By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- It’s a tough time to be in the real estate market in Michigan. Nonetheless, real estate brokers Rick and Terri Robinson have opened Michigan Real Estate Associates, offering new options for buyers and sellers. ‘We decided if we were going to do the real estate business, we needed […]
Ortonville – In Michigan, 70 percent of parents improperly restrain booster seats. So says Bridget Hanigan, a community liason for Success by Six, which sponsored a free booster seat check at the Brandon Fire Station #1 on Nov. 10. Children over age four in Michigan are not required to use a booster seat at all, […]
Auburn Hills- Philip Olney sat in a camping chair at the back of the Meijer’s electronics department all day on Nov. 16, bored, skipping school, getting less than two hours of sleep, all for the opportunity to purchase a Playstation 3 game system at a cost of $600. All that, and he isn’t keeping it. […]
Ortonville- The results of 587 market surveys regarding the future of the community will be revealed at a town meeting, 7 p.m., Dec. 4, at the Brandon High School Performing Arts Center, 1025 S. Ortonville Road. The Downtown Development Authority sent out 5,000 consumer surveys in an April edition of The Citizen to village residents, […]
Ortonville- The village has a new Main Street Manager and Downtown Development Authority Executive Director. Janine Saputo was hired by the DDA board and began her part-time position on Nov. 14. ‘It’s exciting,? said Saputo. ‘There’s a lot going on and Ortonville has a lot of potential. I will pick up where Julie left off […]
Brandon Twp.- Just in time for Christmas, a new gourmet food and specialty shop is opening in the area. The Ortonville Smokehouse, 910 S. Ortonville Road, Suite 100, will open Dec. 1. The store is located in the former Oakridge Cabinets building, in front of Maximum Real Estate and Rison Construction. The store, owned by […]
Brandon Twp.- Jacob Bombardo, 7, won a brand-new bike last week. Minutes later, he announced to a gym full of cheering Belle Ann Elementary students his plans to give it away. Bombardo, a second-grader at the school, was rewarded with the lime green Magna Rip Claw bike for raising $700 for the school in their […]
Ortonville- Food offerings at Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School on Nov. 21, were, well, not the average fare. Instead of pizza or chicken nuggets, students dined on such entrees as squirrel stew, turtle soup, wild boar sausage, and venison chili as part of the annual Wild Game Feast. ‘I tried everything but venison,? said Jake Selak, […]
Ortonville- A group of local citizens is researching the possibility of a nearly mile-long nature walking trail in the village. Lois Robbins and Rick McAvinchey, both members of the North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy, proposed the trail to the village council at the council’s Nov. 27 meeting. Members of the council voiced interest and support […]
Ortonville- The third time was not the charm. The Oakland County Election Commission denied for a third time petition language seeking to recall Village Manager Sue Bess during a hearing Nov. 27 in the courtroom of Oakland County Chief Probate Court Judge Barry Grant. Grant was joined in the unanimous decision to reject the language […]