The next Greater Area of Ortonville Chamber of Commerce meeting will be at noon, July 12, at MacPhee’s Restaurant, 650 S. Ortonville Road. The cost is $7. Please send reservations to Jennifer Whitwell, administrative assistant for the Ortonville Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 152, Ortonville, Mich. 48462; or call (248) 627-8079.
Atlas Twp. – The driving range is now open at McCarty’s Golf Center near M-15 and Hill Road. Driving range memberships, including merchandise discounts, are available at pro-rated cost for the season, or hit a large bucket of balls for $7. The driving range and retail center are located at 10280 Hill Road. Call (810) […]
Groveland Twp. – Check out volleyball team opportunities at 6 p.m. Thursdays at Bottoms Up, located at 14007 Dixie Highway. New teams each week. Cost: $5. Call (248) 634-0040.
Goodrich – Goodrich Market Place is holding in-store specials on cellular phone and contracts. The store is located at 8175 S. State Road in Goodrich. Call (810) 636-7777.
Groveland Twp.- Residents can now dispose of household batteries free until Sept. 6, 2005. Drop off points are at the township offices, 4695 Grange Hall Road; Fire Department Station #1, 14645 Dixie Highway; Fire Department Station #2, 3085 Grange Hall Road. Details: (248) 634-4152.
Collin Pincumbe recently learned that U.S. soldiers give Iraqi children toys and in return those kids often tell the soldiers where bombs are. With his new knowledge, the H.T. Burt Elementary student joined forces with his fellow fourth graders at the school, wrote letters and sent them? along with toys, food and health care items? […]
Brandon Twp.-Demolition crews are set to move in and move John Sloan out. On July 6, Addison Disposal will demolish Sloan’s partially constructed home and a ruined Quonset hut located at 1076 LeGault Boulevard and clean up debris around the 3-acre property that includes broken concrete, boards and metal. Sloan could stop the demolition only […]
Brandon Twp.-Michael Via, a 2005 graduate of Brandon High School, has been named a National Merit Scholar. Via received the designation after achieving a score in 99th percentile on the PSAT and a high score on the SAT college exam. As a National Merit Scholar, Via has received a yearly $1,000 scholarship from Michigan Technological […]
Goodrich-Dorothy Booth once calculated grade point averages by hand and knew most students by their first name. Now, more than 30 years later a computer program tallies students? grades and exchanges with students are not so common. ‘It’s time to retire,? says Booth, secretary to the superintendent who officially retired on June 15. A Flint […]
Brandon Twp.- It wasn’t a knockout punch, but a 5-2 decision has ended a months-long dispute between the township clerk and treasurer over the check policy. At the board meeting June 20, supervisor Ron Lapp, clerk Jeannie McCreery and trustees Bob DeWitt, Tom Stowell and Sandra Willett voted to amend section 3.2 (a) of the […]