Goodrich-Amid the slurry of celebrities in the area for last weeks Super Bowl, Oaktree Elementry, played host to such musical guests as Kid Rock, Eminem and Madonna. Well? maybe not those actual superstars, but some local fourth graders did great impersonations of those and other musicians with Michigan connections. Teacher Wayne Wilson decided to incorporate […]
Goodrich-It’s about 9 a.m. Monday morning as three local women gather at the M-15 eatery, Cheeky Monkeys Bistro. The restaurant smells like coffee and freshly baked pastries as the trio sit with their backs to the bistro’s heavily patterned walls. They appear relaxed as they sip coffee from brightly colored mugs, pausing occassionally to warm […]
Goodrich-Compassion, hope and humor–just a few of the words used to describe the emotions expressd to hospice volunteers. Genesys Home & Hospice Care, 7280 M-15, Goodrich is seeking additional volunteers to assist in making terminally ill patients as comfortable as possible. Training sessions begin Jan. 31 and continue every Tuesday and Thursday through Feb. 23 […]
An esitmated 250 people viewed the 40 photos entered in the FAME (Fine Arts: A Mainstream in Education ) photo contest at Goodrich High School, 8029 South Gale Road, on Jan. 20. Winners were selected from the following 9 catagories: digital photographs of landscapes; digital photos of people; digitally manipulated photographs; misicellanious digital photos; 35 […]
By Laurel Droz Staff Writer Grand Blanc Twp.-Goodrich High School was unnaturally quiet on the morning of Jan 25, following news of a car accident that resulted in the death of one classmate and the serious injury of two others. According to a statement issued by the Grand Blanc Township Police Department, Danielle Bila, 17, […]
Atlas Twp- An escalating cost for police protection announced last fall by township officials could result in a new special assessment for property owners. A police administrative board ‘comprised of two representatives from the township, two from the village and a township resident? is being created to address the issue. A similar police board was […]
Atlas Twp.-When Cathie Horan’s third grade class at Oaktree Elementary School returned to school Tuesday after the three-day weekend, they were shocked to learn pirates had taken over the classroom. There, at the front of the brightly light classroom , was a flag bearing the skull and cross bones made infamous by the eye patch-wearing, […]
The driver involved in an accident resulting in the death of a Goodrich High School graduate last June was issued two tickets earlier this month in response to the accident. Lapeer County Resident Bethany Watteny, 43, was west bound on Davison Road east of Lake Nepessing Road, when the GM Envoy she was driving struck […]
Though Hurricane Katrina left the area of Pass Christian, Miss. more than four months ago, the devastation inflicted on that community by the catastrophe remains to this day. It was in response to those damaged houses, lives and dreams that 14 people from the Goodrich United Methodist Church, 8071 M-15, decided to make the journey […]