Above, R.J. Isbell (far left) and Gino Toreli (far right) escort Judy and Glenn Miracle on to the Brandon High School football field on Oct. 19 for a ceremony honoring their son, Pfc. Joseph A. Miracle. Joe Miracle, a 2003 BHS graduate and captain of the 2002 varsity football team, died on July 5 of […]
Ortonville- Village Clerk/Treasurer Mary Clark is on paid administrative leave pending results of an audit, likely to be revealed this week. ‘We placed her on leave because of some accounting questions that need to be researched and resolved,? said Village Council President Ken Quisenberry. ‘There is no missing money that we know of. Poor and […]
Ortonville- Residents will begin to see new sidewalks this week. The village council approved Orion Concrete to do the work by a 5-2 vote. Harold Batten and Mary Kassuba were the dissenting votes. Orion Concrete came in as the low bidder on the project, at $10.28 per linear foot for 4-inch thick concrete, and $11.399 […]
Ortonville- The Village Skate Park closes for the season Oct. 30. Now, let the fundraising begin. The skate park has been open for only two hours per day for several weeks after a myriad of problems, including profanity, indecent exposure, and other complaints from neighbors of the park. A Skate Park Committee that has been […]
Ortonville- The new Downtown Development Authority board appears to be nearing completion. Robert Renchik is the new chairman of the DDA and Robert Flath’s appointment to the board was approved by the village council Oct. 22. Tim Palulian also announced this week that he accepted an invitation to join the board. Renchik, 54, is a […]
Ortonville- About 40 people came to give input and share ideas on what they would like to see in the village during Future Days on Oct. 20. Village Manager Ed Coy was very pleased with the turnout. ‘The folks that came all had ideas and opinions and they were all equally valuable,? he said. ‘Our […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Ortonville- Some sixth-grade students got a lesson in protesting during social studies on Tuesday. The 10- and 11-year-olds in Nadine Vantine’s class were distraught over a recent decision by the district to move three of their classmates to another room. So, they decided to protest. At 3:15 p.m., the students […]
Brandon Twp.- By next summer, Rachel Hartwig will have completed 18 college credits? for free and before becoming a college student. She will have accomplished this through successfully completing numerous advanced placement courses as a student at Brandon High School. ‘I like the challenge and it’s a great opportunity to get college credit and save […]
Editor’s Note: October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The story below about a local woman who survived domestic abuse is the second in a two-part series. View the first part, Stephanie’s story, online at www.thecitizenonline.com. Names have been changed to protect identities. Brandon Twp.- Mary was in her mid-20s, fresh out of college and […]
As president and CEO of HAVEN, a counseling center for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, Beth Morrison is leading the fight against abuse. Morrison defines domestic violence as a pattern of behavior over time where one person uses tactics to gain or maintain power over another individual, essentially believing it is their right […]