Marvin Featherston recalls the complete darkness. ‘No lights of any kind,? said Featherston, 89. ‘The war was supposed to be over’they just did not want anyone to know we were coming. It was a dreadfully slow 30 day trip across the Pacific in a zigzag pattern. I was so sick of being on that ship […]
Atlas Twp.-Trails through the township inched closer on Monday night when the board of trustees voted 5-0 and OK’d a memorandum of understanding with the Genesee County Parks and Recreation Commission for the purposes of constructing, operating and maintaining about a mile section of the Iron Belle Trail. The first township trail will parallel the […]
Groveland Twp.- On Monday night the township board of trustees approved an audit presented by Ken Palka, from the accounting firm of Pfeffer, Hanniford and Palka. Palka reported on the township finances following the completion of the yearly audit. The board approved the audit ending March 31, 2015. The township ended the year with $393,396 […]
A part of American history will be up and running at Septemberfest. A demonstration of antique gasoline engines owned by Brandon Township resident and engineer Ai L. Wood will be featured at Septemberfest behind the Old Mill. Wood is the president of DRC Engineering and has been restoring the old engines as a hobby for […]
Goodrich-Friday night was a whiteout. More than 2,000 jammed Roy U. Stacey Athletic Complex to honor longtime Goodrich teacher and coach Fritz Wolff, 76, who died Aug. 19 due to complications from cancer. The event was the first home game for the Martians who defeated Corunna 34-12. To honor Wolff, friends and fans donned white […]
The ongoing battle to have Oakland County EMS make medical calls into Genesee County and Atlas Township is far from over. On Tuesday morning, the Genesee County Board of Commissioners approved $150,000 from the county EMS millage for the Genesee County Medical Control Authority; however, the funding will be held until the GCMCA and the […]
It’s been two decades since Jeff Dawley and Marion Wojtkowicz recognized a need in the community and opened Atlas Real Estate. While the company’s success of more than 4,000 sales over the past 20 years is outstanding’what Dawley is most proud of is the trust gained from their customers. ‘Trust is our number one goal’everything […]
Goodrich-On Monday night the school board of trustees voted 7-0 to ratify a agreement with no wage increases with the Goodrich Education Association. In 2014 the Goodrich Education Association membership ratified a two-year contract with the district. Both parties had agreed to a reopening clause for wages and benefits for the upcoming 2015-16 school year’starting […]
Goodrich-Friday night will be a white out. At 7 p.m., Sept. 11, the Roy U. Stacey Athletic Complex will turn white to honor Coach Fritz Wolff, 76, who died Aug. 19 due to complications from cancer. The event will be at the first home game when Goodrich takes on Corunna. In the fall of 1963, […]
Atlas Twp.-It’s just all in the family. When the doors open on Sept. 13 at The Family Community Church of the Nazarene, 5366 S. State Road, it will be just like home for the visitors. That’s how Pastor Gary and Linda Loudermilk describe the newly remodeled facility located on about 14 acres at the former […]