Public Notice: Brandon Township

Public notice Charter Township of Brandon COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS 2020 Program Year NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Charter Township of Brandon will hold a public hearing on the use of Community Development Block Grant Funds. The Hearing will be held on Monday, November 4th at 7:00 p.m.at the Brandon Township Offices, 395 […]

‘The Life and Times of Laura Ingalls Wilder’

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer For generations, the Little House on the Prairie book series, written by Laura Ingalls Wilder, has captivated children and adults alike with autobiographical stories of the American frontier and pioneer life. The nine book series was published during the 30s and 40s, and later adapted into a television series. One […]

safeTALK looks for signs

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer With 15 attempted suicides in Brandon Township alone so far this year—a local group is seeking some prevention. On Tuesday night, community members attended safeTALK at Old Town Hall in Ortonville to learn about suicide alertness and become safeTALK certified. “These are very simple steps that we can use to […]

Letters to the editor Oct. 19, 2019

Car Show thank you Dear Editor I wanted to thank everyone who helped make the first annual “Dixie By Way” car show a success on October 5th. Almost 200 cars, bikes, and ORVs attended. Special thanks to the Holly Chamber of Commerce and Holly supervisor George Kullis, who did the brunt of the work. I […]

Public Notice: Brandon Township

PUBLIC HEARING CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BRANDON Brandon Township will hold a PUBLIC HEARING at its Regular Meeting on November 4, 2019 at 7:00 pm at 395 Mill St., Ortonville, MI 48462 to receive public comments on the proposed 2020 budget. A copy of the budget will be available for public inspection at the Clerk’s office […]

Public Notice: Groveland Township

Synopsis Groveland Twp. Board 10-15-2019 Call to Order & Roll Call Approved Agenda Approved: Consent Agenda Budget Amendment Accts Payable Financial Reports Board Minutes Twp. /Fire/ 09/09/2019 Special Minutes 10/02/2019 NEW BUSINESS Welcomed and Sworn New Board Member Gina Muzzarelli Approved Jim Christopher Appointment to Planning Commission Approved Gina Muzzarelli Appointment to BZA Approved Master […]

Public notice: Brandon Township

Charter Township of Brandon 395 Mill Street Ortonville, MI 48462 Regular Meeting – October 7, 2019 Meeting was called to order at 7:03pm Present:  Allen, DePalma, Kordella, Marshall, Rumball and Thurman Absent:  Darnall Also in attendance: Citizen Reporter Shelby Stewart, Township Attorney Stuart Cooney and 8 others Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call, Reports, Correspondence, Citizen […]

Brandon’s most successful graduates are people of great character: by Dr. Matt Outlaw

Dear Ortonville-Brandon Community, Over the past 5 years, Brandon has honored 11 unbelievably accomplished graduates on our district’s distinguished alumni wall of fame. While their careers and resumes are impressive, who they are as people has truly outshined these accomplishments. Hard work, dedication, humility, appreciation and service to others are a few of the many […]

Donald Bush

BUSH, DONALD of Ortonville, Michigan; died on October 14, 2019.  He was 93. Born on April 11, 1926, in Manchester, England to the late John Samuel and Alice (nee: Ashton) Bush. Beloved husband of the late Jean Doris Bush. Loving father of Glen (Donna) Bush, David (Elaine) Bush and Mark (Corrine) Bush. Grandfather of seven […]

Dog days

Dog days

On Saturday, Aubrey Foltz and “Bailey,” who won the best dressed dog contest at the 2019 Pet Fair hosted by Funky Dogs Pizza, 8341 State Road Goodrich. Photo by Patrick McAbee.