Scott Wesley Hevel of Ortonville, Michigan; passed away on March 2, 2023. He was 42 years old. Born on December 11, 1980 to David and Deborah Hevel, Scott was a proud alumni of Brandon High School and Central Michigan University, and an avid fan of Michigan State football and basketball. He was a wonderful husband […]
BURCHI, JUSTINE ELIZABETH of Goodrich, Michigan; died on March 3, 2023. She was 79. Justine was born on January 19, 1944 in Allen Park, Michigan to the late Stephan and Cora (nee: Casagrande) Kaloczy. She is survived by her three daughters, Shawn Burchi, Shannon Burchi and Chantelle Burchi; one brother, Steven (Barbara) Kaloczy. No funeral […]
SANDERS, ELIZABETH MacGILL of Ortonville, Michigan; died on March 4, 2023. She was 69. Elizabeth was born on April 3, 1953, in Waterloo, New York to the late Richard B. and Mary Elizabeth (nee: Pratz) MacGill. She is survived by two children, Kevin (Susan) Sanders and Leah, (Will) Paprocki; three grandchildren, Marissa Sanders and Paige […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. — During a special meeting on Feb. 24, the Brandon Board of education voted unanimously to offer the position of superintendent to current director of curriculum and instruction Carly Stone. Stone accepted the position via phone call during the meeting. “Looking at the things we’ve gathered from stakeholders […]
A local administrator was nominated for Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals 2023 Principal of the year. Dan Stevens, principal of Brandon Schools, was one of 13 nominees throughout the state of Michigan. He has been with the district since 2013. “I am honored to be thought of, even in the same breath, as some […]
A few weeks ago I did something that I will probably regret later: I volunteered to plan my high school reunion. It has been almost 10 years since me, my husband, and our friends were students at Richmond High School, home of the Blue Devils. Our graduating class was about 150 people, a majority of […]
Hadley and Oakwood (In response to Hadley-Oakwood intersection, road expansion, work set for summer, The Citizen Newspaper, Feb. 11, 2023, page 1.) I read with great interest the recent article in the Citizen regarding the reconstruction of the Oakwood / Hadley intersection, particularly the comments of Craig Bryson, senior manager of communications for the Road […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville — At 6:30 p.m., on March 7, local author Celia Ryker will launch her new book, “Augusta”, at the Brandon Township Public Library, 304 South St. “I grew up in Clarkston and have lived in Ortonville since 1978. My husband, Don, and I live between Ortonville and Bridgewater Corners, […]
ROSE, INEZ MAE of Rochester, formerly of Hadley, Michigan, passed peacefully on February 27, 2023. She was 88. Born March 23, 1934 in Flint, Michigan to the late Henry James and Agnes Jeanette (nee: Goddard) Miller. She married Harold Edmund Rose on September 26, 1953 at Christ Lutheran Church in Goodrich, Michigan. They were married […]
Vita DelDuco getting her chili ready. On Feb. 18, the Boat Bar, 2000 S. Ortonville Road hosted the second annual Chili Cook-Off on the banks of the once frozen Bald Eagle Lake. Photo: Patrick McAbee.