Ortonville- Only days after the completion of one South Street project, the village council has set into motion another. At their meeting July 25, the council unanimously approved the establishment of an engineering contract to replace the South Street culvert over Duck Creek. The existing culvert will be taken out and a new one built, […]
Ortonville- On her quest for the Congressional Award, Kaitlyn Fote has worked several hundred hours doing a variety of things. She has traveled to Trinidad and Mexico. She has sprained her ankle teaching soccer. She has learned to debate. And today, she is teaching 8-12 year-olds how to make and use puppets at Ortonville Baptist […]
Brandon Twp.– Bullfrog’s Bar and Grill will make waves with a Hawaiian Luau Weekend. Bullfrog’s is one of only three bars in the state chosen for a Corona Boat Party. From 4-6 p.m. Aug. 5, a Corona boat will be at the bar located at 2225 Ortonville Road, along with ‘Corona girls? and a team […]
Let the road work continue. The Road Commission for Oakland County has been promised $500,000 for August and the same amount for September for routine road work on state roads. The county ran out of money last month due to a lack of state funding for work such as boulevard mowing, routine drainage work, routine […]
Ortonville- Santa needs a new ride. The sleigh that Santa Claus has rode into Ortonville on in the Christmas in the Village parade has been sold. The sleigh was on loan only. Brandon Township recreation director Fred Waybrant is looking for a two-seater wooden sleigh with runners than can be placed on a trailer. ‘Just […]
Brandon Twp.-It’s a sunny afternoon and Luie Reo is struggling with an uncooperative steer. The 11-year-old is trying to get the animal into the sunlight so visitors can get a better look, but the steer keeps backing up, tossing its head and making a commotion. Eventually, he leads the steer into the shade, where he […]
Johannesburg South Africa-Some people dream of Africa. Chuck and Darlene Saunders have lived it. They live on the continent that is thousands of miles in both distance and culture from their last home, which was in Goodrich. The Saunders left their Goodrich home 20 years ago for Swaziland, but their journey began even before then. […]
Brandon Twp.-Crayons, pencils, paper and backpacks–just a few of the items filling stores in preparation for back to school. The Ortonville Community Emergency Fund (OCEF) hopes those items will find their way to the OCEF pantry so needy families can have new supplies, too. OCEF is currently collecting supplies for low-income families in the Brandon […]
Brandon Twp.- Residents of Walnut Hills Estates are accustomed to a tranquil, secluded subdivision. However, the placid neighborhood was transformed on July 18 when tires squealed, police sirens wailed, and six gunshots rang out. Scott Kajcienski was working on his computer around 8 p.m., July 18 when he heard the sirens in the neighborhood of […]
Ortonville-The village has a new manager. The village council unanimously agreed at the July 11 meeting to offer the position to Judy D. Andersen, with a 90-day trial employment and $37,000 yearly salary, to be renegotiated at the end of the trial period. She was hired the next day and will start July 18. Thirty-five […]