When township residents say, ‘slow down,? local drivers are going to listen. ‘Often people would question the speed on local roads,? said Robert DePalma, Groveland township supervisor. ‘Many times residents need motorists to slow down driving past their houses and they request the township’s help. This new law will aid with the process.? DePalma along […]
Brandon Twp – It’s not that he objects to recreation parks but Joel Dean doesn’t think it’s the best use for the land in his back yard. Dean is talking about 60 acres of rolling, wooded wetlands, and underbrush owned by the township, on Seymour Lake Road west of Sashabaw, and east of Cook roads. […]
Brandon Township – Instead of learning the old soft shoe, Dennis Jisa will be learning how to run his MacIntosh computer. Jisa is a Brandon Township senior citizen, who, on August 19, won a drawing for a one year old MacIntosh computer from the Brandon Senior Center. Jisa entered his name in a drawing to […]
School bells rang throughout the Brandon school district Thursday, Aug. 21 as teachers and staff members welcomed students back to school. The students can expect the same curriculum as in the past year, Superintendent Bart Jenniches said. However, he also said the district will address a couple key issues concerning parents and students: nDispensing of […]
Brandon Twp – After several years of planning and a few false starts, the safety path along M-15 is supposed to be completed by Sept. 15, but not without a few more glitches. Path contractor is in the process of hiring new construction workers to finish the bridge next to M-15, by the Brandon Middle […]
The following is public information from official documents, including written statements, handwritten eyewitness accounts, court recordings and press releases from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department substation, Brandon Township, and the Michigan State Police post in Groveland Township. Suspended license On Aug. 10, a Michigan State Trooper executed a traffic stop on Tindall Road in Groveland […]
David Garr received quite the birthday present Aug. 13. The Goodrich youngster celebrated his 12th birthday by learning he has been named to the United States Olympic team’s developmental soccer program. During the winter months, Garr will team up with 24 other Michigan soccer players to train at Wiskham, a camp in Michigan, and eventually […]
New Brandon boys soccer coach Nathan Hunter hopes he has started a tradition with the program. Hunter and a group of 33 players from the varsity and junior varsity teams headed up north to Empire, near the Traverse City area, Aug. 10-14. The team worked on preseason conditioning and team-building exercises. During each of the […]
‘Youth and Adult Golf: All classes meet from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Goodrich Country Club. Youth classes (8-15 years) meet on Mondays in September. Adult classes (16 years and up) meet on Wednesdays in August or September. The cost is $60 for residents and $70 for nonresidents. ‘Beginning Soccer: Fall Beginning Soccer is now enrolling. […]
Brandon’s girls tennis team returned from summer vacation in good fashion. The Blackhawks traveled to a tournament in Lapeer Aug. 14 and came away tied for third place with Lapeer East. Davison won the tournament, while Romeo took second. In singles action, senior Nicole Barth took third place at #1 singles, while Jessica Sandy lost […]