State Champs
On Nov. 29, The Goodrich Martians beat Niles for the state championship title. Photo: Kim Eaton
Linda Schmidt
SCHMIDT, LINDA MARGARET of Davison, Michigan, died on November 27, 2024. She was 77. She was born on March 18, 1947 in Flint, Michigan the daughter of Frederick and Margaret (nee: Conrad) Green. She is survived by her daughter Cindy (Rob) Tripp and her son Adonis (Linda) Schmidt; six grandchildren, Crystal Locke, Christine Williams, Colt […]
Christmas in the Village
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Ortonville — Santa Claus is coming to Ortonville. On Dec. 6-7, Brandon Township Parks and Recreation and downtown Ortonville will host their annual Christmas in the Village celebration. Events in downtown start as early as 3 p.m., with the Old Mill Museum hosting blacksmith demos, tours, toy trains and live nativity. […]
Police warn of township auto break-ins, fraud
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon — The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Brandon substation is reminding residents to lock their cars and to be vigilant of potential scams this holiday season. “Keep your cars locked in your driveway and don’t leave anything of value in them,” said OCSO Brandon Substation Commander Lt. Greg Glover. “Wallets, guns, […]
Groveland Twp. woman dies in crash
By Megan Kelley mkelley@mihomepaper.com Springfield Twp. — Late on Nov. 20, police responded to a two-vehicle car accident on Dixie Highway in Springfield township which left one person dead and two injured. According to police, a 34-year-old Groveland Township woman was fatally injured after failing to stop at a stop sign on Holly road on […]
Brandon library patron leaves bronze colt statue in her memory
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon — Recently, the Brandon Township Public Library received a donation of a life-sized bronze colt statue from the family of Brandon Township resident and library patron Catherine Wagner, who died on Sept. 10. “I live in Alaska, and every time I came down there, we’d always end up at the […]
29 moments of love, laughter, joy and community
By the time you read this column, I will officially be 29 years old. Last year I talked about 28 lessons in 28 years, and while I’m sure I can come up with another 29 lessons, I thought I’d prefer to reflect on the past year and mention the 29 best moments for me in […]
Dinner guest
Earlier this year a wild tom turkey was in full display following a light snow in a Brandon Township woods. Photo: Jonathan Schechter.
Small Business Saturday
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com On Nov. 30, the Ortonville Downtown Development Authority is encouraging people to Shop Small for Small Business Saturday. “The DDA has been a registered Neighborhood Champion with Shop Small since the very first Small Business Saturday,” said Matt Jenkins, DDA executive director. “As an accredited Main Street America community, we are […]
Brandon school district updates required high school reading list
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon — The Brandon School District is expanding their plan to update the required readings for the high school English Language Arts. In the 2020-2021 school year, the ELA teachers had a goal of getting students to read more, and implemented free reading times, where students could read a book of […]