By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Goodrich — The Village of Goodrich was one of 22 Michigan communities with dams that will receive grant funding to help reduce risks and protect residents. On Monday night the village council voted 5-0 to accept the grant following an extensive application process. The funding is through the Dam Risk Reduction […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Goodrich — On May 15 with breezy conditions and summer temperatures, the Goodrich Martian Varsity Baseball team split a pair from the Owosso Trojans at Goodrich. The Martians are 22-7-1 overall. In the first game GHS Thomas Niles shut out the Trojans on just two hits and eight strikeouts. GHS Zaiden […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Goodrich — In the Goodrich School District on Tuesday, a 1 mill, nine year sinking fund that would have generated about $645,000 failed 1,342 no (58.81%) to 940 yes (41.19%). In Lapeer County 210 votes were cast with 82 yes and 128 no. About 25% of district voters turned out to […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Grand Blanc — This Mother’s Day, Heidi Molyneux has a simple yet effective message to all moms of chronically ill children, “Love on them as much as you can.” Molyneux, a former Grand Blanc resident and 1987 Grand Blanc High School graduate is one of countless single parents who contend with children with serious illness. The mother […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Israel —Laurie Rimon remained pessimistic following recent news of a ceasefire proposal announced by mediators on May 6 as the militant group Hamas agreed to halt action in Gaza. “Unfortunately it was not the cease-fire that Israel had agreed to but a plan to make us the bad guys for refusing,” […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Goodrich— On May 6, the Goodrich Varsity Baseball team busted out the brooms and swept the Clio Mustangs in a twinbill 11-1 in the first game and 10-2 in the nightcap. In game one GHS Gavin Dunn pitched five innings giving up just one earned run on five hits and striking […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Pontiac— On May 3, BHS Senior Gaven Stamper finished in a three way tie for second place, third overall at the Oakland County D II Tournament at the Links at Crystal Lake, Pontiac with a score of 71. Gaven advanced to the Oakland County DI tournament on May 15 at Fieldstone, […]
Ortonville — The Michigan Blackhawk’s 8U Baseball team, coached by Dave Will, took home second place in the inaugural O-Ville Ice Breaker Baseball Tournament April 20-21 at Charles F Sherman Memorial Park, Ortonville. The 8U Michigan Blackhawk sluggers hit six home runs in the championship game but still came up short against the Foutch Baseball 8U Red team of Flint. The mid-April inaugural tournament was organized and […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Groveland Twp. — A woodlot in Groveland Township could soon be home to one of the first battery storage facilities under consideration in Michigan. Dallas-based Vesper Energy is considering a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in the township. A BESS is a type of energy storage system that uses batteries to […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp.— In the world of fast cars, Danny Kellermeyer says a Corvette person usually has a Corvette in their blood system. “I was not at first,” said Kellermeyer, 77, a Brandon Township resident. “I dragged raced Monzas, Camaros and everything but a Corvette. Who could afford one?” Then in 1985, […]