Synopsis Groveland Twp. Board 8-8-2016 Call To Order & Roll Call Approved: Consent Agenda Budget Amendment, Accts Payable Board Minutes Twp./Fire 7/11/2016 NEW BUSINESS Approved Smart Credit Contract Discussed NO HAZ Update Discussed Fireworks Parking RESOLUTIONS Approved Transportation Opposition Tax Approved September 2016 as Community Mental Health Month FIREBOARD: Approved IT Right Computer Upgrade Patti […]
New coach. New season. “It’s a whole new look,” said Brad Zube, who stepped in as Blackhawks head football coach in January. “On both sides of the ball, defense and offense, football is a physical game. We have the right kids to plug into our system.” Zube, a 1996 Romeo High School graduate, was an […]
By David Fleet Editor The 2016 Martians are going to be tested early and often. After more than two decades Martians Head Coach Tom Alward says the 2016 schedule is by far the toughest ever. “We have only five league games then four non-league games,” said Alward. “All we could find were Class A schools […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-On Monday night, the planning commission voted to table a request for a change in zoning from general commerical to multiple-family residential district on about 10 acres at 7293 South State Road just south of Yellow Dog. The proposal has been tentatively scheduled for the planning commission meeting Sept. 26 at […]
At 7 p.m., Sept. 14, the Ortonville Community Historical Society will host a local US Army veteran, Ken Maxwell, 82, a Linden resident, served in the Army during the Korean War as a medic and was injured in the Battle of Pork Chop Hill—flecks of shrapnel are still in his left leg. That shrapnel still […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-Easement requests for the final route on an estimated $600,000 village drain project have been sent to four village residents. Jim Gerth, director of surface water management for the Genesee County Drain Office, said that once the easements are returned construction could begin as early as this fall. “The field work […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.-A man who claimed a stranger he met while fishing was the one who drove his truck into a lake, was ultimately found to be responsible, and also to have a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit. Brandon deputies responded around 10 p.m., Aug. 18 to […]
Natalie Marie Perris of Goodrich. Died August 19, 2016. She was 18. Born July 12, 1998 in Grand Blanc, Michigan to John and Diana (nee: DeLaunay) Perris. She is survived by her mother, Diana Perris; three brothers, Nicholas, Nathan (Felicia), and Nolan; nephew, Caesar; nieces, Jaydyn and Nevaeh; Grandparents, Thomas and Mary Lou DeLaunay, Catherine […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich– Don Bullis is all about the rust color. For Carol Garrison it’s the bright flowers. The differing artistic expressions became part of the village streetscrape as area artists gathered on Hegel Road to paint the downtown benches. “The artists painting reflects the public’s involvement and ownership of their public spaces,” […]
Helen C. Hewitt, age 93, of Ortonville, MI died Monday, August 8, 2016 at Clarkston Specialty Health Care Center, Clarkston, MI. She was born April 30, 1923 to the late Laurence and Dorothy Jensen. Helen married William E. Hewitt on October 8, 1941. Mrs. Hewitt was a home maker of six children and chief bookkeeper […]