Synopsis Groveland Twp. Board 1-9-2017 Call To Order & Roll Call Approved: Consent Agenda Budget Amendment, Accts Payable Board Minutes Twp. /Fire 12/12/2016 NEW BUSINESS Approved NO-HAZ 2017 Fee Approved 2017 Employee Benefit Eye/Dental Discussed Ban on Coal Tar Sealcoating Approved Transportation Improvement Assoc. Discussed Budget Workshop Date Approved Fire Service Agreement with Village of […]
Brandon Senior Ethan Hunt drives to the basket and gets fouled. The Brandon Blackhawk Varsity basketball team lost to Flushing 72-44 on Jan. 7 at Brandon High School. Photo by Kelsey Voyer.
YELANICH, LORETTA JEAN of Ortonville. Died Jan. 6, 2017. She was 77. Born June 30, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan to the late George and Mary (nee: Suri) Imbier. She is survived by two sons, Mark (Lisa) Yelanich and Joseph (Julie) Yelanich; four grandchildren, Hannah, Emily, Paige and Catherine Yelanich; she was preceded in death by […]
How to repeal and replace Obamacare under the Trump administration Dear Editor, Since 2010, Republicans have promised to fully repeal Obamacare, campaigned on full repeal, and voted over 60 times to repeal parts or all of this disastrous healthcare law. Now that the American people gave Republicans unified control of the government, there are no […]
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 […]