Brandon Twp.-It’s going to get a little tougher to graduate from Brandon High School. Beginning with the graduating class of 2009 an additional one-half credit of either mathematics, English or language arts will be required to receive a diploma. ‘They basically will need one more course,? said Sue May, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instructional […]
Brandon Twp.- The Brandon School District has made a tentative offer to the Brandon Township Library in an effort to end a pending legal battle with the library regarding student library cards. ‘Hopefully we’re going to settle with the library,? said Beth Nuccio, Brandon school board president after the closed session meeting on Monday. ‘We’re […]
Brandon Twp.-Ron Leake loves to fly’yet never leaves the ground. Leake,69, a township resident operates radio-controlled model airplanes and was one of about 50 who attended the Flight of Giants airplane show on June12 at the Pontiac Lake Recreation Area. The annual event was sponsored by the Pontiac Miniature Aircraft Club. ‘If you can see […]
Ortonville- On Wednesday U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich) announced that Ortonville based Technical Directions Inc. was selected to provide the turbojet engine-generator for the Loiter Attack Missile to be used in U.S. Army’s future combat systems. The $1.6 million deal is part of the Department of Defense appropriations bill and was approved by the House […]
Groveland Twp.-For many summers Girl Scouts gathered at Camp Narrin located on the banks of Narrin Lake just off Grange Hall Road and west of Bird Road. Now sounds of youth have been replaced by the roar of heavy construction equipment as earlier this spring work started on development of the 200 acre Star Bluff […]
Ortonville-For more than 75 years Lions Clubs worldwide have been recognized for their service to the blind and visually impaired. But when a longtime Ortonville Lions Club member needed some help members rushed to his side. Ken Hearns, 77, has been a member of the Lions for more than 38 years and needed some assistance […]
Growth at Brandon High School is on the rise and school officials say as many as five new teachers are needed. Teachers in English, mathematics, music, science and social studies will be added as the high school class continues to escalate. ‘During the last five years a lot of new people moved to the community […]
Ortonville-While nationwide General Motors is reeling from some rather sluggish sales’one local dealership says business is booming in his market. Larry Simms, owner of Simms Chevrolet, 110 M-15, Ortonville says of 47 Detroit area Chevrolet dealerships only four have posted an increase in sales over the past year. Simms Chevrolet is one of those four. […]
Brandon Twp.- Donald Kengerski says he’s no hero’but accounts of his action more than 50 years ago during a battle for a small piece of Korean real estate describes a stoic effort in combat. A Minnesota native, Kengerski moved to Centerline, Mich. in 1948. He entered the U.S. Army in March 1951 and reported to […]
Hadley Twp.- With the exception of a few sea birds and caribou the Aleuntian Islands of the north Pacific are deserted. Yet about 60 years ago the small, jagged volcanic chain of islands were a pivotal WWII battleground. Ortonville native Orra Sutton was part of the defense of these islands’key in staving off a Japanese […]