Storm water management in Genesee County is a joint effort of 17 municipalities. At last week’s meeting of the Atlas Township Board, trustees approved signing the storm water contract, subject to the approval of township attorney David Lattie. Goodrich Village Council Members also approved adopting the contract, and will again allocate approximately $1,500 to join […]
The Brandon High School athletic department has announced its honors and awards winners for this year’s fall sports teams. The list of honorees is as follows: Girls Basketball: ‘Lauhanna Waybrant ? First Team All League, Most Valuable Player ‘Jessica Stone ? Blackhawk, Scholar ‘Meridith Dura ? Most Team Spirit, Scholar ‘Stephenie Manning ? Scholar ‘Jessica […]
Brandon Township – Long before Brandon Fire Chief Bob McArthur received unanimous approval to bid out the construction of Fire Station 3, on Oakwood and Hurd roads, the money was accounted for. ‘The good thing is this can be built without increasing the millage,? McArthur told village council prior to winning approval to bid construction. […]
‘Blame it on the media.? How often have you heard that phrase? Reporters are often seen as vultures, seizing on controversy, misfortune, and anything we can sensationalize. I have no doubt that negative opinions follow us like bad jokes follow attorneys, or like cops follow doughnuts. (Sorry, Parks). There are other disadvantages, too. We who […]
Before a raucous home crowd, the Goodrich basketball team made sure they would have a good Christmas break. Even Santa Claus was in attendance as the Martians defeated visiting Lake Fenton 58-52 in their first home contest of the year Dec. 19, improving their season mark to 2-2. The win was a team effort, as […]
The Brandon wrestling squad had a very successful outing Dec. 17. The host Blackhawks won both their matches that evening in a quad meet, defeating Flint Northern 58-20 and Flushing 40-33 to improve to 8-5 on the season. Against Northern, Austin Hickman (275) started out for the Blackhawks by pinning Andre Elliot in 1:46. Both […]
January: ‘The Brandon varsity basketball team added a big win to their resume Jan. 21, handing the host Hamady Hawks their first loss of the season. In the Blackhawks? big win, Nick Emery led the team with 20 points. Gino Torelli added 12 points and led the Blackhawks with 14 rebounds, while Tom Mahaffey tallied […]
During the past weeks the editorial staff here at The Citizen peruse the 52 editions of 2003 seeking the top stories for the traditional Year in Review edition. The upside to the assignment is knowing the conclusion to the story.The downside some stories end sadly while some end happliy and some simply never. For example: […]
January 2003 Goodrich school district bought property: The Goodrich Board of Education bought 50 acres, located on Coolidge Road, which was dedicated for future school use because of rapid growth in the Goodrich and Atlas areas. Student population grew by more than 80 students in 2002 a rate Board President Michael Thorp said would necessitate […]
A 28-year-old Burton man literally hit a ‘brick wall? while attempting to evade a Lake Orion Police officer. The incident took place on Dec. 18 at 11:30 p.m. Officer Brian Martinez stopped the man at the Broadway ‘Y? at the entrance to the downtown area for driving too fast. Before Martinez could approach the vehicle, […]