Drew and Grant Gustafson, brothers, are over the puck on Bald Eagle Lake in Brandon Township as Rachel D’Alio referees. With temperatures in the teens during the first week of January ice conditions were improving on lakes. However, caution is advised on any frozen lakes. Photo by Patrick McAbee.
By David Fleet Editor Christmas Eve 1944 about 850 miles west of the Philippines in the South Pacific. That night, Mike Diviney was a 16-year-old merchent marine deckhand aboard the 455-foot Ethiopia Victory ship that sailed from Aberdeen, Wash. in early November. Aboard his ship was more than 10,000 tons of munitions to supply troops […]
Tee up for putt-putt at Brandon Township Library
By Kelsey Voyer Staff Writer During the month of January, the Brandon Township Library, 304 South St. Ortonville, will feature a 9-hole miniature golf course. The course is literary themed, and every hole has a sponsor and a different book theme. Course hours are noon-8 p.m., Monday-Thursday; noon-4 p.m., Friday; and 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday. […]
Goodrich bus crash On Jan. 6, at about 6:45 a.m., a 35-year-old Burton man crashed his work truck into the rearend of a Goodrich school bus that was stopped in the 7400 block of East Bristol Road to pick up students. There were a total of 13 students from the high school and middle school […]
(Editor’s Note: This week, we wrap up our Year in Review with a look-back at some of the news stories we covered from July-December 2016) Goodrich Haven Goodrich -Village officials gathered with John Hambrick of JGH Consulting in July to further discuss the future of Goodrich Haven, a senior housing project. When completed, the planned […]
James H. Cummings of Goodrich died Dec. 24, 2016. He was 84. Cremation has taken place and private services will be held. James was born in Grand Blanc on Feb. 27, 1932, son of the late Horace and Nina (Hood) Cummings. He married Joyce Mondeau on Oct. 25, 1954. James proudly served his country in […]
Donald George Cooper Donald George Cooper of Walloon, Mich. died Dec. 27, 2016. He was 90. Born Sept. 28, 1926 in Flint, Michigan to the late Alfred George and Mary Ellen (nee: Richmond) Cooper. He married the former Virginia M. Croup in Ortonville on Nov. 28, 1954. He is survived by his loving wife, Virginia […]
GROVELAND TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES OPEN MEETINGS ACT RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the By-Laws of the Groveland Township Board of Trustees provide for the scheduling of the regular Township Board Meetings for the second Monday of each Month; and WHEREAS, the State of Michigan has enacted the Open Meetings Act, which requires the specific designation of the […]
Communities Served: Brandon & Ortonville, MI IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SPECTRUM CHANNEL LINEUP Effective on or after February 7, 2017, the following channels will be repositioned from Digi Tier 1 to Digi Tier 2: – American Heroes Channel, channels 38, 130, 798 – Destination America, channels 102, 748 – Discovery Family, channels 101, 724 – […]
VILLAGE OF ORTONVILLE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Village of Ortonville will be holding a public hearing on January 23, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. in conjunction with its regularly scheduled meeting at 395 Mill Street, Ortonville, Michigan. This hearing will be regarding the proposed amendment of several sections of Chapter 4.3 of the Village of […]