Ortonville – Plans are underway for the Second Annual Ortonville Night at the Movies. The contributions of residents and businesses allowed for more than 300 adults, parents, and school-aged children to experience the nostalgic drive-in movie atmosphere, right in their own backyard of Ortonville. Parent groups from HT Burt and Harvey-Swanson Elementary schools will again […]
Ortonville – The unusual amount of rainfall over the past few weeks has people joking about feeling a bit moldy. Not a joke to Village Manager, Paul Zelenak is that because of the series of recent heavy storms the village is becoming waterlogged. ‘Water is backing up in yards, septic are flooding, and there are […]
Brandon Twp – Creating poetry with pottery has been a passion for Brandon Township resident Sue Kolb for more than 20 years. ‘It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years,? she quipped. Married to husband Joe Wheeler, Kolb is celebrating 20 years of molding her craft in Ortonville by having an anniversary exhibit, offering a […]
Ortonville – After facing extensive revenue sharing cuts in 2004, municipalities statewide are bracing to endure future adjustments to the 2005 budgets. In a one hour budget study session on April 24 the council approved the preliminary 2005 Ortonville budget. While the village income and expenses have not changed in the past two years, Zelenak […]
An unexpected delay from Detroit Edison has given drivers a break on the South Street Bridge closure. Originally scheduled to close on June 10, Village Manager Paul Zelenak said the bridge will not physically close until after the Fourth of July. ‘The utility companies will be doing some work down there, but traffic will still […]
nSign recovery fee: The board approved to charge a $10 penalty fee for removal of temporary signs such as election signs left up to 14 days after an election, temporary business advertisements, and garage sale signs that have to have been removed by the township. Previously the township removes the signs and returns them to […]
Brandon Schools – In addition to sharpening their math skills, Belle Ann students? totalled up more than $5,000 for the children and families of St. Jude Hospital. Once again the Belle Ann students participated in the program to help raise money for the families of children receiving treatment at St. Jude Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, […]
Groveland – As a child in Kentucky all Terrie Lea wanted to do was sing the songs played by her father, a country western musician. ‘My dad always had people with instruments at our house every weekend,? said Lea, a Groveland Township resident. ‘We did it because we loved it and I just wanted to […]
Name: Sally Swayne Occupation: Human Service specialist at Lighthouse of Oakland County in Pontiac. Personal: The 58- year Brandon Township resident is the mother of five daughters and five granddaughters, all of whom attended Brandon district schools. Memberships: Swayne is currently a member of the Ortonville United Methodist Church, a chairperson of the Senior Citizen […]
Ortonville -Organizer of the June 12 Ortonville Creekfest event Lois Robbins said there were more people working on committees for the second annual River Day event than last year, which she says is a good sign that attendance will be up at the Kearsley Creek celebration. The day brings attention to the Kearsley Creek, a […]