Brandon Twp.- The township park landscape has a new addition thanks to a new area Eagle Scout. Brandon High School Senior Alan Blackburn’s aspirations toward the highest honor awarded for scouting ended under a pavillion he built at the township park near the corner of Hadley and Oakwood roads. The scout court of honor, awarding […]
Brandon Twp.-In the1980s, township resident Roger McCarville once told a Detroit newspaper, ‘Rosa Parks could get on the bus to protest (and) we still can’t get on the bus.? McCarville’s quip at Detroit City officials, followed his arrest after he and others chained themselves to city buses on Jefferson Avenue, protesting a lack of adequate […]
Ortonville-Army veteran Steven Bellant was honored on Sept. 4 by about 60 members of the Patriot Guard following services at Coats Village Funeral Home, Sherman Wilk Chapel, 135 South St. Patriot Guard Ride Captain and Independence Township resident John Koval said the group was invited by the family to post in front of the funeral […]
Brandon Twp.-In the1980s, township resident Roger McCarville once told a Detroit newspaper, ‘Rosa Parks could get on the bus to protest (and) we still can’t get on the bus.? McCarville’s quip at Detroit City officials, followed his arrest after he and others chained themselves to city buses on Jefferson Avenue, protesting a lack of adequate […]
Ortonville-Army veteran Steven Bellant was honored on Sept. 4 by about 60 members of the Patriot Guard following services at Coats Village Funeral Home, Sherman Wilk Chapel, 135 South St. Patriot Guard Ride Captain and Independence Township resident John Koval said the group was invited by the family to post in front of the funeral […]
Atlas Twp.-What began at a small rural prayer meeting has grown into a local landmark near the county line. Lakeview Community Church will celebrate their 40th anniversary at 10:30 a.m., Sept. 13 with a special service and a fellowship meal. ‘We have a vision here at Lakeview Community Church,? said current Pastor Jeremy Spear. ‘All […]
At noon Tuesday, the first day of classes at Goodrich High School, senior Elizabeth Gray was reading in the school’s media center while about 700 of her classmates were in the auditorium watching President Barack Obama’s ‘Back-to-School? speech. ‘I don’t believe we should be forced to watch Obama,? said Gray. ‘If my parents want me […]
It’s likely that hundreds of years ago pioneers made sauerkraut for the sole propose of preserving cabbage for the long winter months, long after the late summer crop was gone. Today, that traditional process of mixing curing salt, garlic, and freshly sliced cabbage in a nonmetallic container lives on in Goodrich. Village resident Pete Morey […]
Brandon Twp.- Climbing to 12,000 feet above sea level on a Santa Fe, New Mexico mountain, Jonathan Schechter was inspired. The 58-year-old township resident, avid hiker and camper had made the trek to the southwestern region of the United States to attend a wilderness medical conference on high altitude illness. ‘I made a decision while […]
It’s been more than 50 years since the village first took ownership from the township of the Lyceum building, home to the Goodrich Library. Later this year that may change. During a special public meeting at the Atlas Township Hall on Aug. 27, village councilmembers, along with township officials, Friends of the Goodrich Library, and […]