Goodrich – From the classroom to the senate floor’passing a bill took a new twist for some area students. In late April, 11 high school students from the Youth in Government Club joined about 800 other students from across the state to practice a simulated/mock congressional experience. The statewide event is sponsored by the Y.M.C.A. […]
Goodrich – A 100-year-old leaking dam has Mill Pond residents and village council members looking for answers. Village Street Administrator Pete Morey said recent dam gate and structural problems prompted draining of the pond. ‘The gate wouldn’t come down,? said Morey. ‘So we had to lower the Mill Pond to get the rubber off. But […]
For more than three decades, his notable voice, countdown formats and dedications touched the airwaves in 50 countries. With family ties in Goodrich and Fenton, the king of countdown, who opened his show with, ‘This is Casey Kasem’s American Top 40,? was in Fenton last Saturday to help promote a fundraiser for the proposed $3.5-million […]
Goodrich – The board of trustees voted unanimously to cut five teachers at the April 26 board meeting. ‘It was a tough decision to make,? said Larry Allen, interim superintendent. ‘However, we started with the idea of cutting 11 teachers and narrowed it to five.? The five teacher positions cut are a second grade classroom […]
Goodrich – The civil rights complaint filed by Brian Walton, citing age discrimination against the school district, will be investigated. That’s the message from Trevor Coleman, Michigan Department of Civil Rights, director of communications following the April 25 hearing. The district will have seven days to answer the charges. ‘I am not out to get […]
Goodrich – A therapeutic horse riding center, ‘Amazing Wings? is a place where owner Judi Pearce believes faith and freedom reign. Amazing Wings, 9500 S. State Road, is located on 70 partially wooded acres with horse trails that lead to Lake Shinanguag. ‘People with cerebral palsy, autism, Down Syndrome and closed head injuries do well […]
Goodrich – They’ve made history. The Destination Imagination team took first place in the state competition on Saturday, April 16 at Central Michigan University and has been asked to compete at a ‘Globals? final with students from all over the world. Both milestones are firsts for the Goodrich program. Global finals will be from May […]
Goodrich – The middle school recently identified a couple of spies’and rewarded them for it. Eighth grade students Alyssa Nesbitt and Austin Ryan recorded their acts of espionage in essays set during the Revolutionary War between 1775 and 1783, for a statewide competition hosted by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). ‘Placing first in […]
Goodrich – As a village native for more than 36 years, Duke’s Communications owner Jim Crary has brought his business home. ‘We are from this community,? said Crary, who opened the store in the Goodrich Plaza, 8165 S. State Road. ‘Our grandkids go to school here and my daughter attended Goodrich Schools for ten years.? […]
Goodrich – She received one of the golden tickets’a ticket to see Pope Benedict XVI in New York for his first visit to the United States. Sister Heidi King, 34, a nun at St. Mark the Evangelist Church at 7696 S. Gale Road since 2001, said her name was drawn when the Catholic parishes of […]