County millages pass for MCC, MSU Extension

Atlas Twp.-On Wednesday morning, Ray Porter was one happy apple grower. The core of his happiness stems from Genesee County voters approving by 16 percent?22,151 yes to 18,610 no votes? a four-year, 0.04 mill property tax for the MSU Extension-Genesee County. The millage will cost taxpayers with a $100,000 home about $2 per year supporting […]

County millages on ballot

Atlas Twp.- Township residents will be heading to the polls on Tuesday to decide on two millage proposals. A proposed 0.04-mill property tax for the MSU Extension-Genesee County would cost taxpayers with a $100,000 home about $2 per year and support Agriculture 4-H, master gardener, and nutrition programs. The millage would fund 4-H Youth Development […]

DAR: Finding your patriot

Atlas Twp.- Patriots William Rich and his father, Jonathan, fought in the 1775 Battle of Lexington before fighting in skirmishes in New York and Massachusetts. They are buried near a small settlement in New York bearing their namesake? Rich’s Corner. ‘The Riches are family,? said Dawn Bastian, township resident and Genesee Chapter of the American […]

School scores new board from area auto dealership

Goodrich-By a 7-0 vote on Monday night the school board voted to accepted a donation of $15,746 from Randy Wise Ford of Ortonville for the purchase of a scoreboard at the Roy U. Stacey Athletic Complex. The donation offer was made earlier this year; however, the school board vote was postponed until the district policy […]

Martian icers join to form the Alliance

Four schools’one team. When the puck drops later this month on the 2013-14 high school hockey season, Goodrich High School players will be lacing up their skates with a few new teammates. Last year the LakeVille Falcons joined with new skaters from North Branch and Dryden, schools that have never had a high school hockey […]

Board eyes funding formula for subdivision roads

Atlas Twp.- The board of trustees voted 4-0 on Monday night to allocate $2,500 for a share of the $4,250 in costs for a crack seal project on the roads in the Atlas Lake Estates. Treasurer Ann Marie Moore was absent. The funding is needed for the project since assistance from the Genesee County Road […]

TimPaNo Toys opens township store

Groveland Twp.-Tim Resst will be the first to admit’he’s just a big kid at heart. ‘That’s why a toy store is just the right fit,? said Tim, a Lincoln Park native and Brandon Township resident for the past 12 years. On Oct. 19 Tim, wife Patti, and son Noah each donated the first few letters […]

Big bucks for burrito

Goodrich-An 8-year-old Oaktree Elementary third grade student is cooking up a burrito that could be worth cash. In the early morning hours of Oct.17? Sadie Wisner, along with her mother Dawn, about 70 classmates, and school officials gathered at the Oaktree gymnasium for a demonstration of what will hopefully be the right ingredients to win […]

Group ready to blaze township bike/walking path

Atlas Twp.- For almost a decade Bruce DeGrouchy has been an avid bicyclist. And has the injuries to prove it. ‘I’ve been hit three times by vehicles locally,? said DeGrouchy, a township resident since 1988. ‘Once on Perry Road, once on Grand Blanc Road and once on M-15. Twice it was a hit and run […]

Out of the rubble

Atlas Twp.-The storm clouds have cleared, debris has been removed and a township family has a new start. Less than five months after an F2 tornado leveled the Mahaffy family’s Gale Road home, a new residence is nearing completion’a remarkable ending to a devastating story. On May 28, according to a report from the National […]