Snow day
From left Dillon Van Norman, Madison Van Norman and Ainsley Teran taking advantage of the snow day on Jan. 25. The trio jumped on their sleds to go down the hill. Photo: Patrick McAbee.
BGYA Youth Recognition Night
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville — The Brandon Groveland Youth Assistance is seeking nominations for their annual Youth Recognition Night. “Youth Recognition Night is a time set apart for the community to recognize the young people who have persevered in difficulty, volunteered to serve, or demonstrated heartfelt kindness towards others,” said Theresa Bills, BGYA […]
Student Easy Bake Oven chef ‘pops’ to victory
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville — Since kindergarten, Melody Hampton has been trying to win the annual Easy Bake Oven competition, part of the Brandon Schools Community Education program. This year she won with a tipped-over box of popcorn. “I’ve just been doing it the last couple years, and just came up with the […]
Rosemary Russell
Russell, Rosemary was one of a kind. She said goodbye to this world on January 24th, 2023 after 83 years of making it a better place for those that she loved. Rose was born to Dorothy Lee Stewart and George Edward Stewart on January 8th, 1940. She was a dedicated mother to her son William […]
Agnes Wolf
Agnes May Wolf, age 87, passed from this life January 8, 2023. Agnes was born in Oxford, MI to Frank and Mary Kaffenberger. She was one of 12 children and had always been grateful to be born into the family she was born into, as well as marrying into the family she married into. She […]
Donald Harrison
Donald Vernon Harrison was born in Pontiac, Michigan, on June 15, 1932, passed away peacefully at his home in Ortonville, Michigan on January 9, 2023 at the age of 90. Donald was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James and Mary (Binny) Harrison. To honor his wishes, cremation has taken place. In lieu of […]
Adulthood isn’t always fun
Sometimes I think that I’m pretty good at being an adult. I have a job, I’m married, I have a house, I keep two dogs alive and happy, sometimes I bake things and I read for fun. But there are two things I have to do as an adult that just aren’t fun or easy: […]
Cosmo’s commandeered dog bed
Anyone who has been following the paper lately has probably read some pretty downer dog stories. Animals are something I care deeply about, and I, like many of you, could use a happy dog story. About a year ago, I got a big, memory foam bean bag thing for our guest room. The room is […]
My un-resolutions for 2023
By now, we’re a week into the New Year, and everyone is hard at work on their resolutions. Not I. Well, I had two resolutions, but I try to not make the resolutions about myself, but about a project I’d like done. The two I have are to publish my third book (which was a […]
Holiday connections
I’ve never been big on social media. Not because I don’t like it or think it’s a waste of time, I’m just bad at it. I think Twitter is kind of scary, I don’t want to watch people’s lives through Instagram, and Facebook I keep because it lets me see thrilling posts from my Grandma, […]