Groveland Twp.- For David Vultaggio, temperatures reaching into the 50s this week means weather that is finally good for bicycling. ‘Today is the day everybody and their brother will be out riding,? said Vultaggio on Monday, when temperatures were in the mid-50s. ‘At 40 degrees, your fingers and toes get cold, and below that, you […]
Brandon Twp.- For the first time since 2008, the township board has approved application for a DNR recreation grant. Recreation Director Fred Waybrant applied for the Department of Natural Resources Recreation Passport Grant this past week, hoping to receive $45,000 in funds, which the township would match with a $25,000 grant already received from the […]
On Tuesday, April 1, Cindy Locey was at work in the Brandon School District, doing what she loved? teaching reading to students at Harvey Swanson Elementary. That evening, her students, the community and her family and friends suffered the loss of a child advocate amd dedicated wife and mother when Locey died at Genesys Regional […]
Like Michigan’s literal roads, currently ridden with potholes, the figurative road to history is not always a smooth one. Gay couples in the state are still encountering roadblocks to legal marriage, but at least two of these area couples bypassed the obstacles, although their future plans may be temporarily halted. Willie and David Ollie Ray […]
Brandon Twp.- After more than half a century of marriage, Sophie and Jerry Strygulec endured four years of living apart. Now they are reunited and demonstrating the meaning of devotion, commitment and hope to their fellow residents of Nature’s Way Adult Foster Care Home. The couple’s journey to end up together is one that spans […]
Brandon Twp.- The library board is planning a civil lawsuit against former director Paula Gauthier to recover financial losses. The board voted to pursue civil action during their March 24 meeting. Whether they will proceed following an investigation is dependent on the potential cost of a court case. ‘The amount we will pursue has not […]
Brandon Twp.- St. Patrick’s Day turned out to be green indeed for the Ortonville Community Emergency Fund. The non-profit food pantry which serves families in need in the Brandon School District received more than $3,000 in donations in its annual ‘Sharin? O? the Green? drive. This was the fifth year of the annual event, in […]
Jessica Keesling knows firsthand the devastating effects suicide has on those left to grieve. She was just 17-years-old when her father, Joe Keesling, died Feb. 23, 2009 at the age of 46 from suicide. Joe Keesling, a former Bueche’s employee, was also a volunteer for the Ortonville Community Emergency Fund. Jessica had visited her Dad, […]
Ortonville- The village will not receive a $2 million grant that could have been used for design of a sewer system. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality recently announced communities that would be awarded $97 million in grant funds from the Stormwater, Asset Management and Wastewater Program for this fiscal year. The village did not […]
Brandon Twp.- On average, less than one-third of students in third through eighth grades in the district are proficient in mathematics, according to the Michigan Educational Assessment Program. MEAP scores released last month showed 28 percent of third grade students are proficient in math, compared with 40.2 percent statewide and 51 percent in the county. […]