Brandon Twp.- A pilot is thanking residents of a township mobile home community for mowing their lawns after his aircraft made a soft emergency landing on Tuesday afternoon. The pilot of the single engine four-seater Archer aircraft asked to remain anonymous but is a Clinton Township resident and pilot of seven years. The pilot, along […]
By David Fleet Editor It’s been almost 13 years since DJ Sirignano, owner of John’s Steak House of Goodrich, responded to a customer survey and banned smoking in his popular eatery. ‘According to a survey we took, 85 percent of our customers asked that we ban smoking in our restaurant,? said Siriganno. ‘At the time […]
Brandon Twp.-Fr. Ron Richards is on the move. After arriving at St. Anne Catholic Church in November as parochial administrator during Fr. Bernie Mullen’s illness ? Richards, 45, was reassigned to St. Dunstan’s in Garden City. He will leave in June. ‘The people here gave me a lot and truly helped me grow as an […]
Brandon Twp.- Drug abuse, bullying and problems at home’all are too common issues for students today. Since 2003, Oakland County Sheriff Detective Arnie Terrell has served as a school liaison officer to help these students cope with the gauntlet of situations that challenge local youths? daily lives. Now the school liaison officer’s position is among […]
Brandon Twp.- A high school student confessed to Oakland County deputies on Thursday of writing two bomb threats over the last week. The first message scribed on a girls? restroom wall at the high school prompted a four day response from school officials and law enforcement. The note, ‘You’ll all die on May 5, a […]
The Brandon School Board will consider an interim superintendent along with proposals from the Michigan Association of School Boards and the Michigan Leadership Institute in an effort to replace outgoing Brandon Superintendent Tom Miller. Miller, who announced his retirement from the school district earlier this month, joined the school board personnel committee, including trustees Karyn […]
It’s been 25 years since D.L. Bonner Jewelers, 431 Mill St., first opened in the village. ‘They told me it would never work,? said David Bonner, a Detroit native who opened his store in 1983. ‘The statistics indicated that it would take 35,500 residents to support a jeweler. At that time, there were only about […]
Atlas Twp.- It’s not a job or career’it’s a way of life. That’s the mantra of Genesee County Sheriff Deputy Ron Whitney, a long-time township lawman who after more than 23 years announced his retirement from the department. ‘It’s been an honorable profession,? said Whitney, 58, who will end his stint next week. ‘You’re held […]
Erin O’Mara, 23, a 2002 Goodrich High School graduate, completed the112th Boston Marathon on April 21 in a time of 3:14:34. O’Mara finished 3,158th out of 25,283 Boston Marathon entrants and 250th among 8,935 women runners. O’Mara, currently a senior at Eastern Michigan University in pre-occupational therapy, was a past member of the Goodrich Varsity […]
Brandon Twp.-By a uninamous vote on Monday night, the Brandon School Board accepted the resignation of Brandon Superintendent Tom Miller. ‘Retirement was just down the road for me,? said Miller, 53, in an interview with The Citizen on Wednesday. ‘My wife and I decided to move if just the right job became available’that job may […]