After more than 16 consecutive hours of paddling covering 120 miles on AuSable River from Grayling to Lake Huron’Jeff Caryl was ready to hang it up. Almost. ‘The last two-and-a-half hours (of the race) I was feeling it,? he said. ‘I could not raise my arms, I had blisters on my hands. I said I […]
Muldorf, Germany 1945. That’s where Richard D. Horton was when WWII ended. It’s also where the Goodrich native jumped down off the M-4A4 Sherman tank for the last time. His military tour of duty as part of the 14th Armored Division who earned the nickname, ‘Liberators,? where during the last days of WWII they liberated […]
The Goodrich School Board moved forward Monday night with a proposal by the Oscar W. Larson Company to replace three 40-year-old underground fuel tanks that had failed an Enviromental Protection Agency inspection earlier this month. At a cost of $125,042, the board agreed to a plan which included removal of the existing tanks, upgraded fuel […]
Brandon Twp.- A small piece of the community is missing. An 80-year-old brass plaque identifying Tunis D. Hummer (1789-1863) and wife Francina (Swayze 1793-1878) along with their family members as one of the township’s pioneer families has been allegedly removed by vandals. In 1932 descendants of Tunis D.and Francina moved a rock (known as Hummer […]
Three underground fuel storage tanks, located at the Goodrich School Bus garage on Erie Street, may be replaced prior to the start of the new school year following a Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) report. The Goodrich School Board gathered for a special meeting on Monday night following a DEQ inspection of the three […]
The yellow-blaze colored 2011 Ford Fiesta should attract plenty of attention. But looks are not everything. At almost 500 miles per tank of gasoline, the Ford Fiesta returned to the sub-compact market and tops the fuel efficiency of 24 hybrid vehicles currently on the market. Alan Lavoisne was the first in the Ortonville area to […]
Groveland Twp- The content and location of temporary signs along township roads may have a new look in the next few months. In an effort to curb a hodgepodge of temporary signage that seemingly blossoms anew each week’the township board voted 5-0 at the June 14 board of trustees meeting to amend the sign ordinance […]
If you hope to watch the entire AuSable Canoe Marathon, plan on spending 19 non-stop hours trekking about 120 miles and learning the true meaning of GPS. And that’s just to spectate. If that sounds rather challenging, consider the mission of area resident Jeff Caryl. At 57-years-old, Caryl will team up with Fenton resident Mike […]
When Rev. Jeremy Africa steps in as the new pastor of the Goodrich United Methodist Church on July 11 there may be some natural jitters. ‘God will see me through,? said Africa. ‘This is my first time as pastor of a church’I’m excited to get to know the community and see just what all the […]
At least one Milwaukee neighborhood is just a little brighter thanks to some local youth. About 30 high school-aged youth and six adults from St. Anne Church in Ortonville traveled to Milwaukee on June 20 as part of a Catholic Heart Work Camp. The weeklong inner city Milwaukee work camp concentrates in two major areas; […]