By David Fleet Editor Ortonville — An historical local church has a new name and pastor. On Aug. 1, Sean Barton was appointed pastor of the renamed Ortonville Village Church formally the Ortonville United Methodist Church. Change is nothing new to Pastor Barton. Barton, a Denville, NJ, native and a 1987 graduate of Huntington Station […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp. — The stories vary greatly, the results are all too similar. Army Veteran Dennis Hoffman has been a member of the Ortonville VFW since 1985 and is the current commander. Over those years the needs of veterans have changed, but one remains constant. “The need for assistance due to […]
By David Fleet Editor Ortonville— Fr. Yongli Chen has come a long way to share a unique story to the parishioners of St. Anne Catholic Church and the community. Earlier this summer Fr. Yongli Chen became the new pastor, his first parish following extensive study and a rather challenging background. “I refer to myself as […]
By David Fleet Editor Birmingham— On Aug.19 the Woodward Dream Cruise which attracts thousands of car enthusiasts both watching and driving included a special guest who halted his cruise to visit with some locals. Jay Leno, the former “Tonight Show” host and car fanatic was in town for the Dream Cruise and arrived at Pasteiner’s, […]
By David Fleet Editor Ortonville— In the early morning hours of Nov. 7, 1916, bank robbers gained access to the Bank of Ortonville, 422 Mill St., broke into the vault and blew open the safe with high powered explosive, according to Oakland County authorities. The suspects allegedly gained access to the bank through a basement window, removed $4,863 […]
By David Fleet Editor Ypsilanti —Loud and slow. That’s how Groveland Township resident David Newbill described his ride in the bombardier seat of a World War II B-29 Superfortress. The journey was on Aug. 13 at Willow Run Airport at the Thunder Over Michigan Airshow. The B-29 named “Fifi” is part of the Squadron of […]
By David Fleet Editor Ortonville — Purple Heart Day, Aug. 7 was a day for Americans to remember and honor the men and women who served their country and were wounded or killed. On Monday, community members gathered at the Brandon Township Library to reflect and honor those awarded the Purple Heart. The event was the fourth to honor […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. — The annual Steps and Stories program has concluded for the summer with a shoe shopping trip for the students involved. “This is a true community collaboration between the Brandon Township Public Library, Brandon Groveland Youth Assistance and the Ortonville Eastern Stars, who generously provided all of the […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich — From July 24-26, about 50 youth attended the annual B&D Basketball Camp at Goodrich High School. The camp was started by David Barns in 2004, and is now run by his father and Hall of Fame Goodrich Varsity Basketball Coach Gary Barns. The camp is to teach basketball fundamentals […]
By David Fleet Editor Ypsilanti — David Newbill is going on a mission. On Aug. 13, the Groveland Township resident will strap himself into a seat surrounded by glass in the nose of one of the two remaining WWII vintage B-29 Superfortresses still in use today. The one hour flight, a gift from David’s son […]