Brandon Twp.-A few of the new classmates in Peggy Miller-Zelinko’s science class at Brandon Academy of Arts & Sciences are all wet. But no towel is needed. Thanks to a $500 grant from Ortonville Rotary Club along with $200 from DTE students received Chinook salmon eggs last November from Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery in […]
The sale price of existing area homes jumped in 2014, according to a report from Realcomp issued last week. In 2014 Brandon Township home sales led the way with a 21.9 percent increase over home prices in 2013 followed by a 16 percent jump in Groveland Township and a 9.4 percent hike in Atlas Township […]
Atlas Twp.-A small paper bag recently carried a big message. For Veteran’s Day 2014 Oaktree Elementary students were assigned to color paper bags with a message and picture supporting military. The bags were then supplied to John’s Steakhouse, 8038 State Road in Goodrich, to use when patrons purchase takeout. The patriotic class assignment was recognized […]
The sound grew from the early 1970s with bands like The Ramones, resurfacing in the 1990s with bands such as Green Day and Bad Religion. Pop-punk’a mix of music that joins elements of punk rock with pop music is alive with a local band Oakhill is a pop-punk band consisting of Goodrich graduates Martin Kibler, […]
Goodrich-By a 5-0 vote on Monday night, the village council accepted an audit report from Lewis & Knopf for the year ending June 30, 2014. Stephanie Kraus, senior staff accountant for Lewis & Knopf, delivered the report to the council. According to the 2014 audit, the village general fund decreased by $7,908 during the year […]
It’s deemed ‘The Story.? Rachel Joy Scott, 17, was the first of 12 students and one teacher killed at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. on April 20, 1999, the result of a shooting rampage. Just weeks before her death Rachel wrote, ‘I have this theory that if one person can go out of their […]
The condition of a mile stretch of Tripp road between Dixie Highway and Grange Hall Road in Groveland Township has been deemed deplorable by some motorists. ‘Water runs over Tripp Road in the spring through a low area’the road is actually sinking,? said Bob DePalma, Groveland Township supervisor. ‘The bump sign along the road needs […]
Goodrich- In 2011 Goodrich High School Senior Michelle Dunn received a phone call that made her college experience just a little easier. The executive director of the Kentucky Fried Chicken Foundation notified Dunn of a $20,000 award to help her to attend Ferris State University. While Dunn’s success in seeking scholarships is perhaps greater than […]
A long-time area dentist has moved just down the road. After more than 35 years of mercury-safe/mercury-free holistic dentistry in the Village of Ortonville, Dr. David Regiani has moved to a new facility, 10435 Ortonville Road just south of Oak Hill Road in Independence Township. ‘We love Ortonville and all our patients, but we simply […]
In May voters will be asked for a hike in state sales tax’the first since 1994. The sales tax ballot initiative needed two-thirds support by members of both the House and Senate in a Lame Duck session on Dec. 19. Once fully implemented, the proposal will provide $1.3 billion in additional dollars to roads, $260 […]