By David Fleet Editor Two seconds. That’s how much time was on the game clock when Brandon kicker Zach Clements hit the game-winning 37-yard field goal propelling the Blackhawks to a 11-10 victory over the Martians on Aug. 27, 2015. The Blackhawks win was the first since 1986 and narrowed the overall series 30-12 in […]
By David Fleet Editor Midnight on Aug. 12 marked the first official day high school football teams could practice in full gear. However, as the Goodrich football team prepared for the traditional start of the season, they were missing one of their own. Senior lineman Joey Richvalsky was absent following a car crash just days […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Jeeping or walking, it’s all for the jugs. Heather Roberts, a Groveland Township resident, just finished her seventh Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk, joined by her five teammates who have dubbed themselves “Jeeping for Jugs,” as well as about 600 other participants in the event that raises funds to fight […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-At 7 p.m., Aug. 22, the Goodrich Planning Commission will discuss the change in zoning from general commercial to medium density residential on about 10 acres at 7293 State Road just south of Yellow Dog. The meeting will be at the Goodrich Village Offices, 7338 S. State Road. The meeting will […]
VILLAGE OF ORTONVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Village of Ortonville Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on September 13, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in conjunction with its regularly scheduled meeting at 476 Mill Street, Ortonville, Michigan. The purpose of this hearing is to consider the proposed amendment of several sections of […]
FEATHERSTON, WINIFRED FLORA of Lansing formerly of Waterford and Venice, FL; died August 13, 2016. She was 95. Born May 31, 1921 in Tyre, Michigan to the late Frank and Margaret (nee: McPhail) Simkins. She married the late Donald Featherston on September 12, 1947 in Ortonville. She is survived by three children, Robert (Jane) Featherston, […]
Community honors veterans; WWII P.O.W. recalls being shot down, captured in Austria
Front from left, James Cartwright, WWII; Don Kengerski, Korean War. Back row from left, Tyler Gucwa, Iraq War; Larry Perry, Vietnam War; Larry Carrithers, Vietnam War; Dane Guisbert, WWII; Ron Allen, Vietnam War; Robert Wilk, Vietnam War and Samuel Mackey WWII. On Aug. 6 Area Purple Heart recipients gathered at the Ortonville Cemetery. Now, Ortonville […]
Charlee Pankey dips into a pudding pie at Good Times in Goodrich on Saturday. Photo by David Fleet
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-A former village hospice facility may be operational with a new occupant by the end of the year. By an 8-0 vote on July 25 the village planning commission OK’d Grand Rapids-based Hope Network for a special use permit for the vacant Goodrich Hospice Care Center, 7280 S. State Road. Hope […]
From left, Bob Hoffman, Oakland County commissioner district 2; Ruth Johnson, Michigan Secretary of State; Robert DePalma, Groveland Township supervisor; Diane Howell, Groveland Township trustee; Pam Mazich, Groveland Township clerk and Dale Cason, Groveland Township trustee. On Thursday morning, area officials participated in the groundbreaking of the new Michigan Mutual Aid Box Alarm System, or […]