Pam Mazich, has been Groveland Township clerk since 2000. She is responsible for elections that include about 4,200 registered voters in three precincts for township ballot issues. She also coordinates elections for voters that live in Groveland Township that are part of the Holly, Brandon and Goodrich school districts. ‘It’s our responsibility to get the […]
Some area youth are a little warmer this winter thanks to the work of a Goodrich High School senior. Chyna Slade, 17, brightened the holiday hospital stay for some young patients by creating 40 fleece tie blankets in an effort to ease a difficult time. ‘I just did not like the thought of children being […]
On Dec. 30, Ben Gleason #42 of the Hamilton Bulldogs was on the ice at Perani Arena for an Ontario Hockey League game against the Flint Firebirds, with 100 of his friends and family in attendance. The Bulldogs won the game 3-2. Gleason, a Brandon Township native, was selected by the London Knights as the […]
Local household incomes were among the worst hit economically in Oakland and Genesee counties over the past five years. The data was released earlier this month by the U.S. Census Bureau for communties under 65,000 residents as part the American Community Survey. The report compared average household incomes between 2009 to 2014 in communities nationwide. […]
For about a week prior to Dec. 17, Goodrich resident Jon Leopold avoided social media. And for good reason. Leopold was attempting to dash the slightest clue of the latest outer space adventure? ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,? which opened nationwide last week and locally at NCG Trillium Cinema in Grand Blanc. The movie has […]
Goodrich- The first look at the Goodrich Haven was presented to the village council on Monday night. Phase one of a building to house 52 one or two bedroom apartments for individuals 55-years-old and up will be located on six and one half acres on the northeast corner of M-15 and Hegel Road. The property […]
Goodrich-By a 4-1 vote on Monday the village council OK’d an updated parks and recreation master plan. The vote comes after two public hearings, which included Monday night prior to the council meeting. The recreation master plan compiled by LSL Planning Consultant, was first created about 15 years ago and updated about every five years. […]
Groveland Twp.-A county park expansion in the western section of the township inched closer last month. In December 2014, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources reported a grant for $2.9 million was approved by the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund for the purchase of about 300 acres of property located near Mt. Holly for the […]
Groveland Twp.-A box of puppies. A horse tied to the door knob. Hungry kittens. When Carl Liepmann arrives at work in the morning at the Genesee County Humane Society each week he finds something different. ‘Sometimes a dog or cat will be on a leash tied to the door in the morning,? he said. ‘Keep […]
Drinking four beers during the course of a one mile run paid off for a former Goodrich resident. Erin O’Mara, a 2002 Goodrich High School graduate, recently set the women’s beer mile world record, winning the second annual FloTrack Beer Mile World Championships in Austin, Texas with a time of 6:08, topping the previous world […]