Goodrich- For more than a century it was home to the Goodrich Hotel. Then home to the Goodrich Apartments. Now the small Hegel Road parcel in the heart of the downtown area may be property of the village. The village council is expected to decide next month to purchase a foreclosed parcel near Clarence and […]
Goodrich-By a vote of 3-2 on Monday night the village council OK’d a $2 per hour pay hike as part of the 2013-14 budget. The pay hike for village employees will mark the second consecutive year their compensation has increased by $2 per hour. Councilmembers Rick Horton, Pete Morey and Richard Saroli voted yes, while […]
Atlas Twp.- In 2009 Michele Burnett was faced with a challenge. Burnett’s father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease and it was becoming difficult to take care of him in the family home. About the same time, her longtime career with General Motors was reeling from a significant downturn in the economy. ‘I was on the […]
Goodrich-On Wednesday night the school finance committee gathered to discuss the results of outsourcing transportation recommendations. Earlier this year the school officials advertised for outsourcing the 15 bus drivers for the district to help contend, in part, with nearly a $900,000 budget deficit. ‘We have not eliminated the deficit,? said District Superintendent Scott Bogner. ‘So […]
The Brandon Blackhawks boys track team completed the 2013 season tied for fifth in the Flint Metro League. Head Coach Mark Mills, Assistant Coach Tony Ceccacci and Coach Eric Donders lead the team which included several school records. ‘We’re a young team with 35 boys on the roster,? said Donders. ‘However, they worked hard all […]
While radar played a large role in predicting the six tornadoes that touched down in southeast Michigan on May 28, including the F2 with winds of 130 mph in Atlas Township ‘meteorologists also depend on a network of spotters that keep an eye on the sky during threatening weather. Dan Thompson, meteorologist for the National […]
On June 29 the annual Independence Day celebration will combine with CreekFest in what should be one of the greatest fireworks displays ever in this area. The event is expected to begin at dusk (approximately 10:15 p.m.) behind Chase Bank, 761 Ortonville Road. The rain date is July 6. Parking can be found in the […]
Groveland Twp.- To some, they’re renegade willow saplings that grow randomly along roadways. But to Sue Kolb, they’re nature’s palette when meticulously woven, revealing artwork that she calls her passion. ‘It’s a river’it just won’t stop,? said Kolb, owner of Red Pine Pottery & Twigs, 345 Wolfe Road. ‘I do art because it’s a passion […]
After three years in the battlefields of Korea’Don Kengerski hitchhiked home. ‘Back then, no one welcomed me when I came home from Korea,? he said. ‘I ended up in Detroit taking a street car north on Woodword as far as it went, then got a ride to Warren where I lived with my family. I […]
Goodrich-From May 3-7 about 139 middle school students took a class trip east to Gettysburg and Washington, DC. The trip was coordinated by English teacher Dawn Robb, and history teacher Tena Czap, along with parents. The excursion paid for by class fundraising efforts has sparked middle school students? interest for the past 11 years, said […]