By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Owosso —The Brandon Blackhawks Varsity Football team improved to 4-2 overall in the Flint Metro League road battle, defeating the Owosso Trojans 54-47. The Blackhawks tallied 626 yards of offense with 301 yards rushing and 325 in the air. “This was a wild game,” said Head Coach Brad Zube. “Our offense […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Stan Koon, Goodrich Class of 1966 and starting guard on the Martian Varsity Football team recalls playing the Blackhawks in a snowstorm. “It was a semi-blizzard,” recalls Koon, 76, who remains a Goodrich resident. “That Brandon game sticks in my mind when the other lineman Terry Gillette and I made a cross-block […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Hadley Twp. — David Ivory still recalls the excitement of joining his father firefighter Malcolm “Mike” Ivory on an alarm in Hadley Township. “When I was a kid back in the 40s we got to ride along to a fire,” recalled David, “It’s been 70 years or more since I did that but it’s been in […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Groveland Twp. — On Tuesday the Groveland Board of Trustees voted 4-0 during a special meeting approving a lease agreement for the new township fire station one, for the Michigan State Police portion of the building. “They (MSP) have models they use for leases (on their buildings),” said Bob DePalma, township […]
By Madeline Campbell mcampbell@mihomepaper.com Genesee Cty. — Work aimed at improving internet for 400,000 Genesee County residents has begun. NextGenesee, a partnership between the county and Merit Network, has launched a countywide survey which will help the county and organizations better understand the challenges faced by residents in accessing quality, high-speed internet and participating in the […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — The Brandon Blackhawks Varsity Football team dominated the Clio Mustangs on homecoming 56-12 with a balanced attack on the ground and in the air Sept. 27. “Always nice to win homecoming,” said Head Coach Brad Zube. “Everyone got to play. We got great contributions from multiple players.” The […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Shepherd — On Sept. 28, Shepherd High School hosted 18 schools and 2,810 High School runners at the Shepherd Bluejay invite. The Lady Martians continued their dominance this season and finished first of 33 schools, led by Sophomore Alisia Ottinger 18:59 who finish 19th overall; Freshmen Kayla Schellenbarger 19:04 was second […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Atlas Twp. — Martian Max Macklem tallied the first touchdown and his teammates followed for 48 points en route to a 48-6 homecoming victory for the Goodrich Martians Varsity Football team over the Owosso Trojans on Sept. 27. Since dropping the season opener to Frankenmuth the Martians have now rolled out […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Ortonville— From 8-9 a.m, Sept. 30, the Brandon Township Public Library, 304 South St., Ortonville will host Wendy Block, senior vice president of business advocacy from the Michigan Chamber of Commerce. Block will discuss the wages, tips and paid leave decision from the Michigan Supreme Court, and the ramifications for businesses. […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Goodrich— On Sept 23, the board of trustees of Goodrich Area Schools accepted an audit from Flint based-Lewis & Knopf for the 2023-2024 fiscal year ending June 30. The audit was presented by Allen Gamble. The district ended the fiscal year with a general fund balance of $5,486,106 up from $4,580,989 in the […]