Thomas Cruce was born on June 9th, 1955 in Highland Park, Michigan to Manuel Douglas Cruce and Thelma Pearl Cruce. He was the youngest of Six siblings Roger, Karen, Doug, Allen, and David. Survived by his three sons Thomas M Cruce, Aaron D Cruce and Benjamin E Cruce; Two grandchildren, Carter Cruce and Sawyer Cruce. […]
SMITH, BRIAN RAY of Goodrich, Michigan, died on December 14, 2023. He was 60. Brian was born April 22,1963 in Lapeer, Michigan to Edith Margaret (Rogers) and the late Howard Ronald Smith. He married the former Tena Morrow on May 10, 1982 in Burwell, Nebraska. He is survived by his loving wife of 41 years, […]
Noonie Kowalski and Tricia Daymond of Wojo’s Greenhouse, 2570 Oakwood Road, Brandon Township putting out poinsettias ahead of Christmas. Photo: Patrick McAbee.
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. — Local law enforcement are advising parents of students to be aware of lethargic or new behaviors, a fruit-like smell and a film on inside of the car windows. Across the nation, vaping is on the rise among teens. According to the Food and Drug administration, about 10% […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. — When Amy Boyer was diagnosed with breast cancer, she got a lot of different books on the topic. “They were all really sad and I didn’t want to read them, so I wanted to write something positive for someone else,” said Boyer. “What do you do when […]
As we get closer to the end of the year, I thought I’d recap some of the books I’ve read this year. Some of you may know that I keep a spreadsheet of all of my books, and when I went back and looked, I had to go back and look how many books I’ve […]
Slow down Our residential neighborhoods in Ortonville and Brandon Township are not like most neighborhoods with paved streets and sidewalks. We live on hilly, tree lined gravel roads in a beautiful rural setting. We walk and jog and ride our bicycles and exercise our dogs on the roads that our homes are on. These gravel […]
GEISTLER, ROGER MICHAEL “BIEG” of Goodrich, Michigan, died on December 9, 2023. He was 73. Roger was born May 24, 1950 in Pontiac, Michigan to the late Floyd Arthur and Marjorie Betty (Bour) Geistler. He married the former Kimberly Amoss on October 21, 1978 in Ortonville, Michigan. He is survived by his loving wife of […]
BURGARD, MILDRED L. of Ortonville, Michigan, died on December 8, 2023. She was 96. Mildred was born February 11, 1927 in, Kalamazoo, Michigan to the late Deloss and Leota (nee: Cramer) Stratton. She is survived by her loving daughter, Tami (Greg Stuck) Burgard; one sister, Carol Crooks; two grandchildren, Bob (Amy) Burgard and Teresa (Grayson) […]
Kristina and Jeremy picking our a Christmas tree with their daughter Evelyn at the Goodrich Lions Club Christmas Tree sale. Photo: Patrick McAbee.