Ortonville- The village council will have a budget workshop at 6:30 p.m., June 4 and a public hearing on the budget at 7 p.m., June 9, prior to their regular meeting at the village offices, 476 Mill St. ‘There are no concerns with the budget, it’s really good,? said Village Manager John Lyons. ‘We are […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- A change in state law in 2012 that forces school districts to pay back loans from the state sooner means a jump in millage rates is coming. District officials here have protested the move and pleaded to be exempt and ‘grandfathered in,? holding to their original repayment agreement […]
Brandon Twp.- Lessons in the Brandon Post High classrooms don’t look like lessons elsewhere in the district. The students are a little older and their success isn’t measured by grades or diplomas, but by gains in social interaction and independence, learning to cook, to garden, to make friends, to work. On Tuesday, Jessika May moves […]
Brandon Twp.- Considering a run for a seat on the board of education? You may want to consider attending a roughly 90-minute session designed to help you make an informed decision. ‘So You Want to Be a Board Member,? is set for 6:30 p.m., June 5, at central district office, 1025 S. Ortonville Road. Current […]
Brandon Twp.- A 100-year rain is defined as a weather event so severe it can be expected to happen no more than once in 100 years on average. Salli Petherbridge wonders if that is what happened this past Monday, when torrential downpours flooded Sarah’s Way and prevented her and neighbors from using their road. More […]
Three men have been sentenced in an armed robbery in which they held a man and woman at gunpoint in Brandon Township last September. Eddie Ruben Almodovar, 23, Rafael Angel Cordero, 19, and Darius Leon Jarman, 20, all of Pontiac, had their cases heard by Oakland County 6th Circuit Court Judge Denise Langford Morris. All […]
Brandon Twp.- Garage sale signs are popping up like flowers this spring and soon one will be in front of the Brandon Education Center. The first annual BEC garage sale is planned for 2:30 p.m.-6 p.m., May 29-May 30 at the center, located at the former Belle Ann Elementary, 155 E. Glass Road. Each and […]
Groveland Twp.- Paul Holstein has played disc golf in a foot of snow and in pouring rain, but on May 10, he played in near ideal conditions. Under clear blue skies, with temperatures hovering around 70 degrees, as the sun shone down, Holstein took aim off the first tee at Holly Woods Disc Golf Course […]
Brandon Twp.- From kindergarten to physics, the district’s three choices for Teacher of the Year are at the top of their class. Amy Poole, a kindergarten teacher at Oakwood Elementary, Dave Green, a Brandon Middle School science teacher, and Lesley Hildebrand, a science teacher at Brandon High School, were nominated for the 2013-2014 Oakland County […]
The feel of an elephant, tasty kudu, climbing a mountain and seeing a jail where Nelso Mandela was imprisoned are just some of the experiences Noah Cox had during a trip to South Africa last fall with his family. Noah, 13, shared his story as a young traveler during a presentation at the Old Mill […]