By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Laingsburg — The sun is currently rather rambunctious and that activity has been on display. The Northern Lights or aurora borealis, which are typically reserved for areas nearer the poles has dipped farther south much to the pleasure and curiosity of those which happen to be night sky gazers. Kevin Kacan, […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Churchill, Manitoba — They are the largest bear species in the world up to 12 feet tall and weighing in at 1,700 pounds the largest land carnivores. Yet despite their immense size and location near the peak of the food chain, polar bears are in trouble. Real trouble. An area family […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — One goal. As the clock ticked down in the first round of the Division 2, District 27 playoff game on Oct. 10, the Brandon Blackhawks and Port Huron Redhawks varsity soccer teams provided a notable finish to a rather mundane game. Shorthanded due to illness the Redhawks trailed the Blackhawks by 10 goals in the first […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Adrian — On Oct. 12-13, the Brandon Youth Mountain Bike Club completed their six-race season at the Michigan Scholastic Cycling Association (MiSCA) Heritage Park MTB XC Race in Adrian, Mich. The event drew competitors from across the region including Brandon High School Freshman Ryan Savoie, finished fourth in his age category and […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com West Lafayette, Ind. — At 81 years old, June Ciampa Lauer can still twirl. On Sept. 28, Lauer went back to Purdue University for the alumni half-time show against the University of Notre Dame where she got to join over 900 alumni on the field and twirl her baton as the […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Atlas Twp.— Goodrich Middle School students are putting their best foot forward. Earlier this school year Ryan Dukes, a Michigan resident who specializes in customized sneakers agreed to donate his talents to create shoes based on the student’s design. More than 90 middle school students entered their own design and last […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Groveland Twp. — Bueche’s Food World Store Director Joe Dore is on a daily mission. The well stocked, polished aisles of the area landmark grocery store is a reflection of Dore’s more than four decades of dedication to providing the very best shopping experience to the community. The Bueche family along […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Hadley Twp. — David Ivory still recalls the excitement of joining his father firefighter Malcolm “Mike” Ivory on an alarm in Hadley Township. “When I was a kid back in the 40s we got to ride along to a fire,” recalled David, “It’s been 70 years or more since I did that but it’s been in […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Ortonville — It begins with local residents sharing a vision for their community. At the core is a small-town experience the visual and economic center of Ortonville surrounded by Brandon and Groveland townships. At the heart is Main Street, the focus of an All-American, authentic village that remains a hub of activity for 175 years. […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Oxford Twp. — We have liftoff. On Sunday members of the Oakland County 4-H Sport Rocket Club sent their rockets upward at the Seymour Lake Township Park, 2795 Seymour Lake Road. The event attracted 22 rocketeers and about 50 spectators who watched about 30 rockets head to the heavens with most […]