As a student attending Waterford Mott High School, Leslie Coffer joined the school’s Optimist Club as a means to just get out of the house. ‘Once I got started, I found it out it was very satisfying and I really enjoyed the club,? said Coffer, 18. ‘When I moved to Brandon as a junior I […]
Army CW3 Mark A. Layne II, a 1994 Goodrich High School graduate, is currently stationed at Speicher Air Force Base, northwest of Tikrit in Iraq, serving as a Blackhawk pilot. This is Layne’s third deployment? his first two deployments were from Fort Campbell, Ky. with the 101st Airborne Air Assault. His current deployment is with […]
Goodrich-The recall is all but dead. That’s the message from village resident Diane Fredericks, who spearheaded the recall effort which was OK’d by the county in June. A deadline to obtain signatures from village voters to put the recall of four councilmembers on the Feb. 23, 2010 ballot will be Nov. 20. ‘Next year several […]
Atlas Twp.-After closing the 70-year- old Green Road Bridge just east of M-15 following a Dec.13, 2008 inspection by engineers from Flint-based WadeTrim that deemed the structure unsafe’motorist began using the new span this weekend. The GCRC board of directors approved the plan on April 7. Workers from Montrose-based Heysteck Construction Company, who started the […]
Goodrich-The village received a ‘Clean Audit,? opinion from Lewis and Knopf, CPA the highest level of assurance for financial statements. The audit was discussed at the Monday village council meeting. The actual fund balance is up to $227,896 about 38 percent of the total expenses of $584, 907 for the village. The fund balance is […]
Goodrich-On Monday night, 67th District Court Judge Richard Hughes of the Burton Division attended the village council meeting to thank the community he has served for 26 years. In addition to Goodrich and Atlas Township, the division also covers the communities of Davison, Davison Township, Richfield Township and Otisville. Hughes will turn 70-years-old next summer, […]
The Michigan State Police announced last week that 55 troopers will be recalled statewide who were laid off last summer. However, the Groveland Township Post, the current base for eight troopers, which lost three during the reduction, will unlikely see their ranks increase. ‘As of today, the Groveland Post is not on the list to […]
Goodrich-Master roaster Kirk Walker is now in the movies. At least a few hot cups of his coffee are. The owner of ABeanToGo gourmet coffee shop, 8221 South State Road, now provides coffee for Atlanta-based Tyler Perry studios. The film production facility is where movies such as ‘Diary of a Mad Black Woman,? ‘Meet the […]
Brandon Twp.-Oakland County Sheriff detectives from the Brandon Township Substation arrested two area teens last week in connection with an August crime spree where five cars were vandalized, causing $9,000 in damage. Detective Dale Brown said township residents Max Gerber and Tom Shahin, both 19-years-old, were arraigned in 52-2 District Court, each on three counts […]
Jean Kish, Goodrich School District Food Service Director says their story is all too frequent. ‘Both parents are laid off from work, neither one is sure when they may be called back,? said Kish. ?’We need some help with lunches for our children,? they say. It’s just a sign of times.? With an enrollment of […]