It’s been 25 years since D.L. Bonner Jewelers, 431 Mill St., first opened in the village. ‘They told me it would never work,? said David Bonner, a Detroit native who opened his store in 1983. ‘The statistics indicated that it would take 35,500 residents to support a jeweler. At that time, there were only about […]
Atlas Twp.- It’s not a job or career’it’s a way of life. That’s the mantra of Genesee County Sheriff Deputy Ron Whitney, a long-time township lawman who after more than 23 years announced his retirement from the department. ‘It’s been an honorable profession,? said Whitney, 58, who will end his stint next week. ‘You’re held […]
Erin O’Mara, 23, a 2002 Goodrich High School graduate, completed the112th Boston Marathon on April 21 in a time of 3:14:34. O’Mara finished 3,158th out of 25,283 Boston Marathon entrants and 250th among 8,935 women runners. O’Mara, currently a senior at Eastern Michigan University in pre-occupational therapy, was a past member of the Goodrich Varsity […]
Brandon Twp.-By a uninamous vote on Monday night, the Brandon School Board accepted the resignation of Brandon Superintendent Tom Miller. ‘Retirement was just down the road for me,? said Miller, 53, in an interview with The Citizen on Wednesday. ‘My wife and I decided to move if just the right job became available’that job may […]
Brandon Twp.-James Whitton earned his Eagle Scout award with some help from the dead. Sort of. The Brandon High School senior spent nearly a year surveying four area cemeteries, Bald Eagle Lake, Carmer, Eaton and Shurter. The idea for the project was to create a list of every grave and person buried in those older […]
Groveland Twp.-Shirley Scramlin says collecting taxes was the easy part of the job’perhaps retiring after more than 25 years will be the most difficult. Scramlin, 69, announced on Monday that she will not seek a seventh term as township treasurer. ‘I’ve absolutely loved my job, this is a great environment and staff to work with’I’ll […]
The annual stocking of brown trout in Kearsley Creek will continue through 2013. That’s the message from Todd Grischke, supervisor of Regulatory Affairs with the Michigan Fisheries Division, regarding supplying about 6,500 trout fry about 7-inches long. ‘Kearsley Creek is a marginal trout stream’that means the water and habitat is right on the edge of […]
With diesel fuel costs topping $4.20 per gallon at the pumps, at least one area trucking company owner says the impact on the economy is yet to come. Barry Bass, president of Bedrock Express, 1290 N. M-15 in Groveland Township, operates about 50 over-the-road diesel trucks hauling a variety of freight across Michigan and North […]
Brandon Twp.- When news reports revealed that National Hockey League veteran and one-time Detroit Red Wing forward Bob Probert ingested cocaine hours before he crashed his motorcycle in Bloomfield Hills during July 1994’township resident Richard Lowthian was inundated with media requests for information. ‘They all wanted the toxicology report on Probert,? said Lowthian, a retired […]
Ortonville- School was out last week for spring break and kids were in at the Village Skate Park. The park reopened for the season on April 7. That evening, at the Brandon Township board meeting, adults were discussing what to do about the problems that closed the park last year. The park later reopened with […]