Charter Twp. of Brandon 395 Mill St., P.O. Box 929 Ortonville, MI 48462-0929 PUBLIC FORUM March 16, 2020, 7:00 pm Charter Township of Brandon will be hosting a public input session on Brandon Township Community Park projects. The Township is looking to build an additional varsity baseball and softball fields (final development for phase two) […]
NOTICE of PUBLIC HEARING March 23, 2020 7:00 p.m. The Village of Ortonville Council will conduct a Public Hearing on Monday, March 23, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as may be heard in conjunction with the regularly scheduled Village Council Meeting. The public is encouraged to attend to provide comment and/or input […]
NOTICE of PUBLIC HEARING April 7, 2020 7:00 p.m. The Village of Ortonville Planning Commission will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as may be heard in conjunction with the regularly scheduled Planning Commission Meeting. The public is encouraged to attend to provide comment and/or […]
Dear Ortonville-Brandon Community, Over the course of my six years as superintendent in Brandon, I have had the honor and privilege of seeing firsthand the powerful impact that Brandon teachers and support staff are having on the youth of this community. Having worked in a few other districts, I can tell you that Brandon is […]
Angry old man Dear Editor, Just a few remarks concerning Bernie Sanders. I sure hope he is not the democratic nominee this year. In fact he isn’t even a democrat. He is a socialist. He promises free college, free health care, is he also going to pay our house payment, or rent, or food bill? […]
FORSTER, Daniel Richard “Danny” of Clarkston; went to be with the Lord March 10, 2020; age 38. Loving son of Janice and the late Jerry Forster. Beloved brother of Amy (Sean) Vine, Holly (Matt) Parry, Nancy (Jim) Miller and Jessica Forster. Uncle of Noah, Christian, Gabe, Caleb, Liberty, Miley, and Isaac. Also survived by his […]
McNAMARA, GARY RICHARD of Groveland Township, Died on March 8, 2020; he was 73. He was born on September 9, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Alfred and Shirley (nee: Taggart) McNamara. He is survived by his loving wife Anna McNamara; one son, Gary McNamara; one daughter, Kellie (Vince) Mitkovski; eight grandchildren, Gary McNamara, Marissa Terry, […]
PILLSBURY, DANIEL LEE of Auburn Hills; died March 10, 2020. He was 75. Born in Goodrich, Michigan on November 17, 1944 to the late Otis and Dorothy (nee: Beltz) Pillsbury. He is survived by three children, Kaye Arquette, Lisa Petersen and David (Erin) Pillsbury; five grandchildren, Tifany, Mathew, Jilian, Andrew and Miranda; also survived by […]
TAPSCOTT, Jerry Lee, of Ortonville; passed away March 2, 2020; age 79; preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Judith, sisters Carolyn and Helen and parents Claude and Mary Tapscott. Father of Victoria Marks; grandpa of Kaitlyn Marks, Chelsea Tapscott and Nikki Heichel; great grandpa of Konnor, Marlee, Layla, Hunter, Mila and Rowan. […]
Crocus arrived last week in Atlas Township along with temperatures in the 50s. The March equinox is March 19, which is earlier than it’s been in more than a century. Photo by Patrick McAbee.