During the 2008-09 school year Goodrich High School hosted six foreign exchange students from five different countries. Prior to their departure home, the six responded to few questions regarding their stay in Goodrich. Name: Martin Nahlovsky Age: 18 Home: Lysa nad Labem, Czech Republic Memorable: The Stanley Cup playoffs. I went to several Red Wings […]
Brandon Twp.-Conner Masters has excellent taste in frog legs. However, the amphibians are not wanted for dinner, but rather for their athletic abilities. Masters, a Lake Orion resident, won the Wojo’s Frog Jumping Contest on Saturday, Aug. 2 for at least the second time in a row, said Lisa Kemeny, Wojo’s Kids Club events planner. […]
The kids at Stepping Stone Child Development Center don’t mind taking prisoners. At least, not since they got a new clubhouse to keep them in. About a month ago, Timberline Roofing and Siding donated a shed to Stepping Stone to serve as a clubhouse for the kids. It is now known as Fort Timberline. ‘They […]
The third annual Kayla O’Mara Memorial Road Race broadened its horizons last Saturday. A 10K race was added to the day’s events, which included a 5K run, a 5K walk and a 1 mile fun run. ‘I hope the 10K brought more people to the race,? said Kelsey Krych, a 19-year-old Goodrich High School graduate. […]
Mid-Michigan streets might look a little more dangerous this summer, but Joseph Byrd promises it is only a show. Byrd, Goodrich resident and 2002 Brandon High School graduate, is organizing a professional wrestling tour, ‘The Gluttons for Glory Summer Tour.? ‘It’s the same quality of wrestling you’d see on TV from WWE, but they are […]
For the past 12 weeks, about 1,400 people have been busy on Tuesday at 6 p.m. That is the universal meeting time for the CrimFit Training Program groups, which help people prepare for the various running and walking races in Aug. 23’s Crim Festival of Races in Flint. ‘The program started in 1995 and we […]
Groveland Twp.- Madison Myers did not let anything stand in her way last weekend. Neither did her horse. Myers, a 13-year-old Brandon Middle School student, competed in the Michigan Hunter-Jumper Association horse show from July 17-20 at AmberWay Stables, 1100 Bird Road. ‘About 130 riders from the southern part of Michigan competed this weekend,? said […]
Clem Weierstahl started running late in his life, but he is making up for that now. The 74-year-old Goodrich resident has been running in the Crim Festival of Races in Flint since 1980. He was 46 during his first race. ‘I started running because I had friends who went jogging and I wanted to be […]
Gerald Marsh remembers when working at General Motors meant you had it made. ‘Not anymore,? said Marsh, an 83-year-old GM retiree and Ortonville resident who retired in 1978. Marsh, along with thousands of other former and current GM employees, is concerned after GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner, made an announcement on Tuesday regarding changes […]
Brandon Twp.-As far as Roger McCarville is concerned, this year is one more step toward equality in the voting booth. McCarville, host of the PBS program ‘Disabilities Today,? publicized a ballot-marking machine on his show on Monday at the township offices. The AutoMARK provides privacy and accessibility to voters with disabilities. ‘For so long, people […]