A special village meeting on Feb. 4 has sparked the ire of at least one council member. Long time councilman Pete Morey said he was never notified in writing of a special meeting called by Council President Patricia Wartella to hire a new consulting firm needed for an independent study of the village. In fact, […]
For more than 70 years Brandon Township resident Doug Houston has been knowing what he hears ‘Started out with the family Victrola photograph my aunt gave us about,? said Houston, 81. ‘After that I sort of branched out to other electrics.? At 15 years old Houston repaired radios and so it was an easy transition […]
Village resident Norm Bass who spearheaded a petition drive to recall Village Council President Patricia Wartella has submitted 234 signatures of 175 needed in an effort to place the issue on the May 3 ballot. ‘There was no problem getting the signatures,? he said. ‘The biggest obstacle was the weather’it was bad.? Bass said he […]
Groveland Twp.-Township firefighters, along with Brandon and Atlas Township firefighters, responded to a house fire on Groveland Road west of M-15 at 12:25 p.m. Wednesday. When firefighters arrived the log home was fully engulfed. ‘Flames were coming from the top of the home when we arrived,? said Steve McGee, township fire chief. ‘A neighbor called […]
Christina McArthur’s father loves apple pie. So McArthur, 22, a 2007 Goodrich High School graduate and Baker College senior, whipped up a series of 20 apple pies trying to match a secret family recipe until she and Dad were happy with the creation. Then McArthur figured that if her apple pie was good enough for […]
Goodrich- A former village council member said he will continue a challenge of a procedural issue regarding the election of Councilman Doug McAbee. David Lucik has appealed a dispute to the Genesee County Clerk Michael Carr after McAbee failed to sign the oath of office document within 10 days of the date the he was […]
It’s a Friday night in January. Twenty-year veteran Goodrich Varsity Basketball Coach Gary Barns watches as the seconds click off on a 74-52 conference road win over Lake Fenton. For two decades, that winning scenario has been repeated for Barns and his Martians netters 300 times. ‘I never got into it for wins and losses,? […]
Groveland Twp.- A medical marijuana dispensary may soon be growing plants in the township. Sean Robinson, a spokesperson for Caregivers of America, attended the township planning commission meeting on Tuesday night to explore the possiblity of establishing a co-op for growing medical marijuana. Township Supervisor Bob DePalma said he was contacted earlier this month by […]
Goodrich, May 20, 1886. The Goodrich clan gathers on the family farm just outside the village that bears their name. The family includes Moses, Aaron, Enos and Reuben, four of the living brothers that 50 years earlier settled on land in southern Genesee County that’s now part of the village and Atlas Township. On that […]
Atlas Twp.-Long time township trustee Scott Statson resigned earlier this month. ‘I have had the honor of representing the residents of Atlas Township for several years,? said Statson from his office in Orange County, California. Statson was reelected to his third term as township trustee in 2008, winning the primary election in August on the […]