She may be tiny, but Doozie is big on listening. That’s why she was the perfect pooch to spend some time being read to by kids at the Oxford Public Library last week. ‘Dogs just love to have the attention,? said Doozie’s owner, Pat Marsh, an Oxford resident since 1974. Marsh and Doozie are members […]
LaFontaine Automotive Group earned received their Gold Certification, Feb. 18. The new dealership, a 63,000-square-foot facility opened on June 2, 2008, and home for Buick, Pontiac, GMC, and Cadillac, is located on 24 acres on M-59/Highland Road just west of Hickory Ridge Road. The $15-million facility is the first GM dealership in the country to […]
A mix of frigid weather, pipeline issues and uncertain supply lines has resulted in a spike in propane costs as winter rolls into February. Jeremy Kratt of Hamilton’s Propane, 300 Ortonville Road, said prices for product topped out in mid-January and have been flat since then’even dropping just slightly. ‘We’re at the mercy of the […]
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Regular Meeting The Charter Township of Brandon Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing February 26, 2014 at 7:30 P.M. at Brandon Township Offices, 395 Mill Street, Ortonville, Michigan 48462 to hear the following appeal. Appeal # 001-14 Sidwell # 03-21-300-032 Name: Steven Thomas Location: 2400 Kile D. Drive […]
The Ian Smith Gymnasium at Oxford High School was the place to be March 20 as the school held a deafening recognition assembly to honor students who’ve achieved extracurricular excellence. Accompanied by the OHS band, assistant principal Paul McDevitt recognized various students on sports and other extracurricular teams for their hard work this year. This […]
Some talented students from Kingsbury Country Day School in Addison Township got to showcase their technological wizardry March 19 during the Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) Conference held at the Cobo Center in downtown Detroit. A group of Kingsbury second-graders showed off how they used computer software to manufacture ‘audio folktales? complete […]
Village of Ortonville Brandon Township Offices 395 Mill Street Ortonville Village Council meeting December 16, 2013, 2013 Synopsis Trustees Present: Waters, McClerren, Skornicka, Eschmann, Peters, Baker, Wills Absent: 1) Approved the agenda as presented. 2) Approved the Minutes of the November 25, 2013 Village Council Meeting. 3) Acceptance Items: Treasurer’s Report- December 2013 Brandon Fire […]
Village Of Ortonville The Village of Ortonville is requesting bids under Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Guidelines to prove the following services for the 2013 program year. Please bid on the following service listed below. Bids must include how units of service are defined, estimated number of units to be provided, and value of the […]
Once again, the assembly line at Orion’s General Motor’s plant will shutter to a halt. The plant, which halted production for nearly a month in January, will take a similar break starting March 30 and hopefully get back to work April 20. According to GM spokesperson Becki Akers-Hopson, the reason for the shutdown is all […]
For years, police officers, business owners and parents have been at odds with skateboarders as communities struggle to find a safe and legal place for the skaters. ‘No skateboarding? signs pop up in parking lots and skateboards are plastered with ‘Skateboarding is not a crime? bumper stickers. Business owners, whose parking lots are frequently crowded […]