An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. This isn’t the motto of Brandon Groveland Youth Assistance, but it’s an adage the organization certainly believes in. The purpose of BGYA, in existence since 1979, is to strengthen youth and families who reside within the Brandon School District. This mission is reached through primary […]
A rat mold, make-up depicting the Black Plague, and Christmas items. These are among the diverse projects Danielle Todd expects to show at the Oakland County Fair, set for July 8-13 at the Springfield Oaks County Park, 12451 Andersonville Road, Davisburg. Danielle expects to be up until at least 2 a.m. the night before the […]
Brandon Twp.-Tim Carlton was a small-town boy but he made it to Washington, D.C. in a big way recently when he attended two events surrounding the inauguration of President George W. Bush. The former township resident, now a U.S. Navy petty officer second class was surprised when he received an invitation to go to a […]
Brandon Twp.-Segregation has been illegal for decades. But on Jan. 20, a third grade class at Harvey-Swanson Elementary experienced it. After discussing how many groups of minorities were deprived of rights in the past, Suzanne McGill-Anderson divided her students into ‘bunnies? and ‘bears.? Bunnies were integrated. They received all of their normal privileges and rights […]
Brandon Twp.-After an accident in which he rolled his vehicle over twice, an Ortonville man is looking for the ‘three angels? who rescued him. David Clasman, 81, was driving westbound on Oakwood Road near Sashabaw Road around 8 p.m. on Jan. 10 when he hit a patch of black ice and slid down an embankment […]
Brandon Twp.- Edward LaDouceur, a township constable and resident for more than 30 years, died Jan. 21. He was 64. LaDouceur was first elected township constable in November 1972 and was still constable at the time of his death, having never lost an election. As constable, LaDouceur was a process server for the township. He […]
Brandon Twp.- On prominent display at the library this week were some very popular books from recent years, such as ‘The Hunger Games? trilogy and ‘TTYL? as well as the timeless classics, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird? and ‘Brave New World.? Among the books that are often read by teenagers for pleasure or for assigned school […]
Brandon Twp.- Police are seeking help from the public in stopping a series of crimes that could result in serious injury or death. During the past week, several motorists have had rocks thrown at their vehicles in the area. Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Pete Burkett, commander of the Brandon substation, believes the crimes are […]
Brandon postpones Enbridge settlement, awaits federal court hearing By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- The township board has postponed a settlement from Enbridge regarding the replacement of thousands of trees here that the company plans to level as they install an oil replacement pipeline. A sub-contractor for Enbridge began clearing trees in the township […]
Brandon Twp.- In 47 years of farming apples, Dennis and Sharon Ashton had never lost more than half of their crop? until this year. After unseasonably warm weather in March, a hard freeze April 29 has resulted in only about 7 percent of the normal apple crop being harvestable at Ashton Orchards, 3925 Seymour Lake […]