Ortonville-A divided council has approved reopening the long-shuttered Skate Park. Council Member Liz Waters made a simple motion to ‘reopen the Skate Park as soon as possible? at the June 22 council meeting. The motion was approved by a 4-3 vote, with Waters joined in voting yes by council members Debbie Baker, Tonja Brice, and […]
Brandon Twp.- Prints and drawings by some of the world’s most famous artists are no longer on public display at the Detroit Institute of Arts due to their fragile nature, but locally there is an opportunity this week to see and hear about these treasured works in a special program. Constance Corrigan will present ‘Ordinary […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Ortonville- The village council unanimously approved at their June 22 meeting the 2015-16 budget, with matching revenues and expenditures of $730,825. The budget will leave the village with a projected ending general fund balance of $432,558.85, or 62 percent, a slight decrease from the existing fund balance of $461,094.71. ‘We’re […]
Groveland Twp.- Two local firefighters were among those honored last month for their work in saving the life of a 53-year-old Holly woman in March. Firefighters/medics Dan Myers and Billy Starr, as well as Village of Holly Police Officers Craig Simpson and Heather Wolkow and Village of Holly Fire Sgt. Michael Mishler were recognized May […]
Brandon Twp.- Dan DeGasperis will celebrate this Father’s Day the same way he has the past three years and in a way he deems very appropriate? by walking three miles in an effort to raise awareness of prostate cancer and men’s health. DeGasperis, a 60-year-old married father of three and grandfather of three, will be […]
Brandon Twp.- Fireworks are popular at this time of year, but not everyone is a fan, particularly animals. After a woman was injured by a horse spooked by fireworks this week, police are reminding residents the township has an ordinance that governs use of fireworks and anyone not following the ordinance will be ticketed. ‘The […]
Brandon Twp.- Summer is here and with it, perhaps some time for leisure reading. The library, 304 South St., offers plenty of incentives to do just that with summer reading programs for children, teens, and adults. ‘The statewide (library summer reading program) theme is ‘Every Hero Has a Story,?? said Fran Hotchkiss, children’s librarian. ‘I […]
Brandon Twp.- The school board unanimously approved the 2015-16 budget Monday night, while increasing the fund balance. The board approved a budget with revenues of $26,186,673 and expenditures of $25,711,753, adding $474,920 to the projected ending fund balance. Executive Director of Business Services Jan Meek expects the surplus to mean the district will end the […]
Goodrich- Private conversations allegedly recorded in a public arena recently sparked a myriad of debate following a village meeting. It’s common for government meetings to be recorded on video or audio to be broadcast at a later time. On a national level for the past 35 years, C-SPAN has made government more open to the […]
Ortonville- For the first time in several years, the Relay for Life of Brandon/Ortonville experienced an increase in numbers. ‘It went very well this year,? said Erin Bovan, volunteer lead of the event, held June 13. ‘This was the first year in four years that we experienced growth, increases in every way possible. We had […]