Ortonville- The village council voted 5-1 at their April 23 meeting to expand the hours the Village Skate Park is open. The park will now be open from 8 a.m.- 9 p.m., instead of the previous 8 p.m. closing time. Mary Kassuba voted no. Council President Sue Bess was absent. Additionally, the council approved a […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- Leah West calls herself a modern-day hippie. The 17-year-old Brandon High School junior loves to help people and the environment and it shows? she has done more than 100 hours of community service in the past few years. ‘I’ve faced lots of difficulties growing up, but I have […]
Ortonville- Entries are now being accepted for the Ortonville DDA’s – Main Street 2nd Annual CreekFest Poetry Contest, in participation with the State of Michigan’s River Day Observance. CreekFest is a festival celebrating Michigan waterways and promoting their conservation. Thematic content in poetry pieces will be favored but is not mandatory. Each entry must include […]
Ortonville- Doris Warren has spent her life giving to others. On April 28, she was on the receiving end. The 82-year-old former missionary’s Oakwood Road residence was chosen as the project house for Rebuilding Together. About 30 volunteers, led by Ron and Carol Myers, painted Warren’s garage, replaced her back door, caulked and painted around […]
A Brandon Township man was arrested April 27 after he called police to tell them he had just tried to cut off his girlfriend’s head. Robert Logan, 38, was arraigned in front of Magistrate Dan O’Brien on the same day in 52-2 District Court in Clarkston on charges of assault with intent to do great […]
Tom Stowell’s job is part of his life mission. Now, the lifelong Brandon Township resident who says he is lucky to have a job that matches his goals in life has taken a step up. Stowell was promoted to executive director of emergency services at Lighthouse of Oakland County last month. ‘I’m very happy,? says […]
Two Brandon Township women pleaded guilty and a third woman pleaded no contest to charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder for their roles in a March 24 attack on a 21-year-old woman in the Clarkston Lakes Mobile Home Park. Jennifer White, 23, pleaded no contest and Kristen Gallus, […]
Brandon Twp.- What kind of show will light up the sky on July 3 depends entirely upon the donations of area residents and businesses. The Ortonville Area Chamber of Commerce has been seeking donations from the community to pay for the July 3 show since township officials cut the $5,000 usually given for fireworks from […]
Ortonville- Mary Beth Skylis has been acting in theater since she was 9-years-old. ‘Theater is like being able to goof off and no one really cares, because it isn’t you that you are playing,? she says. Skylis, 15, will be able to ‘goof off? May 11-13 when she plays the part of Cecily Cardew in […]
The letters from the soldiers are appreciative. ‘Hello. My name is Ivan Virruet and I just received your box of goodies,? says one. ‘I just wanted to write to you all to tell you thank you for sending that stuff. I don’t know of a soldier in my unit who doesn’t like Girl Scout cookies […]