Charles (Charlie, Chuck) Leon Rowland

Charles L. Rowland, aged 62 years, passed away on Thursday night March 21, 2024, in Jacksonville, Florida, following an illness. He was known to family and friends as Charlie or Chuck. Born September 12, 1961, in Detroit, Charlie graduated from Brandon High School in Ortonville, Michigan in 1980. He worked in Automotive Engineering design for […]

Public Notice: Brandon Township

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Regular Meeting The Charter Township of Brandon Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing April 24, 2024 at 7:00 P.M. at Brandon Township Offices, 395 Mill Street, Ortonville, Michigan 48462 to hear the following appeals: Appeal # 24-0002 Zoned RE Property ID #: 03-23-300-002 Roop, Cody Location: 1529 S. […]

Leprechaun trap

Leprechaun trap

Ainsley, a first grade student at Reid Elementary School, sets a leprechaun trap for St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. Photo: Patrick McAbee.

Village Council: ‘We want to compromise with not closing off our roads.’

By Shelby Stewart-Soldan 248-627-4332 ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Ortonville — Members of the Ortonville village council hosted a press conference this week to respond to criticism and questions they have received over the decision they made last month to deny the permit for Abigail’s Pride festival. The permit was denied at the regular council meeting in February due […]

Michigan Family Protection Act soon to be law

By Shelby Stewart-Soldan 248-627-4332 ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Lansing — Lawmakers approved a series of bills that would repeal the current ban on surrogacy contracts and compensated surrogacy in Michigan. The series of bills, titled the Michigan Family Protection Act, will now head to governor Gretchen Whitmer’s desk, where she is expected to sign it into law. Goodrich […]

Self-publishing 101: an adventure in writing

This week I had the opportunity to speak to local aspiring authors about self-publishing. A few months ago, fellow self-published author Jordan Schwarz approached me about combining our efforts for a self-publishing 101 workshop at the Brandon Township Public Library, and I thought it was a great idea. I write for a living, I love […]

Everett Smith

Everett Roy Smith, 86, of Mesa, Arizona, formerly of Edwardsburg, Michigan, passed away Saturday March 16, 2024 at his son’s home in Mesa, Arizona. He was born in Flint, Michigan to Minnie (Starr) and Allen Smith. He graduated from Ortonville High School and attended VanderCook College in Chicago, Illinois receiving both Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees […]

Ronald Thompson

RONALD (Ron) WILLIAM THOMPSON was born on 13 Aug 1947 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, USA. He died on 16 Mar 2024 in Grand Blanc, Genesee County Michigan (Ascension Hospital Grand Blanc, Michigan). He was married to Peggy Irene Holloway, daughter of Will Holloway and Enid Mae McDonald. Ron and Peggy were married on 02 […]

If you give a mouse a cookie

If you give a mouse a cookie

The mouse from the children’s book ‘If You Give a Mouse a Cookie’ greets students at Reid Elementary in honor of March is Reading Month. Photo: Patrick McAbee.

Sick days and comfort TV

I’ve spent this past week working from home due to a wicked flu. I will say, I’ve only had the flu a handful of times in my life. Luckily, I never caught a lot of illness from school. That’s not to say I wasn’t sick. I grew up with a pretty severe dustmite allergy, and […]

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