GUMC youth plans 30 hour fast

Goodrich-Finishing touches are being put on The Goodrich United Methodist Church Family Life Center, completing a project eight years in the making. The Family Life Center has been a work in progress since 1998, said Karl Zeigler, Pastor of the GUMC. On March 1, it will open to the public. Zeigler said the decision to […]

GUMC youth plans 30 hour fast

Goodrich-Finishing touches are being put on The Goodrich United Methodist Church Family Life Center, completing a project eight years in the making. The Family Life Center has been a work in progress since 1998, said Karl Zeigler, Pastor of the GUMC. On March 1, it will open to the public. Zeigler said the decision to […]

Surging grain prices have locals worried

Just last fall, three 35-pound cartons of canola oil, used for deep frying, cost $66. Today, they are up to $103.50. ‘It’s crazy,? said Joanne King, who along with her husband David, owns Frosty Boy, 955 S. Ortonville Road. ‘It started in the fall’they warned us last year our supplies are going up in price. […]

Kathryn Emily Droz

Kathryn Emily Droz was born at 11:15 p.m. on Aug. 22 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Pontiac. She weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and was 18 inches long. Proud parents are Andrew and Laurel Droz of Metamora. Grandparents are Linda and David Droz and Michael and Christine Rosenbalm, all of Waterford. Aunts and uncles are […]

A letter home from a reporter and soon-to-be mom

It’s funny how the ending of a thing makes you think back to its beginning. I started my reporting career here at The Citizen about two years ago. As I sit here writing this column on the eve of what will be my final day on the job before taking my maternity leave, all I […]

Hare raising experience for fair

The Genesee County Fair is back, and for Goodrich resident Tina Bentley, the time leading up to this week has been a hare-raising experience. Bentley has led the Happy Hoppers, a local branch of the 4-H club for the last five years. Ahl year, club members learn proper care, feeding and grooming of rabbits, which […]

Hart-less

By Laurel Droz Staff Writer Goodrich- Kimberly Hart has been officially ousted from her position as superintendent. A vote of 6-1 placed Hart on administrative leave at a July 26 special meeting of the board of education. Trustee Michael Thorp dissented, citing cost issues with the decision. Board President Michael Tripp did not give a […]

Communication, consistency key for interim superintendent

Goodrich- With news of Superintendent Kimberly Hart’s dismissal still reverberating through the community, a new face has come to occupy the office’if only temporarily. Larry Allen, retired superintendent of Mt. Morris Consolidated School District, has been tapped to act as interim superintendent while the board plans to begin an official search Aug. 6. Mt. Morris […]

Renderoni’s Second Slice

Goodrich- Having found success in Clarkston, Renderoni’s Pizza and Deli Company has recently opened a location in town, bringing with them a taste of what they have to offer with Renderoni’s Second Slice. Owner Tim Render says he was exposed to the food business from a young age through his family, learning the ropes of […]

Atlas Township five acre vote set for August 7

Atlas Twp.- Resolution to the debate concerning a five acre minimum in areas of the township is drawing near, as residents prepare to cast their vote in the Aug. 7 election. Supporters and detractors of the rezoning have been vocal since it was adopted last February. ‘I’m not going to tell people how to vote,? […]

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