Mark Twain will make an appearance at Goodrich High School. Sort of. Actor Mark Mauldin, in the role of Mark Twain, takes the stage in ‘An Evening with Mark Twain? at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 1 in the Raymound C. Green Center for the Performing arts at Goodrich High School, 8029 Gale Road. Mauldin will […]
Goodrich-Election day has come and gone, and, for the most part, the face of the Goodrich Village Council remains the same. Incumbents Ed York and Rick Horton held on to their respective positions of Village Council president and council member, soundly defeating challengers Diane Fredericks, Gregory Tankersley and Norm Bass. The lone newcomer will be […]
Goodrich-Despite popular movie portrayals of chimney sweeps, Rob Bryant will not perform a carefully choreographed dance number while atop your home. The work he does, however, might save your home, or even, your life. Bryant, 39, owns and operates Clean Sweep Chimney Service with his wife, Marcelle, in the village. A full time firefighter and […]
Atlas Twp.-Debate is heating up over the proposed five acre minimum lot size in portions of Atlas Township. Some officials, including Rick Misek, vice-president of the township planning commission, say the change to a larger minimum lot size has been part of the township’s master plan since 1991, and is necessary to preserve the rural […]
Goodrich-The death of yet another student in a fatal car accident has shaken the community. Nicholas Page, a freshman at Goodrich High School, died Oct. 30 after his 16-year-old sister apparently lost control of the vehicle in which he was riding and struck a tree. Both the driver and two other passengers, a 16-year-old female […]
Goodrich- High school students were evacuated Monday after a bomb threat was found in a school bathroom. Superintendent Kimberly Hart referred to the incident as a ‘non-event?, but one with which administrators decided to err on the side of caution. Hart said a ‘poorly written threat? was discovered in one of the bathrooms while classes […]
Goodrich-The line between Halloween fun and meanspirited pranks was blurred this week, as the names of local teachers were displayed on fake tombstones in the yard of a Goodrich High School student. Kirk Hanning, 32, said the tombstones were created with the help of his step-daughter, Olivia Goeckel, in the spirit of Halloween revelry. When […]
Brandon Twp.-Traveling at 55 mph may be fine for some roadways, but on the unpaved section of Granger Road in front of Doug and Linda Barach’s home it’s just too fast. ‘We live near a curve where people already take it too fast,? says Linda. ‘They fishtail around the corner.? Granger Road is just one […]
Goodrich- Students at Oaktree Elementary School behaved liked cavemen in class? and teacher Deborah Simms was delighted. Simms, an art teacher at both Oaktree and Goodrich Middle School, decided to give students a prehistoric experience by teaching them to paint as people did until about 500 B.C.E. ‘I felt it was important (to teach about […]
Goodrich- The doctor is in. ‘The Good Doctor,? that is. The Neil Simon play will come to life in November on the stage of the Raymond C. Green Center for the Performing Arts at Goodrich High School. ‘This is my largest cast since ‘My Fair Lady,?? says GHS theater director Steve Mitchell, adding he selected […]