QUISENBERRY, TIMOTHY JOHN of Clarkston, Michigan; died on November 10, 2022. He was 61. Timothy was born on February 18, 1961 in Pontiac, Michigan to the late Thomas and Mary Ann (nee: McCarville) Quisenberry. He is survived by one daughter, Amy (Mark) Lowe; two sons, Matthew (Erica) Quisenberry and Daniel Olsen; seven grandchildren, Ariah, Nolan, […]
From left, Dennis Hoffman, Ron Allen, Ed Gromek, James Lombardi and Carl Jeffrey of the Ortonville VFW lay a wreath at the Veterans Memorial at the Ortonville Cemetery. Nov. 11 is Veterans Day. Photo: Patrick McAbee.
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. — The road work on M-15 is coming along. Slowly. Construction began in mid-September, as is still expected to be completed before Thanksgiving, but with changing weather, the timeline isn’t as easy to predict. “This weather is absolutely perfect, we’d love to be out there,” said Mark Koskinen, […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville — The Ortovnille Downtown Development Authority, in partnership with Main Street Oakland County, are looking for ‘local gems.’ “We’re investing in our local businesses this holiday shopping season,” said Matt Jenkins, DDA Director. “Our money is just not going quite as far right now and we want to create […]
Veteran’s Day To the citizens of this country on Veteran’s Day. We have a unique ‘ism’ in this country. It’s called ‘Americanism’. We as Americans have two days we honor our nation’s finest. ‘Memorial Day’ we honor those we lost, and those among us ‘Veteran’s Day’. On this day, we honor those who left their […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. — On Oct. 17, at the Brandon Board of Education meeting, Paul Bryant, Chris Kassob and Lauren Solano of Plante Moran presented the school district’s annual financial statements and auditor’s report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022. The board voted 5-0 to approve the audit. Board […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Groveland Twp. — Beginning Oct. 17, a new Food and Drug administration rule allowed the sale of hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss over the counter. “Before the new ruling, most hearing aids required a prescription from a physician during a medical exam or a fitting by an […]
Joyce Judith Shobe; of Ortonville; age 75; passed away on October 27, 2022. Joyce is the loving mother of Christopher and Steven Shobe. She was preceded in death by her brother Thomas Oprian and her former husband Kirby Shobe. Joyce was very active in the Lake Orion community for many years. She was the former […]
KERN, LARRY WARREN of Ortonville, Michigan; died on October 27, 2022. He was 67. Larry was born on May 21, 1955 in Bethel, North Carolina to the late Warren Lawrence and Alice Virginia (nee; Coltrain) Kern. He is survived by four daughters, Christina Kern, Veronica Kern, Jennifer Kern and Alicia (Joshua) Kern-Hartwick; one son, Steven […]
Natalie Novonty, Lysa Vue and her cousin Wesley Thao, dressed as grapes, during the Link Crew Trunk or Treat at Brandon High School on Oct. 25. Photo: Patrick McAbee.