On Monday, May 24, Brandon High School students are invited to attend the first meeting of prospective swim participants for the 2004-05 school year. The meeting will take place at the BHS Performing Arts Center beginning promptly at 6 p.m. Details: 248-627-1827.
Candice Ide and Brenden Fahy are pleased to announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Together with family and friends, they plan to share their special day on June 25, 2005. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Sandra and Donald Ide of Beverly Hills. She is a graduate of Oakland University and is employed with BBDO […]
Goodrich – An all-American feel drifted over the Martian football field that 1996 autumn Friday evening. Goodrich was behind. An anxious crowd turned exuberant as junior Eric Curtis made a spectacular block, then the winning touchdown. Life was good. In high school, Eric’s friends were everywhere. A football captain and weight lifter from a close […]
Goodrich – Goodrich Middle School students were evacuated this week after the school’s alarm system was disabled by a lightning strike. The school was thought to have taken a hit during the May 10 lightning storm, which elicited a full response from Atlas Township firefighters, said Atlas fire chief Jim Naugler. ‘We don’t know where […]
Brandon Twp. – Township officials say early election signs have prompted plans to amend the township sign ordinance. ‘We’ve already gotten calls from resident asking why the (August primary) election signs are allowed to be posted,? said Ron Lapp, township supervisor. While Lapp says the school board election signs are not a problem because the […]
Groveland Twp. – Bloomfield Township Police Officer Gary Davis, a Groveland Township resident, died early Thursday morning after being hit by a vehicle while on duty. Davis, 36, was a decorated 12-year veteran of the force. At approximately 3 a.m. May 13, Davis had placed a driver in the back seat of his vehicle in […]
Brandon Twp. – Township officials say early election signs have prompted plans to amend the township sign ordinance. ‘We’ve already gotten calls from resident asking why the (August primary) election signs are allowed to be posted,? said Ron Lapp, township supervisor. Lapp says the school board election signs are not a problem because the elections […]
Lansing- After three-full terms as 46th District State Representative, Ruth Johnson (R-Groveland Twp.) announced Wednesday she will run for Oakland County Clerk. ‘If the voters are willing I’d like to bring my experience and leadership back to Oakland County,? said Johnson on Wednesday. ‘The taxpayers of Oakland County deserve to have the most efficient and […]
Ortonville Department of Public Works employees Dan Hickman, Kevin Booms, and Shane Eliassen repair a sidewalk section at Mill and Ball streets after heavy downpours washed out a section underneath the walkway. The repairs are expected to take about three days. Several inches of rain fell during the week across much of Oakland County. Photo […]
On Wednesday both Brandon and Goodrich elementary and middle schools were cheering after the Michigan Educational Assesment Program test scores were released’boasting scores that, like other years, outpaced state averages. The only blemish on some pretty decent scores was fourth grade writing, which trailed the state by 7 percent in the Brandon school disrtict and […]