KENNEDY, James E. “Jim”; of Ortonville formerly of Southfield; May 8, 2018; age 65; husband of Cheryl; father of Julie (Adam) Gremli, James “Jimmy” (Tiffany) Kennedy II, Elizabeth Kennedy & Rebecca (Corey) Ronk; grandpa of Carter, Hunter, Carson & Nora; son in law of Barb & Gerald Mahar; brother of Thomas (Marie) Kennedy & Nancy […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.- Township officials announced last week that effective Aug. 1, the ISO rating has dropped from four to three. The ISO scale for fire protection ranges from 10 to one, the lower the number, the greater the fire protection. Currently in Michigan there are just 31 fire departments that are […]
Both Goodrich Martian Robotics teams 494 and 70 competed in the Robotics World Championships at Cobo Convention Center on April 26-28. More than 40,000 spectators and 400 high school teams attended the three day event divided into six divisional competitions. The top two alliances moved to Ford Field for the best two out of three […]
Metal Muscle FIRST Robotics Team 1506 from Kettering University competed at the State Championships at Saginaw Valley State University on April 11-14 and the World Championship at Cobo Center, Detroit on April 26-28. Metal Muscle includes six students from Brandon High School and 10 other local schools. “The team performed very well at both events,” […]
At the 2018 Michigan Funeral Directors Association (MFDA) Annual Meeting in Mt. Pleasant on April 17, Roy Langolf, owner of Village Funeral Home, 135 South St., Ortonville, was elected to the position of MFDA Recording Secretary. Langolf will move through the successive offices of MFDA Vice-President/Treasurer, President-Elect and ultimately President in 2021. Langolf previously held […]
By David Fleet Editor At 7 p.m., May 10, the Old Mill Museum, 366 Mill St., Ortonville will host Atlas Township resident Dawn Bastian who will discuss the evolution of the Tin Can Tourists Vintage RV Club which is celebrating it’s 100 year birthday this year. “The Tin Can Tourists vintage RV club started back […]
By David Fleet Editor For parts of the past 40 years Doc Fletcher has been on, near or in Michigan Rivers. “It was the Pere Marquette on May 20, 1978,” said Fletcher. “I was just 23 years old and some friends invited me to go canoeing—I just fell in love with it.” While spending his […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.- On May 1, Brandon deputies arrested two individuals in the 4300 of Wildwood Loop in connection with a home invasion and possession of 28 counterfeit $100 bills. Arrested were a 27-year-old white female and a 29-year old-white male who both confessed to passing counterfeit money in Brandon and Independence […]
By David Fleet Editor Hadley Twp.-On Sunday afternoon crews from seven area fire departments battled a forest fire in a remote area of the Ortonville Recreation Area. Township Fire Chief Kurt Nass said firefighters were called at about 3 p.m. to the area near Tody Lake near Vista Bay Trial. “The call came in as […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp. Hiking trails, wetlands and the Atlas mill pond access all on a wooded 155-acre parcel on the north side of Hegel Road about 800 feet east of Gale Road is now open to the public. On Sunday several hundred attended the opening of the townships new Genesee County Park. […]