By David Fleet Editor Masked coaches, the ping of a non-contact infrared digital thermometer and six-foot intervals to keep players socially distanced during on field stretching marked the first day high school football practice. Welcome to football during a pandemic. On Monday, both Brandon and Goodrich joined thousands of high teams statewide under a coronavirus […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-So here’s the scoop—Lippy’s Ice Cream is open. On Aug. 6, owners and local residents Rob and Tami Lipp opened Lippy’s Ice Cream, 10243 Hegel Road in the village. “We’ve had customers arrive in golf carts and four-wheelers, everyone is flocking here for ice cream,” said Rob. The ice cream store […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-On Monday night the village council voted 4-1 to purchase two portable street speed signs at a cost of $2,636 each with a shipping cost of $300, for a total cost of $5,572. Councilmember Tim Light, a Genesee County Deputy proposed the purchase of the solar powered, battery operated speed sign […]
Louis Richard Peiffer Louis Richard Peiffer of Ortonville, Michigan died August 10, 2020. He was 82. Louis was born in Paulding, Ohio on February 24, 1938 to the late Joseph and Bertha (nee: Sponsler) Peiffer. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Patricia of 18 years and brothers, Joseph, Paul and David and […]
By David Fleet Editor New leadership is on the way. Two new township supervisors, two treasurers and a clerk will be on the ballot Nov. 3 following some heated races and an election that featured record absentee ballots. In Atlas Township former township supervisor, Shirley Kautman Jones edged out incumbent Tere Onica for the Republican […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich- On Aug. 4, school district voters approved a $20,930,000 bond extension proposal. As of Thursday morning the vote was Genesee County Yes 1,748/No 1,638; Lapeer County Yes 171/No 177 and Oakland County Yes 21/No 16—Total: Yes 1,940/No 1,831. “I’m very happy for Goodrich Schools and the support of this community—the […]
By David Fleet Editor Ortonville- It has been 75 years, but Dane Guisbert still recalls the remains of the buildings in Japan following World War II. “In the cities the buildings were made out of reasonably stable (materials) wood, but a lot were made of bamboo,” said Guisbert, 94. “Some of the people were destitute […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-On Monday night the school board of education voted 7-0 to OK the district’s COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Plan. “With the goal in mind of creating learning environments that will be appropriate for our families, we came together for intense planning sessions over the summer months both as a district administrative […]
By David Fleet Editor Up to 6 p.m., Friday, July 31 local, county and state officials had OK’d the plan for 2020 Good Times in Goodrich Car Show. “We had a good safe plan, which included hand washing stations, masks, and distancing protocol—we went above and beyond the requirements,” said Jim Green, Good Times coordinator. […]
By David Fleet Editor Ortonville-Mark Bell and Joe D’Anna were having trouble finding work in 1991. That’s when Mark was asked by a friend if he wanted to manage a struggling pizza store in Ortonville, then known as Papa John’s Pizza, 425 Mill St. recalls Mark. “The job market was bad right then and we […]