Brandon Twp.-Nicholas Hanson, 10, is saving his money for a cruise. Every other Friday, the Harvey-Swanson Elementary fourth grader deposits his allowance into his savings account? at school. Nicholas is one of many students taking advantage of the partnership, begun in 1991, between the Clarkston Brandon Community Credit Union and Brandon Schools. On different specified […]
Brandon Twp.-The fire department has responded to 11 brush fires in the month of April alone. For all of last year, they had 13 brush fires in the township. ‘May is usually the worst month for brush fires, but this year it’s April,? said Fire Chief Bob McArthur. Steve McGee, Groveland Township fire chief agrees […]
Brandon Twp.- Sue Roberts secretly hoped the rummage sale last week for the Ortonville Community Emergency Fund would raise $8,000. When it was over Sept. 19 and the tally from three days was counted, she and other OCEF volunteers were in tears. The sale raised $11,586 for the food pantry. ‘We were so happy, we […]
Roger McCarville’s birthday this year was a memorable one. On Sept. 15, the day he turned 72, he was poolside at the Paralympic Games in Beijing, China, taking in swimming events. The moment was made sweeter when he received a kiss on the cheek from a young Czechoslovakian woman who won a gold medal in […]
Groveland Twp.- Barry Bass and a crew from Bedrock Express, Ltd., 1290 Ortonville Road, is in Texas this week, cleaning up the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. The storm, which came ashore near Galveston, marks the fourth hurricane that the excavating firm has cleaned up after in the past four years, professionally contracted by the Federal […]
Ortonville- Sue Howard isn’t a meteorologist, but she predicted it wouldn’t rain last Sunday and she was right. The weather was ideal for the 28th annual CROP Walk on Sept. 21 and the good weather streak continued for the hunger relief fundraiser. ‘We expected our number of walkers to be down because of the economy […]
Forever. This is Wendy Hagan’s response when asked how long she has been interested in art. ‘Forever? isn’t actually that long in her case, she’s only in eighth grade, but the Brandon Middle School student is already showing artistic promise as the winner of two Gold Keys in the 2013 Southeast Michigan Regional Scholastic Art […]
An anonymous benefactor has stepped forward once again offering to match donations from the community up to $3,000 to the Ortonville Community Emergency Fund food pantry. The matching funds drive has been dubbed ‘Sharin? o? the Green? due to its proximity to St. Patrick’s Day. This will be the fourth year the donor has made […]
Good kids wanted. Nominations are now being accepted for young heroes, scholars, and extraordinary volunteers to be honored by the Brandon Groveland Youth Assistance. ‘We want to reward good students for their hard work in making our community better,? said Fran Hotchkiss, Brandon Groveland Youth Assistance Recognition Award chairperson. ‘We always hear about bad kids, […]
Ortonville–The Brandon Fire Department is looking at property on M-15 for a new fire station. Last Monday, Fire Chief Bob McArthur received unanimous approval from the village council to have an appraisal, cost of which is not to exceed $3,000, done on a 14-acre parcel of land adjacent to MacPhee’s Restaurant. The Brandon Township board […]