By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Anna Maria Island — It’s devastating when a home is ravaged by a hurricane. But twice in two weeks has a local family struggling with a tragic deja vu. Atlas Township residents Kelly and Jeff Stonerock own a small mobile home on Anna Maria Island, Fla. part of the Barrier Islands […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Atlas Twp.— Goodrich Middle School students are putting their best foot forward. Earlier this school year Ryan Dukes, a Michigan resident who specializes in customized sneakers agreed to donate his talents to create shoes based on the student’s design. More than 90 middle school students entered their own design and last […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Groveland Twp. — Bueche’s Food World Store Director Joe Dore is on a daily mission. The well stocked, polished aisles of the area landmark grocery store is a reflection of Dore’s more than four decades of dedication to providing the very best shopping experience to the community. The Bueche family along […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Atlas Twp. — Goodrich Martian Senior running back Chase Burnett scampered in for two touchdowns in the second quarter as the Goodrich Varsity football (5-1) team topped Corunna, 42-7, and sole ownership of the Flint Metro League Stars Division. Both teams entered the game 3-0 in conference play on Oct. 4. Since dropping the season opener to Frankenmuth the Martians have now rolled out five straight wins […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Mt. Morris Twp. — On Oct. 5, the Ortonville Brandon Cross Country teams traveled to the EA Cummings Events Center in Mt. Morris for the Greater Flint Championships. On a cool fall morning perfect for distance runners the Brandon Blackhawks posted many personal bests. The Blackhawk Boys Cross Country team was […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — The Warhawks (Brandon-Goodrich) Girls Swimming and Diving team broke a six year losing streak versus the Kearsley Hornets on Oct. 3. The team defeated Lake Fenton/ Kearsley 100-84. The Lady Warhawks won first in eight events, second in six events, and third in seven events. They earned four […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Owosso —The Brandon Blackhawks Varsity Football team improved to 4-2 overall in the Flint Metro League road battle, defeating the Owosso Trojans 54-47. The Blackhawks tallied 626 yards of offense with 301 yards rushing and 325 in the air. “This was a wild game,” said Head Coach Brad Zube. “Our offense […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Stan Koon, Goodrich Class of 1966 and starting guard on the Martian Varsity Football team recalls playing the Blackhawks in a snowstorm. “It was a semi-blizzard,” recalls Koon, 76, who remains a Goodrich resident. “That Brandon game sticks in my mind when the other lineman Terry Gillette and I made a cross-block […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Hadley Twp. — David Ivory still recalls the excitement of joining his father firefighter Malcolm “Mike” Ivory on an alarm in Hadley Township. “When I was a kid back in the 40s we got to ride along to a fire,” recalled David, “It’s been 70 years or more since I did that but it’s been in […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Groveland Twp. — On Tuesday the Groveland Board of Trustees voted 4-0 during a special meeting approving a lease agreement for the new township fire station one, for the Michigan State Police portion of the building. “They (MSP) have models they use for leases (on their buildings),” said Bob DePalma, township […]