Brandon Poms
From left, Zoe Cooney, Rachel McGeachy and Maren Munkas Anderson. Brandon Pom-pom team members on the court at halftime during at the Bandon vs. Flushing varsity basketball game Jan. 11, at Brandon. Photo by Mo Voyer.
Goodrich park DNRPR grant OK’d
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-On Jan. 10, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources approved a Passport Recreation grant for $75,000 for the village. In February 2017, the village council voted 4-1 to seek a grant from the MDNR to improve the entry to the Goodrich Commons at the Hegel Road downtown access, also known as […]
Letters to the editor Jane. 20
Save our bus drivers Dear Editor, “I have the BEST bus driver in the Brandon school district.” I am positive any parent you ask would echo the same statement. Miss Janine makes my child feel safe. I know she has many years of experience on our treacherous back roads, no matter the condition. She along […]
Eagle Scout project assists St.Mary’s Retreat House
Kalan Hand of Brandon Township, a student in the class of 2020 at Notre Dame Preparatory School, has earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest award given by the Boy Scouts of America. Kalan started his scouting adventure in Pack 186 at St. Joseph School. After receiving his Arrow of Light, he crossed over […]
New Brandon school board president, vice president elected
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer The Brandon Board of Education members have shifted positions for the calendar year of 2018 during the Jan. 15 meeting, the first meeting of the new year. Though all current members on the board remain, the positions of president, vice-president and secretary have changed, per votes by the school board […]
Man injured in Brandon Township house fire
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.-At 2:47 a.m., Jan. 14, Brandon Fire Department responded to the 5000 block of Seymour Lake Road on the report of a residential structure fire. Upon arrival, the attached garage was fully engulfed in flames and firefighters fought to keep the fire from spreading to the residence, said Brandon Fire […]
Public Notice: Brandon Township
January 15, 2018 RESOLUTION Resolved, that the regular monthly meeting of the Brandon Board of Education, Brandon School District, shall be held on the third Monday of each month beginning at 6.30 p.m. at the Brandon School District I-TEC Center, 609 S. Ortonville Road, Ortonville, Michigan, 48462. Regular Meeting Dates February 12, 2018 (2nd Monday […]
‘This is not a drill’
By David Fleet Editor About 7:40 Saturday morning Savannah Katulski woke up in paradise. The 23-year-old, 2011 Goodrich High School graduate had just moved into a small studio apartment in the city of Kapaa located on the fourth largest Hawaiian Island of Kauai. “It was just a little after 8 a.m. when the alarm on […]
Brandon Twp. park snags DNR grant
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.-Phase two of the Brandon Township Community Park master plan is in full swing with the recent addition of a grant from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Land and Water Conservation Fund. The fund was established by Congress in 1964 and uses zero taxpayer dollars, rather invests earnings […]
‘If not for Leo there would not have been an ‘us.’
By David Fleet Editor (Editor’s note, BHS student Noah Cox contributed to this story). During the very early hours of July 13, 1944, Coolidge Holt and his best friend Leo Flood were trying to get some sleep in the slip trenches they dug in on a battle field in Italy. “They both tossed and turned […]