A message from Iraq

Goodrich-At about 2:45 p.m Sunday, Interim High School Principal Michael Ellis? cell phone rang. ‘Hold on for a message,? said Ellis, as he concluded commencement for 187 GHS graduates. The lights dimmed? and a collective gasp resonated through the crowd of several hundred packed into the high school gymnasium. ‘Hello, class of 2009,? said David […]

Council inks village waste contract extension

Goodrich-The village council voted 4-0 Monday night to approve a four-year extension of the waste collection contract with Flint-based Republic Services of Michigan. Councilmember Patricia Wartella was absent at the time of the vote. The extension, which includes providing a 95-gallon or 65-gallon rolling trash cart for each of the approximately 650 village residents, will […]

BHS graduation to stay at Meadow Brook facility for now

It’s been 12 years since Brandon High School graduation was moved from the school to the Meadow Brook pavilion in Rochester. Superintendent Lorrie McMahon says that while the district has invested $7 million in a new activities complex with the seating and parking capacity to host a graduation of about 300 graduates along with a […]

The right club

It’s no wonder why Steve Carson knows golf. For the past 25 years, the Towanda, Penn. native, Grand Blanc resident, and golf professional has promoted the game he loves through instruction and course management. Now, Carson brings his expertise to the Goodrich Country Club as the new club manager/golf professional. ‘I’m not only grateful for […]

School board names new trustee

Goodrich-By a 5-1 vote Monday night, district resident Lynne Morisette was appointed to the school district board of trustees, replacing long-time Trustee Michael Thorpe, who resigned on May 6. Trustee Linda Jackson voted no on the appointment, however, declined comment on the issue as of press time. School Board President Michael Tripp said the decision […]

Summertime is ‘rattlesnake-time’locally

It’s summer and with warm weather comes hiking, swimming and . . . snake bites. Reptiles, like some humans, hole up in colder weather and emerge when it’s warm. Much of the northern Oakland County areas, including Brandon and Groveland townships, are hot spots for the only venomous snake? the eastern massasauga rattlesnake, a true […]

At 90, A&W parties with cruise, music

Ortonville-On a hot June day in 1919, a California businessman named Roy Allen mixed up a frothy brew of root beer and sold it for just 5 cents. Allen, along with partner Frank Wright, combined their initials – ‘A? for Allen and ‘W? for Wright and formally named the concoction A&W Root Beer. The tradition […]

Avenue of Flags less one

By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.-For more than a quarter century the Avenue of Flags displayed at the Ortonville Cemetery each Memorial Day has been a visible tribute to those individuals who served the United States in the past, and presently. The 544 flags are placed alphabetically along the roadway by volunteers, on Sunday morning […]

Five vie for vacant Goodrich school board seat

Goodrich-The school board is expected to vote Monday night to fill a vacant seat following the resignation of trustee Michael J. Thorp on May 6. Thorp, 53, who served almost two decades on the school board, relocated to Flint. His current term will expire in 2011. The board will appoint an individual to fill Thorp’s […]

Township voters to decide Hurley millage

Atlas Twp.-The Genesee County Board of Commissioners voted 7-2 on Tuesday to place a 0.9 countywide millage for Hurley Medical Center on the Aug. 4 ballot. Voting ‘yes? were Commissioners Omar Sims, Brenda Clack, Jamie Curtis, John Northrup, Pat Lockwood, Archie Bailey and Patrick Gleason. Ted Henry along with Commissioner Miles Gadola voted ‘no.? Township […]