Teresa Tersigni’s friends have done a lot for her in the past year. They’ve organized craft boutiques, golf outings, a Poker Run and some have even posed nude for a calendar, all in an effort to raise money for the Oakland Liver Transplant Fund, which was created especially for Tersigni, an Ortonville resident. Tersigni, 46, […]
Groveland Twp.- Sunlight filters through the trees on a recent Saturday afternoon as Janice Whitman takes a walk– a cakewalk, to be exact. However, the cakewalk seems to be anything but what it’s name implies. Whitman, wearing a red helmet and a harness, is walking on a three-quarter-inch cable 25-feet above the ground. She clutches […]
Ortonville- More than 100 people turned out for a dedication of Edna Burton Senior Center and the Senior Memorial Garden on Sept. 29. The former Brandon Senior Center was renamed in honor of Edna Burton, the former township clerk who was responsible for obtaining a grant in 1977 which established the original senior center on […]
A 20-year-old Ortonville man was arrested last week following a crime spree he went on to feed his $150-a-day heroin habit. The man was expected to be arraigned in 52-2 District Court on charges including burglary from several area businesses and larceny. A second man, a 20-year-old Groveland Township resident, was also expected to be […]
Both Brandon and Goodrich school districts are growing according to enrollment numbers after the Michigan government counted heads state-wide Wednesday. Student enrollment in the Brandon School District is growing in the upper grades, is down at the intermediate school and remains about the same at the elementaries. Overall, a preliminary count for the district shows […]
Both Brandon and Goodrich school districts grew according to enrollment numbers following the state-wide head count on Wednesday. Student enrollment in the Brandon School District is growing in the upper grades, is down at the intermediate school and remains about the same at the elementaries. Overall, a preliminary count for the district shows a student […]
Ortonville- About 10,000 people turned out for Septemberfest 2005. Brandon Recreation Director Fred Waybrant called the event a success and said he was impressed with the volunteers, quality of the entertainment, and his staff and Department of Public Works employees. ‘It was probably the best organized Septemberfest ever and turnout was up there with the […]
Brandon Twp.- Students who attend Brandon Schools but live in Groveland Township will continue to pay a $6 fee per year if they want a Brandon Township Public Library card. Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Michael Warren issued an opinion and order in the civil suit Brandon School District v. the Brandon Township Public Library […]
Brandon Twp.- Students who attend Brandon Schools but live in Groveland Township will continue to pay a $6 fee per year if they want a Brandon Township Public Library card. Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Michael Warren issued an opinion and order in the civil suit Brandon School District v. the Brandon Township Public Library […]
Ortonville- Contract talks between the village and the Teamsters Local 214 representing the Ortonville Department of Public Works employees are going to mediation. A negotiation session planned for Sept. 29 was cancelled when village attorney Rick Fanning called Local 214 trustee Les Barrett to inform him the village was setting up a meeting with the […]