Atlas Twp.-There are 1,240 townships in Michigan, each with a clerk. And for 2014, Atlas Township has the very best. Last week the Michigan Association of Municipal Clerks selected Tere Onica the 2014 Township Clerk of the Year. She will receive the award during the June 26 MAMC summer conference at the Amway Grand Plaza […]
Goodrich-On Sunday morning Atlas Township Fire Department responded to the odor of diesel fuel at the vacant Genesys Health Systems residential hospice facility, 7280 M-15. Township Fire Chief Fred Forys reported firefighters working on a training happened to notice the strong smell of diesel fuel and responded to the abandoned building. The Genesee County Hazardous […]
Goodrich- On June 19 the school board of trustees is expected to interview Michelle Imbrunone, current Avondale High School principal, for district superintendent. On June 9 the school board of trustees voted in closed session to narrow the superintendent search down to four candidates. Imbrunone was selected from that group of candidates following two evenings […]
Goodrich- On June 9, the school board of trustees voted 7-0 to promote Reid Elementary Kindergarten Teacher Beth Millerschin to school principal. Millerschin replaces Principal Christy Flowers who will work in the Davison School District this fall.. ‘I am very excited to accept this new challenge and look forward to working with this great staff […]
Hadley Twp.-On June 15 Christ Lutheran Church commemorated the 150th anniversary of their cemetery. David Paslean, a church member for 71 years and chairman of the cemetery operations, said township resident Wilhelm Rose donated about one acre on the northwest corner of Hadley Road and Fox Lake Road in 1864 to establish the cemetery. Christ […]
Groveland Twp.-A combination of drive and integrity, along with a stellar academic career, has landed Abigail Kronenberg, 17, at West Point Military Academy. ‘I wanted to do more than just study,? she said. ‘I chose the service academies to develop myself as a person to become better rounded. I just did not want to graduate […]
In 1941, Mary Alice Jesse was 10-years-old and living in the rural central Michigan community of Harrison. ‘Mom operated a party store on Bud Lake,? said Mary Alice. ‘I used to go down there and help her. The ice cream came in metal tubs and I was too short to reach the bottom, so I […]
Goodrich-Lynne Adams had absolutely no intention of becoming a teacher. Plans change. Now after 43 years and more than 1,000 students she’s pretty satisfied with her change in career. ‘My mother and grandmother were elementary school teachers? actually I was going to be a Methodist minister,? laughed Adams, who on Wednesday retired after more than […]
June 16, 1864’Pvt. Thomas Tucker is on guard duty at a Union headquarters near Chattaooga, Tenn. ‘My the cannons have been roaring out in front a little ways,? wrote Tucker. ‘They are having a big fight out there. Quite a lot of rebel prisnors was brought in this eavning and our regiment is guarding them. […]
Goodrich-Less than a month after the school district reached closure with fourth grade teacher Nicole McVey following a November incident that occurred in her classroom, another battle may be brewing that could end up in a Genesee County courtroom. At issue is the fallout from a 53-second video recorded on a cell phone by McVey […]