Brandon Twp.- The lay-offs of two key administrative school district staff members were approved by the Board of Education during their April 15 meeting. Superintendent Lorrie McMahon called the lay-offs of Carole Beverwyk, assistant superintendent of curriculum, instruction, and accountability, and Arden Becker, executive director of operations, aquatic center and food services, ‘major.? ‘These are […]
Ortonville- The Village Skate Park will open for the 2013 season at the end of this month. Bikes will no longer be allowed in the park, located at the corner of Ball and Cedar streets in the village. Scooters, skateboards and rollerblades will continue to be allowed in the park. ‘The park wasn’t originally designed […]
Brandon Twp.- The school board has declined to accept a purchase offer for the vacant Sherman Center and will move forward with a plan to have the building demolished. In a vote on whether to accept a formal purchase request from Mary Wilcox, representing the North Oakland Charter Academy, the sole yes vote was Trustee […]
Brandon Twp.- Members of a local church will examine a new television series, as well as the centuries-old book that inspired it, during the next several weeks. Seymour Lake United Methodist Church, 3050 Sashabaw Road, will host a Sunday School program on the History Channel’s ‘The Bible,? beginning at 10 a.m. tomorrow, Sunday, April 21. […]
Brandon Twp.- Jeff Maxson says he is moving forward with establishing a charter school in this area, but it appears unlikely it will be in a vacant building that the Brandon School District owns. A purchase request for the Sherman Center, 300 Sherman Court, was on the agenda of a special school board meeting April […]
Ortonville- To have and to hold, for better, for worse. After a nearly year-long courtship and 2-month engagement, Leah West and James Allen married on April 6 at the Old Town Hall in the village, decorated for the occasion with white tulle and ivy, sparkling lights, and purple flowers. Dressed in a black suit and […]
Jamie Broecker was at work last month when her daughter’s doctor left a message on her voicemail. ‘The doctor almost gave me a heart attack,? said Broecker, a 1996 Brandon High School graduate. ‘She left a message and said she needed to talk about Madison’s test results. I was a basketcase.? With mounting anxiety, the […]
Ortonville- Several projects were discussed during a special study session April 9 between the village council and planning commission, including numerous drain and sidewalk repairs, as well as new non-motorized pathways. However, one potential project has garnered far more attention’a wastewater treatment system. ‘The information we have on sewers goes back to 1958,? said Village […]
Brandon deputies terminated two high-speed chases led by the same suspect last week, but ultimately caught up with the man at his township residence. David John Daly, 45, was arraigned April 2 on two counts of fleeing and eluding, third degree, a felony, as well as driving while license suspended. According to police reports, deputies […]
Brandon Twp.- Recreation is ‘standing tall? in the township. This is how Fred Waybrant assesses the current state of the department he manages, which has been through plenty of challenges in the last few years, including a cut of two-thirds of the staff, elimination of an annual $15,000 funding contribution from Groveland Township, and a […]