Public Notice: Brandon Township

SYNOPSIS CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BRANDON REGULAR MEETING August 2, 2021 Meeting was called to order at 7:00pm. Present: Blair, Broughton, DePalma, Marshall, Thurman, Unruh, and Rumball Absent: None Also, in attendance, EBSC Coordinator Faye Bindig, Parks and Recreation Director Fred Waybrant, Building Department Fill in Director Steve McGee and 12 Citizens. Pledge of Allegiance Roll […]

Public Notice: Brandon Township

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Regular Meeting The Charter Township of Brandon Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing  August 25, 2021 at 7:00 PM. at Brandon Township Offices, 395 Mill Street, Ortonville, Michigan 48462 to hear the following appeals: Appeal # 21-0001 Zoned C-4/G-1 Property ID # 03-18-301-001 Breakie, Paul – Five Star […]

Emma Jane Reid

Emma Jane Reid of Moorestown, Michigan, formerly of Ortonville, Michigan Died August 3, 2021. She was 84. Emma was born May 27, 1937 in Clare County, Michigan to the late Bernard and Emma (nee: Brubaker) Fitzpatrick. She is survived by 5 children, Emmaly (Rick Medlock) Reid, Beverly (Gary Winterbottom) Gonzales, Eva (John McAvoy) Reid, Bernie […]

Karen Owczarek

OWCZAREK, KAREN JANE of Ortonville, Michigan; died July 28, 2021. She was 75. She was born February 19, 1946 in Royal Oak, Michigan to the late Fay and Mary Jane (nee: Cunningham) Stroud.  She married Theodore H. “Ted” Owczarek on November 20, 1965 in Hazel Park, Michigan.  He died on April 14, 2018.  She is survived […]

Flipping over summer

Flipping over summer

Aurora Gavette shows her family a cartwheel on the beach at Heron Beach, located in the Holly Recreation Area, 8100 Grange Hall Road, Groveland Township. Photo by Patrick McAbee.

Township man charged with assault, domestic violence

A Brandon Township man was arraigned last week for one count of felonious assault, a four year felony, and one count of aggravated domestic violence, a one year misdemeanor. Vernon George Miller Jr., 58, was arrested on July 22 for aggravated domestic assault to his girlfriend. The victim has known Miller for almost 40 years […]

Ortonville DDA accredited, local grants awarded

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer The Ortonville Downtown Development Authority has received their national Main Street America accreditation, as well as two grants from Main Street Oakland County and Genisys Credit Union. “Without collaboration, leadership, and the hard work of all the DDA volunteers, this accreditation could not be possible,” said DDA President Courtney McClerren. […]

Goodrich native off to play junior hockey

By Matt Mackinder Special to The Citizen For Carson Riopelle, hockey is a passion. And it’s that passion that will take the 16-year-old Goodrich resident to Redford this fall to play junior hockey for the United States Premier Hockey League’s Motor City Hockey Club. “I got the opportunity from playing at an Adrian College development […]

MI BBQ Supply: Spices, sauces, grills

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp-After a year and a half of online sales, MI BBQ Supply has opened a brick and mortar location in Ortonville. “We’ve been in the area for four years, and we fell in love with Ortonville and realized we wanted to stay for a long time,” said Mark Trudak. […]

Letters to the Editor July 31, 2021

Wonderful photos Dear Editor, I just wanted to say how much I’ve enjoyed seeing the wonderful photo’s from Jonathan in The Citizen newspaper! From flowers to birds they are such wonderful pics. I’ve found myself looking for his photo’s when we receive The Citizen paper. I wasn’t sure where to send this to let him […]