By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Churchill, Manitoba — They are the largest bear species in the world up to 12 feet tall and weighing in at 1,700 pounds the largest land carnivores. Yet despite their immense size and location near the peak of the food chain, polar bears are in trouble. Real trouble. An area family […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Atlas Twp. — Obsolete bunker gear, once used to protect township firefighters, will soon find a new assignment in Honduras. Earlier this year the township board of trustees voted to donate retired bunker gear and some equipment that no longer is considered acceptable by the National Fire Protection Association to Aid for […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — One goal. As the clock ticked down in the first round of the Division 2, District 27 playoff game on Oct. 10, the Brandon Blackhawks and Port Huron Redhawks varsity soccer teams provided a notable finish to a rather mundane game. Shorthanded due to illness the Redhawks trailed the Blackhawks by 10 goals in the first […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — The Martian Football team kept the Milk Cup Trophy, shutting down their Blackhawk neighbors in the annual BackYard Brawl. On Oct. 11, the Goodrich Martians Varsity Football team defeated the Brandon Blackhawks, 42-14 in a Flint Metro League game. For the first half the annual Backyard Brawl was […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Atlas Twp. — On Oct. 12 the Goodrich Martians Cross Country teams competed in the 17th Annual Kayla O’Mara Memorial Invitational at Goodrich. The Goodrich Boys finished third behind two D1 teams, Grand Blanc, and Flushing with a solid score of 77. “The race was won by GHS Junior Vincent Pattison 16:08,” […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — The Brandon Boys Blackhawks Varsity Soccer team capped off a stellar 10-0-1 Flint Metro League record and 13-7-1 overall season with a dominating 10-1 win over the Port Huron Redhawks Oct. 10, in the first round of Division 2, District 27 play at Brandon. “This season we have […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Atlas Twp. — The Ortonville Brandon Cross Country teams traveled to Goodrich Middle School for the Kayla O’Mara Invitational. The Blackhawk Boys Cross Country team finished third in the eighth team division. They were led by BHS Jacob Hylton 17:34 fourth in the division and 12th overall in the 16 team […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Adrian — On Oct. 12-13, the Brandon Youth Mountain Bike Club completed their six-race season at the Michigan Scholastic Cycling Association (MiSCA) Heritage Park MTB XC Race in Adrian, Mich. The event drew competitors from across the region including Brandon High School Freshman Ryan Savoie, finished fourth in his age category and […]
By David Fleet fleet@mihomepaper.com Ortonville — There was plenty of attractions in the village over the last two decades. Creek Fest celebrated the Kearsley Creek, the village waterway once home to founder Amos Orton’s mill; Beets, Beats & Eats attracted local musicians and local cuisine on summer evenings and a vibrant Farmers Market feature homegrown […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Groveland Twp. — A temporary end to a summer-long bridge and road work project along I-75 between M-15 to the Oakland/Genesee county line is expected in November. Diane Cross, Michigan Department of Transportation, reported last week crews are currently working on the removal of the temporary construction set up with plans […]