GROVELAND TWP. – Robins sing, warm air is the norm, and daffodils appear, welcome signs spring has sprung. Yet one less so popular spring attribute found in rural communities with gravel roads has also arrived. Mud, and plenty of it. In areas of Groveland Township dominated by low lying wetlands, a recent quick spring thaw […]
BRANDON TOWNSHIP – There is no better way to meet the face behind a business than a business Expo. This year residents will be provided the biggest and best opportunity to meet local business representatives at the 2003 Business Expo. “This year we are expanding the Expo (to accommodate more businesses),” said Robert Renchik, Expo […]
ORTONVILLE – Gearing up for this year’s budget sessions, as well as to accommodate preparations for the 3 percent, $4,000 state shared revenue funding loss, village officials are looking at setting up a capital improvement plan. The plan was presented on March 10 to the council by Village Manager Paul Zelenak, the idea of the […]
Food, fun and spirits will be the rule at the Brandon Township Public Library fund-raiser. The public is welcome to this “dressy” but not formal event, hosted by the Library Art Committee and the Friends of the Library. The event will feature a selection of wines to taste and cheese and desserts provided by The […]
BRANDON TOWNSHIP – To the parents of a 3-year old thoughts of preschool, socialization skills, and separation anxiety are sometimes overwhelming. To ease the transition, the Oakland Family Services along with the Church of the Nazarene is hosting a program aimed at preschool readiness. Ready Let’s Grow is designed to support and strengthen parent interaction […]
BRANDON SCHOOLS- The Brandon High School Robotics team are no new kids on the block when it comes to robotics. They are, however, when it comes to FIRST. The, “For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology,” (FIRST) competitions are designed for students to learn engineering and its various attributes through hands on activities. “I […]
Dear Editor, On March 4, my son had brought his skateboard to school, so he could skateboard after school in the parking lot. As previously agreed to by my son and myself, he was to skateboard for a specified length of time, then go into the library and get his homework done, then he was […]
Same beat, new location. My name is Jeff Patrus, and I will be taking the reins as the new sports editor for The Citizen, covering Brandon and Goodrich sports. Previously, I was at The Clarkston News, one of the sister publications of The Citizen, where I spent three years, the last two covering local sports. […]
BRANDON- Jason Katt has left the Brandon football program without coaching a game for the Blackhawks. The move comes only a week after Katt, formerly the defensive coordinator at Lowell (Mich.) High School, was hired to replace the retired Jim Watkins as the Blackhawks’ head varsity football coach. According to Brandon Athletic Director Larry Lamphere, […]
At 11 a.m. Thursday, March 6, a 16-year-old male Brandon High School student came to the sub station to report that $95 dollars had been stolen from his wallet sometime between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. on March 5. He reported having the money in his wallet, which was in his pants pocket, locked in […]