Strange days indeed
Julius Scheiski and Lucy Potvin mask up for the Halloween parade in downtown Goodrich. Photo by Patrick McAbee.
Elections end in new local leadership
By David Fleet Editor A new look for local boards and councils in Oakland County as newcomers ruled the day in the Village of Ortonville, Brandon Township and the Brandon School Board. For Ortonville Village Council Incumbent President Tonja Brice gathered 484 votes and defeated President-pro-tem challenger Dan Eschmann with 207 votes to retain her […]
OCEF ramps up for holidays
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer The Ortonville Community Emergency Fund Food Pantry is handling their Thanksgiving Food Drive differently this year. “As we continue to face the challenges 2020 has brought to our beautiful world, OCEF has been working to make the necessary changes regarding our holiday distribution to protect not only our families, but […]
Letters to the Editor Nov. 7, 2020
Thank you Dear Editor The family of Nicholas Mazich want to thank all those that sent their prayers, love and support for our family during this difficult time. We have received so many cards with beautiful notes and memories of Nick. I am still receiving cards and texts every day from so many that know […]
Public Notice: Ortonville
SYNOPSIS Village Council of Ortonville – Special Meeting Wednesday, October 28, 2020 Call to order at 7:01 p.m. Present: Brice, Butzu, Eschmann, George, Hayden, Robinson, Skornicka Absent: None Approved: Agenda Discussed: Personnel Committee Email Investigation Closed session: Attorney-client privileged communication Negotiate the purchase of real property Adjournment at 8:52 p.m. Publish in The Citizen 11-7-20
Eva Ann Wilson
WILSON, EVA ANN of Ortonville; died November 1, 2020. She was 76. She was born July 21, 1944 in Briley Twp., Michigan to the late Robert and Emma (nee: Crouch) Atkinson. She is survived by two children, Samuel Esposito and Sandy (Jean) Mayhew; five grandchildren, Samantha Esposito, Danielle and Gabrielle Jeffrey, Zachary and Michael Mayhew; one sister, […]
Theodore Middleton
MIDDLETON, Theodore Joseph “Ted” “Teddy” “Theo”, 46, of Clarkston, MI, died October 30, 2020 of injuries sustained in a car accident. Born December 10, 1973, Ted grew up on his family’s dairy farm in Ortonville, MI, the youngest of Tom and Kathy Middleton’s three children. From an early age Ted loved anything with wheels and […]
A little pumpkin
Annabelle Roelandt, 1, and her father Christopher Roelandt of Hadley carve up a pumpkin for Halloween. Photo by Patrick McAbee.
‘No intentional wrong-doing’
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville- During a special meeting on Wednesday night, the village council discussed the findings of an IT committee investigation into minutes on Documents on Demand and emails sent from and to the past village clerk. “So as you recall, council tasked IT to go ahead and research the Personnel Committee […]
Council OKs IGD Solutions payment for email archiving
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville- During the Monday night meeting, the council approved with a 7-0 vote to pay an invoice from IGD Solutions for email archiving. It was discovered during a current investigation into staff emails that the emails were archived for about two weeks, and the extra $40 per month for October […]