Garden Tour keeps on growing

Goodrich-Village resident Kathy Adair says there is no such thing as an ugly garden’she invites you to see what she’s talking about. The Goodrich Garden Club is hosting its sixth annual Garden Tour, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. on July 15. Adair, Garden Club secretary, says the tour was designed to show visitors five diverse local […]

Farmers Insurance comes to town

Goodrich-When Misty Maidens came to Goodrich as an agent for Farmers Insurance Group, she brought with her a sense of compassion and need to help others. She might be able to save folks some money too. ‘Farmers offers very competitive homeowners insurance,? said Maidens. ‘Most of the ones I’ve done I’ve saved (the policy holder) […]

County Road workers? death prompts construction zone warnings for drivers

Atlas Twp.-The death of a Genesee County Road Commission worker has authorities cautioning drivers to watch for workers while in construction zones. Captain Christopher Swanson of the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department said Dennis Bundy, 48, of Flushing, was doing survey work for the GCRC near the intersection of M-15 and Maple Road in the township […]

Strive Scholarships lift high school students

Her grade point was average, her determination exceptional. That’s what Rotary official were looking for when recent Brandon High School graduate Alexandra Bieber was awarded one of the seven Strive Scholarships. The Scholarship from the Ortonville chapter of Rotary International was designed for students, like Bieber, with rocky high school days but were willing to […]

Budget approved

In a brief yet productive Clarkston School Board meeting on June 26, the board approved the budget, appointed a new assistant principal and one school board member said good-bye. After holding a public hearing, the board voted 6-0 to approve the budget for the 2006-07 school year. Treasurer Ron Sullivan was not present at the […]

Oaktree, high school swap principals, cancel camp

The new school year will bring with it a new principal, as former Goodrich High School vice principal Elizabeth Wallberg will swap jobs with former Oaktree principal Mike Ellis. Ellis has been principal of Oaktree Elementary 7500 S. Gale Road, for two years; Wallberg has been vice principal at the high school for a year […]

Local romances a novel

Renee Hand is a sucker for a happy ending. And after penning her first romance novel, Magic Hearts, the Goodrich High School Girls Varsity Tennis coach is expecting many more happily ever after to follow. Hand, 30, said she is a longtime fan of romance novels and her love for the genre promoted her to […]

Local romances a novel

Renee Hand is a sucker for a happy ending. And after penning her first romance novel, Magic Hearts, the Goodrich High School Girls Varsity Tennis coach is expecting many more happily ever after to follow. Hand, 30, said she is a longtime fan of romance novels and her love for the genre promoted her to […]

Pathway contractor given final deadline for completion

Goodrich- The completion of the Goodrich pathway took yet another turn last week as the project contractor was given until June 16 to finish the project, or face having their performance bond called in by Flint-based Wade Trim Engineering. Oakland Excavating Company of Pontiac was supposed to have the 10-foot wide asphalt pathway completed by […]

Keeping it simple at Gage Family Chropractic

Thomas Gage wants his patients to be well adjusted. And after moving his business, Gage Family Chiropractic Center from Ortonville to Goodrich, Gage considers himself in a prime position to help patients from both communities in that respect. When asked why he made the move, Gage jumps up out of his chair to grab pictures […]

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