Goodrich- The Post Office went to the Dark Side for a few hours May 25. Jon Leopold stood guard inside the Post Office, dressed in white armor as a Stormtrooper, to help the Postal Service promote the 30th anniversary of ‘Star Wars? and the release of new postage stamps commemorating the event. As a member […]
Ortonville- The Old Mill should have a fire suppression system installed by this fall, courtesy of Community Development Block Grant funds. ‘It needs to be done this year,? said Village Manager Ed Coy. ‘There is a chance we will lose the money if we don’t get it done.? The village recently began accepting bids for […]
Ortonville-The village’s future look will soon take shape as work on a master plan begins. At a pre-bid informational meeting May 30, Village Manager Ed Coy, Main Street Manager Janine Saputo, Downtown Development Authority President Dave Bonner, and Charlotte Burckhardt, principal planner for Oakland County, met with six firms interested in bidding on the master […]
Ortonville- The village council approved by a 6-1 vote to suspend Department of Public Works Supervisor Bill Prince for three days without pay following an executive session at their May 29 meeting. However, Village Manager Ed Coy said Wednesday afternoon the motion had been reversed because of an incorrect date and the village will meet […]
A 47-year-old Brandon Township man was arraigned May 24 in federal court in Detroit on a 22-count indictment with charges including obstruction of the administration of Internal Revenue law, signing false IRS forms under penalty of perjury and causing casinos to file false reports. The indictment charges that between January 2000 and December 2003, Christopher […]
Ortonville- The village council has put the brakes on further research or action on a proposed trail concept for village property, for the time being. Rick McAvinchey, a resident and member of the North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy, proposed a trail on 40 acres of village property adjacent to the Crescent Hills subdivision during a […]
Gladys Parker began selling real estate in Ortonville in 1990, when she got her license. Now, the Brandon Township resident continues to sell real estate in Ortonville, as well as Goodrich, and as far north as Millington as owner of Help-U-Sell Property Basics, 8359 Office Park Drive in Grand Blanc. ‘We’ve got the M-15 corridor […]
Ortonville- After a walk-through of the village, councilmembers have determined that 447 squares of concrete sidewalk need to be replaced. At a cost of about $4 per square foot, this will amount to approximately $29,600 in repairs. Village Manager Ed Coy said he is writing a request for proposal, after which a notice for bids […]
The Ortonville Chamber meeting is scheduled for noon on June 5 at Brandon High School Central Office. The cost will be $8 for chamber members with an RSVP, $10 for chamber members without an RSVP, and $15 for non-Ortonville Chamber members. Scholarship winners will be presented. Details: (248) 627-8079
Brandon Twp.- Arts and crafts, boating and fishing, swimming and more are all a part of summer camp, an annual ritual for many children, but Mary Klein’s three grandchildren may never have experienced it at all without Brandon Groveland Youth Assistance. Brandon, 12, Bryan, 10, and Abby, 6, enjoyed summer camp with their grandmother at […]