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 […]
By David Fleet Staff Writer Ortonville-For the past three decades, Gary Fox has made a living racing to fires, accidents and emergencies either driving or riding in a firetruck. On June 25, Fox, a firefighter/paramedic since 1990—ended his stellar career with one last ride to his village home courtesy of the Bloomfield Township Fire Department. […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.-John and his older brother William Britton both served in the Revolutionary War. John was a private in the 5th Battalion, Philadelphia Militia, and fought in the battle of Germantown, Pa, Oct. 4, 1777 and in the Battle of Monmouth, NJ in 1778. Brother William enlisted in 1777 and participated […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Jessica Aalertsberg, of Girl Scout Troop 31 in Goodrich, recently knitted her way to a Gold Award. “I’ve been knitting and crocheting since I was eight years old,” said Aalertsberg, 18. “As I was growing up I noticed not many people in my age group knew how to do that, […]