By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Atlas — On Jan. 21, the Township Board of Trustees approved an easement for access to the Atlas Cemetery just behind the old Atlas Baptist Church, 6396 S. Gale Road, near the intersection of Gale and Perry roads in Atlas. The access to the cemetery will be through the north entrance […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — On Feb. 4, the Goodrich Martians defeated the Brandon Blackhawks 81-37 in a Flint Metro League game. Top scorer was GHS Sr. #1 Parker LePla 25 points; GHS Soph. #3 Jensen LePla 21 points; GHS Soph. #21Drew Aagesen 14 points; GHS Sr. #5 Landon Williams seven points and […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Goodrich — On Jan. 31, the Goodrich Girls Varsity Basketball team defeated the Corunna Cavaliers 44-18 to stay on top of the Flint Metro League Stars division. GHS Sr. #1 Ella Place topped all scorers with 10 points, GHS Jr. #11 Kayla Hairston nine points, three assists and three steals; GHS […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Fennville — Rivalry games can often take on a variety of meanings. Such was the matchup between west Michigan rivals Saugatuck vs. Fennville on Saturday night. On Feb. 1, the Saugatuck Lady Trailblazers defeated the Fennville Blackhawks 56-33 in the first game and then the Blackhawk Boys Varsity basketball team defeated […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Goodrich — On Jan. 31 the Goodrich Martians stayed atop the Flint Metro League Stars division with a 68-49 win over the Corunna Cavaliers at Goodrich. The Martians were up 30-25 at halftime and pulled away in the second half en route to the win. GHS Sr. #1Parker LePla: 22 points, […]
Carly M. Crist, 44, of Piqua, passed away peacefully at 7:13 p.m. Sunday, February 2, 2025 at Hospice of Miami County. She was born July 31, 1980 in Royal Oak, Michigan to the late Mark and Kim (Hawkins) Crist. Survivors include her life partner, Stephanie Wehrman of Piqua; a brother, Mark (Melissa) Crist of Goodrich, […]
James Adam Kollar, Jr. of Groveland Township died Jan. 14, 2025. He was 61. Born on December 12, 1963 at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, MI. James was the son of the late James A. Kollar and Gertrude (Brown) Kollar. He was preceded in death by brother James Lyle Kollar and sister Margaret Posch […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Atlas Twp. — Just before the onset of the Civil War in 1860 there’s a good chance a white oak tree took root in the northwest corner in what is today the Horton Cemetery, along Horton Road. In June 2022, the stately white oak tree, 36 inches across and an estimated 70 feet in […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Washington D.C. — In 1969 Duane Getzmeyer graduated from Waterford Kettering High School, received his diploma in June, his draft notice in July and was in the Army by August. Within about a year he was at Cam Ranh Bay Vietnam where he asked for 101st Airborne but ended up in the […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Goodrich — On Jan. 24, the Genesee Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution recognized the annual winners of the Good Citizen awards at the Flushing United Methodist Church, 413 East Main St., Flushing. This year Goodrich Senior Natalie Paige Steward, 18, was selected the top essay among 17 Genesee area districts who exhibit the qualities […]