Laura Burmeister ran her first Crim in 1997, just a few short years after losing her mother to breast cancer, her inspiration to start running. The 43-year-old Brandon Township resident still remembers vividly the bands and the people cheering her on during the 10-mile race in Flint. As she turned and hit the bricks on […]
Ortonville- The status of the village’s Department of Public Works has been up in the air since February, after the two DPW employees were fired. How village services will be taken care of long-term will remain in question for at least two more weeks as village councilmembers research the cost of contracting out work, as […]
Ortonville- Village Manager Ed Coy is retiring. Coy announced his plans to step down after four years of overseeing the village during a special meeting with the council last week. ‘It’s time,? he said simply. ‘I think it’s the best thing for me.? His retirement will be effective Sept. 30. Coy, 64, came to the […]
Brandon Twp.- More budget cuts are in store for the township. At their Aug. 3 meeting, the township board approved, by a 5-0 vote, a motion to have the budget committee recommend an additional $71,000 in cuts to the township’s annual expenditures. Trustees Tom Stowell and Bob DeWitt were absent. DeWitt was also named to […]
Brandon Twp.- After five months and about $20,000 in savings to the township, a full-time position in the clerk’s office has been filled. The township board unanimously approved the hiring of Diana Bertapelle as the full-time administrative assistant to Clerk Jeannie McCreery. ‘I’m excited to work for the township,? said Bertapelle. ‘I get along well […]
Brandon Twp.- In August 2008, Americans spent $7.6 billion at family clothing stores and $2.4 billion at bookstores, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, as the nation prepared to send its children back to school. But some families find it difficult to get the essentials their children need for a successful education, as they struggle […]
Ortonville- Boots, a 4-year-old black and white pit bull mix, appears to be an affectionate dog. He accepts petting and gently nuzzles a new visitor to a Brandon Hills Manor apartment off Oakwood Road in the village, where he lives with owners Michael Williams and Jennifer White and their two young children. White says they’ve […]
Ortonville- The village may be on the cutting edge of fashion? joining places like Chicago and Boston in cultivating a native plant garden; however, some village councilmembers just want the garden cut. At their meeting July 27, the village council approved by a 4-3 vote a motion to ask the group that tends the garden […]
A group of Ortonville youths now know the literal meaning of working ‘in the trenches,? after a trip to Jamaica. The usual tourist destination was a mission trip for 29 teens and six adults from Hillside Bible Church, who spent the week of July 11-18 in Catadupa, a village located in a mountainous region that […]
The sentencing has been delayed for former Village of Ortonville clerk/treasurer Mary Clark, who pleaded no contest in May to a charge of willful neglect of duty by a public officer charge. Clark’s attorney, Josh West, said the sentencing, which was formerly scheduled for July 9, has been delayed until September. He refused comment on […]