Runaway tire At 2:38 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27 a 49-year-old woman reported property damage on Baldwin Road in Brandon Township. As she was driving southbound on Baldwin, a rear tire came off a vehicle heading northbound and struck her vehicle, causing slight damage. The man whose car the wheel came off of stated that his […]
ORTONVILLE – After more than a month of searching through more than 45 applications, the village personnel committee found a new clerk/treasurer and on Monday, March 10 the village council unanimously approved hiring Mary Clark. Not a newcomer to government tasks, Clark spent more than 20 years working for Oxford Township and is looking forward […]
BRANDON TOWNSHIP – Whether it be a Friends of the Library-sponsored seminar, a benefit for a good cause or a concert on the lawn, the Brandon Township Library seems never to have a down day. On their agenda this month is one of Americas best female performers, best acoustic act and best solo act, as […]
GROVELAND TOWNSHIP – The chips are down for Arlene DuFresne, former owner of Tranquility Spa in Ortonville, and her family are doing their best to help. With the help of the Commonwealth Club in Madison Heights, DuFresne’s family hopes to defray medical costs so she can concentrate on getting well. “She needs the transplant surgery, […]
Professional training helps, but it’s not enough. The telephone call came while your humble editor was working late a couple Friday nights ago. Wife Nancy relayed the news received from our pastor. A friend from church had suffered a heart attack and died. It’s likely none of our readers knew Steve. He lived in Burton […]
Dear Editor: By all accounts, we are nearing a critical period in history as we face saber-rattling from North Korea and continued agitation by terrorist groups. However, the threat of a war with Iraq is most imminent, as there is reason to believe a strike from the free world could begin during late March. Therefore, […]
Dear Editor: For as long as I have been writing Letters to the Editor, I have only recommended one movie to go and see: “We Were Soldiers,” about the war in Vietnam. Now comes a second must-see movie, the Civil War film, “Gods and Generals,” which was released Feb. 21. This is one all Americans […]
GOODRICH- As the buzzer sounded to close the final quarter of the Thursday March 6 district semifinal at Goodrich, Martian players, coaches and fans erupted into cheers. Goodrich had come out on top of a tough battle with Macomb Lutheran North to move on to the District final against the Imlay City Spartans. The Martians […]
BRANDON- The Brandon Blackhawks put up a good fight throughout their season. Proof is in their second place Metro League finish, behind number one Lapeer East. With that record, they went into the district playoffs strong, easily defeating Oxford in round one, before downing the Cousirs of Waterford Mott in round two. The battle against […]
GOODRICH- Though the Goodrich Wrestling team was knocked out of contention for the state championships at the district level as a team, they still retained high hopes for some of their individual grapplers. Five Martian wrestler made it through the rigors, to land a spot in the division III state tournament, brothers Nic and Garrett […]