Brandon Twp.- Teresa DeGrazia can’t stand the Rugrats. The cable television cartoon teaches children bad behavior, exemplified by main character Angelica, says DeGrazia, who also doesn’t like Scooby-Doo or Tom and Jerry, cartoons she calls scary and violent, respectively. A parent educator with Great Parents, Great Start, DeGrazia will be the speaker at a free […]
Brandon Twp.- When Kay Hunt arrived in the United States 20 years ago, she remembers saying, ‘This is America?? in disbelief. Hunt and her cousin had just taken a 20-hour flight from Bangkok, in their native Thailand to Chicago, and then traveled to Kalamazoo, where they would both attend Western Michigan University. ‘We came in […]
Brandon Twp.- A public hearing for the purchase of more than 50 acres of land using Brandon Fire Department funds could happen as soon as next month. More than seven months after a property acquisition committee was formed to study two pieces of property located off of M-15’one north of MacPhee’s Restaurant, the other south […]
Brandon Twp.- Marge Sisson never thought she would get a divorce. As she puts it, she was in it for good, ‘come hell or high water.? But when her husband, with whom she had shared her life for 32 years and had two children with, didn’t honor his marriage vows, she was the one to […]
Brandon Twp.- Hannah Schroll was admitted to the hospital 13 times when she was in first grade in the Holly Schools. She had to be intubated three times to enable her to breathe. Still, her life-threatening peanut allergy is difficult for some to understand. Her mother, Wendy Schroll recalls the time a child touched Hannah […]
Brandon Twp.- Robin Lemkie hunts ghosts. She has looked for, listened for, and tried to sense spirits in homes, businesses, and cemeteries as founder of Ghost Hunters of Southern Michigan. She says that 90-95 percent of the time, she is successful in finding ghosts at places where she has been called to investigate the supernatural? […]
Since Sept. 11 five years ago, Phyllis Welch has noticed people are generally much more cautious with their money and spending. ‘The economy in this area has affected borrowing habits,? says Welch. ‘People are more cautious about taking on anything new.? Fiscal conservatism is one of many changes she has seen after 29 years of […]
Ortonville- The Oakland County Election Commission will decide on the clarity of new recall petition language against Village Council President Sue Bess after they denied the original recall petition language in a hearing a month ago. Ellen Davis Halsey, director of Oakland County elections, confirmed that on Oct. 10, she received new language calling for […]
Brandon Twp.- It ain’t easy being a Yankees fan in Tigers territory. Just ask George Thomakos. The 49-year-old New York Yankees devotee had to endure not only his beloved team’s defeat by the Detroit Tigers in the American League Division Series, which ended with a Tigers win on Oct. 7, but also jests from his […]
Brandon Twp.- Nutritionist Jeannie Richards often hears that it is difficult to eat healthy on a budget, because nutritious foods cost more. But eating well on a low income can be done, she says, with more time, awareness, and extra effort on the part of the consumer. ‘In the world we live in, (consumers) want […]