By David Fleet Editor The Brandon-Goodrich football game—the season kickoff rival game known as the Battle for M-15 is on hold—at least for now. The Blackhawks-Martians game returned in 2014 after more than 20 years when Lapeer East and West combined to form one school, exiting the Flint Metro League, where Brandon plays. The eight […]
Gary Wayne Lenger of Ortonville; died May 15, 2017. He was 75. Born March 12, 1942 in Pontiac, Michigan to the late Wayne and Geraldine (nee: Brandon) Lenger. He is survived by two daughters, Pamela (Scott) Thompson and Stacey Lenger; one sister, Sherry (Delbert) Covington; one grandson, Jeff Thompson; brother-in-law, Ron (Jane) Duffie; two nephews, […]
Michael Sands of Ortonville died May 11, 2016. He was 69. Michael was born April 23, 1947 in Goodrich to Glenn and Betty (Granger) Sands. Michael was a proud member of UAW Local 599 and retired from GM Byuck City. He is survived by his wife Ame, children Anthony Sands, James (Jodi) Sands, Brian Sands […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich -After more than 12 years as high school principal, two tours of active duty in the Middle East and a battle with cancer—David St. Aubin has endured “I’m a walking billboard for perseverance,” laughed St. Aubin, 56. “We have had a lot of success here at Goodrich and that will […]
At 6:30 p.m., May 15, Goodrich Area Schools will present the film, “Most Likely to Succeed,” by Greg Whiteley at the high school Raymond C. Green Auditorium. The film is part of a worldwide campaign to re-imagine education. The film provides an inspiring look at what students and teachers are capable given the vision and […]
SYNOPSIS board of trustees 7386 s. gale rd., grand blanc, MI 48439 regular meeting held on april 17,2017 at 5:30 p.m. 810-636-2548 www.atlastownship.org MEMBERS PRESENT: T. Onica, K. Vick, A. Moore, B. June, P. Major MEMBERS ABSENT: None STAFF PRESENT: D. Lattie, F. Florys, M. Hart, S. Wilkerson THE BOARD TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS: 1) […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp .- A township resident recently received a letter postmarked from South Africa notifying him he won $250,000. Enclosed was a check for $2,350 to help him pay the $1,850 “processing fee” as described by the letter, with instructions to call a claims agent, accompanied by a phone number. […]
Not Groveland’s problem (In response to: ‘Concerted effort needed,’ a letter by Wayne Wills, The Citizen, May 6, page 7) Dear Editor, After reading the “concerted effort needed” in the May 6 edition of The Citizen, I would like to respond and set the record straight on Groveland Township’s position. We have never been approached […]
By David Fleet Editor On May 23 the Brandon Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) freshmen team, “The Suspension is Killing Me” will represent Brandon High School as one of the top six teams nationwide in bridge building competition. The Brandon team of Sarah Pesta, 14, Kyra Burger, 14, and Haley Solo, 15, qualified `for […]
By David Fleet Editor The son of a former Ortonville resident will soon join some elite high school runners from across America. Cooper Teare, 17, son of Dave Teare, a 1980 Brandon High School graduate, recently came within one-hundredth of a second of becoming only the tenth high school student ever to eclipse the four-minute […]