STRILECKY, DOUGLAS JEROME of Goodrich; Died January 25, 2018. He was 68. Born in Houghton Lake, Michigan on March 16, 1949 to Alfred and Marion (nee: Larive) Strilecky. He married the former Linda Evridge on October 21, 1967 in Dearborn, Michigan. He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Linda; one daughter, Erin (Andy) […]
COLLINS, Mark Douglas – of Davison, age 60, passed away peacefully January 26, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. A Funeral Liturgy will be held 2:30 PM Sunday, January 28, 2018 at Allen Funeral Home, 9136 Davison Rd., Davison; Rev. Fr. Andrew A. Czajkowski officiating. Burial will be in St. John Catholic Cemetery. […]
Back from left Luke Veres, Connor Buche, Ross Coyni, Colin Cooke and Camerson Godfrey. Front from left Maren Anderson, Bailey King, Emmie Henningson and Rylie Tolonen. Not pictured Jackie Martin. The snowcoming king and queen will be crowned Feb. 2. Photo by Patrick McAbee
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.-The ride lasts about 30 seconds. But for a few students the memories of a cold January day on a township sledding hill will live on. On Jan. 19, students from the Flint-based Elmer Knopf Learning Center took a field trip to the Brandon Township Community Park. The […]
By David Fleet Editor Ortonville-Area residents and business owners should be on the lookout for counterfeit money after a fake bill was found earlier this month. On Jan. 11, Brandon Deputies responded to an Ortonville Road village business for possession of counterfeited money. When deputies arrived the business clerk said that a 71-year-old male presented […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer On Jan. 15, the Brandon Board of Education OK’d a middle school STEM, science, technology, enginering and math program titled Project Lead the Way (PLTW). “Project Lead the Way Gateway is a middle school STEM integrated elective that any 6th, 7th or 8th grade student can take during the course […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville- The village council voted 5-1 on Monday night, to send an ordinance on chickens for legal review. Trustee Tonja Brice voted against the motion, while trustees Mark Butzu, Mark Robinson, Karen Sleva, Coleen Skornicka and pro-tempore Dan Eschmann voted in favor of the motion. President Wayne Wills was absent […]
Residents not represented Dear Editor, The Village Council has introduced an ordinance that makes it close to impossible to raise chickens in the Village of Ortonville. (5-1 vote; Council member Brice voted no). If this ordinance passes, most of us who own chickens would have to give up raising them. The coop has to be 100 […]
By David Fleet Editor On Jan.18, area residents participated in the taping of an NBC Nightly News segment with Michigan’s 8th Congressional district candidate Elissa Slotkin (D). The seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Mike Bishop (R). That segment was scheduled to run on Jan. 22 at 6:30 p.m. on “NBC Nightly News with Lester […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.-Jeff Ross has a new neighbor. For the past three years, Ross who lives near Bald Eagle Lake, has recorded the sightings of bald eagles frequenting the area. “I drive to Minnesota each year for my job,” said Ross. “When I do there’s often a bald eagle or two along […]