Katherine Mullins, a former Ortonville resident and Brandon Schools crossing guard and volunteer, died May 22. She was 53. Mullins was a crossing guard at Belle Ann Elementary from September 1994 until May 2003. ‘Kathy was here for a long time as our crossing guard, which is an important position that not everyone rushed to […]
Brandon Twp.- From the hallways of Brandon Schools, to coaching sports to youth assistance’Brandon deputy Arnie Terrell has devoted his life to law enforcement. His numerous accomplishments and commitment was recognized recently earning him Officer of the Year by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Awards Council. The detective and Brandon Schools liaison officer was to […]
Pontiac-A Brandon Schools worker who assisted in nabbing a criminal and two Brandon elementary students who helped save their neighbor’s house from going up in flames were to be given citizen citations May 19 at the Board of Commissioner’s Auditorium, 1200 N. Telegraph, Pontiac. The citations are given by the nine-member Oakland County Sheriff’s Awards […]
Ortonville-When Jenny Olsen graduated from Brandon High School in 1986, she recalls that no one wanted to admit they were from Ortonville. ‘Everyone made fun of it because it’s a hick town,? she remembers. ? But if it weren’t for Ortonville and growing up in the country, I wouldn’t have been exposed to all the […]
Brandon Twp.- Jim Hazel’s company takes care of people when they need it most. As owner and agent Hazel opened Farm Bureau Insurance 1201 S. Ortonville Road on May 2. ‘I’d much rather be insured by Farm Bureau, because our old-fashioned method of taking care of people is different than larger companies,? said Hazel, a […]
Brandon Twp.-Noressia Sockwell lives in Pontiac, but is experiencing life in a rural setting. Sockwell is a junior at Brandon High School, a school of choice. ‘There’s more to life than Pontiac,? says Sockwell. ‘I get to go to school in Ortonville. I experience the city and the country.? Sockwell said her mother chose Brandon […]
Ortonville? A community/teen center. Use of a church building. Parental involvement. An enforced code of conduct. These were some of the solutions discussed at a library forum May 5 that addressed large numbers of children in the Brandon Township Library after school. The forum was attended by approximately 60 members of the community, including township […]
Ortonville-The search is underway. About ten applications for the position of village manager have been received since the opening was posted on the Michigan Municipal League website on April 29. Sue Bess, village council president, said applicants are from as far away as Wisconsin, Ohio and the Upper Peninsula. Several local people have also applied […]
Brandon Twp.- Amanda Halula has learned how to dream again. The Brandon High School senior is about to graduate, a time when many young people have goals and dreams. But Halula is heading in a different direction than many of her classmates and she couldn’t be happier? she has a recording contract and her own […]
Septic tank inspections may soon be required every five years for homes in Brandon and Groveland townships. A proposed ordinance that is intended to eventually have all 80,000 septic systems in Oakland County on a five-year inspection cycle could be presented as early as May 16 to the general government committee of the Oakland County […]