By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville — A piece of folk art is finally at home in Ortonville. The Tramp art piece is believed to be modeled after the Village Church of Ortonville, 93 N. Church St., Ortonville. It was carved by Ortonville resident Seymore Torrence. It will now be on display at the Old […]
By David Fleet Editor Grand Blanc Twp. — Four stints of active military duty is remarkable. But when that service is in the American Revolution, where often young recruits lacked military training, carried outdated weapons and battled a regimented trained British troops, the accomplishment is extraordinary. Such is the story of Patriot Nathan Burpee. The […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp. — Bob Blow vividly recalls his 16th birthday present almost six decades ago, a 1954 Chevrolet 150 economy/fleet model. “It was the most plain-Jane car ever,” recalls Blow, now a Brandon Township resident. “My grandmother wouldn’t drive it. Well, maybe after dark.” Despite the ongoing disdain for the basic two-door […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Lapeer — At 5 p.m., Dec. 10, K9 Stray Rescue League is hosting their annual W’h’ines for K9 fundraiser. Attendees will be provided a five-course meal with wine parings, and proceed will go towards pet care for surrendered and rescued animals. This year the event will be hosted at the […]
By David Fleet Editor Ortonville — Mike Ratliff, Financial Advisor for Edwards Jones is on the move to downtown Ortonville. The new spacious South Street office will open in early 2024. “We’re staying right here in Ortonville, but just at a different location and continuing to serve the community.” Ratliff began with Edward Jones Investments […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.— On a cold, rainy mid-October morning Liz Porter watches the drips of apple cider fall from the press. A process repeated every fall at Porter’s Orchard for nearly 90 years. Liz stepped to the press this fall as the fourth generation cidermaker at her family’s township orchard, a tradition starting with […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich — At 5:30 p.m., Oct. 25, Goodrich High School will host New York Times best selling author and acclaimed bullying expert Jodee Blanco in the GHS Raymond C. Green Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public—families are encouraged to attend. Blanco is a survivor turned activist authoring multiple books on […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp. — Gary Fisher is on a mission of truth about Flint. “Louis Chevrolet was a real man and lived on Root Street in Flint; Billy Durant lived in Flint and really did invent General Motors; Kelly Johnson is the second most important person in aviation and he did attend […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville— Since she was 3-years-old, Kristy Robinett has heard and seen dead people. Though she prefers to call them those on the other side. “I was about 3 or 4 years old when a spirit came through to me, a woman, and told me to tell my parents that my grandmother […]
By Sharon Stone Tri County Times-Editor Goodrich — Just 2mg of fentanyl can kill a person and 150 lives are lost to the dangerous drug every day. Those are staggering statistics. Devon Michael Cota of Linden was a victim of this deadly drug. At the age of 23, he died from accidental fentanyl poisoning on […]