Brandon Twp.- Discover pure, bizarre Michigan in a library program this month. Ron Rademacher, author of Michigan Backroads, will present ‘Michigan Mysteries and Oddities,? from 7-8 p.m., Dec. 8, at the library, 304 South St. The storytelling program is about unusual, unexplained, or very rare objects found in small Michigan towns. ‘Everything is real, things […]
Atlas Twp.- Mary, Mary, Mary Christmas. Robin Sullivan, a radio show host on 103.5 FM, WMUZ, will be the guest speaker at the Ladies Advent Tea Celebration Brunch, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Dec. 6, at Lakeview Community Church, 10023 S. State Road, Goodrich. Sullivan will be accompanied by two other women in presenting ‘Mary Christmas.? ‘It’s […]
Ortonville- Kick-off the holiday season Dec. 6 with Christmas in the Village. ‘I love how downtown Ortonville gets dressed up for Christmas, it’s the perfect way to start the holiday season,? said DDA Executive Director Molly LaLone. The bulk of the festivities take place between noon and 5 p.m., Dec. 6, although a craft, treasure […]
Alicia Avery knows the hardships endured by a family battling cancer. She also knows how support in the fight is essential and Avery went on a journey of more than 300 miles to help ease the suffering of others, a mission that has not quite reached its end. In May 2013, Alicia Van Dis and […]
Brandon Twp.- The township will be joining with other local communities in an effort to control phragmites, an invasive weed that decreases property values and presents a fire hazard. During their Nov. 10 meeting, the township board voted 5-1 to participate with surrounding townships in the submittal of an application for funding from the Midwest […]
Brandon Twp.- The school board approved a first amendment to the 2014-15 budget which essentially balances the budget and leaves the district with a relatively healthy 8.14 percent fund balance; however, hefty cuts are coming in order to keep the district above the state’s critical threshold of a 5 percent fund balance. The amended budget […]
Brandon Twp.- Recreation is poised to move forward again after stalls and stumbles over the past few years. The township board approved 6-0 at their Nov. 10 meeting a motion to write a joint parks and recreation master plan with the Village of Ortonville. Trustee Ron Lapp was absent. ‘I think it is going to […]
Monica Lambert spends a lot of time thinking about food as a Peace Corps volunteer in Madagascar. ‘Volunteers are always thinking about or talking to each other about food, myself included,? said Lambert via e-mail from the world’s fourth-largest island nation, located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa. ‘What did you […]
Ortonville- The village council is taking steps toward the improvement of two roads. At their Oct. 27 meeting, the council unanimously approved contracting their engineering firm, Rowe Professional Services, at a cost not to exceed $2,300 to design a plan for extending the shoulder of Oakwood Road. The plan will cover extension of the shoulder […]
Brandon Twp.- When Jordan Park took to the stage to perform at the Grand Ole Opry with 359 other choir students on Oct. 29, she was in good company? the singers comprised the top 1.8 percent of high school choir students in the nation. ‘It was amazing how down to earth it was,? she said. […]