Ortonville- Phyllis McCaffrey is thrilled to be the new Brandon Groveland Youth Assistance caseworker. ‘My forte is working with children and their families,? said McCaffrey, who began work Feb. 5 and replaces Gail Innis, who has been reassigned. ‘I’m so glad this area is pro youth assistance. It’s such a great program and a great […]
Brandon Twp.- Gail Glaspie didn’t set out to find true love and a new husband when she decided to try computer dating. But this Valentine’s Day, that is exactly what she has. ‘I just wanted to use the tools available to us nowadays to have a social life,? says the township deputy clerk, now 61. […]
Sarah Culp likes art, but was never really did any herself. Art classes never fit into her plans until this year, when the Brandon High School senior took a painting class and a portfolio class. Her theme was eyes in the portfolio class, and she ‘scrounged together? everything she could to enter several pieces of […]
Ortonville- The village’s original 1926 Model A motorized pumper fire truck is one step closer to having a permanent home to be displayed. The Brandon Fire Department, which has restored the antique, used it in parades and donated it to the Ortonville Community Historical Society, has now also given the group a check for $12,900. […]
Brandon Twp.- Maggie Hill was a shy 6-year-old being raised by her grandparents when she met Judy Henley, a volunteer in the Mentors Plus program. Henley and Hill would meet for a couple hours every week for the next 12 years, as Henley took the girl to lunch, the park, the movies and more as […]
Brandon Twp.- Farmer Harold Allen had just come in from doing chores outside shortly after 8 p.m., Jan. 26, and was getting ready to have supper, when he heard a crackling noise. He knew immediately it was a fire in the home he lived alone in on Honert Road. Allen, 83, grabbed a fire extinguisher […]
Ortonville- One of the most fundamental questions in the village’s quest for sewers? where a wastewater treatment plant will be located? remains unanswered after a study session Jan. 30 with township and village officials. County officials, attorneys and engineers for both municipalities, and about two dozen residents attended the study session, intended to discuss future […]
Ortonville- Brian Mills got started in the pet business 10 years ago, opening a Pet Supplies ‘Plus? in Lapeer with business parter Frank Arcori, followed by another PSP in Romeo in 2002, and then one in Farmington Hills and another in Rochester Hills in 2003. Within the next 10 days, he will open his latest […]
David Matthew Naef was born at 11:03 p.m., Jan. 8, 2007, at , making him the winner of The Citizen’s First Baby of the New Year contest. David weighed 9 pounds, 5 ounces and was 21 inches long. He is the first child of Susan and Matt Naef of Brandon Township. As the proud parents […]
Groveland Twp.- Sarah Sienkiewicz works with peanuts, not for them. The 11-year-old resident, a seventh grader at Faith High School in Burton, is hoping a peanut butter sandwich she created will pay off with a $25,000 college scholarship after her recipe was chosen as a top ten finalist from more than 1,000 entries. Sarah’s mother, […]