Student dries up Oaktree bottled water sales

Goodrich-Ice Mountain brand bottled water is getting no love from Goodrich; not after 8-year-old Noah Cottrell got through with them. Noah says his beef with the bottled water company began when his parents told him the water put into those bottles came from our Great Lakes, depleting natural resources and endangering wildlife. It’s a claim […]

Student authors write on

Goodrich-Twenty-six published authors read their work aloud to a hushed and attentive crowd of ‘by invitation only? guests at Oaktree Elementary last week. Audience members sat in rapt silence as the authors read words written about some of the most memorable moments of their lives. One spoke of her dog’s encounter with a snapping turtle. […]

Clubs return to Goodrich school district

The clubs are back in Goodrich. Well, mostly. ‘I’m very glad to see it happen,? said board president Michael Tripp. ‘When we realized we were in a better financial position we wanted to see this occur.? The Goodrich Area Schools Board of Educated voted in favor of reinstating several clubs previously cut due to the […]

FAME to feature percussion ensemble in February

Golden Rain Percussion Ensemble is coming to Goodrich, bringing with them the beat of some different drummers. The ensemble features percussionists Dave Taylor, Terry Breese, Dan Maslanka and Keith Claeys. ‘The four of them have been playing together since 1977…so it is a very tight group,? said Donna Heiderer, co-director of FAME (Fine Arts; a […]

Lawmaker eyes Erie Street, M-15 traffic light issue

Goodrich-Residents hopeful for the long sought after traffic light at the intersection of Erie Street and M-15 enlisted a new ally this week: State Representative David Robertson. Robertson (R- 51st district), spoke to safety concerns voiced by residents at the Jan.8 meeting of the village council. ‘I came at the request of a citizen,? said […]

Family Party Store demolition nears

Goodrich- Residents are one step closer to seeing the demolition of a party store-turned- eye sore along M-15. On Jan. 8, the village council OK’d Wade Trim, for the purposes of acting as a hearing officer in the ongoing battle to demolish the Family Party Store, 8186 M-15 in Goodrich. The store, owned by Chris […]

Two charged in township crime spree

Atlas Twp.-Two township residents are facing multiple felony charges following a barn fire, a stolen tractor and a hijacked purse, authorities say. Jason Marotz, 21, and Robert Marotz, 22, scheduled to be arraigned Jan. 10 in 67th district court on counts of intent, arson of personal property worth $20,000 or more and unlawfully driving away […]

Francis family remembered

Ortonville-A local family is mourning this week, following the unexpected deaths of three members. Richard Francis, 63, his wife Patricia, 64, and their daughter Lori, 33, died suddenly on Dec. 31, 2006 in their Charleston, W.Va. home. The family has many Ortonville area ties. Richard’s brothers, John and Dennis Francis, of Ortonville, Gary, of Goodrich […]

Intruder killed by homeowner after break-in

Atlas Twp.-The sound of gunshots piercing the night alerted an township man and his girlfriend to trouble that would end with one man dead just days before Christmas. Detective Sgt. Joe Parks of the Genesee County Sheriff Department said authorities were alerted to a possible home invasion in the 9000 block of S. Irish Road […]

Speed limit amendment vetoed

Residents hoping to maintain lower speed limits on gravel roads were dealt a setback Dec. 22, following Governor Jennifer Granholm’s veto of a bill to allow the lower speeds. Residents along many area gravel roads were angered to learn of a revised state law, enacted by state legislature in March, that would increase the speed […]

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