Public Notice: Brandon Township

BRANDON TOWNSHIP SYNOPSIS Regular Board meeting of May 6, 2019 Call to order 7:02 p.m. Present:  Allen, Darnall, DePalma, Kordella, Marshall, Rumball, Thurman The following items were approved: Agenda Consent Agenda Prohibited Marihuana Activities for Persons Under 21 Ordinance West Nile Resolution Metro Act Extension Sashabaw Road Improvement Cost Agreement Purple Heart Trail Request Revised […]

Public Notice: Groveland Township

Synopsis Groveland Twp. Board 05-13-2019 Call to Order & Roll Call Approved Agenda add M. Consumers Gas Contract Approved: Consent Agenda Budget Amendment Accts Payable         Financial Reports Board Minutes Twp. /Fire 04/08/2019 PUBLIC HEARING PRESENTATION UNFINISHED BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS Approved To Not Participate in Terrorism Insurance Coverage Approved Zoning Permit Application […]

Reeling in salmon success

Reeling in salmon success

From left Gavin Rochester, Eli Crenshaw, Dylon Carr, Jeremiah Maki and Darrin Linenger. Students set their salmon free on April 20. Photos provided. By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Somewhere in the Great Lakes there’s a salmon that’s attended Peggy Miller-Zelinko’s science class. This spring marked the sixth consecutive year Miller-Zelinko raised classroom salmon from eggs […]

Township,village donate to Purple Heart Trail M-15 sign

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Both the Ortonville village council and the Brandon Township board of trustees have voted unanimously to donate $750 each to the Ortonville VFW post 582 to reimburse them for the cost of the signs for the Purple Heart Trail on M-15. “It’s the Purple Heart Trail Memorial Highway, and it […]

Board grapples with revisions to adult foster care ordinance

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- On Monday night, the township board voted 7-0 to send two ordinance revisions to the Planning Commission for review. At issue is an ordinance first put in place in October of 2018, when residents were concerned that another AFC would open on Sleepy Hollow. The current home on […]

Michigan POW Camps

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer It was known as Camp Owosso—the fenced-in compound consisted of rows of tents, each home to six German prisoners. “I spent some of the time in the guard tower watching over about 400 prisoners at a time,” recalled Gerry Marsh, an Ortonville resident, who in 2010 was interviewed by The […]

Gwendolyn Richardson

RICHARDSON, GWENDOLYN ROSE of Ortonville, Michigan formerly of Hamtramck; died on May 8, 2019. She was 96. Born June 4, 1922 in Lapeer, Michigan to the late Earl F. and Elsina (nee: Wildfong) Willson.  She is survived by one son Gabriel Earl (Carol) Richardson; seven grandchildren Tammy, Tony, Chad, Trina, Dave, Rick and Robbin and […]

Free Swim

Free swim From 1- 4 p.m., Saturday, May 11, the Brandon Schools Aquatics Center, 1025 South Ortonville Road, will host free swim team clinic trial swim lessons. Games, prizes use Entrance 6 at the school. Contact (248) 672-1816 or (248) 627-1843.

Letters to the editor May 11

Thank you Rock and Rakers Dear Editor, To all the ‘Rock and Rakers’ on April 27. A late, but very grateful thanks to all the wonderful volunteers. They did a great favor to me by cleaning my yard. They are truly earth angels. Thanks again to all of you. LInda Duman Drinkwine family rocks Dear […]

Public Notice: Brandon Township

BRANDON TOWNSHIP Synopsis May 6, 2019 Synopsis for publication of ordinance adoption that were accepted at the May 6, 2019 Brandon Township Board of Trustee meeting: Adopted at May 6, 2019 Brandon Township Board of Trustee meeting: Effective: May 13, 2019 Chapter 28, Article VII, Section 28-342 to prohibit activities involving marihuana by persons under […]