Brandon Twp.- The toys are everywhere and Christmas has yet to arrive. On Dec. 11, Karen Kukuk and Elizabeth Rheaume stand in a hallway at St. Anne Church, surrounded by toys? Barbie dolls, card games, coloring books, superhero action figures, Hot Wheels cars, Frisbees, Yo-Yos, Legos, and more. Items fall off tables as they pull […]
Brandon Twp.- The Brandon Fire Department warmed some hearts with sweet treats Dec. 12. After assembling 80 fruit baskets, Brandon firefighters delivered them to area group homes, carrying on a more than 20-year tradition. ‘The residents are very happy, I even had one approach me at McDonald’s on Sunday and thank me,? said Firefighter/EMT Paul […]
Monday, March 22 – An alarm went off accidently at an ATM on S. Washington St. *There was some property damage reported on S. Washington and Mechanic. Sunday, March 21 – A female was arrested for retail fraud at a location on N. Lapeer Rd. The female tried to take some meat and groceries from […]
The Addison Township Fire Department received a welcome piece of news March 19 when it was selected to receive federal grant money to help replace their old airpacks and turnout gear. They were awarded $137,000 from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant program to help purchase 20 sets of airpacks, 12 sets […]
Ortonville- As co-owner of Papa Bella’s, Joe D’Anna spends a lot of time making pizzas, but one day a year, he turns his pizzeria at 425 Mill St. into a Christmas cookie bakery. On Dec. 13, he and 13 friends and family members spent about four hours baking 1,437 cookies, including 220 chocolate chip, 227 […]
Goodrich-By a 4-1 vote on Monday the village council OK’d an updated parks and recreation master plan. The vote comes after two public hearings, which included Monday night prior to the council meeting. The recreation master plan compiled by LSL Planning Consultant, was first created about 15 years ago and updated about every five years. […]
A very special horse being boarded at an Oxford farm was honored Saturday for surviving and thriving following a brush with death. The 9-year-old Oldenburg horse’s show name is ‘Serendipity,? while her farm name is ‘NV.? But judging by her story, she should be called Miracle. She was honored during the Michigan State University College […]
Oxford Superintendent Dr. William Skilling spent the first two weeks of March in China supervising the interview process of Chinese teachers that are going to be hired by the district for the 2010-11 school year. He was in China from March 5 to March 18. ‘We’re going to have five Chinese teachers from the internship […]
El Ni’o will probably play the spoiler for a white Christmas. Dan Thompson, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in White Lake, is predicting no snow for Christmas this year, as well as a warmer and dryer than normal winter overall. ‘It’s not looking too likely to have a white Christmas,? said Thompson on […]
Ortonville-The village council welcomed a new trustee Monday night. At their Dec. 14 meeting, the council unanimously approved the appointment of Keith Dylus to the seat vacated by Liz Waters last month as she was appointed to the Brandon Township Board. Dylus has been appointed to serve as a councilmember until next November’s election. Dylus, […]