By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.-It’s been a quarter of a century since Marian Wojtkowicz and Jeff Dawley purchased a small building near the intersection Green and State roads. The two local real estate agents had a vision to transform the auto repair shop at 8491 S State Road, into a dynamic business grounded on […]
By David Fleet Editor The first time Australia native Lyall Beveridge visited the United States he raved about American hamburgers, pizza and was surprised that school buses were yellow. Five years later not much has changed. In 2014, Beveridge was a 14-years-old high school student from Sydney who arrived in the United States and attended […]
By David Fleet Editor On a late summer Friday afternoon, Brandon Blackhawk Varsity football slot receiver Brayton MacQueen was not at practice or preparing for the teams second game of the season. Rather, the 6-foot-1-inch 180 pound junior was on the steps of the Michigan State Capitol along with hundreds of other players, parents and […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.-Holly Powersports is ready to ride. In about two weeks the Holly Oaks ORV Park, one of Michigan’s newest state park will open in the township and a local business is now revved up for action. Earlier this year Pam and Al Rush, along with James Nolan opened Holly Powersports, […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-So here’s the scoop—Lippy’s Ice Cream is open. On Aug. 6, owners and local residents Rob and Tami Lipp opened Lippy’s Ice Cream, 10243 Hegel Road in the village. “We’ve had customers arrive in golf carts and four-wheelers, everyone is flocking here for ice cream,” said Rob. The ice cream store […]
By David Fleet Editor Ortonville- It has been 75 years, but Dane Guisbert still recalls the remains of the buildings in Japan following World War II. “In the cities the buildings were made out of reasonably stable (materials) wood, but a lot were made of bamboo,” said Guisbert, 94. “Some of the people were destitute […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.-At 7 p.m., Aug. 15, Brandon Recreation will host their 6th annual Family Movie Night at the Brandon Township Community Park, 1414 N. Hadley Road, Ortonville. The movie being shown is Trolls World Tour. “We’re going to try and run it like we did in the past minus some […]
By David Fleet Editor Two Brandon Township sisters recently discovered whale bones in an on old river deposit in the Atlas Township area. Sadie, 13 and Kalin, 14 Benson were exploring recently and found two rather unique bones about 24 inches across in a rural area of the township. “I actually stubbed my toe on […]
By David Fleet Editor Ortonville-Bill Duman had spent a lifetime either on the water or under it. The Cheboygan native was a third generation hard-hat diver, served in the Navy during the WWII Battle of the Atlantic and completed countless hard hat dives in the Straights including under Mackinac Bridge following its construction in 1957. […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer On May 20, the Brandon Township Public Library would have hosted their 17 annual Battle of the Books Competition. Due to COVID-19, teams could not compete in their regular quiz-bowl format competition. However, the pandemic did not slow area youth from participating in the battle. This year 12 teams, comprised […]