Goodrich-When school starts this fall Sue Giegling admits she’ll miss students and staff. She will not, however, miss Michigan winters. ‘We’re moving to Chary, North Carolina,? said Giegling, who at the Monday night school board meeting was honored for more than 22 years in the district. ‘We have family there and it’s just really time […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-By a 7-0 vote on Monday night the school board of trustees adopted the 2015-16 initial budget. The 2015-16 school year will begin with a 7.74 percent, or $1,477,990, fund balance, up from the $1,336,527, or 7.33 percent, starting the 2014-15 school year. The estimated fund balance at the end of […]
Since September Peyton Newell took one hour of five each week to look ‘outside the box? during her daily advanced placement English classwork. By June there was plenty to see. ‘I just love fashion,? said Newell, 16, who will be a Brandon High School senior this fall. ‘Seven months ago Mrs. Kelsey asked us to […]
Goodrich- By a 3-1 vote at the June 8 village council meeting Shannon McCafferty was appointed as a new member, replacing Tim Brannon who resigned last month for personal reasons. Pete Morey, Mark Baldwin and Rick Horton voted yes. Jacob Vick voted no. She will serve until December 2016. McCafferty has lived in the village […]
Yesterday it was ‘selfies.? Today it’s ‘dronies.? That’s how Romeo Durscher, director of education for Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI) the manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles or drones for aerial photography and videography, referred to a picture of Brandon High School students who gathered on Wednesday in the performing arts center. Durscher operated the drone that hovered […]
Atlas Twp.-It was Nov. 11, 1939 and the township board of trustees motion called for a public hearing for the purpose of organizing a fire department. A month earlier, the first fire truck was purchased from General Fire Truck Company of Detroit. At a cost of $3,888, a General Model 90c fire truck on a […]
Business owner, township planner, friend, and loving husband’Ed Thompson will be missed by his community. Thompson died June 9, 2015. He was 76. Thompson was born June 11, 1938 in Detroit to the late Goodenow and Ruth (nee: Hanning) Thompson. He married the former Arlene Foppes on Oct. 2, 1980 in Troy. He is survived […]
After 36 years of service in the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office reserve unit, Dennis DeCovich announced his retirement. ‘I have seen many changes over the years with the unit and I have had the privilege to work with many fine deputies over those years,? said DeCovich. After his graduation from the Oakland County Reserve Academy […]
Ortonville-Melissa Cardenas is rather pushy and refuses to back down from a fight. That’s a great thing when it comes to battling cancer. In the summer of 2000, Cardenas? mother, Diana Amrein, had been diagnosed with breast cancer and asked Melissa to join her in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk in Chicago. ‘It was […]
Groveland Twp.-The future of an exotic animal business that operated for almost a decade under the radar of township officials as well as many neighbors is uncertain. On Monday night Township Supervisor Bob DePalma updated the community on Premier Animal Attractions, the 22-acre home to exotic animals such as tamandua anteater, red kangaroo, African serval […]