The nose knows

Ortonville– There’s a new cop in town– and he smells a million times better than any other officer in Brandon Township. It’s not soap that puts him over the top, it’s his 225 scent glands. Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputy Mike Garrison’s new partner is K-9 Bodi, a German Shepherd who uses his nose to fight […]

Bite outa’ crime

Officer Jay Rendon of Davison Township Police wears a bite jacket to protect him from the jaws of Burton K-9 officer Horge in a simulated assault on Burton Patrolman Paul Philips at Goodrich High School July 5. Burton and Davison Township join K-9 handlers from Mt. Morris Township and the Genesee County Sheriff Department weekly, […]

Thrill of the grill

If your holiday cookout had more fizzle than sizzle, fire up with some new techniques before summer’s over. The Citizen spoke with local chefs for hot tips on grilling. Mitch Plant mans the kitchen of Atlas Valley Country Club, located at 8313 Perry Road in Atlas Township. Grill grates that aren’t hot enough keep juices […]

Addison Township

ADDISON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing will be held on Monday, July 18, 2005, at the regular meeting of the Addison Township Board of Trustees at the Township Complex, 1440 Rochester Road, Lakeville, Michigan at 7:30 p.m. The purpose of the public hearing is the assessment roll benefiting property in the proposed special assessment […]

Addison Township

ADDISON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing will be held on Monday, July 18, 2005, at the regular meeting of the Addison Township Board of Trustees at the Township Complex, 1440 Rochester Road, Lakeville, Michigan at 7:30 p.m. The purpose of the public hearing is the assessment roll benefiting property in the proposed special assessment […]

Reporting on Suicide

My dad was never one to shirk from responsibility. The owners of this newspaper are not prone to shirking responsibility. So with all this stand-upidness around me, I’ll say this: We made a mistake. It is my fault, I should have caught and changed an article which ran in The Oxford Leader and Lake Orion […]

A smattering of shower-taking thoughts

Observation: Grass grows faster at night. The lawn always looks like it needs mowing in the morning. People who use washcloths in the shower to clean their ears often push water into their brain which leads to sloshy thinking. This unknown and unproven fact occurred to me while I was pushing water in my ear […]

Brandon Township

SYNOPSIS charter township OF Brandon regular MEETING July 5, 2005 Members present: Lapp, McCreery, Owen, Stowell, DeWitt, Carlson 1. Approved the agenda as amended. 2. Approved the minutes of the June 20, 2005 regular meeting. 3. Approved extending by seven days the demolition date for the Sloan residence. 4. Rescinded the MTA Membership Renewal motion, […]

Ortonville Village

Notice of public Hearing The Village of Ortonville will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, august 2, 2005 at 7:30 P.m. at the Old Town Hall located at 486 Mill street. The purpose of the public hearing is to hear input on a variance request from Elizabeth Turner for parcel #03-07-326-003, 311 & 313 Ball […]

Independence Township

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS STICKNEY-McCORD PROPERTY SALE & RESTORATION PROJECT The Township has determined that in order to carry out these intentions and objectives it is necessary and would be appropriate to consider proposals for the purchase of the Homestead Property by a party that is qualified and willing, as a condition and requirement of its […]