Lynne Wummel celebrates completion of her thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail on July 27 at the top of Mt. Katahdin in Maine. By Susan Bromley Staff Writer (Editor’s note: This is the fourth and final installment in a series about Lynne Wummel’s quest to hike the entire Appalachian Trail. For previous stories, search Wummel at […]
A column by Susan Bromley As a journalist, the start of a story, the lede, is often the hardest to write. But sometimes, the ending is even more difficult. This is the case for me as I prepare to end my story at The Citizen after 12-and-a-half years. I still remember vividly my humble beginnings […]
By David Fleet Editor Leland-For about six weeks Jonathan Schechter’s commute to work each day included 117 steps up to the top of a lighthouse towering more than 100 feet above Lake Michigan. From May 23 until July 3, Schechter, a Brandon Township resident and on-call firefighter, served as the lighthouse keeper on South Manitou […]
By David Fleet Editor It’s been 50 years this week that police vice squads raided an after hours drinking club or ‘blind pig’ in a mostly black Detroit neighborhood at 12th Street and Clairmount Avenue. According to newspaper reports, the squad found 82 people inside the club, holding a party for two returning Vietnam veterans. […]
Hannah Stowers at the Anuban Phayao school pool in Thailand July 2016. By Susan Bromley Staff Writer When Hannah Stowers moved to Thailand more than a year ago, she didn’t speak a word of the language, nor did she have a job or know anyone. What the 2010 Brandon High School graduate did have was […]
Runners exit Big Fish Lake after the swimming portion of the triathlon. Photo by Patrick McAbee. By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brad Burrick has two very important reasons for competing in races, including the Big Fish Triathlon on Sunday. The 39-year-old Fraser father wants to be healthy for his children, Adrienne, 6, and Grayson, 3-and-a-half-months-old. […]
Dylon Carr 8 a Bear Cub from Pack 531 clean up an Ortonville back yard Teens and Seniors Rocking & Raking on May 20. Photo by Patrick McAbee. cub-from-pack-531-are-cleaning-from-up-a-yard-for-Rockin-and-raking-in-Ortonville.-May-20- By David Fleet Editor The Teens and Seniors Rocking & Raking rolled on Saturday. About 40 volunteers converged on 33 area homes in Ortonville, Brandon and Groveland […]
By David Fleet Editor A soldier, loving husband and father—Mathew Mersino will be remembered for a life committed to his country and family. Mathew C. Mersino of Oxford died May 20, 2017. He was 94. A Detroit native and 1941 Oxford High School graduate, Mersino departed Fort Shanks, N.J. in October 1943 aboard the converted […]
Bridget Hubbard, 4 in the Dewey Decimal Dash. Photo by Susan Bromley. By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Ortonville- Windy Mattson has lost 115 pounds since she began running in 2012. The 38-year-old Grand Blanc resident finished her 21st race on May 13, participating along with 321 others in the Bookin’ It for Your Library 5K, […]
Brandon Twp. -Savanah Jidas does a lot of walking around looking to capture on camera that which inspires her. Last spring, she found inspiration in a bee on a flower in her front yard. This spring, that photograph, along with an accompanying artist statement about the “Power of One,” inspired judges in the First Annual […]