Atlas Twp.-The storm clouds have cleared, debris has been removed and a township family has a new start. Less than five months after an F2 tornado leveled the Mahaffy family’s Gale Road home, a new residence is nearing completion’a remarkable ending to a devastating story. On May 28, according to a report from the National […]
Atlas Twp.-On Saturday, members of the Genesee Daughters of the American Revolution, along with Sons of the American Revolution, gathered at the Horton Cemetery to honor patriots John and William Britton. ‘There are 12 Revolutionary War Patriots buried in Genesee County,? said Carol Powers, DAR chaplain and regent. ‘We have three buried in the township.? […]
Goodrich- Unruly council meetings will not be refereed at least for now. On Monday night the village council took no further action to establish a sergeant-at-arms following a suggestion on Sept. 9 by Council President Pro Tem Mark Baldwin. ‘It’s the rule of order,? he said. ‘We are all neighbors, we have to have respect […]
Groveland Twp.- On Monday night the township board of trustees approved an audit presented by Ken Palka, from the accounting firm of Pfeffer, Hanniford and Palka. Palka reported on the township finances following the completion of the yearly audit. The board approved the audit ending March 31, 2013. The township ended the year $220,000 with […]
Lawmakers may soon consider a bill that would let some bars and restaurants in central business districts of Michigan cities extend last call to 4 a.m., tapping into alcohol sales for two additional hours. Senate Bill 247 is expected to be taken up again in the Committee on Regulatory Reform later this fall and if […]
From 7- 8:30 p.m., Oct. 21, the Brandon Township Library, 304 South St., Ortonville, will host Jeff Checker, the Demon Hunter Society team founder and team leader. ‘We are full-time demon hunters,? he said. ‘We watch a lot of television shows which feature ghosts or those paranormal hunters’we want people to understand that’s very misleading. […]
The Marine motto ‘Semper Fi? adorns the cap of Don LaCross as the 85-year old Goodrich resident sorts through an aged scrapbook of a war on an isolated atoll in the South Pacific. The scrapbook contains photos of shot down Japanese ‘Zeros? (planes), South Pacific natives, and young Marines’many LaCross still knows by name. ‘That’s […]
Goodrich-The school district reported a one student enrollment increase over 2012 following the Oct. 2 statewide count day. According to school officials, the 2012 audited count was 2,106.4 students. This year the unaudited count number is 2107.16. Fall count day determines 90 percent of per-pupil funding for 2013-14 academic year. A winter count day in […]
A unique bear bait was just the meal ticket for a local hunter’s success. Groveland Township Jason Bradley shot a 150-pound black bear in Alger County on Oct. 2 near Munising and the Lake Superior shore. ‘Much of the season was in 70-degree weather so it was pretty slow the first few days,? said Bradley, […]
Atlas Twp.- Fred Forys admits his wife Beth of 41 years is growing tired of the chatter and beeps of two pagers and three radios that often dominates the conversation of the family home. ‘I need a jump on the calls,? said Fred Forys, township fire chief. ‘If we are going to assist other departments […]