Goodrich – It wasn’t until Jerry Kendrick was 60-years-old that he discovered he had a new talent. It all began when Kendrick was browsing the magazine rack at Barnes and Noble three years ago and found a couple of magazines about carving caricatures out of wood. ‘I became so enthralled with the magazines, because I […]
A Goodrich teen has pleaded guilty March 24 to negligent homicide in an Oxford woman’s death following a crash on Sept. 7 in Davison Township. But Zachary T. Bahr, 18, will ask a judge to sentence him under the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act status. HYTA is state law that allows a judge to place a […]
Atlas Twp.- It all started about five years ago when firefighter Don Jiles was unable to work due to a life-threatening illness. ‘At that time, we didn’t have a benevolent fund, so we were scrambling to raise money for his family, said townsip resident and fellow Bloomfield Township firefighter Nick Sesock. ‘After Don passed away, […]
Atlas Twp. – By a 5-0 vote on Monday night, the township board of trustees approved a motion to get help from the Village of Goodrich to do some clean-up work. The bike path from downtown Goodrich to Oaktree Elementary School will be cleared of rocks and debris by the middle of April. ‘We don’t […]
Committed to remembering all of the Goodrich High School students who are now soldiers in Iraq, GHS Teacher Bill Duso ran the names of approximately ten soldiers across the school’s marquee this week. The move commemorates the five-year anniversary of the beginning of the war in Iraq on March 19, 2003. Duso said as long […]
Goodrich – As a young boy, Lee Steinhoff’s mother, Ruth, would say to him, ‘You have a case of wanderlust.? Little did she know that in the future her son would see all of the new seven wonders of the world. Steinhoff, 59, the real estate broker/owner of Direct Properties, said he grew up in […]
Goodrich – For the first time in school history, the bands and choirs at the high school and middle school received straight one – superior ratings at a recent musical meet, which has qualified them to participate in upcoming state competitions in April. ‘This is a historical year,? said Choir Director Jennifer Davis. ‘It is […]
Goodrich – For many years the hollow of a tree on the property at the Rainbow Day Care Center has been vacant, but not anymore. A Michigan eastern screech owl now calls the tree home. Day care center teacher, Linda Stachelek said, ‘I noticed the owl living in the tree about two months ago. I […]
Goodrich – Sven Anderson is going green and taking his students with him. ‘My goal for my students is to make sure they are educated enough about the world around them to make good environmental decisions for the rest of their lives,? said Anderson, high school environmental science teacher. Establishing good recycling habits is part […]
Goodrich – Changing the name of a church is uncommon, however the pastors at Ortonville Baptist Church are excited about how the name change will impact the future of their church. The decision to drop the denomination name Baptist from Ortonville Baptist Church to Hillside Bible Church Pastor Kevin Shorkey said is to accomplish God’s […]