By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer The Stamp Out Hunger food drive collected 10,720 pounds of food for the Ortonville Community Emergency Fund (OCEF). “This is our 27th year, and there was not even a cart of food before, and I knew people didn’t know about it,” said Ortonville mail carrier Rachelle Welch. “Three years ago […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer On May 11, the Sally Swayne hosted a meeting of her Girl Scout Troop 829. But not the current troop in Ortonville. “We were troop 829, there’s another one here in Ortonville,” said Swayne, former troop leader. “I was worried they’d get mixed up, but if they got mixed up, […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Oxford-based Odd Job Disposal has gone out of business, leaving many residents shocked and without a waste hauler. “I knew when my garbage didn’t get picked up,” said Brandon resident Sylvia Runyon, who has had Odd Job for almost 40 years. “I called the next day and it was a […]
PUBLIC NOTICE TO CITIZENS OF ATLAS TOWNSHIP The Atlas Township Hall will be going through renovations beginning May 20, 2019. Construction is expected to last through September 2019. We apologize for any inconvenience experienced during this time. The township will be working out of an on-site office trailer for the construction period. We appreciate your […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]