Ortonville-Melissa Cardenas is rather pushy and refuses to back down from a fight. That’s a great thing when it comes to battling cancer. In the summer of 2000, Cardenas? mother, Diana Amrein, had been diagnosed with breast cancer and asked Melissa to join her in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk in Chicago. ‘It was […]
Groveland Twp.-The future of an exotic animal business that operated for almost a decade under the radar of township officials as well as many neighbors is uncertain. On Monday night Township Supervisor Bob DePalma updated the community on Premier Animal Attractions, the 22-acre home to exotic animals such as tamandua anteater, red kangaroo, African serval […]
The annual stocking of brown trout in Kearsley Creek will include a few more fish this spring. About 6,000 brown trout are expected to be released into the Kearsley Creek in mid-May at three sites including the Oakwood Road bridge, Kipp Road bridge, and east branch of the Kearsley Creek at Kent Road. About 1,800 […]
An obsession with country music and driving huge pickup trucks. That’s how Emily Bretz, a 16-year-old junior high school student, from the capital city of Brisbane in the state of Queensland, Australia describes her impressions of America. ‘I just can’t stand hearing that music anymore,? laughs Bretz, who arrived in January to Brandon Township and […]
Goodrich-On Friday, May 1, Oaktree Elementary fifth grade student Donovan Stower had to change buses for the ride home after school. Stower, 10, had been assigned to school bus 2, instead he was instructed to ride bus 9. And for good reason. Unknown to Stower, his older brother, David Jeans, had boarded at the bus […]
After more than three decades of law enforcement’Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Deputy David Rheaume says it’s time to hang up the badge and retire. ‘I have loved every minute of my work in the Ortonville area,? said Rheaume, 59. A 1973 Dryden High School graduate, Rheaume earned a degree in criminal justice from Michigan State […]
Last weekend area robotics teams took on the world. From April 23-25 both Goodrich and Brandon robotics competed at the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) World Championship in St. Louis. The three day event drew 800 robots and more than 18,000 students from 40 countries to the Edwards Jones Dome home […]
For Bill Snyder his 28th Boston Marathon looked a whole lot different. ‘You see a lot more of the course when you walk,? laughed Snyder, 71. ‘I have a new respect for walkers and all the spectators that lined the streets for hours on a cold, wet and windy day.? Snyder, an educator for 45 […]
Atlas Twp.-On April 20 the township board of trustees voted 4-1 to pay Matt Hart a salary of $45,000 per year as building inspector. Shirley Kautman Jones, township supervisor voted no. Trustees Barry June, Patrick Major along with Clerk Teri Onica and Treasurer Anne Marie Moore voted yes. In addition Hart will be compensate for […]
At a special school board meeting on April 29, AdvancED recommended Goodrich Area Schools for accreditation for a five year term ending June 30, 2020. The final report will be issued in 30 days. ‘We are pleased to have accreditation for another five years,? said David Cramer, school board president. ‘However, there are aspects we […]