Ortonville- The village is similar to other municipalities in that it is squeezed between rising costs and flat revenues, says Village Manager Ed Coy. This is apparent when looking at the village municipal budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007 that the council adopted 5-0 at the June 26 meeting. Councilmembers Harold Batten […]
Ortonville- The village council voted unanimously to close the Village Skate Park at their June 26 meeting. Several neighbors of the park, located in a residential area at Ball and Cedar streets, were present at the meeting to voice complaints that included kids using foul language, drugs and alcohol, urinating on their lawns, tipping over […]
Nuns have been around for hundreds of years. But changes in society have changed the sisterhood, say two local nuns. Sister Mary Martin of the Dominican Nuns of Mt. Thabor Monastery in Groveland Township and Sister Joan May, administrator for St. Mark Catholic Church in Goodrich live very different lives. Martin is a cloistered nun, […]
Brandon Twp.- An 18-year-old Brandon Township woman was in critical condition at Royal Oak Beaumont Hospital following an accident in which the car she was driving was hit by a tow truck. The woman was driving a red Neon when she turned left onto M-15 from the Sunoco/Taco Bell, 1152 Ortonville Road, around 12:53 p.m., […]
Brandon Twp.- An investigation into the death of Carol Christie appears to be raising more questions than answers. According to police reports, at about 8:27 p.m. on May 11, Brandon deputies were dispatched to a group home in the 7000 block of Oakhill Road. CPR was in progress on 66-year-old Christie, a severely mentally and […]
Ortonville- Billy Flanders had his dream of seeing Shamu fulfilled when he was 4-years-old and terminally ill. More than 20 years later, his mother, Hazel Flanders, still recalls how her son laughed as the killer whale splashed people in the front rows. ‘Everytime people got splashed he’d crack up,? she says, smiling at the memory. […]
Ortonville- Old-fashioned fun is right around the corner, both time and distance-wise. A celebration to mark the 150th anniversary of The Old Mill will be June 23 and 24 at the mill, 366 Mill St. ‘Many community members will have a summer at home,? says Janice Turnbull, chairperson for the sesquincentennial celebration, ‘The Mill With […]
Ortonville- Old-fashioned fun is right around the corner, both time and distance-wise. A celebration to mark the 150th anniversary of The Old Mill will be June 23 and 24 at the mill, 366 Mill St. ‘Many community members will have a summer at home,? says Janice Turnbull, chairperson for the sesquincentennial celebration, ‘The Mill With […]
Brandon Twp.- Since buying WOW Tan May 1, new owner Kathy Zardus has made significant changes in the business, with more to come. The salon located at 950 Ortonville Road has been renamed The Beach House and besides the new sign out front, the interior has an all new look, too. Inside, the walls of […]
Atlas Twp.- Mary Tison has found, and wrote, a happy ending to what was a horror story. ‘A Cancer Journey: Walking with God,? was published in March, detailing Tison’s battle with cancer following her diagnosis in December 1999. She would endure a lumpectomy, chemotherapy, radiation, a mastectomy, more radiation that resulted in second and third-degree […]