By David Fleet Editor Ortonville— At dusk, July 3, the Ortonville Fireworks will be launched from the Brandon Middle School, 609 S. Ortonville Road. The Friends of AMOS has partnered with Real Estate One Ortonville, 875 S. Ortonville Road to raise funds for the event. Twenty-five food trucks will be in the parking lot at […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.-On June 6, Cook’s Farm Dairy, 2950 E Seymour Lake Road, hosted Yesteryears Farm Tractor Club for the annual Plow Day. About 13 antique area tractors prepared 12 acres of farm land for pumpkin planting this spring. Ron Felix, of Brandon Township dropped a 16-inch, two bottom plow down, pulled by […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp. — From 6-7 p.m., June 14, the Brandon Township Public Library, 304 South St., will host Michigan author, Mike Fornes who will present Edmund Fitzgerald: The Stories, The Song. “If you live in any of the Great Lake States or Ontario, the story and the song are part of […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp. — On June 8, Burton-based Streeter Brothers was awarded a $311,369 bid for sidewalk improvement in the Village of Atlas with a 3-0 vote. They were the lowest of three received. Starting near Gale and Perry roads in the Village of Atlas, the project will include about 1,900 linear […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Township — At 3:30 p.m., June 20 Barbara Arney, a Brandon Township resident will be competing in the 146th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Tarrytown, NY. For the second consecutive year, Arney will be showing her Belgian Laekenois, 6 year year “Pilote,” an AKC Grand Champion who is currently ranked […]
Kristi Sindelar Harrell went to see our Heavenly Father of Friday, June 3. 2022. Kristi would have been 55 on June 30. She is survived by her daughter Shelby Sindelar and Michael Sindelar. Her father Jerry Harrell and mother Janet Harrell, sister Kelly Van Waas. Sister Kim Gonczol and stepbrother Bill Holloway. Kristi will be […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp. — On Nov. 30, 2021, upon hearing that there was an active shooter at Oxford High School, and several injuries, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office deputies from all corners of the county rushed to the scene. Among those responding were six officers from the Brandon Township Substation who made […]
By David Fleet Editor Ortonville — It was just days 35 before D-day, June 6, 1944 when Herb Leon turned 20 years old. On that day Pvt. Leon almost didn’t make it to Omaha Beach. “I was in water up to my chin when I stepped off the ramp,” recalled Herb, 98, a Groveland Township […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp. — Area shuffleboard fans can now slide over to the township park for some competition. On May 28, Samuel Harvey, a Brandon High School junior and Boy Scout from Troop 139 completed his Eagle Scout project of installing a shuffleboard court at the Brandon Township Community Park, 1414 Hadley […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp. — Seth Tison, an Atlas Township resident is on his way to Dallas with The Oakland University Grizzlies Rocket League varsity Esports program. The Golden Grizzlies team won a spot in the Rocket League World Championship at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center earlier this year and are only one of seven teams that […]