The Downtown Development Authority needs volunteers to serve on the board and on the Main Street program committees including design, economic restructuring, organization and promotion. You do not have to be a resident, property owner, or a business owner within Ortonville’s Downtown Development Authority District to join. The next meeting is noon, July 21. In […]
Goodrich – Non-profit 501(c)(3) group based in Atlas Township wanting United Way funds must request applications by July 11, returning them no later than July 15. This year’s grant distribution will focus on basic needs, child and youth development, senior citizens, and strengthening families. Contact grant committee chair Carol Powers for an application at (810) […]
Brandon Twp.- The township board has unanimously approved a 7-day extension for John Sloan to complete construction on his LeGault Boulevard property. Sloan has been in an ongoing court battle with the township over his property. His unfinished home was slated for demolition July 6 if seven stipulations, which included enclosing of the home and […]
In the July 4 edition of The Citizen page 4, the amount of revenue Brandon Township received this year was $52,393. The amount of profit increases 5 percent every year.
Paul Sekelsky, of Fessler & Bowman Concrete Contractors of Flushing shovels concrete to build footings for the Goodrich United Methodist Church 30,000-square foot Family Life Center located next to the church near M-15. The $2,020,000 project will feature a gymnasium and indoor walking track, and should be ready for use by December, estimates the Rev. […]
Brandon Twp.-Carol Woodbridge was near death when she got the call. Her phone rang at 11 p.m. on July 18, 1996. It was her doctor, telling her to get to Hurley Hospital in Flint. She was going to receive a kidney transplant. Next week, Woodbridge will celebrate the ninth anniversary of her life-saving operation when […]
By Elizabeth Lowe Staff writer Atlas Twp. – Roger Porter, known as family man, community leader, and in connection with family-owned Porter’s Orchard, died July 5. Roger, 79, was born Oct. 7 to Raymond W. and Edith Porter, the middle son of five children who grew up helping out with the orchard his father started […]
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico- The pictures show a desolate wasteland. Garbage is strewn across a wide expanse of sand. In the background is a high wall topped by barbed wire that is the outer perimeter of a juvenile detention facility. Homes consist of cardboard boxes and thrown together building materials. They appear to be falling down. […]
I’ve never been on a plane. Not for fear of flying or of heights, just because the opportunity had never presented itself. I consider myself fairly adventurous. I like roller coasters; I’ve petted pythons and a wild black bear; hosted sleepovers for my daughter Katie and a dozen of her friends; and my philosophy on […]
By Elizabeth Lowe Staff writer Goodrich – Residents turning out to vote Aug. 2 should come prepared. The ballot proposal could change the village charter and the way future village dissolution attempts are handled by adding portions of general law language to the village charter. Voters are being asked to approve the proposal ‘by reference?, […]