Laurel Droz A local veterinary clinic and three local stores have been inundated with phone calls since the recall on March 16 of 91 brands of pet food manufactured by Menu Foods. Brian Mills, owner of Pet Supplies ‘Plus,? 22 N. Ortonville Road, said he is averaging 20-30 calls per day, wanting to know what […]
Brandon Twp.- It’s a Monday afternoon and the B.E.E.S. program is buzzing at Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School. In the Brandon Early Education Services 4 and 5-year-olds class, children laugh at a story teacher Liz Napier is reading to them, as they sit in a circle. Next door, in another 4-and-5-year-old classroom, teacher Janelle Soucie is […]
Brandon Twp.- Unemployment compensation paid to two terminated deputy treasurers, and attorney and auditing fees regarding policy disputes between elected officials has cost the township more than $24,000 in the past three years, according to invoices obtained by The Citizen from the township offices. In November 2003, Treasurer Linda Owen fired Diana Reckwald, who had […]
Brandon Twp.- Jamie Robertson was six-years-old when he unlocked the front door of his home that borders seven acres of woods and decided to take a stroll. His mother, Sharon Robertson, was putting her younger son down for a nap and came back to find the door shut and Jamie, who is autistic, gone. ‘I […]
Two Groveland residents are in the Oakland County Jail after the robbery and stabbing of a 36-year-old man who lived in the same mobile home park. Eugene Joseph Minton, 23, was arraigned on a charge of robbery, $150,000 bond, no 10 percent, and Robert Dean Villalobos, 21, was arraigned on a charge of armed robbery, […]
Brandon Twp.- Members of Campaneros de Flamenco will demonstrate the art of flamenco dancing during Flamenco: The Heart and Soul of Spain, 6:30 p.m., March 29, at the library, 304 South St. Michelle Millman, a member of the group, which translated means Friends of Flamenco, said she has studied many different kinds of dance, including […]
Brandon Twp.- Postcards returned to the township recently regarding the issue of sewers appear to have a minority of residents expressing the sentiment, ‘Wish you were here.? Last month, the township mailed out a letter and postage paid return postcards to 1,195 residents and businesses along the M-15 corridor and around Bald Eagle Lake and […]
Brandon Twp.- Saying she was ‘ordered? to do so, Treasurer Linda Owen apologized to two township employees at the March 5 township board meeting. ‘I have been ordered by the supervisor (Ron Lapp) to apologize for a statement I made at the Feb. 12, 2007 special meeting of what I was told and believe it […]
Brandon Twp.- Firefighters had a busy night last week, as they battled not one, but two house fires. Fire Chief Bob McArthur said they were called to the first home, 1782 Wooley Road, at 8:23 p.m., March 7. The family at the residence, a husband, wife, and two children, were all outside when the firefighters […]
Nick Tolan first noticed something was wrong in early November. The 2001 Brandon High School graduate noticed a gargling in his throat when he swallowed, but says he blew it off and just didn’t think about it. Less than two weeks later he went hunting up north and became very sick, with feverish-type symptoms and […]