By David Fleet Editor Ortonville— On Nov. 7, longtime Ortonville resident Marian Lewis Troyer will be celebrating her 100th birthday. Marian is currently retired and resides in Bakersfield, Calif. Her parents, Earl and Martha Lewis, and siblings Ruth, Keith and Marcia, all moved from Pontiac to Ortonville in the mid-1930s. The family lived on School […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich —The Martians coaches were honored this past week with four selected as Varsity Coaches of the year. Tom Alward, football; Al Warden, cross country; Evan Huizenga, boys soccer and Lloyd Walter, girls golf. The Citizen Alward and Warden in today’s edition with Huizenga and Walter next weekend. A Flint Metro […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Goodrich — A Night Under the Stars, a one-act play, directed by Lindsay Carlisle, with technical director and auditorium manager Patricia Whittaker is the first fall production at Goodrich since the COVID-19 hiatus. “A Night Under the Stars is a story about people. People looking to get away from it […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville — Just in time for Halloween, the Brandon Township Public Library will be hosting author and psychic medium Kristy Robinett for her program History, Mystery and the Magic of Witches. Registration required. “I’m going to talk about the cultural history of witches, how they were really natural healers, and […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.— An area business owner and customer are now celebrating following a lucky draw last week. On Oct. 17, an Oakland County man said he couldn’t breathe when he won a $549,033 Super Lucky 7’s Fast Cash jackpot from the Michigan Lottery. The 52-year-old player who chose to remain anonymous brought his […]
By David Fleet Editor Ortonville— In the early morning hours of D-Day, June 6, 1944, Fred Bahlau, a 21-year-old Jackson, Mich. native and paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division, jumped into German occupied Normandy France, miles behind enemy lines. “It’s dark, the fighting is bitter and the American troops are scattered all over the French countryside,” said […]
By David Fleet Editor Ft. Myers— Steve Gotham had always wanted to live on a boat. So in 2019 the former Big Fish Lake resident sold his house and moved to Fort Myers, Fla. There he purchased a 1988 Symbol 52 feet motor yacht. The two bedroom, two head yacht was powered by twin 3208 Caterpillar diesels was docked […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp. — Deals N Steals have arrived. A pre WWII German harmonica; A 1904 edition of poems by Edger Allan Poe and a portable paint sprayer. Just a few of the hundreds of items available at Deals and Steals, 360 N. Ortonville Road. The new business, located in the Bueche’s […]
By David Fleet Editor Detroit— In more than 27 years of coaching Goodrich Varsity Baseball Head Coach Bob Foreback has many memoriable experiences. But few will top Thursday afternoon in Detroit. At just before 1:10 p.m., Foreback stepped on the mound at Comerica Park and delivered the first pitch of the Kansas City vs. Tigers […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville — Witches are welcome, warlocks are tolerated for the fifth annual 2022 Witches Night Out. From 3-9 p.m., Oct. 8. grab your broom for the ladies night out style event with a Halloween theme in downtown Ortonville. “After a hard year for many of our businesses downtown, it’s important […]