On Bekka Seelbach’s second day in Belize, she found a scorpion above the toilet and a tarantula in the shower. ‘By the third day, I wanted to cry,? she said, noting that was the day she was also attacked by biting fire ants. ‘I thought, ‘Oh my God, where am I?? They were large, hairy […]
Brandon Twp.- Living a healthy lifestyle and encouraging others to do the same comes with unexpected perks sometimes, as township resident Tyler Kwapis has learned. As one of the nine teens selected to be national ambassadors for the Fuel Up to Play 60 program, the 13-year-old flew in a plane for the first time, toured […]
Brandon Twp.- The deadline for filing to be placed on the November ballot as a candidate for school board trustee is 4 p.m., Aug. 16. Voters will select two district residents to fill two open seats on the school board this fall as Luke Frye and Kevin McClellan complete their terms ending Dec. 31. Frye […]
Brandon Twp.- Summer is the time for tans, but you don’t have to bake in blistering temperatures to get brown. At Island in the Sun, 1591 S. Ortonville Road, new owner Kayla Peck offers spray tanning or clients can achieve nice even skin tones by using one of seven tanning beds with four levels for […]
Goodrich- Not only did the village not have a loss of fund balance for the fiscal years ending in June 2009 and June 2010, they actually increased the fund balance between the two years by more than $100,000. More than 70 percent of this increase will be cancelled, however, by the expected loss of $73,117 […]
Brandon Twp.- Every summer, the library is closed on Sundays and when school begins in September, the library is once again open seven days a week. Not anymore. In fact, come January, the library will be open to patrons only five days a week. Faced with cutting $52,000 from the budget, Library Director Paula Gauthier […]
Guadalupe Zamora Lopez believes the means of breaking poverty is education. Born and raised in a poor village in Guatemala, Guadalupe was offered an opportunity to escape his situation and go to college with the help of missionaries. He did? earning a degree after seven years. But unlike another village youngster offered the same opportunity […]
Brandon Twp.- Debbie Schummer has resigned as school board president, citing conflict with Superintendent Lorrie McMahon. Although she is relinquishing her post as president, Schummer will continue to serve on the board through her term that ends in 2012. ‘I’m not leaving the board, I just can’t express support of the superintendent’s fiscal policies or […]
Goodrich- The village council unanimously approved the final site plan for two senior citizen facilities, paving the way for construction to begin next month. ‘I would say that this is the highest value commercial project in the Village of Goodrich in more than 10 years,? said Bill Delaney, the interim planning and zoning administrator for […]
Brandon Twp.- A line of storms that sprang up on July 2 put a damper on the planned Ortonville fireworks. Further confusion arose over the rain date, but ultimately, the show must go on, and did? the next night. ‘There was a mix-up, but we had a great fireworks show, no one got hurt, and […]