Brandon’s coed varsity swimming team recently showed a couple of non-league foes how far they’ve come in their first season. The host Blackhawks defeated Clawson 82-16 and Milford 57-45 in a double dual meet Feb. 8, capturing six of 12 events, including all three relay events. Brandon’s 200 yard medley relay team started out on […]
Gravestones tell a story of the deceased. Birth and death dates, prayers and pictures are often etched in stone as a lasting tribute to the departed’s life. Grand Rapids based MonuMark is trying to make memorials more meaningful for a younger generation that embraces technology and a growing number of family members that are often […]
15 years ago – 1993 ‘Mobile caterpillar munching its way into town? A pest that eats and kills trees called the gypsy moth invaded Oakland County. Some districts within the county sprayed for the bugs but the problem hadn’t grown large enough for county involvement. ‘School board bans smoking? The Clarkston school district passed a […]
Dear Editor, Moraco is our Man! Elect Sam Moraco as trustee, Independence Township. Sam has served our township as a diligent, informed, conscientious planning commissioner for five years. This year, he is the chairman and he conducts the meetings in such a way to give the general public every chance to express its views. He […]
public notice Notice to the citizens of ATLAS TOWNSHIP, Genesee County, Goodrich, Michigan. The ATLAS TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on Wednesday, February 16, 2005, 7:30 pm at Atlas Township Hall, 7386 S. Gale Road, Goodrich, MI, to review and receive public comments for the proposed McCarty’s Golf Center, 10280 Hill Rd., […]
Brandon Twp.- On Oct. 29, during what was their second to last meeting, the current township board discussed legacy costs and how they could reduce the bill that the township will bear in the future for employees? healthcare benefits. Toward that end, the board approved by a 5-1 vote a motion that full-time elected officials […]
Brandon Twp.- Police services here will be provided by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office through at least 2015. The township board unanimously approved at their Oct. 29 meeting a 3-year law enforcement contract with the OCSO. The agreement calls for 11.5 officers to be assigned to the townshp. ‘I am very pleased with the contract,? […]
Dear Editor, I am new to this beautiful community of Independence Township, two and a half years. My wife and I purchased our home next door to Curt Carson, who is running for the office of township treasurer. In this short time, Curt has shown he is very community minded and wants only the best […]
Last week a conspiracy of such diabolical magnitude was unleashed upon the world, I hesitate to delve into it. What will happen to me? Will my family’s safety be in harm’s way should I continue down the muckrakers path? What is my theory, that which has me a-shake? You may have heard about February 2’s […]
There’s probably more than one way to reduce the flow of garbage into Michigan from Canada, thus saving more flat lands from becoming sledding hills. My off-the-cuff method would be to have a major depression. Oh, sure it would create severe hardships, but environmentalists would love it. There would be no more space takers in […]