As summer draws to a close and thoughts of school slowly seep into most Brandon and Goodrich students? minds a mix of responses emerge. For some, it’s the excitement of changes and expectations the new school year will bring, for others it’s the ‘H-word? (homework), earlier bedtimes and a weekly routine. Parents adjust too. Schedules […]
Ortonville-Last month Dr. Jay Stark, owner of Brandon Chiropractic, 70 S. Ortonville Road, welcomed a new neuro-muscular therapist, Andrew Klock. Klock, 31, a former Davison resident, earned a Master’s of Exercise and Sports Science from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla., after receiving his Bachelor’s of Science in Athletic Training from Eastern Michigan University […]
Brandon Twp.- Since last June Glass Road residents have endured, traffic jams, dust and fleets of heavy construction equipment. Flaggers, orange barrels and the stench of fresh asphalt characterized most of the summer. Well, it’s over’almost. With just a little clean-up to do, the construction is completed on the East-West Glass Road intersection which during […]
The recent site approval of Long Lake Village should come as no surprise to the residents of Brandon Township, considering the players in the building game. Boasting a ‘focus on maximizing return on investments,? the Silverman Companies, of Bingham Farms, Mich. advertised mantra includes ‘develop and acquire premium properties from master-planned communities and luxury rental […]
Ortonville-In 1904 G.N. Hart Hardware opened for business on the west side of South Street in downtown Ortonville. Later named DeLano Hardware the building was destroyed by fire in 1942. When a new building was erected in 1944, the tradition of suppling the community with a variety of goods and services unique to many villages […]
Groveland Twp.-It’s been 227 years since a 14- year-old boy from Hebron County near Hartford Conn. volunteered into the service of the United States as a musician-fifer in the Militia of Connecticut. He would serve with the Connecticut Continental Line, encounter Gen. George Washington and live to see our nation’s birth. The military journey of […]
Goodrich – Bank managers, restaurateurs, and a flower shop owner? all differ in regard to their business yet all will soon have one thing in common, they’ll all be members of the Goodrich Area Chamber of Commerce. On Aug. 24 more than 20 area entrepreneurs gathered at Cranberries Caf? for the first meeting of the […]
Brandon Twp.- Fire Chief Robert McArthur says although losing a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant seeking a $250,000 tanker is a setback to the department, he’s confident that with lower interest rates and planning, the purchase can still move forward. Last year McArthur submitted a grant to help purchase a 3,500 gallon tanker for water […]
Ortonville-Donning about 40 pounds of body armor, a tan sand colored Army uniform and matching helmet, Sheila Collins has experienced the War in Iraq from a rather unique perspective’from behind the wheel of a truck. Collins, 33, a 1988 graduate of Lamphere High School in Madison Heights, is the daughter of Ortonville residents, JoeAnn and […]
Groveland Twp. – He was born in 1763, joined the Militia of Connecticut at 14, and encountered Gen. George Washington during his service. The Ortonville Cemetery is home to the grave of Norman Phelps Sr.’patriot, family man and resident of Ortonville. Phelps was buried in the cemetery with no designation as a soldier. Now, more […]