By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville— On Nov. 3, village residents Jeanette and Robert Stalling appeared on the CBS game show Let’s Make a Deal, hosted by Wayne Brady. “My husband Robert is a huge fan of the show, so I applied online to try to get him on the show,” said Jeanette. “They contacted […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp.— At 5:34 p.m., on Nov. 8, Brandon Fire Department received a report of a structure fire. Upon arrival, crews saw smoke showing from the roof area, and at that time were notified everyone including pets were out of the house and the caller was waiting outside. Crews investigated […]
School security Let us put security in every school today. If we can secure the airports and the courts, we can surely secure the schools so we do not have one more child murdered in school. If we can spend $1.5 trillion for a tax-break for the 1 percent billionaires club we can certainly afford […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. — The Brandon Christmas Community Toy Store is gearing up for Christmas and seeking some help from area elves. The local toy drive kicks off this week with boxes for gifts around area businesses. Families in the Brandon School District who qualify for help at Ortonville Community Emergency Fund […]
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 […]