Brandon Twp.- What kind of show will light up the sky on July 3 depends entirely upon the donations of area residents and businesses. The Ortonville Area Chamber of Commerce has been seeking donations from the community to pay for the July 3 show since township officials cut the $5,000 usually given for fireworks from […]
Ortonville- Mary Beth Skylis has been acting in theater since she was 9-years-old. ‘Theater is like being able to goof off and no one really cares, because it isn’t you that you are playing,? she says. Skylis, 15, will be able to ‘goof off? May 11-13 when she plays the part of Cecily Cardew in […]
The letters from the soldiers are appreciative. ‘Hello. My name is Ivan Virruet and I just received your box of goodies,? says one. ‘I just wanted to write to you all to tell you thank you for sending that stuff. I don’t know of a soldier in my unit who doesn’t like Girl Scout cookies […]
Brandon Twp.- The babies don’t wake up and cry at 3 a.m., but students in Jennifer Williams? Intro to Parenting and Child Development class are still learning to some degree what it means to have an infant when they take a doll for 48 hours. Each of Williams? 33 Brandon High School students must carry […]
Brandon Twp.- A bomb threat received at Brandon High School shortly before 1 p.m., Thursday, forced the evacuation of the school. School officials immediately locked down the school, said Sgt. Mike Searing of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Brandon substation. Shortly thereafter, students were bussed home or to Brandon Middle School. Others used their own […]
Army Spc. Eugene Schudlich spent a year in Iraq working as an aircraft/helicopter mechanic at Camp Taji, living on edge, never knowing when a mortar would be shot over the fence by insurgents. Schudlich, a 2000 Brandon High School graduate, says it hasn’t been easy to readjust, partly because ‘you don’t let go of what […]
Brandon Twp.- Spring Clean-up, during which all township residents may dispose of unwanted items from their homes and yards, will be 7 a.m.- 1 p.m., May 5 in the Brandon High School parking lot, 1025 S. Ortonville Road. Some restrictions apply: Proof of residency must be shown; residents must be in line no later than […]
Brandon Twp.- Nominations must be in no later than April 30 for the Brandon High School Hall of Fame. Former students who graduated from BHS 10 or more years ago and have made exemplary contributions in their field of work are eligible. Nomination forms are available at the high school, 1025 S. Ortonville Road and […]
Ortonville- A wild time is planned for the grand opening celebration of Pet Supplies ‘Plus,? 22 N. Ortonville Road, May 4-6. Tiger cubs and a baby kangaroo will be available for petting on Saturday from 12-5 p.m. and from 5-8 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, exotic animals at the store will include a […]
Concerned local taxpayers can meet at 7 p.m., May 10, at the Goodrich United Methodist Church, 8071 S. State Road, to discuss ways to force change in their local government. Brandon Township resident and business owner Tabethia Tiseo-Shell organized the meeting, at which State Rep. Dave Robertson, R-Grand Blanc Township, and a representative on the […]