By David Fleet Editor Opening on the road. Both Brandon and Goodrich will not only open the 2017 football season on the road, they will play in neutral stadiums. At 1 p.m., Aug. 24, the Martians will take on Bendle at Kettering University’s Atwood Stadium in the Vehicle City Gridiron Classic. At 1 p.m., Aug. […]
The Citizen asked Tenny Webster, Appalachian Trail Conservancy Trail Information Specialist, some questions about hiking the trail. Webster has worked at the ATC headquarters in Harpers Ferry, W.V. for 2.5 years, thru-hiked the trail in ’96, and volunteers with the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, one of the 31 Trail clubs that maintains the Trail. How […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- The township is being asked to give an answer on the Iron Belle Trail a lot sooner than planned. A subcommittee formed earlier this month with appointments to last until Nov. 20, 2018, may not have to serve quite that long. The subcommittee met as a whole on […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- Ken Bertin has traveled all over the world to see a total solar eclipse, an event that is over in just a few minutes. He has viewed the event, in which the moon passes between the sun and the Earth, obscuring the sun, ten times— in India, Mexico, […]
By David Fleet Editor It’s been more than 10 years since two Army soldiers, both Ortonville natives, crossed paths more than 4,000 miles from home. The chance meeting in 2007 between Lt. Justin Quisenberry and PFC Joseph Miracle was at a cell phone store on a military base while they were stationed in Vicenza, Italy. […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.-At 7 p.m., Aug. 1, Paul Daniel Marriott & Associates, Historic and Scenic Road Preservation Planners, will be the featured speaker for a visionary session at the township fire station #1, 14645 Dixie Highway # B. Marriott will discuss the concept of “heritage corridors” and the long-term benefit of collaborative […]
At 5:30 p.m., Aug. 3, the Ortonville Community Historical Society will host the annual membership picnic at the Old Mill Museum, 366 Mill St., Ortonville. All current members of the historical society and anyone interested in becoming a member are invited to attend. This is an old-fashioned potluck dinner; bring a dish to pass for […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Ortonville- The Village Skate Park is for sale. While the parcel of land is not up for grabs, the skateboard equipment that occupies the space at the corner of Cedar and Ball streets is, as confirmed by Brandon Township Recreation Director Fred Waybrant on Wednesday. During a park subcommittee meeting […]
By David Fleet Editor Sally Oxsher recalled her 17-year-old-son Roy McGee, an Oxford High School student, enlisted in the Army some time in late 1966. “He didn’t have to go to Vietnam,” Oxsher told The Oxford Leader newspaper. “He was stationed in Okinawa when he volunteered for Vietnam duty. At the time, he told me […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- A man who verbally attacked a father and his three children who were going fishing has been cited for disorderly conduct. Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Greg Glover, Brandon substation commander, said the man who used profanity mistakenly believes the father and his kids, ages 11, 13, and […]