By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — Area youth writers will have a unique opportunity to join others from the community to hone their craft with local author and reporter Shelby Stewart-Soldan for a summer writing series. From 4:30-5:30 p.m., June 6, 13, 20 and 27 at the Brandon Township Library for “Writing Expedition.” “Writing is a very fluid form of expressing of what’s going […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Freeland Mich.— On May 18, the Brandon Middle School robotics team, Brandon Tech, Team #5976 competed at the FIRST Tech Challenge Freeland Gear Up off-season spring event in Freeland, Mich. The event is the final opportunity for eighth grade students prior to joining Truck Town Thunder at Brandon High School. Brandon Tech […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — 4-8 p.m., on June 1, Abigail’s Pride will host their third annual event, Pride in the Park, at the Brandon Township Community Park, 1414 N. Hadley Road, Ortonville. “This year’s Pride in the Park will be the same family-friendly pride festival that we have had the past few […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Howell — Several Brandon High School students recently explored opportunities in the trades. According to the Michigan Department of Labor and Employment, the state is experiencing a significant shortage of professional trades workers, which is expected to continue through 2026. Some of the reasons include much of the workforce is aging […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Goodrich — A recent Goodrich High School graduate and current teacher connected with a new approach to an old idea that brought a small part of the world together. Pen Pals, a decades old way to encourage students to develop their knowledge of other countries through making new friends via writing […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Grand Blanc — This Mother’s Day, Heidi Molyneux has a simple yet effective message to all moms of chronically ill children, “Love on them as much as you can.” Molyneux, a former Grand Blanc resident and 1987 Grand Blanc High School graduate is one of countless single parents who contend with children with serious illness. The mother […]
Ortonville — The Michigan Blackhawk’s 8U Baseball team, coached by Dave Will, took home second place in the inaugural O-Ville Ice Breaker Baseball Tournament April 20-21 at Charles F Sherman Memorial Park, Ortonville. The 8U Michigan Blackhawk sluggers hit six home runs in the championship game but still came up short against the Foutch Baseball 8U Red team of Flint. The mid-April inaugural tournament was organized and […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp.— In the world of fast cars, Danny Kellermeyer says a Corvette person usually has a Corvette in their blood system. “I was not at first,” said Kellermeyer, 77, a Brandon Township resident. “I dragged raced Monzas, Camaros and everything but a Corvette. Who could afford one?” Then in 1985, […]
By Jeff Hogan jhogan@mihomepaper.com Hadley— The Hadley Township Historical Society invites area residents to join them to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Hadley Mill, 3633 Hadley Rd., on Saturday, June 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. An opening program will be held at 9:30 a.m., hot dogs, chips and beverage with donation will […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — After a four year hiatus, the Stamp Out Hunger food drive will return to the community.On May 11, letter carriers from the Ortonville Post office will pick up bags of non-perishable food items near area residents’ mailboxes. Bags will be distributed to area mailboxes to fill or items may be […]