By David Fleet Editor An area youth will take his soccer skills on the road this summer. Tommy Haase, 13 Groveland Township resident and seventh grade student at Brandon Middle School will travel to San Paulo Brazil with the People to People Sports Ambassadors Program from July 7-21. Haase, a center defensive captain has played […]
The Goodrich School Board announced on Monday night that GHS Principal David St. Aubin will return to active duty and serve a year-long stint in Afghanistan beginning in July. This will be the second year-long tour by St. Aubin while serving as principal at GHS. St. Aubin could not be reached for comment as of […]
Area law enforcement collared several suspects over the past week in connection with numerous home invasions. On May 12, the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department reported that two men in their 20s were arrested by GCSD deputies from the Atlas Township substation in connection with a series of area break-ins. GCSD Sgt. David Dwyre said the […]
When Ortonville Cub Scouts Pack 531 hosts a flag retirement ceremony at 7 p.m., May 29, at the Ortonville Cemetery’the event will have a special meaning to a local military family. ‘I want the young boys to understand the flag means a lot to many people’whether veterans, citizens, or in our case, it means a […]
The Goodrich School Board voted 6-0 on Monday night to OK a labor contract with the Custodians, Maintenance, Para-Pros and Transportation labor group. Board Secretary Doug Tetmeyer was absent from the meeting. The contract included a 5.5 percent reduction in compensation for the 61 employees, which should save the district about $120,000. Betty Butterworth, president […]
From coffee roasted in Goodrich to pastries baked in Clarkston to a host of other Michigan-made products’Coffee Zone, 830 S. Ortonville Road, Ortonville is the breakfast and lunch spot for some new tastes right in town. ‘We work hard to support Michigan products,? said Dennis Hamlin, owner. ‘If you’re looking for the best coffee in […]
A Blue Star flag in the window’the symbol of a family member serving in the military. For Pontiac residents Ernest and Hazel Rowden, the iconic display of dedication and service at their rural Oakland County home during the years of World War II was times seven. According to newspaper reports, for almost five years during […]
Brandon Twp.- A small piece of the community stolen last year has been found. An 80-year-old brass plaque identifying Tunis D. Hummer (1789-1863) and wife Francina (Swayze) Hummer (1793-1878) and their family members as one of the township’s pioneer families was recovered last week. The plaque had been removed by vandals in June 2010. In […]
If you’re on the fence about what to have for dessert’check out Moo Cow & Desserts for some new tastes. ‘I wanted to do something I was passionate about,? said Moo Cow & Desserts owner Stephanie Jones, a Goodrich High School and Michigan State University graduate. ‘Honestly, I could go without lunch or dinner, but […]
Goodrich-Not only does the village council lack a 2011-12 budget, but it now lacks someone to actually compile the document. The village council deliberated Monday night the direction necessary to file the budget due in about 45 days. The problems for the village are compounded due to the termination of Village Administrator Jacki Sidge’who in […]