Beets, Beats and Eats amateur photo contest

When: 6-8 p.m., Aug. 3 Where: Crossman Park downtown Ortonville Cost: $10. To enter just bring your photos to Beets, Beats and Eats on Aug. 3 at 5:30 p.m. and fill out entry forms. The photos will be on display and judged at that time. Winners will be printed in The Citizen during the month […]

Martian seniors drive to keep last day tradition alive

Goodrich- Dirt bikes and tractors littered Goodrich High School’s lawn on Friday, June 1. Following tradition, Goodrich seniors arrived at school on unusual forms of transportation in honor of their last day. ‘Seniors have been doing this for 20 years or more,? said Al Martus, retired assistant principal. Mike Ellis, high school assistant principal, stood […]

Dyeing to play

Shock, pain and a little blood. That’s what Stefan Goetz, a 19-year-old Goodrich resident, said of being shot during a game of paintball. Paintball is a growing sport in which war-like conditions are mimicked by players whose goal is to shoot opposing players with dye-filled capsules. With summer vacation on its heels, the peak of […]

My (late) Memorial Day column

Hey, it’s been a short week, with the holiday and all coming on Monday. That said, this is the perfect time to once again dip into ye ol? mail bag. More perfecter (I know that’s not a word, but this is my column) was this e-mail and picture I got from Tony Pierce. Wrote Tony: […]

Illegal: Not according to, or authorized, by law

And: ‘Not sanctioned by official rules.? There! The word ‘illegal? isn’t too hard to understand, is it? I am only a small voice in community newspapering, but I believe I represent the majority of legal Americans. I don’t believe the majority of major daily newspapers and airway time fillers have such representation. I believe in […]

Ortonville Village

VILLAGE OF ORTONVILLE TRUTH AND TAXATION PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Village of Ortonville will hold a Public Hearing on June 11, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. to hear written and/or verbal input on the proposed 2006 Millage Rate. With the Headlee Amendment rollback the Village millage rate would be 7.850. The Village […]

Ortonville Village

village of ortonville notice of public hearing In accordance with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) requirements, notice is hereby given that the Village of Ortonville will hold a public hearing on Monday June 11, 2007 not before 7:30 PM at the Old Town Hall, 486 Mill Street, Ortonville, Michigan. The purpose of the hearing is […]

Ortonville Village

VILLAGE OF ORTONVILLE APRIL 23, 2007 MEETING SYNOPSIS President Bess called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. All Council members, Manager Coy, Clerk Treasurer Clark, Leanne Panduren, Fred Waybrandt approximately 4 citizens were also present. The following items were acted on: Approved the agenda as amended. Approved the Consent Agenda including the following: ? […]

Ortonville Village

village of ortonville PUBLIC NOTICE Request For Proposals The Village of Ortonville Planning Commission is accepting proposals from qualified providers for the update/rewrite of its Village wide land use Master Plan. Proposals will be accepted until 5:00 PM ,June 15, 2007. For more details and/or to obtain our Request For Proposal document, which explains the […]

Magic moments

Holly Stewart and Anthony Fuller were among several hundred Clarkston High School students who went to Depot Park to take pictures and meet up with friends and family before prom last Thursday. Photo by Laura Colvin