Brandon Twp.- Jay Reynolds brought a lengthy list of complaints regarding recreation to the township board meeting May 6, including displeasure with uniforms, equipment, soccer fields, and overall disorganization in the department. ‘It is my goal and my intent on the behalf of dozens and dozens of parents and children to bring to the attention […]
Nathan Woolley was in a boat on the Amazon River in 2008 when he saw two boys sitting on a cliff watching him leave Brazil. ‘I remember thinking, ‘This isn’t the end,?? said Woolley. ‘This isn’t the last time I will be here or the last time I will see my friends.? It wasn’t. Woolley […]
Brandon Twp.- The number of applications received by Consumers Energy for natural gas service has increased, leading the public utility to approve construction of gas mains on additional roads in the township. Supervisor Kathy Thurman said Consumers Energy has received a total of 346 applications in the second phase of a project extending gas mains […]
Enbridge, the multi-billion dollar company that is replacing an oil petroleum pipeline that runs through both Brandon and Groveland townships, is offering affected municipalities environmental stewardship grants. Municipalities must apply for the grants. Groveland, which has three miles of oil pipeline traversing the township, is eligible for a $15,000 grant, while Brandon, which has six […]
Ortonville- Memorial Day weekend 1999 was very memorable for Cindy Bridgeman. It was the weekend she had her head shaving party. Bridgeman’s husband and sister did the shaving, only weeks after Bridgeman had a cancerous lump removed from her breast and started chemotherapy. ‘I couldn’t stand the clumps of hair coming out anymore,? said Bridgeman, […]
Ortonville- Music, food, animals, crafts, water activities and more will be in abundance at the third annual Creekfest from 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. June 11 at and around the Old Mill, 366 Mill St. The event, sponsored by the Ortonville Downtown Development Authority, is intended to educate citizens about the community’s watersheds, lakes and headwaters […]
Brandon Twp.-Jackie Harvey started her business, The Gift of Time, to help clients with errands and other tasks they have difficulty finding time for. Three years later, she has found her own way to have more family time while adding to her business. Harvey recently began offering infant daycare as another service of The Gift […]
Holly-It’s a cold, cloudy May morning and rain appears to be on the way, but the smiles of two Ortonville residents are bright as they practice for Olympic events. Laurie Borka, 43, and Bill Bossolono, 44, walk on a track at the Karl Richter Campus, the former Holly High School. They are preparing for the […]
Katherine Mullins, a former Ortonville resident and Brandon Schools crossing guard and volunteer, died May 22. She was 53. Mullins was a crossing guard at Belle Ann Elementary from September 1994 until May 2003. ‘Kathy was here for a long time as our crossing guard, which is an important position that not everyone rushed to […]
Brandon Twp.- Deputies here are being recognized with 16 awards for their exceptional work, particularly in two extraordinary cases in the township. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office recently released a list of 2013 OCSO Awards recipients, and officers from the Brandon substation were well-represented. ‘We have 11-and-a-half deputies (one deputy is shared with Independence Township) […]