Ortonville- The Ortonville Masonic Lodge #339 recently awarded three scholarships to Brandon High School students for their scholastic achievements and contributions to the community. Last week Brandon High School Seniors, Katy Lawson, Sherri Lawrence and Amanda Grix were each awarded a $500 Masonic Scholarship. The education program is funded through area events including a pancake […]
Existing home sales declined in both Brandon and Groveland townships while rising slightly in Atlas Township in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2007, according to a report issued by Realcomp Data Services. The average sales price dipped by about 6 percent in both Atlas and Brandon townships but […]
Groveland Twp.-Township resident Melvin Lesperance, 41, was arraigned Monday at 52-2 District Court on two counts of Using a Computer to Commit a Crime, each count a seven-year felony, two counts of Child Sexually Abusive Activity’Distributing or Promoting, each count a seven-year felony, and three counts of Child Sexually Abusive Material, each count a four-year […]
Groveland Township-The township budget belt just became a little tighter. The 2008-09 township budget will be $160,000 less compared to last year, with no new capital expenditures, and no pay hikes for elected officials and office staff. The township board OK’d the $986,007 budget by a 5-0 vote on Monday night. ‘The new budget reflects […]
David Michael Bowman, 37, was arraigned on Feb. 29 at 52-2 District Court before Judge Kostin on four counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct first degree stemming from a relationship with his 14-year-old niece. According to police reports, in 2006 the niece was living with Bowman after the death of her parents. The victim was a […]
Deana D. Barrick, of Oxford, died March 3. She was 84. Barrick was born in Juanita, N.D. the daughter of Ora (Ground) and Charles Dean. The family moved to Flint in 1933. She married George Barrick in 1953. She taught school in the Flint area and in New Jersey with the public schools, and at […]
Faith in God and a healthy diet that includes vegetables and walking are Ona Bixler’s keys to living a century. ‘Mom never thought she’d live this long,? laughs Joyce Brendel, speaking for her mother. ‘Her three brothers all died in their late 60s or early 70s.? Brendel, a 1954 Ortonville High School graduate, will be […]
Groveland Twp.-By a 4-0 vote Monday night, the township board of trustees agreed to dump an annual $15,000 fee paid to Brandon Recreation for township participants. Trustee David Ax was absent from the meeting. Instead, residents who want to participate will pay a $60 fee for an individual for a single program or an annual […]
Bandit is one lucky dog. Last December, Brandon Township resident Cynthia Strehle received a phone call from a Flat Rock, Mich. woman regarding a 9-year-old Shiba Inu dog, that reportedly was left alone in an abandoned home. ‘The neighbor kids had been feeding the dog for several months,? said Strehle, who owns several of the […]
Ty Gucwa, 23, a 2003 Brandon High School graduate, was injured when a bomb exploded on Jan. 29 in the streets of Baghdad. According to newspaper reports, five Fort Carson, Co. soldiers including Gucwa were wounded in the blast. All are expected to recover. The bomb was detonated near a checkpoint where American and Iraqi […]