Editor’s Note: This is the second installment in a 2-part series about the Peace Corps. To view the first story, ‘The Peace Corps: Area mom reflects on El Salvador,? visit www.thecitizenonline.com. When Ryan LaPrairie joined the Peace Corps in 2006, he never imagined he would have to defend his two-room, mud brick house in Ghana, […]
Brandon Twp.- What does the library mean to you? What do you want it to be in the future? Library officials are seeking answers to these questions and more through surveys and two focus groups planned for 5-6:30 p.m., and 7-8:30 p.m., July 12 at the library, 304 South St. ‘We are formulating a new […]
Ortonville- A parade, ceremony and a fly-over are planned to honor veterans on Memorial Day, May 26. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 582 is hosting the event. Lee Stewart, VFW member, said Memorial Day has been observed in this community since the 1870s, after the founding of the Grand Army of the Republic post, […]
On Memorial Day, there will be flags placed on each of the 416 graves of veterans buried in the Ortonville Cemetery. Beginning this year, those flags will be paid for by Groveland Township, within whose boundaries Ortonville Cemetery lies. Previously, under a verbal agreement with the Ortonville Cemetery Association, Brandon Township paid for the flags. […]
Brandon Township police personnel took seven honors at the annual awards ceremony for the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office on May 12 at the Board of Commissioners Auditorium in Pontiac. Detective Chris Pacholski was named Investigator of the Year; Sgt. Pete Burkett and Deputies Mike Garrison and James Saunders were cited for professional excellence; Deputies James […]
A Chicago website helped put Brandon Township on the map nationally. Brandon High School seniors Ahmad Dandachi and Chelsea Perry won first place in the web applications event at the Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference held May 7-9 in Reno, Nev. They were competing against 20-30 teams from 15 different states. ‘I was […]
Brandon Twp.- The petitions are in and there will be 18 candidates for the Brandon Township Board on the August primary ballot. Eleven people are seeking four trustee spots, while three people are seeking the supervisor position, two seek the clerk position and two seek the treasurer position. With the exception of two candidates, all […]
When expectant mom Jenny Rascher went into labor with her son, her husband was at work. But unlike most fathers, Logan Rascher wasn’t in the neighborhood, the same town or city, the same county, the same state, the same time zone, or even the same country as his wife. Jenny was in Michigan, while Logan […]
Ortonville- The cause of a massive fire that destroyed a vacant building in the village remains undetermined. Brandon Fire Chief Dave Kwapis said Wednesday the investigation continues. During the June 25 village council meeting, Village Manager John Lyons said the fire is not expected to be an environmental issue. Village officials are in the process […]
Groveland Twp.- Ann Audet is the caretaker of a family heirloom that is approaching its 100th birthday. Her father-in-law, Eugene Charles Audet, was born on Aug. 14, 1912 and was baptized within 24 hours at the St. Charles de Caplan Catholic Church in Quebec, Canada, wearing a Christening gown made especially for him by his […]