Brandon Twp.- While the police and fire fund balances in the township have declined, the general fund balance is on the rebound. ‘The general fund balance has increased $144,000,? said Ken Palka during an audit presentation to the township board during their July 1 meeting ‘It is apparent you take your budget seriously.? Pfeiffer, Hanniford […]
Ortonville- Hayme Serrato believes karate develops confidence in those who practice the sport. Now, six local students at Hayme Serrato’s Martial Arts Studio, 4 N. Ortonville Road, are getting a confidence boost after qualifying to compete on the world stage. ‘This was our first time having students qualify for international competition,? said Serrato, who has […]
Alex Fuller has been participating in 4-H and the Oakland County Fair for a decade now and every year, she tries to do new things. Even after 10 years, it isn’t hard to find new events to compete in, or new attractions to enjoy at the fair, and this year will be no exception? with […]
On June 19, at 7:35 p.m., a Brandon deputy responded to Perry Lake Road at Granger Road after a vehicle drove through the stop sign and crashed into the ditch. A witness at the scene had been jogging eastbound on Granger Road at Perry Lake Road and stated if she had been 20 feet further, […]
Ortonville- The village continues to be in sound financial condition, with a ‘healthy? fund balance. During their meeting June 24, village council members unanimously approved a municipal budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014 with revenues and expenditures of $570,651. The motion to approve the budget also included a 2 percent performance-based compensation […]
Brandon Twp.- The school board unanimously approved the 2013-2014 budget during a special meeting June 26 with little comment. Trustee LeAnne Schmidt asked only if the budget was the same one presented during the June 10 public budget hearing which carried the burden of a $621,790 operating deficit. Jan Meek, executive director of business operations, […]
Matt Milligan hopes one day to be a professor of Asian studies at a prestigious university such as Harvard or Princeton. But his first teaching position will be far from the wealth and privilege of these schools on the East Coast of the United States. The 2003 Brandon High School graduate is traveling to the […]
Ortonville- Party on. The area’s largest party, the 2013 Relay for Life of Brandon/Ortonville, was supposed to last 24 hours, from June 15-16. But stormy weather that rolled through in the early morning hours of June 16 interrupted the event that raises funds for cancer research. The Relay will now wrap-up at 6 p.m., Monday, […]
Ortonville- When one door closes, another opens. Mary Wilcox was disappointed when the Brandon School Board voted in April to decline an offer to purchase the vacant Sherman building for use as a charter school. Instead, the building will be demolished in November. However, Wilcox, president of Better Choice Development, Inc., believes she may now […]
Brandon Twp.- A single garbage hauler for residents, wage increases for township employees, and park development were all part of the discussion at a recent township board strategic planning workshop. The board is planning for 5-year and 10-year projections, said Supervisor Kathy Thurman, but is concentrating on objectives for the next four years. A workshop […]