Ortonville- Spring has arrived and the warmer weather seems perfect for riding bikes and skateboards, but kids wanting to use the Village Skate Park for those activities will have to wait awhile longer. The park located at the corner of Ball and Cedar streets will remain closed until further notice, after a motion to open […]
Ortonville- The village will soon have a fountain again. Last year, the fountain at the corner of Mill and South streets was removed, after not working for many years. Now, with the unanimous approval of the village council, a new fountain will be established in the Heritage Garden, located next to the Old Town Hall […]
Brandon Twp.- Spring brings plenty of opportunities to make home improvements outside, but police are warning residents to beware of criminals posing as contractors. The crimes are known as ‘bunco scams? to law enforcement officials, and occur when criminals pretending to be legitimate professionals approach homeowners offering to do work such as sealcoating their driveway, […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- No more road chloride, a single-employee volunteer parks and recreation department, and elected officials salaries cut in half were some of the ideas discussed at the most recent township budget workshop meeting on March 22. ‘We looked at what could be cut in a worst-case scenario,? said Clerk […]
Brandon Twp.- Community support is needed to provide the annual spring yard cleanup known as ‘Teens and Seniors, Rocking and Raking.? Senior citizens and disabled adults are the beneficiaries of the project, as volunteers clean yards, wash windows, trim trees with hand tools, bring out lawn furniture from storage and wash items, clean gutters, do […]
Brandon Twp.- The current recession is the worst Sheila Ronis has seen in her nearly 60 years of life. ‘I’ve never seen a recession like this,? said Ronis, who is facilitating budget workshops for the township and is director of the MBA program at Walsh College. ‘We had a very bad recession in the late […]
Brandon Twp.- After more than 30 years as a police officer, Dennis Finney will retire in a few weeks, feeling fortunate to go out still enjoying his job. ‘I wanted to be a cop, I liked my job, I still like my job,? said the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office deputy. ‘I’m lucky I get to […]
Brandon Twp.- Till Bedau’s cute smile landed him a home for a year with the Kluesner family. The German exchange student’s picture and a five- or six-line blurb about him was all Gwen Kluesner had to go on, but she took a chance, and like the other two exchange students she and her family have […]
All four foreign exchange students at Brandon High School this year are from Germany. The Citizen recently talked to three of the students? Tillman Bedau of Krefeld, Shari Bortfeld of Bremen, and Claudia Wenta of Hamburg? about their experience. The fourth student, Marie Balke, was unavailable for comment. The Citizen: What are some differences you […]
Ortonville- The village is currently a one-stoplight town if you don’t count the traffic lights on M-15. However, there is currently discussion underway to changing it to a no-stoplight town. Village Manager Bill Sprague said there have been complaints about whether the traffic light located downtown at South Street and Mill Street is actually needed, […]