By David Fleet Editor Prior to 2014, Sarah Evans can’t recall running more than three miles at one time. “Just when you think you can’t, you can,” said Evans, a former Brandon Township resident and 2008 Grand Blanc High School graduate. Just eight years later, Evans reached a pinnacle of athleticism, endurance and dedication reached only by just a few. Last month, Evans completed the Leadville Trail 100 mile run, an annual […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp.— Brandon Groveland Youth Assistance has a new caseworker as of Tuesday. “I have been a caseworker for Oakland County Youth Assistance for seven years,” said Tasha Hanson. “All seven of those years I was assigned to Ferndale Public Schools. Prior to working with Youth Assistance, I worked as […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. —Registration for the fall session of Parenting the Love and Logic Way is open. The virtual parenting program is facilitated by Linda Brooks, and is hosted in partnership with Brandon Groveland Youth Assistance, Holly Area Youth Assistance, the Brandon Township Public Library and the Holly Township Public Library. […]
Holly —At 11 a.m., Sept. 17, the Holly Township Library, 1116 N Saginaw St, Holly, will host local authors, Noah Cox of Ortonville and Eric Yeaster of Rose Township. Cox, the author of Squirrel Town and a 2019 graduate of Brandon High School, grew up in the Ortonville area and is currently a senior at […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich — Their distinctive orange wings with black stripes are the ever common monarch butterfly, a familiar summer visitor to Michigan. However, the milkweed loving winged passerby needs some help. In July, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reported the migrating monarch butterfly, common in southeastern Michigan, was […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich— On Aug. 20, Jason Vickory of Burton, scored a hole-in-one at Goodrich Country Club. Jason was playing in the 34th Annual Vickory Invitational which included 108 friends and family. He connected on hole 16, which is a 153 yard, par 3 with a seven iron. “I hit it, and then […]
By David Fleet Editor Hadley Twp. — Founded in 1908 by Henry M. Leland, the former head of Cadillac Motors, the Lincoln Motor Company took aim at those fortunate enough to possess wealth and wanting to show it off. Such is the full-size Dearborn made 1951 Lincoln Sport Sedan produced from 1949 through the 1954 […]
By David Fleet Editor Earlier this summer, five parish Youth Ministries had the opportunity to serve together in Flint during Motor City Mission. The youth and adults from St. Anne Catholic Church of Ortonville; Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit, Highland; St. Patrick Catholic Church, White Lake; St. Mary Catholic Church, Royal Oak and St. […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville — The Old Mill Museum Blacksmith Shop in Ortonville now has a locally-used swage block. “It’s a piece of equipment that a lot of the old shops had,” said Tom Roberts, who leads blacksmithing classes and demonstrations at the Old Mill. “You use it to shape iron, you can […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich — In May, Corey Batterbee, a 2013 Goodrich High School graduate connected on a hole-in-one at Goodrich County Club. Batterbee, 27, was golfing with some friends on the par 3, 196 yard, 12th hole. Batterbee selected a 5 wood for the shot. “After I hit the ball, my buddy Ryan […]