Brandon Twp.- Brandon students are showing their artistic abilities yet again, after 26 pieces out of 50 were selected for honors in the 2006 Southeastern Michigan Scholastic Art Awards. Brandon High School art teachers Jennifer Polasek and Jamie Kapp were able to select 25 art pieces from their students for competition, while Brandon Middle School […]
Brandon Twp.- Alyce Wingett has been raising kids for 34 years. She started raising her own children when she was a teen and now, at 50, she’s raising four grandchildren and two more grandchildren live with her. ‘I’ve been raising kids since I was 16 and will probably raise them forever,? says Wingett. ‘It’s a […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- Jessica Laviolette is working on a process she says will revolutionize America’s fuel. The Brandon High School senior was chosen last month as one of 300 semi-finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search, the oldest and most prestigious pre-college science competition in the United States, for her research […]
Ortonville- The village council has hired a Department of Public Works supervisor, after nearly five months without one. Bill Prince began work Jan. 21 and his hiring was officially approved at the council’s Jan. 23 meeting by a 6-1 vote. Council member Mary Kassuba voted no, citing ongoing contract negotiations between the village and Teamsters […]
Ortonville- The Main Street program is about to get its first report card and it appears the program may make the honor roll. Representatives from Main Street Oakland County and the National Trust’s Main Street Center will evaluate Ortonville’s 2005 Main Street progress, during a day-long visit Feb. 7. Their plans include completing a report […]
Brandon Twp.- The township board will discuss purchasing a 14-acre parcel of property on M-15 during an informational meeting at 7 p.m., Jan. 30, at the township offices, 395 Mill St. The meeting is open to the public. Brandon Fire Chief Bob McArthur received unanimous approval from the board last April to get an appraisal […]
Ortonville- Alice Marsh recalls that during World War II, her mother kept a flag with a blue star on it in the front window of their home. The star represented Alice’s brother, Ed Burton, who was serving in the military. Alice married Gerald Marsh, who also served in World War II, as did his older […]
Groveland Twp.- Diane Salter usually gets together with family on Super Bowl Sunday. This year, she will be able to recount being a part of the pre-festivities for the big event. Salter, 45, who calls herself ‘a little bit of a football fan,? will display her own talents a week before the Super Bowl game […]
Groveland Twp.- Art Davis found his career path when he was 15, he just didn’t know it at the time. It was 1976 when Davis? parents opened a butcher shop in Lapeer. ‘I didn’t think I was learning anything at the time, but I was learning a trade,? says Davis, now 44 and a meat […]
Ortonville- Barbara Wilk was a cheerful, light hearted woman. Even when she was diagnosed in late 2001 with myelodysplastic syndrome, a fatal disease in which dysfunctional blood cells are produced in the bone marrow, Wilk simply accepted it as another day, something else to deal with. The former village councilwoman and co-owner of Sherman Wilk […]