2011 after graduating from the University of Michigan-Flint with a degree in secondary education for English and history. She is now an English teacher to seventh and eighth grade students at a private bilingual school in Taipei. Kemeny answered questions via e-mail about […]
Brandon Twp.- It’s time to uncover some great reads. Register now for the summer reading at the library, 304 South St., where there are three programs covering children, teens, and adults. The children’s program, for birth to sixth grade, runs from June 17-Aug. 10, with a theme of ‘Dig Into Reading.? Last year, 591 children […]
Brandon Twp.-A public hearing on the proposed school district budget will be held at 6:30 p.m., Monday, June 10, at the I-TEC building, 609 S. Ortonville Road. ?(The hearing) will be a presentation on what the expected budget will be for the district for the 2013-2014 school year,? said Superintendent Lorrie McMahon. ‘It won’t be […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- After a tornado tore through Moore, Okla. last month, destroying two elementary schools, students here at Oakwood Elementary wondered what they could do to help their peers hundreds of miles away. While it wasn’t so simple to help clean up or give hugs with the distance separating them, […]