Goodrich-It’s been said money can’t buy happiness, but $1,100 is about the ease a lot of pain. With Oxford Bank’s presentation of an oversized check on Feb.13 to Genesys Home and Hospice Care, 7280 S. State Road in Goodrich, hospice will be able to afford a much needed hydrocollator. ‘Hydrocollator? is a big word for […]
Goodrich- Jay Clothier often encounters those charged with murder, rape and other violent crimes. Yet it’s his choice’that’s his job. Clothier, a defense attorney represents those often avoided by others’those charged with sometimes heinous crimes’the ‘bad apples? of society. ‘Even bad guys and guys that break the law are entitled to good representation,? said Clothier, […]
Goodrich-There is no minimum age requirement on activism. Eight-year-old Shamus Rush is proof of that. Shamus, along with his third-grade classmates at Oaktree Elementary School, 7500 S. Gale Road, is spearheading a campaign to save the Detroit Zoo from closing. ‘Why would you actually want to close a major landmark for Detroit?? asked Shamus. Shamus […]
Goodrich- A school official says all school employees named on what she described as ‘a short list? of possible offenders have denied any wrong doing. A public release of a list naming local school employees with criminal convictions has been delayed following a Feb.10 circuit court ruling on the matter, according to the Michigan Education […]
Goodrich-It’s not always easy to spell unerringly. Literally. Yet on Feb. 15, Goodrich Middle School student Rae Moors did just that at a school spelling bee. Under the bright lights of the stage, seventh-grader stood at a podium and spoke into the microphone; ‘U-n-e-r-r-i-n-g-l-y.? After correctly spelling the word, which runner up Diana Svinarich had […]
Student enrollment slipped at Brandon Schools while Goodrich Schools inched higher following a student count on Wednesday. Changes in enrollment means more or less money for the schools, which receive per-pupil funding of $6,875 per student. In the Fall 2005 count both districts posted 3 percent increases with 66 additional students at Goodrich and 59 […]
Groveland Twp.-Although 1st Lt. Garold Parsons may be new to his position as Michian State Police post commander in Groveland Township, he is no rookie when it comes to law enforcement. ‘I’ve been in law enforcement 29 years,? said Parsons. Parsons, 51, spent his first eight years working for the Iosco County Sheriffs Department. He […]
Atlas Twp.-Dressed in an spotless white shirt executive chef Mitch Plant skillfully chops an onion into small pieces. Oblivious to the distance between his finger and razor sharp knife blade, Plant 50, methodically slices through a crisp, thin skin of the bulb resting beneath his exposed fingers. ‘I tend to burn myself more than cut,? […]
Goodrich- Following a visitation on Jan. 30 and Jan. 31 and a funeral on Feb. 1, friends and family of Kayla O’Mara gathered together once again last week. This time, however, it was not in mourning, but rather in celebration. At 6 p.m. on Feb. 4, Goodrich High School hosted a ‘Celebration of Life? for […]
By Laurel Droz Staff Writer Flowers, a white wooden cross and a pink ribbon mark the site along Baldwin Road,between Vassar and Saginaw roads, where an accident took the life of a Goodrich High School student and the seriously injuryed others. Kayla O’Mara, 16, was killed in a car accident on the evening of Jan. […]