Hadley-Hadley is about to get a little bit of Art and Soul. In conjunction with the upcoming Hadley Harvest Festival, Kelly Smith, owner of Le Fleur Decor, 3442 Hadley Road, will host the Art and Soul Festival in the gardens of her business. Smith describes the event as an art show with a spiritual twist. […]
Goodrich-Though a few precious hours of summer vacation remain for students, the teachers have gone back to school. Desks are organized and textbooks filed as teachers report to work for their first day back on Aug. 30 in preparation for the first students on Sept. 5. For new teachers like Cheryl Dotterer, the days in […]
Atlas-Members of Atlas Community Baptist Church have a new place to worship. At 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 27 at 9430 Perry Road in Atlas, The Point, a ministry of ACBC, had its inaugural service. Jeannie Combs, Children’s Director and Family Worker for ACBC, says the crowd at that first service was estimated to be 950 […]
Michelle Luxon is house hunting. And even after seven years of searching, Luxon still hasn’t found what she’s looking for, though she can still picture it’eight rooms, two staircases, three floors and approximately four feet tall. ‘My dad made me the dollhouse when I was little,? says Luxon, a former Ortonville resident now living in […]
Goodrich-After entering into executive session on Monday, the Goodrich Area Schools Board of Education voted to discontinue giving additional money to various staff such as bus drivers until an agreement is reached with the Michigan Education Association. Trustee Jeff Engleman dissented and trustee Michael Thorp was absent. Superintendent Kimberly Hart said for the previous school […]
Atlas Twp.-With one public hearing down and at least two more to go, plans for a special assessment are rolling forward. Before the board can proceed with the assessment they are required to have two public hearings no less than 30 days apart to allow constituents to voice their opinions. The first of these hearings […]
Goodrich-Fine Arts: a Mainstream in Education (FAME) has returned after its inaugural season of bringing fine arts to the community. ‘We’re keeping with our commitment to offer all of the venues and varieties of the fine arts,? said Donna Heiderer, FAME chairperson, adding each upcoming performance was chosen to showcase a different art form. The […]
Hadley-While it is not unusual for parents to encourage and inspire their children to pursue their talent, Kelly Vohs will tell you it was her children that made an artist of her. Creative photography and image editing ‘started with the joy of my kids,? said Vohs, a village resident who was recently selected as one […]
Dean Faithfull made the trip from Southampton, England to the United States with a ‘goal? in mind. Literally. Faithfull, 19, is a coach with the UK International Soccer Day Camp. Both he and fellow coach Damaris Young, 22, of Panama City, Panama recently made the trip to Goodrich to give local kids a unique soccer […]
In the midst of ongoing struggles concerning the pathway on Hegel Road, a new set of contractor troubles have arisen for the village council’this time concerning the municipal complex. The council entered into executive session during Monday’s meeting, apparently to discuss a letter requesting more money for work done on the Gordon H. Bachmann Department […]