To the editor: As a resident of Brandon Township, I feel it imperative that I too voice my concerns regarding what I feel is important to me as a taxpaying citizen. Granted, if you knew me better you would realize, like most moms, family is my priority and time is limited. My time is divided […]
Brandon Varsity Sports Oct. 6 Boys Golf — League Meet (A) 10 a.m. Boys Soccer vs. Oxford (H) 7 p.m. Oct. 8 Boys Soccer vs. Holly (H) 7 p.m. Cross Country vs. Lapeer West (A) 4:30 p.m. Oct. 9 Girls Basketball vs. Holly (H) 7 p.m. Girls Tennis — Regionals (A) TBA Oct. 10 Football […]
Kayla Doan and Kelsey Carmean helped make it a good weekend for the Brandon girls cross country team. Doan and Carmean placed second and third, respectively, for the Blackhawks in the Brandon Invitational Sept. 26. Brandon tied with Harper Woods Regina for second place overall with 70 points apiece. Stoney Creek won the invite with […]
Junior Brad Lawrence once again anchored the Brandon boys cross country team at the Brandon Invitational Sept. 26. Lawrence finished ninth out of 62 competitors in the invite, finishing with a time of 18:57. As a team, Brandon finished in seventh place with 163 points. Oxford won the invitational with 24 points, while Warren De […]
Brandon Twp – Lapeer Prosecuting Attorney, Robert Schellig calls Randy Ray Cooper, of Brandon Township, a one man wrecking crew who “hopefully will not do too much damage while he’s free on bond.” On Sept. 29, another delay kept Cooper from facing third-degree criminal sexual misconduct charges after Judge John Connolly, of the 71st Lapeer […]
The Sept. 8 sudden resignation of Department of Public Works Supervisor Joe Bruz remains, “The X-Files of Ortonville.” The truth is still out there. To begin, the answers to any and all allegations of abuse remain in Bruz’s personnel file, information kept confidential by law. Unless Bruz agrees to release his employment records to the […]
By Elizabeth Lowe Staff writer Brandon Twp. — If James McRay could stress only one point about ash trees infested with the Emerald Ash Borer, it would be “don’t move firewood.” “Probably the biggest problem is people not understanding the provisions of the quarantine,” said McRay, communications specialist for the Michigan Department of Agriculture, referring […]
Brandon Fire Dept. asks for address signs improvement For five years the Brandon Fire Department has been selling and installing address signs to better identify home addresses. The department is asking everyone who owns a department issued sign to maintain the areas around them. Foliage, and trees growing in front and around the signs should […]
For a half, it looked like Holly would spoil Brandon’s Homecoming game Sept. 26. However, Brandon senior quarterback Devin White, playing in relief of starter Andrew Burch, sparked the Blackhawks to a stirring comeback as Brandon defeated Holly 29-22 for its first win of the season. Holly led 22-7 at the half, but Brandon roared […]
Goodrich’s Homecoming game proved to be just the stage for Kirk Elsworth to etch his name in the Genesee Area Conference record books. Elsworth, a junior running back for the Martians, ran for 279 yards on 35 carries, the fourth-best total in league history, and added two touchdowns as the Martians defeated Lake Fenton 21-14 […]