Groveland Township—From his Groveland Township business Steve Nannoshi watched the Groveland Township Firefighters gather money in a fire boot at the intersection of Grange Hall Road and Dixie Highway. “These guys were working hard to collect money from cars in that boot,” said Nannoshi, owner of two gas stations and a grocery store located on […]
Goodrich High School students were dismissed at about 11 a.m. on Monday Sept. 8, after a bomb threat was reported at the school. According to Lt. Paul Wallace, Genesee County Sheriff, a female Goodrich High School freshman says she overheard a conversation between two male students exclaiming that he had, “placed a bomb in the […]
Brandon Schools Superintendent Bart Jenniches is less than pleased with the recent delay in MEAP scores. “It’s a real joke,” said Jenniches. “I’m not sure if the data is correct or not—I don’t know if it’s going to be correct when it’s finally official. We’re on-line with the state department each day trying to sort […]
Several years ago I lived in the Village of South Haven in Van Buren County and worked about 25 miles north in Holland, MI, a city in Ottawa County. One unique characteristic of Ottawa County is that no alcohol may be purchased on Sunday (a.k.a. a dry county). Yet on Sunday afternoon a steady stream […]
Atlas Twp.-A new Grand Blanc Township subdivision could have a major impact on Goodrich Schools in a few years. At issue is the proposed development of 315 acres near Vassar and Baldwin roads in Grand Blanc Township. If approved, the property located in Goodrich School District will be comprised of 538 units a combination of […]
Brandon School student count was down by 17 students, while Goodrich enrollment grew by 71 following the offical state school count on Sept. 24, 2003. The drop in enrollment will cost the Brandon District about $113,900 while Goodrich will net about $475,700 in additional state revenue. The decrease is due in part, says Bart Jenniches, […]
The Sept. 8 sudden resignation of Department of Public Works Supervisor Joe Bruz remains, “The X-Files of Ortonville.” The truth is still out there. To begin, the answers to any and all allegations of abuse remain in Bruz’s personnel file, information kept confidential by law. Unless Bruz agrees to release his employment records to the […]
Groveland Twp.? Sometime around 1890 Edward Sevener, Township Supervisor and local farmer built a 60-by-40 barn just north of his home near the corner of Groveland and Thayer roads. The structure, constructed on a foundation of cut stones, pine logs, and supported by wooden beams, featured a north-side livestock entrance from ground level where several […]
Brandon Twp. – Brandon Seniors continue to ‘hang-10? while surfing the Web. Beginning earlier this year area citizens and businesses have been donating computers to the Brandon Senior Activity Center for use Brandon seniors. Recently, with the help from Groveland Township and a Community Development Block Grant the Center now has seven new computers complete […]
Brandon Twp.-The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department is currently investigating alleged accounting discrepancies in treasurer reports from Belle Ann Parent Organization (BAPO). According to a report issued by Diane Taylor, BAPO vice president, “during the transition of duties from last year’s BAPO officers to this year’s officers, reports from financial paperwork were reported as missing by […]