By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Ortonville — At 7:10 p.m., Nov. 10, 1975, Captain Ernest McSorley radioed, ‘We are holding our own.’” The Captain of the ore carrier Edmund Fitzgerald last message to the nearby carrier Arthur M. Anderson was about 17 miles off Whitefish Point in Lake Superior during a violent storm remains etched in […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Ortonville — Main Street Ortonville was ready for a change. This week’s segment is the third in a series provided by The Citizen newspaper that covers the progression of the Ortonville Downtown Development Authority and the affiliation with Main Street America and Main Street Oakland County. Two decades of history since […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — This year, 2024 is the first election year with a constitutionally required minimum of nine days of early in-person voting under Proposal 2, passed by Michigan’s voters in 2022. Less than a week before the General Election Nov. 5 local municipalities are reporting a good response from area […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Paris — Heidi Fluck Goulding noticed an empty exhibit display case in the Paris Liberation Museum, Paris France. “A small sign written in French was nearby,” said Heidi, a 2012 Brandon High School graduate. “My French is not that good. Luckily there was an English translation.” This space is reserved for […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Grovland Twp. — After more than three decades of leadership, Groveland Township Supervisor Bob DePalma retired from public service. He did not seek an unprecedented eighth term of office. “I don’t want to live somewhere else,” said DePalma, who moved to the township in 1979 from Romulas. “I love it here. […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com New York — The Big Apple is home to one of the largest, diverse and most creative fashions scenes in the world. This past summer a Goodrich High School senior had a taste of that environment that could someday launch a career. Ryser Jenkins applied and was accepted to the Condé […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Groveland Twp. — Following several months of deliberation, on Oct. 22, the Groveland Township Planning Commission voted 5-2 to recommend to the township board of trustees an ordinance regarding a proposed Battery Energy Storage System. The board is expected to decide on the ordinance on Nov. 11. “We are not acting […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Sheperd — The Goodrich Boys Cross Country team competed at the Region 15-2 championship Oct 25 at Sheperd High School. The Goodrich boys were predicted to finish eighth overall in this region and finished sixth with excellent, smart and determined running. Sophomore Vincent Pattison 15:47 finished sixth overall and first for […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Atlas Twp. — The Flint Metro League Champion Brandon Blackhawks Soccer team lost on Saturday to the Mason Bulldogs 3-1 in the Regional Championship game at Goodrich. The Blackhawks scored lone goal was on a corner kick in the second half at about 63 minutes in to cut the Bulldogs lead […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Sheperd — The Ortonville Brandon Cross Country teams concluded their 2024 cross country season at the MHSAA regional championship on the phenomenal Shepherd Cross Country course. “On a beautiful fall day perfect for distance running the Brandon Blackhawks fought hard and many ran lifetime bests,” said Head Coach Wiener/ The men’s […]