Joe and Lisa Callaghan of Ortonville announce the birth of their daughter, April Christine Callaghan. April was born at 12:51 p.m., April 2, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Pontiac. She weighed 6 pounds, 4.6 ounces and was 17 and 3/4 inches long. Big sister is Kate Marie, 3. Grandparents are John and Donna Rozmarek […]
Casino At 8 a.m., May 5, a trip to Soaring Eagle Casino will leave the Edna Burton Senior Center. Reservations are due by April 29. Details: 248-627-6447. Storytime From 6:30 -7:30 p.m., May 7, the Brandon Township Library will host a family storytime for children ages birth to 5-years-old. Details: 248-627-1462. Prayer in the park […]
Every day at 2 a.m., LaVon Gula wakes up and goes down to her basement to lift weights and do aerobics. Then at 3 a.m., she goes outside to run 2-3 miles. She used to run four miles daily, but this winter has been hard and she missed a couple days. She thinks keeping it […]
An area family is working to help prevent a childhood killer. Shane Michael Holton, 21, a 2011 Goodrich High School graduate, was found dead inside his barracks room on Nov.14, 2013 at Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks, Alaska. Shane was serving as an intelligence analyst assigned to 184th Military Intelligence Company, Brigade Troops Battalion, 1st Stryker […]
Tool thefts On April 22, a Brandon deputy responded to the 2900 block of Allen for the breaking and entering of a home under construction. The complainant, a foreman at the site, said when the crew left, all the buildings and tools were secured and locked. He also locked a cable across the drive to […]
Brandon Twp.- In a technologically savvy move, the school board has opened another means of communication with the public? a blog. Brandon Blackhawk Talk, the Board of Education’s blog, can be found by visiting brandonblackhawk.blogspot.com. ‘We were looking for a vehicle to communicate with the community and figured blogging is the way to go,? said […]
No one believed Jill and Nick Scaramuzzino when they called family members to tell them Jill was in labor on April Fool’s Day, but the real surprise was still to come. ‘The delivery went really fast, our heads were spinning, then the doctor caught her with a towel and she’s on my chest, and I’m […]
ATLAS TOWNSHIP PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR GARBAGE/RECYCLING COLLECTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, the Atlas Township board proposes to continue to contract for collection of garbage/ recycling, from all occupied properties in the Township, and spread the cost pursuant to the Garbage/Recycling Special Assessment District. The proposed assessment is $ 114.00 per improved parcel […]
Goodrich-After more than 22 years with the school district, Middle School Principal Jerry Lawrason has submitted a letter of resignation due to undisclosed medical reasons. The school board did not vote on his resignation at the regular Monday meeting due to a contract established between Lawrason and the district in December 2004. The contract, said […]
With all 16 precincts reporting, incumbent Stephen Hyer returns to Clarkston Board of Education with 1,281 votes, 35.81 percent of the total, joined by Rosalie Lieblang, with 1,175 votes, 32.85 percent. Challenger Michelle Beck received 1,119 votes, 31.28 percent. Voter turnout was light, with about 2 percent of registered voters casting a ballot in most […]