London Mayor Boris Johnson will probably never meet Brandon High School English teacher Nate Odinga. Knowledge of Johnson, however, could have proved profitable to Odinga, who recently competed on ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?? which aired at 3:30 p.m., Jan. 9 and 12 on Channel 4. ‘I had no idea who Boris Johnson is,? […]
So far, Nate Odinga has kept his day job as a Brandon High School English teacher. Yet his employment status, along with bank account, may change significantly next week following a stint on the game show, ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?? which first aired at 3:30 p.m., Jan. 9 on WDIV-Channel 4. Odinga’s second […]
On Dec. 2, Brandon Township resident Michael Boadway pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon and felonious assult following a May 3 incident following a township home invasion. He appeared before Sixth Circuit Court Judge Leo Bowman and was sentenced on Tuesday to 90 days in jail along with two years probation. Terms of […]
Brandon Twp.-Twelve strikes in a row. Alice Churchill was just one strike away from a perfect game. ‘The bowling alley just went silent,? said Churchill, recalling the event back in the 1990s. ‘That’s when a bowling attendant said he’d pay me $300 if I’d roll just one more strike.? Her bid for a 13th strike […]
Brandon Twp.-It’s what Army Pvt. Arlyn Wise missed that makes his World War II story so unique. A Herron, Mich. native, Wise worked on the family farm just west of Alpena. ‘At 18-years-old, I decided I’d quit high school and apply for a military deferment to help Dad on the farm,? said Wise. Still in […]
Brandon Twp.-Students in Dave Green’s middle school science class have a few extra classmates’about 200 to be exact. Thanks to a $1,000 grant from Clinton Valley Trout Unlimited, Green and students received salmon eggs on Nov.13 from Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery in Mattawan, Van Buren County. The project is part of the Salmon in […]
Baghdad- From the halls of Goodrich High School to Fort Benning Ga. to landing without lights at Baghdad International Airport on a C-130 Hercules’the past month has provided some changes for Lt. Col. David St. Aubin. St. Aubin, 47, a U.S. Army Reservist and GHS principal since 2005, was called to active duty earlier this […]
Mark Donahue of Flint-based CDC Calkins Donahue Construction Company works to repair the roof on the Masonic Temple in downtown Goodrich on Monday. About 75 percent of the 76-by-26 roof on the 128-year-old building was peeled off during the weekend storms and fell two stories to Hegel Road below. On Dec. 28, the National Weather […]
The Michigan State Police announced last week the assignment of Troopers Jeffery Rodgers, 25, of Swartz Creek, Eric Shumaker, 29, of St. Clair and Michael Liddy, 25, of Saginaw, as graduated members of the 121 Trooper Recruit School. The three troopers will work from the Groveland Township Satellite office and are among 83 recruits sworn […]
Brandon Twp.-Carol Skelly is confident of what she saw. At about 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 11, township resident Skelly was sitting at her dining room table when she noticed an animal standing in the clearing near a wooded area behind her home. ‘It was jet black with a long tail,? said Skelly, who has resided […]