On June 23, Fred Waybrant, Director of Brandon Recreation won approval to begin ordering the second phase of equipment for the Village Skate Park Although the Park officially opened Phase I of the three phase facility in June, Waybrant has already raised enough funds to begin purchasing equipment for the next phase. ?’We hope to […]
On June 27, Nana’s Sweet Street closed it’s coffee loving, sandwich making doors. Don’t worry though, it’s only temporary. Nana’s is undergoing a facelift and will be moving less than 100 yards north from their 900 square foot building to a new area of 2,400 square feet. Owners Sharon and Bob Schulmeister are excited about […]
Brandon Twp – Due to an increased number of thefts from vehicles and homes in the Clarkston Lakes and Sashabaw Meadows mobile home communities, the Brandon Substation has increased enforcement of curfew violations. A fact sheet from the Oakland County Sheriff Brandon Substation said several of the break-ins occur during the afternoon, while home owners […]
Gypsy moths have caused tree damage throughout Oakland County, but Brandon Township has escaped relatively unscathed from the problem. Township treasurer Linda Owen, the township’s gypsy moth liaison for Oakland County, said there hasn’t been a gypsy moth problem in the township for about 4-5 years, although there have been scatters of moths ‘here and […]
Hadley Township 8-10 a.m.’Boy Scouts Pancake Breakfast ‘Town Hall 9 a.m.-3 p.m. ‘Craft Show ? Town Hall 9 a.m.-10 p.m. ? Coffee, muffins, pizza, pop, sandwiches, hand dipped ice cream and lots of treats ? Ice Cream Parlour 10 a.m. sharp ? Kids Parade ? ball field (Kids under 10 yrs. must be with an […]
Atlas Twp.- Jim and Lynn Lusty began preparing for their oldest daughters’open house in about February. Angela, 17, the eldest of four girls had graduated from Powers Catholic High School on June 1, and along with her family, were planning for the major post graduation gathering on the spacious grounds at their rural Atlas Township […]
Atlas Twp.’Ruth and Harold Steinhoff figured if they raised 14 children, then downtown Flint was not the place. So, after purchasing the 120 acre Stonehill Farm on Horton Road west of Goodrich in the 1940s, Ruth and Harold moved the troops from the city to the county in 1957. Life changed in a lot of […]
Dear Editor, This letter concerns the ineffective pesticide spraying of our three ball fields. My feeling is that the thousands of dollars you plan to spend spraying the fields this year is money wasted. I challenge you to find errors in my reasoning below. If you cannot find any, you will be left with the […]
Dear Editor, Recently, I approached Representative Ruth Johnson about a Proposal for the State of Michigan to provide tuition vouchers or some other kind of tax credit for students who play ‘Taps at military funerals. These tuition vouchers or credits would apply to any institution of higher learning in the State of Michigan. A similar […]
For more than 40 years our family has owned a small log hunting cabin in the hills of Antrim County in northern Lower Michigan. Built about 1900, long before electrical service and indoor plumbing, the small cabin has avoided nearly a century of mankind’s technological marvels that most assuredly bettered our lives. We figured that […]