At noon, May 3, the Ortonville Woman’s Club will host its Annual Woman’s Club Fashion Show and Luncheon at St. Anne Catholic Church, 825 S. Ortonville Road, Ortonville. Tickets will be available for $8. Raffle tickets for the $100, $75, $50 and $25 cash prizes will also be available. The raffle tickets are $1 each […]
Atlas Twp.- A local basketball coach battling cancer now has the support of some top college coaches. In March 2011, Goodrich Junior Varsity Basketball Coach Dave Barns learned he had cancer. Recently friends of the family put up a billboard to demonstrate support for the Barns family and to let the community know help is […]
Goodrich- At 6 p.m., April 23 the board of education is expected to vote on the future of the Schools of Choice program for the 2012-13 school year. On Monday, board members, teachers, and school administration deliberated for more than three hours in a special meeting on how to proceed with a growing Schools of […]
From more than 40 flavors of premium tobaccos for hookahs to a walk-in humidor with a selection of cigars to unique smoking accessories, try Dave’s Tobacco Lounge in downtown Ortonville. ‘We continue to lead the way in developing the pleasurable experience of hookah smoking along with selection of fine cigars,? said Dave Kuhs, owner of […]
Atlas Twp.- An improved recreation area and a cleaner environment. Two key elements that emerged from Adam McCormick’s Eagle Scout project. McCormick Eagle Scout honor, the highest in the Boy Scouting program , was accomplished last summer by refurbishing the pavilion along with new picnic tables tops located in the Reid Elementary School playground area. […]
On a warm, sunny October morning Jonathan Schechter and a traveling companion were eating breakfast in a small Halifax, Nova Scotia diner. ‘We had just completed a hike near the Bay of Fundy and had a few hours to spend before flying back to Detroit,? said Schechter, a Brandon Township resident and on-call fire department […]
For Justin Broecker, the toughest part of hitting 99 out of 100 clay targets is getting over the one he missed. ‘It’s a mental slip’I have to shake it off and move on’I can’t get that clay back,? said Broecker, 15. ‘I just try not to dwell on it and let the excitement get to […]
Goodrich- For the second time this year, a village councilman has been asked to step down. And for the second time, it’s not happening. Councilman Richard Saroli made the motion to sanction councilman Doug McAbee at Monday’s village meeting following claims that he violated Chapter 12 of the village code’purchasing contracts over $500, without village […]
Atlas Twp.-On Monday night the township board of trustees is expected to deliberate super drunk ordinance language that would allow local prosecution of ‘super drunks and retain a portion of the fines levied against offenders.? ‘You’re twice the limit’the super drunk kicks in,? said Genesee County Undersheriff Chris Swanson. ‘We’ve been doing that since the […]
Brandon Twp.- Area landfills may be just a little smaller thanks to a new area business. ‘It’s pretty easy to find scrap metal from hub caps to grills to auto parts? they all have value,? said Jon Dahlin, manager of Sumthing Green, 103 Wolfe Lane, Ortonville. ‘Some are very small amounts to collect, but it […]