By David Fleet Editor New Baltimore — On Jan. 7, at the VFW District 5 awards banquet, Brandon High School teacher Jeff Malicke was named District Teacher of the Year. The district includes 27 VFW Posts and of all the communities represented, for the third consecutive year a Brandon High School teacher was named Teacher […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich —Rahmatulloh Toirov recently checked off a rather chilly bucket-list item with a dip in the Atlantic Ocean. With temperatures hovering around 50 degrees, Toirov a native and resident of the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan, took the plunge off the coast of South Carolina. “I’ve never seen the ocean before,” […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich — In October the Goodrich United Methodist Church welcomed Rev. Nick Berlanga as the new pastor. “I love the sense of hospitality I’ve received in the Goodrich area,” said Berlanga. “The congregation has embraced my wife Tara and I.” A Mundy Township native and current South Lyon resident, Berlanga earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Alma College in 1985. After graduation he […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp. — On Thursday, 18 boats set out on a two lap tour of the Brandon swimming pool. Only half returned. Duct tape, cardboard and a swimming pool were part of the 17th annual cardboard race boat physics project that was all about staying dry and staying afloat. Brandon High School students from STEM Chemistry classes […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp. — Eighteen points. That’s all BHS Senior Riley Abney needed on Dec. 15 to break Savannah Stedman’s all-time Blackhawk scoring record of 1,159 points set back in 2007. Abney, a 5 feet 9 inch, four year starter on the Blackhawks Varsity Girls Basketball team broke the record for girls and boys points in the second […]
By David Fleet Editor Kodiak Island — After almost a decade in the Army, Staff Sgt. Grant Simcox endured boot camp, overseas deployments and the riggers of military life. While a return home to Goodrich is part of the plan, there’s one more stop on the way back to civilian life that’s far more wild […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. — When Amy Boyer was diagnosed with breast cancer, she got a lot of different books on the topic. “They were all really sad and I didn’t want to read them, so I wanted to write something positive for someone else,” said Boyer. “What do you do when […]
By David Fleet Editor Edmonton — On Dec. 7, the Edmonton Oilers made a roster move recalling defenseman and Ortonville native Ben Gleason from the American Hockey League Bakersfield Condors and assigning defenseman Philip Broberg. Gleason, 25 has scored two goals and seven assists with a +5 rating through 14 games with the Condors this season after signing a two-year contract with Edmonton on […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.— On Dec. 9, the Ortonville VFW Post 582 members, Lisa Radke’s Brandon Care Bears and more than 40 volunteers placed 528 wreaths on veterans graves at the Ortonville Cemetery and 96 at Seymour Lake Cemetery. “Thank you to everyone who donated their time and those who contributed to the […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.— It’s been 82 years since the US Fleet came under attack by Japanese forces on Dec. 7, 1941. Many locally with memories of the attack that killed 2,403, five time zones and half a world away from southeastern Michigan are now dwindling. Oakland County Historian and Ortonville resident Carol […]