No Goodrich superintendent selected as of Monday

Goodrich – No decision has been made yet for either of the two final contenders for the Goodrich School District superintendent post. The superintendent search was put into place by the Goodrich Board of Education when Kim Hart was put on administrative leave in July. Out of a field of nine candidates at the Nov.12 […]

Signed petitions exceeds minimum

Goodrich -Village resident Greg Tankersley said he has more than the 199 signatures needed to authorize the Village of Goodrich council recall, and said he expects to get more. The allegation made on the petition is failure to balance the village budget when requested to do so and to oust four of five village council […]

Science is what motivates this 8th grader

Goodrich – Lindsay Czap won’t soon forget Nov. 10, the day her question was selected among 10,000 other student entries as the winner at the fourth annual YES Expo in Detroit. The expo was presented at Detroit’s Ford Field by the Michigan Technological University to help inspire middle and high school students to pursue education […]

‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown?

Goodrich – Good Grief! The entire Peanuts gang will be on stage at the Goodrich High School theater next week. The heartwarming musical ‘You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown? will open at the Raymond C. Green Center for the Performing Arts, 8029 S. Gale Road, on Nov. 15 and will run through Nov. 17. Based […]

It’s all about the berries for Cranberries Cafe

Goodrich – An article in an upscale news restaurant publication has given Mitchell and Patricia Plant, owners of Cranberries Cafe in downtown Goodrich, some nationwide recognition. Featured in the October issue of Nation’s Restaurant News, a news-weekly for the foodservice industry, the article, ‘Versatile and tart, cranberries play their part,? gave accolades to the restaurant […]

Sheriff deputies honored for service to township

Residents in Goodrich have a reason to feel safer knowing the deputies in their town have been recognized by the top cops at the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department. Three deputies in Atlas Township were given first rate honors on Nov. 1 at the ninth annual awards and retirement dinner in Flint. ‘I am very proud […]

Students pen plans for world peace

Goodrich – It was a chance for students in Genesee County schools to write about world peace during their annual peace day writing competition. The essay contest in October honored peacemakers around the world and commemorated the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, Oct. 2, 1869. A fifth grader at Oaktree Elementary School, 10-year-old Antonio Buscemi, was […]

Goodrich sports boosters to meet

Goodrich – The Goodrich Athletic Booster Club may be down, but they are determined to prove they will survive their latest setback. Former sports booster treasurer and suspect, Tonya Ann Yannaki, 46, was accused of embezzling $50,000 from the club’s account on Friday, Oct. 26 and confessed to taking the money between October 2005 and […]

Goodrich High School arsenic levels should be in check

Goodrich – It won’t be long before students at the Goodrich High School will be able to use the drinking fountains again. Sunshine Water Treatment has been providing bottled water to the school since April 3 when arsenic levels exceeding 10 ppb were detected in the water. In 2006, Linden-based Sunshine Water Treatment, at a […]

Term limits prompt Scott to seek House seat in 51st

Goodrich – In his last year of law school at the University of Michigan, Republican Paul Scott, 25, has announced his candidacy for state representative in the 51st State House District. Concerned about the loss of jobs in Michigan, Scott said he believes his role as a state representative will give him the best avenue […]