Groveland Twp.- A free, possibly life-saving opportunity will be available to the community this month. The second annual Ortonville Health and Safety Expo will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sept. 21, in the Oakwood Plaza, 250 N. Ortonville Road (Bueche’s parking lot). The expo includes a variety of fun activities, giveaways, and free […]
Ortonville- The kids went back to school this week and while looking for school supplies, shoppers may have noticed that stores are stocking shelves with Christmas items. While many may cry foul on what they consider a too early start to the season, Linda Mizejewski knows Christmas will be here very soon. The new president […]
Brandon Twp.- Enbridge Energy has won final site plan approval for an oil pipeline pump station at 3403 Seymour Lake Road, with conditions. The planning commission approved by a 6-0 vote the final site plan during their Aug. 27 meeting. Commission member Donna Ferrara was absent. Four conditions accompanied the approval: nEnbridge must submit an […]
Brandon Twp.- Organizing a garage or yard sale can be more trouble than it’s worth, particularly in a rural community like this one, where customers may be few and far between down dirt roads. However, area residents can avoid the hassle of hosting a sale themselves and declutter their homes of unwanted items while also […]
Brandon Twp.- Do you really need flood insurance? Township residents are invited to learn the answer to this question during a special presentation at 7 p.m., Sept. 9, at the library, 304 South St. Karol Grove, a professional land surveyor who specializes in flood zone areas, will answer questions and provide information regarding flood insurance […]
Brandon Twp.- Residents should see improvements in recreation with an increase in staffing and office hours, but they will likely also see a slight increase in program registration fees next year. During a special meeting Aug. 21, the township board unanimously approved increasing the recreation administrative assistant’s hours from 24 to 29 hours per week, […]
Brandon Twp.- Coming, going, returning. During their Aug. 19 meeting, the school board said hello to three new district staffmembers, goodbye to seven, and welcome back to two more. The board approved the resignations of social worker Carol Elly, speech pathologist Ellen Zerafa, and teachers Mike Medvinsky, Jennifer Smith, MaryBeth Spicer, Jamie Wagner, and Jason […]
Brandon Twp.- When emergency personnel rush a patient to the hospital, they don’t always know the saga’s conclusion. This week, Sgt. Billy Starr and Sgt. Gary Shafer of the Brandon Fire Department learned that thanks to their efforts and those of their colleagues, Sylvia Runyon’s story has a happy ending. The 77-year-old Runyon arrived at […]
Residents in the Brandon School District will pay nearly twice the amount of school bond taxes next year? going from the current 8.24 millage to 13 mills. ‘The analysis tells us that we have to legally,? said Superintendent Lorrie McMahon. ‘Due to Public Act 437 of 2012, we will have to increase property taxes to […]
Brandon Twp.- One size does not fit all. With this in mind and an eye on expanding education options in the district, the Brandon School Board unanimously approved at a special Aug. 12 meeting a new Brandon Academy of Arts and Sciences for the 2013-14 school year. ‘This is not a charter school, it is […]