Atlas Twp.-Last fall, Ray Porter owner of Porter’s Orchard, 12060 Hegel Road impressed the cider world and finished in second place during Michigan’s 12th Annual Apple Cider Contest, during the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market Expo conference. Porter’s recipe for success at his local farm will continue with the tastes of summer and […]
It was a matter of convenience that in 1956, Goodrich businessman Emery Bennett joined the Atlas Township Fire Department. Owner of Bennett TV and Appliance, located about a block from the township fire hall, the proximity made racing to a blaze easy. ‘Many times I’d put a sign on my door, ‘gone to a fire,? […]
Goodrich-At about 2:45 p.m Sunday, Interim High School Principal Michael Ellis? cell phone rang. ‘Hold on for a message,? said Ellis, as he concluded commencement for 187 GHS graduates. The lights dimmed? and a collective gasp resonated through the crowd of several hundred packed into the high school gymnasium. ‘Hello, class of 2009,? said David […]
Goodrich-The village council voted 4-0 Monday night to approve a four-year extension of the waste collection contract with Flint-based Republic Services of Michigan. Councilmember Patricia Wartella was absent at the time of the vote. The extension, which includes providing a 95-gallon or 65-gallon rolling trash cart for each of the approximately 650 village residents, will […]
It’s been 12 years since Brandon High School graduation was moved from the school to the Meadow Brook pavilion in Rochester. Superintendent Lorrie McMahon says that while the district has invested $7 million in a new activities complex with the seating and parking capacity to host a graduation of about 300 graduates along with a […]
It’s no wonder why Steve Carson knows golf. For the past 25 years, the Towanda, Penn. native, Grand Blanc resident, and golf professional has promoted the game he loves through instruction and course management. Now, Carson brings his expertise to the Goodrich Country Club as the new club manager/golf professional. ‘I’m not only grateful for […]
Goodrich-By a 5-1 vote Monday night, district resident Lynne Morisette was appointed to the school district board of trustees, replacing long-time Trustee Michael Thorpe, who resigned on May 6. Trustee Linda Jackson voted no on the appointment, however, declined comment on the issue as of press time. School Board President Michael Tripp said the decision […]
It’s summer and with warm weather comes hiking, swimming and . . . snake bites. Reptiles, like some humans, hole up in colder weather and emerge when it’s warm. Much of the northern Oakland County areas, including Brandon and Groveland townships, are hot spots for the only venomous snake? the eastern massasauga rattlesnake, a true […]
Ortonville-On a hot June day in 1919, a California businessman named Roy Allen mixed up a frothy brew of root beer and sold it for just 5 cents. Allen, along with partner Frank Wright, combined their initials – ‘A? for Allen and ‘W? for Wright and formally named the concoction A&W Root Beer. The tradition […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.-For more than a quarter century the Avenue of Flags displayed at the Ortonville Cemetery each Memorial Day has been a visible tribute to those individuals who served the United States in the past, and presently. The 544 flags are placed alphabetically along the roadway by volunteers, on Sunday morning […]