Cell towers in Atlas, Brandon and Groveland townships provide communications and are now making an excellent home to osprey. Julie Oakes, DNR wildlife biologist, along with other conservationists are encouraged as the southeastern Michigan osprey population continues to rebound. ‘I guess the osprey just figure the cell towers are just for them,? said Oakes, who […]
Goodrich-Lacrosse has arrived. Earlier this year, the school board moved forward with lacrosse as a club sport. The new team will join with Lake Fenton Schools after their board of trustees OK’d the combined squads at their Monday night meeting. ‘The response from students has been very strong,? said Dave Davis, district athletic director. ‘About […]
This year it’s in Brandon High School’s backyard. After a 33-7 Goodrich Martian win at the Roy U. Stacey Athletic Complex, the Blackhawks will try to even the rekindled’somewhat neighborly’rivalry at 7 p.m., Aug. 27 at the Brandon Stadium. Head Coach Tim Pizzala, in his ninth season leading the Blackhawks, is ready to even the […]
Coach Fritz Wolff died Aug. 19 at the University of Michigan Medical Center due to complications following his recent diagnosis with cancer. He was 76. Wolff is survived by his wife of 52 years, Lynda; children, Michelle, Michael and Jeffery; and four grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were not available as of press time Thursday. Go to […]
Atlas Twp.-On Monday night the board of trustees voted 4-0 to extend the garbage collection and recycling contract for five years with Emterra. Township Treasurer Ann Marie Moore was absent from the meeting. The cost per household is $8.45 per month or about $101 per year in addition to an adjustable surcharge due to the […]
Kyler Elsworth has arrived in the Canadian Football League. On Aug. 13 at the 4:27 mark of the first period at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Elsworth, the starting linebacker for the Montreal Alouettes, picked up an Edmonton Eskimos fumble and charged 71 yards downfield for a touchdown. Playing for the Alouettes this season, Elsworth has […]
Goodrich-When high school students returns this fall, a new outdoor refuge will be waiting thanks to an ambitious project by a Martian senior. Brionna Sesock and some friends picked up shovels this past summer and began transforming an eyesore, an undeveloped courtyard area of the high school, into a usable community area. ‘We would walk […]
Goodrich-The sign is here. In April the village council OK’d a stone park sign for the Goodrich Commons. The 6-foot high solid limestone sign now located just west of the Hegel Road bridge was delivered on Monday after more than three years of work and planning. ‘Our goal was to reflect the historical and natural […]
Goodrich-By a 7-0 vote on Monday night the board of trustees hired Tiffany Kapeka von Keltz as the new principal at the middle school. She replaces Steve Vowles who will be the new principal at Atherton High School. A Hawaii native, von Keltz was born in Kona and raised in Hilo. The family moved to […]
Goodrich-ACT scores released last month by state education officials has the district students on top in the county in three of five catagories. Goodrich scores dipped in math from 21.1 to 20.4 percent. However, the ACT scores jumped in reading from 20.2 to 21.8 percent; English from 20.3 to 21.7 percent and science from 20.6 […]