By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Ortonville- It’s Tuesday afternoon and kids are running the streets of downtown. Brian Moore rides his bike to keep up, but earlier, he slowed down enough in a busy life of teaching students economics at Brandon High School to talk about the new running club at Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School, […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Ortonville-The Village Skate Park is in danger of not opening again. The park is scheduled to open for the season May 3, but as of April 20 only had six registrations. “I need at least 30 sign-ups to recommend to the village council that we open,” said Village Manager John […]
Firefighters, deputies, locals rally to save horse
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.– Horses can get themselves into trouble, but a recent emergency presented a horse in deep, deep trouble. The horse was stuck in a pond, in water up to her neck. “Horses can get themselves in sticky predicaments, they don’t always do what is smartest, but I’ve […]
Brandon Elementary students learn healthy eating, active living on stage
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.– Playing with your food was A-OK at school this week. FoodPlay, a traveling theater show, served up a main course of fun to students at Oakwood and Harvey Swanson Elementary students, with the intent to “turn kids on to healthy eating and active living.” “I thought this would […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- Barb VanderMolen was 11-years-old when the Mackinac Bridge was built and remembers thinking she would never see it. Born and raised in Wayne County, the daughter of a Teamsters truck driver who worked every Saturday, and a mother who didn’t drive, the family had no disposable income and […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- An explosion and resulting fire and severe burns to a township man last month was caused by his attempt to extract hash oil using butane. “This is extremely dangerous for the person doing it, the home and the community,” said Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard. “He obviously knows […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- Warm weather is coming and while it brings many joys, it also brings tiny pests that can pose a big threat. The Oakland County Health Division is urging residents to take protective measures against mosquito-borne diseases, including the Zika and West Nile viruses. Last year, West Nile Virus […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- All seats on the library board are up for election in August and if you wish to fill one, you must file to be put on the ballot by 4 p.m., April 19. Candidates for the library trustee seats must be registered voters in the township, and must […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- The township board has approved replacement of a fire station parking lot and addition of a parking lot at the Seymour Lake Cemetery for a total cost of just over a quarter of a million dollars. At their April 4 meeting, the council approved Lacaria Concrete Construction, Inc. […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- The lobby of McDonald’s, 925 S. Ortonville Road, has been closed for more than a month due to septic issues. The drive-thru remains open, but the lobby can’t open until the Oakland County Health Division issues a permit for a new septic system and construction is completed. “We […]