By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Come November, all of the Brandon Township board seats are up for reelection, including the Clerk, Treasurer and Supervisor seats. In addition, the current Clerk, Candee Allen, Treasurer, Teri Darnall, and Supervisor, Kathy Thurman, have announced they will not be running for another term and are retiring. “It has been […]
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE VILLAGE OF GOODRICH COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, APRIL 13,2020 AT 6:00 P.M. NOTICE, to the citizens of the Village of Goodrich, Michigan. The Village of Goodrich Council will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, April 13, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. located at the Village of Goodrich Municipal Building downstairs in the meeting room […]
Julie Beckwith of Ortonville died suddenly on March 23, 2020. She was 31. Juile was beloved mother of Shaya Beckwith, Klayton Beckwith, Lily Mae Beckwith, Lay La Lee Ertz , Aurora Rose Ertz, she was a beloved daughter of Georgina Marsh and Jessie Simmons, April Goldsmith. She was a beloved granddaughter of Alice Marsh. She […]
WILSON, BEATRICE PAULA of Almont, Michigan formerly of Ortonville. Died March 25, 2020. She was 75. She was born January 29, 1945 in Luzerne, Pennsylvania to late John and Mary (nee: Nymick) Danko. She is survived by six children, Mary (Jim) Curnell-Jackson, James Michael (Lorraine) Curnell, Catherine (Daniel) Curnell-Koessler, Emily (Greg) Curnell-Klave, Daniel (Patsy) Curnell and […]
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has issued a ‘Stay in Place’ order for the state of Michigan. This order prohibits any non-essential business and travel for three weeks starting midnight tonight. Essential businesses are outlined in the full order, which can be found at michigan.gov/coronavirus, and include hospitals, grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations and more. A full […]
On March 20, the Brandon School District let families know via email that an employee assigned to Brandon High School tested positive for COVID-19. “This employee is recovering at home,” said Superintendent Dr. Matt Outlaw in the press release. “At this time, the employee is recovering at home.” Due to health privacy laws, information about […]
An empty dinning room at Cranberries Cafe, 10250 Hegel Road Goodrich The popular eatery is just one of many that closed on Tuesday due to the COVID-19 disease. The restaurant is still open for drive-up. Photo by Patrick McAbee.
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer -Brandon schools is offering individually packed meals to take home and can be picked up curbside at the Sashabaw Meadows Club House, 4359 Dogwood Blvd., Clarkston, or at Harvey Swanson Elementary School, 209 Varsity Drive, Ortonville. The meals include breakfast and lunch, and can be picked up 10 a.m.-noon, Monday-Friday, […]
By Kathy Thurman, Brandon Township Supervisor Brandon Township has been closely monitoring the current coronavirus situation and keeping aware of local and statewide developments as they occur. At this time the Brandon Township Offices are currently CLOSED to the public. Our offices are staffed and we are trying to handle public business remotely by phone […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Goodrich High School Principal Michael Baszler characterized the current COVID-19 pandemic as an ‘uncommon time.’ “When the students left on Friday (March 13), there was no excitement, no fear, just a level of uncertainty,” said Baszler. “I feel for our seniors, they have lost a part of their journey which […]