Noah, 7 and Addison Wills, 9, read to Hunter at the Brandon Township Public Library last week. The therapy dog visited the library during Reading Month. Photo by Patrick McAbee. By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer March is reading month, and there’s a new four legged audience at the Brandon Township Library that loves to hear […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp. At 12:11 p.m., March 5, Brandon firefighters along with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office deputies from the Brandon Substation responded to a man stuck in a shallow trench in the 1000 block of N. Hadley Road. Upon arrival the fire department found a 65 year old Almont man trapped […]
BRANDON TOWNSHIP 2018 BOARD OF REVIEW The 2018 March Board of Review will meet at the Brandon Township Office at 395 Mill Street, Ortonville, MI on the following dates and times: Tuesday March 13th 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday March 15th 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday March 19th 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer In honor of Women’s History Month, at 7 p.m., March 14, Brandon Township Library, 304 South St. will be hosting a presentation, titled ‘Petticoat Surgeon’ exploring the life of Dr. Bertha Van Hoosen, an early female student of University of Michigan Medical School. “She was born on a farm, but […]
(In response to, District eyes outsourcing drivers, The Citizen, Feb. 3, page 1) No to privatization Dear Editor, Brandon School’s Superintendent Matt Outlaw sent emails to Brandon parents about sending out bids to outsource transportation in Ortonville. As a 22 year bus driver at Brandon, allow me to enlighten you. Outsourcing was brought up in […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Dorothy isn’t in Kansas anymore. From March 16-18, Brandon High School presents the Wizard of Oz. “We wanted something upbeat and funny. Something very family friendly. There are a lot of principal characters,” said director Kristen Kelsey. This version of the Wizard of Oz is a bit different from the […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.-District wide enrollment dipped from 2,591 in October 2016 to 2,465 in 2017—down 126 students, according to a data from the student count day. The high school, elementary schools and Schools of Choice students decreased the most, while the middle school dropped slightly according to the report. Count day has […]
By David Fleet Editor A love for dirt bikes and off road has landed former Atlas Township resident in the drivers seat. Alex Gardner, 22, a 2014 Goodrich High School graduate and current University of Michigan-Ann Arbor senior is team captain of the Michigan Baja Race team. “I just gravitated toward the Baja people as […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville- He’s the Mayor of Lapeer and now the village manager. Bill Sprague, who served as the village manager from November 2009 to April of 2010 started on Monday after the position had been vacant since last summer. A retired Delphi employee, he left the village position to work in […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.-The high school will be provided free security guard services courtesy of vendor DM Burr for two months. “Brandon is doing a district-wide review of many facets of our security preparedness,” said Dr. Matt Outlaw, district superintendent . “This has included a review of our procedures, our execution of […]