Saundra Lee Todoroff of Ortonville, Michigan; born October 11, 1938 in Pontiac, Michigan; passed away June 1, 2021 at the age of 82. Daughter of the late Howard and Dorothy Collins; loving wife of the late Theodore David Todoroff; beloved mother of Cheryl Ellett (Alan), Cindy Wyatt (Larry) and Connie Campbell (Randall); grandmother of Chas Phelps […]
PALAZZOLA, Barbara A.; of Ortonville formerly of Detroit; passed away at home on June 14, 2021; age 86; preceded in death by her husband Anthony; mother of Joseph (Kathy) Palazzola, Kathy (Matt) Gohlke, Karen (Jerry) Fortuna, Linda (Terry) Carmean, David (Christalyn) Palazzola & Lisa (Vince) Orsini; preceded in death by her son Anthony S. Palazzola […]
Front Isabelle Ricard and Julie Cheng prepare to graduate from Brandon High School last weekend. Photo by Patrick McAbee.
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.-A township man has been charged for operating an ORV while intoxicated causing death and ORV operating while intoxicated with an occupant under 16. On May 29, Anthony Davis, 33, was operating a tractor with two of his two-year-old cousins on it. One of the two-year-olds fell off and […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Brandon Substation operated a compliance check on the selling of vape products to those under 21 in the township on June 8. Six out of the 11 retailers sold to the decoy working with OCSO. The operation came after substation commander Lt. Greg Glover noticed […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Hayme Serrato’s Martial Arts has moved locations and is now open. The new location is at 465 South St., Suite 2 in Ortonville. “My building was sold, and the building was a little bit big for me, so it was good that I moved to a smaller building,” said Serrato. […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer On June 17, the Ortonville Downtown Development Authority and the Brandon Parks and Recreation department are partnering to give residents a night of food trucks and fun. Beginning at 4 p.m., there will be food trucks along Mill and South Streets in Downtown Ortonville, sponsored by the DDA. “We’ve all […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- During the regular meeting Monday night, the township board of trustees voted 7-0 to create a sewer subcommittee and appoint trustees Bob Marshall and Steve Unruh to it. As supervisor, Jayson Rumball is a member of the subcommittee as well. “When Brian Coburn was here from the Water […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer On June 9, Brandon Township Parks and Recreation hosted the first little league game on their new baseball fields at the township park, 1414 Hadley Road, Ortonville. The fields were built with grant money issued in 2017 as part of Phase two of improving the park. “It’s been a long […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer The Brandon Township director of building and planning, Bill Dinnan, has resigned effective June 10. He has accepted a position in Independence Township according to his resignation letter. “I want to thank Bill for his service to the Township for the last 12 years and wish him good luck in […]