Brandon Twp – Starting this month a local church is featuring area musicians in a coffeehouse setting called “SLUM”, short for Seymour Lake United Methodist. The city coffeehouse will be set up in the UMC hall of the Seymour Lake United Methodist Church, located at 3050 Sashabaw Road. Each month, for a small donation of […]
Village approves fire station contractor: On Monday Nov. 10, Brandon Fire Chief Bob McArthur won the final approval for a $1,000,060 bid to begin constructing Fire Station 3 on Oakwood Road. Village approval was the final step before awarding Premacon Inc., of Southfield the lowest bid of a three-part bid package. “I don’t anticipate getting […]
The Atlas Township Board recently voted to purchase First Aid kits for the Silver Fox Club. The seniors will be holding a home safety presentation in March, 2004. The board voted to purchase 25 kits at a cost of $25 each out of Community Development Block Grant funds.
The Village of Goodrich says “thanks” to all residents and business owners who donated to the 2003 Halloween Candy Drive. Donations for the drive, the largest in the history of the village, were much appreciated, said Goodrich Village Secretary Traci Christner.
The signature page congratulating the Goodrich football team on their playoff win (The Citizen, Nov. 10, p. 26) should have listed one of the Goodrich football players as William McNeice.
Brandon Twp.— Strong winds ripped the roof off this new home in Brandon Township when gusts estimated at more than 60 mph hit the area at about 5 p.m. Wednesday night and continued through Thursday. “These storms are anything but unusal in November,” said Bill Deedler, meteorologist from the National Weather Service in White Lake, […]
Three 2003 Brandon High School Graduates have received AP Scholar Awards for achievements on the Advanced Placement exams. Lisa Thibodeau and Christina Via both scored in the top15 percent nationally in the College Board AP Scholar Award. In addition, Anna Stanzyk earned the National AP Scholar award with honors. The Advanced Placement Program is sponsored […]
With whistling winds ushering in the winter holidays, Santa is waiting to hear good children’s wishes. Join Santa for a free photo, a gift, face painting, a coloring contest, snowflake making, cookies and punch, and a craft session. The event, sponsored by the Dena Bancroft Foundation, will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Nov. […]
Brandon Twp. – For the past 20 years, thanks to the Brandon School District, the township, and community donations, a free Thanksgiving dinner has been served to area senior citizens. This year’s dinner was no exception, and turkey dinner was served to a full house. Don Patrick, principal of Brandon Fletcher Intermediate said he starts […]
Goodrich — Although no concrete numbers will be available until 2004, Goodrich school officials are discussing the squeeze future growth could put on the district. The district could accomodate a maximum of 632 new students before being forced into portable classrooms, adding on, or completing new construction, said Goodrich Schools Superintendent Raymond Green, although the […]