It withstood a cyclone and more than 170 years of Michigan weather. The barn was gone in about an hour. ‘Kids going to prom, wedding couples, and even the cover of a AAA Oakland County map used the old barn in their pictures,? said Sylvia Runyon, 78, who owned the historic barn at 5800 Oakwood […]
For the past 13 years Ben Gleason has spent most of his time on skates’hockey scouting departments must have noticed Brandon Township’s Gleason, 16, was recently selected by the London Knights as the 36th draft pick overall in the second round of Ontario Hockey League’s 2014 Priority Selection. A Brandon High School sophomore, Gleason was […]
An area family is working to help prevent a childhood killer. Shane Michael Holton, 21, a 2011 Goodrich High School graduate, was found dead inside his barracks room on Nov.14, 2013 at Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks, Alaska. Shane was serving as an intelligence analyst assigned to 184th Military Intelligence Company, Brigade Troops Battalion, 1st Stryker […]
Goodrich-Village officials and residents took a closer look at going green on Tuesday night during a special meeting. Effective Solutions for Healthier Watersheds owner and hydrogeologist Tammie Heazlit, along with John DeLisle, an ecologist and owner of Natural Community Services, introduced residents along with council members to utilizing green infrastructure to remedy a bevy of […]
Goodrich-Macker Wilson is facing some uncertainties. However, the 18-year-old high school senior appears to remain calm and confident about his future. And he should. Wilson scored somewhere in the top 15,000 of the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test or PSAT/NSQT. Not a bad score considering the National Merit Corporation reports an estimated 3.6 million […]
Goodrich-For more than 30 years Marla Millar has been an inspired interior designer’reflecting a multitude of diverse tastes and styles. On April 1 Millar’s three decades of expertise became available at Yellow Dog Marketplace, 7285 State Road. ‘You’ll find one of the most diverse and unique collections of antiques, vintage and salvage in the area,? […]
Goodrich-Results from the Michigan Educational Assessment Program scores released last month, with a few exceptions, reflected improvements in math, reading, writing, science and social studies for students third through eighth grade in the district. With the exception of fourth grade writing, the district’s proficiency scores outpaced both the state and schools in Genesee County. Significant […]
At 17-years-old’Michaela Ramke has traveled a lot further than many of her classmates to be part of Goodrich High School. Since August when Michaela first arrived in the United States to live with her Atlas Township host parents, Terri and Mark Schall, the Oldenburg, Germany native has not only acclimated to the academic rigors of […]
A Groveland Township hunter was sentenced this month for violations that occurred last fall. First Lt. David Malloch, Michigan Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer, reported that on Nov. 16, the second day of the firearm deer hunting season, a Groveland Township resident reported gunshots prior to sunrise. Conservation Officer Brandon Kieft, accompanied by a […]
Atlas Twp.-Veterans buried in the township may soon get new recognition for their service. Township officials proposed at the March 6 budget work session to purchase the flags and holders for veterans interred in the Atlas Community Baptist Church Cemetery, Goodrich Cemetery, Greenwood Cemetery, Horton Cemetery, Sandborn Cemetery and the Sweers Cemetery. ‘The task will […]