Ortonville-The search is underway. About ten applications for the position of village manager have been received since the opening was posted on the Michigan Municipal League website on April 29. Sue Bess, village council president, said applicants are from as far away as Wisconsin, Ohio and the Upper Peninsula. Several local people have also applied […]
Brandon Twp.- Phyllis McCaffrey believes social work was her destiny, but she will leave the profession this month for a new path in life. ‘I really think I was born to be a caseworker,? says McCaffrey. ‘But I’ve waited a long time to be a grandmother.? The Oakland County caseworker is retiring Oct. 31, after […]
Brandon Twp.- Amanda Halula has learned how to dream again. The Brandon High School senior is about to graduate, a time when many young people have goals and dreams. But Halula is heading in a different direction than many of her classmates and she couldn’t be happier? she has a recording contract and her own […]
Brandon Twp.- The lay-offs of two key administrative school district staff members were approved by the Board of Education during their April 15 meeting. Superintendent Lorrie McMahon called the lay-offs of Carole Beverwyk, assistant superintendent of curriculum, instruction, and accountability, and Arden Becker, executive director of operations, aquatic center and food services, ‘major.? ‘These are […]
Ortonville- The Village Skate Park will open for the 2013 season at the end of this month. Bikes will no longer be allowed in the park, located at the corner of Ball and Cedar streets in the village. Scooters, skateboards and rollerblades will continue to be allowed in the park. ‘The park wasn’t originally designed […]
Brandon Twp.- The school board has declined to accept a purchase offer for the vacant Sherman Center and will move forward with a plan to have the building demolished. In a vote on whether to accept a formal purchase request from Mary Wilcox, representing the North Oakland Charter Academy, the sole yes vote was Trustee […]
Brandon Twp.- Members of a local church will examine a new television series, as well as the centuries-old book that inspired it, during the next several weeks. Seymour Lake United Methodist Church, 3050 Sashabaw Road, will host a Sunday School program on the History Channel’s ‘The Bible,? beginning at 10 a.m. tomorrow, Sunday, April 21. […]
Brandon Twp.- Jeff Maxson says he is moving forward with establishing a charter school in this area, but it appears unlikely it will be in a vacant building that the Brandon School District owns. A purchase request for the Sherman Center, 300 Sherman Court, was on the agenda of a special school board meeting April […]
Ortonville- To have and to hold, for better, for worse. After a nearly year-long courtship and 2-month engagement, Leah West and James Allen married on April 6 at the Old Town Hall in the village, decorated for the occasion with white tulle and ivy, sparkling lights, and purple flowers. Dressed in a black suit and […]
Jamie Broecker was at work last month when her daughter’s doctor left a message on her voicemail. ‘The doctor almost gave me a heart attack,? said Broecker, a 1996 Brandon High School graduate. ‘She left a message and said she needed to talk about Madison’s test results. I was a basketcase.? With mounting anxiety, the […]