Brandon Twp.- The track at Brandon High School has been named. The school board approved at their June 13 meeting a motion to name the track after Gary Medland, who coached boys varsity track and cross country at Brandon for more than a quarter century. ‘It’s quite a humbling tribute,? said Medland. ‘It’s nice that […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- Michael Tucker received unanimous approval from the school board Monday night to become the new assistant principal of Brandon High School. Tucker comes to the district with a long list of credentials and is excited to become part of the Brandon family. ‘I can’t wait to get started,? […]
Brandon Twp.- Tim Crain has had it with the condition of Granger Road. The potholes and washboarding are bad enough, but what really puts him over the edge is the dust. With the windows closed and the air conditioning on at his residence in the 1400 block of Granger, within a couple hours he can […]
Brandon Twp.- The township board thought at the end of December they had spent pretty close to the penny on their 2010 budget of $1,767,834.37. In fact, earlier last year, they were concerned they were going over budget and were looking for areas to cut. But the final results of a township audit report presented […]
Goodrich- Sherry Hempton suffered a mini-stroke last October. Two months later, on Christmas Day, her husband died. In February, she found a swollen lymph node and in April she started chemotherapy for stage IV cancer. She has health insurance through Genesee County for low-income individuals, but the medical bills are accumulating. Still, she is persevering […]
A Brandon Township man is facing harsher charges for his role in a recent attack on local teenagers. Bryan Hanley, 44, was first arraigned on May 3 on three counts of felonious assault/assault with a dangerous weapon, punishable by up to four years in prison. However, after additional testimony was heard, on June 7 during […]
Ortonville- After nearly six years as pastor of the Ortonville United Methodist Church, Tim Dibble’s last sermon here will be June 12. Dibble was appointed by the bishop of the UMC’s Detroit Annual Conference to be senior pastor at the Ypsilanti First United Methodist Church. ‘This appointment was a big surprise,? said Dibble, who will […]
Next March, Joe Gutowski and some of the 28 dogs he keeps at his home in Hadley Township will compete in the Iditarod, the famous sled dog race in Alaska. Gutowski recently received notification he has qualified for the 2012 event, which covers more than 1,150 miles from Anchorage to Nome in sub-zero temperatures over […]
Michael Ferguson thought he would have a career as a professional athlete and for a short time, he was a Major League baseball player. However, when he retires at the end of this month, it will be as the Brandon High School principal and he has no regrets. Ferguson played baseball on a scholarship at […]
Ortonville- The most ‘outstanding special event,? as named by Main Street Oakland County, is back. The eighth annual CreekFest will take place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., June 4 in the village. The Downtown Development Authority-sponsored event celebrates waterways in the village and Brandon Township, primarily Kearsley Creek ‘We have many exciting things going on at […]