Dear Ortonville-Brandon Community, Over the last several decades, school districts have been looking for ways to reduce costs. The primary reasons for this have included rising legacy costs, increasing health care costs, declining enrollment and much more. During this time period, the Brandon School District has worked to make these needed reductions in ways that […]
(In response to Ride on, The Citizen, Jan. 27, page 1) Thank you Brandon Dear Editor, A winter day with sun and smiles, is what the Ortonville Lions Club and the Village Pub in Ortonville provided students from Elmer Knopf Learning Center! A host of volunteers from the Lions Club greeted our students at the […]
(In response to ‘Council eyes new chicken ordinance’ The Citizen, Jan. 27, page 4) Divided board Dear Editor, I find it confusing that the township is so against chickens, yet the library offers a class on raising them. I am also confused as to how this village board continues to pursue an issue clearly supported […]
Residents not represented Dear Editor, The Village Council has introduced an ordinance that makes it close to impossible to raise chickens in the Village of Ortonville. (5-1 vote; Council member Brice voted no). If this ordinance passes, most of us who own chickens would have to give up raising them. The coop has to be 100 […]
Save our bus drivers Dear Editor, “I have the BEST bus driver in the Brandon school district.” I am positive any parent you ask would echo the same statement. Miss Janine makes my child feel safe. I know she has many years of experience on our treacherous back roads, no matter the condition. She along […]
Fletcher building miracle (In response to, ‘Two bidders vie for BFI school building,’ The Citizen, Dec. 23, page 1) Dear Editor, Let me tell you a story about a miracle that is waiting to happen in the Village of Ortonville and Brandon Township – and yet no one really knows about it. It pertains to […]
Thank you responders Dear Editor, I wanted to take a minute to thank are local Brandon EMS and Oakland County Sheriff officers. On Dec. 26, 2017 I had a very bad flair up of an old disk injury to my lower back. I was in extreme pain like an electrical cord was connected to my […]
Thank you DPW Dear Editor, I hope everyone that traveled through the Village of Ortonville on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day appreciated out village’s DPW. They were missing out being with their family so many ouf us could get to our celebrations safely. They worked almost nonstop Christmas Eve and much of Christmas Day plowing […]
Thanks for the toys Dear Editor A big thank you to the Ortonville Community, who once again proved that they are the most generous community the whole world. They absolutely made sure “To See that No Child Is Left Out At Christmas” Thank you to the local businesses who let us put collection boxes in […]
Thank you community Dear Editor, The Goodrich/Atlas Chamber of Commerce would like to thank all the participants of this year’s “Downtown Goodrich Christmas Celebration” The support of the Village of Goodrich, the Goodrich Volunteers and Goodrich Lions was greatly appreciated. The Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts added much to the festivities. Tree Top Farms generously […]