Goodrich – Jillian Zirnhelt is on a mission to study and learn just what Shanghai, China is all about. A 2006 Goodrich High School graduate, Zirnhelt is currently a junior at Grand Valley State University in Allendale. She will study international relations and economics for a year at East China Normal University in Shanghai. It […]
Coordinators for the fourth annual Good Times in Goodrich say this year’s festivities will be bigger and better than ever. On Sept.13, events will be at the Village Commons Park and in the Goodrich Downtown District. On Sept. 14, the annual ‘Restaurant Rendezvous? will be in the Park Pavilion showcasing area restaurant foods. Live music […]
Goodrich – Chaos, confusion and plenty of colored name tags greeted several hundred elementary students from Reid and Oaktree Elementary School who rode buses as school opened Sept. 2. The rough start for students comes after the district cut six bus drivers to save more than $80,000 forcing school officials to come up with a […]
Goodrich – After a year as the interim superintendent, Larry Allen, 64, has accepted a contract from the board of education. The 1-year, $140,000 superintendent contract includes an option to extend, no health or retirement benefits. Board President Michael Tripp said the board is actually offering approximately $6,000 less than the contract was for former […]
Goodrich – Home fans may get to know the visitors really well after the first football game. Following a recommendation by the district’s insurance carrier, SET SEG, the school officials have decided to close the vistors side for the first football game of the year. After an inspection in May, SET SEG officials said they […]
Goodrich – The students in the first annual high school ‘Boot Camp? learned the camp wasn’t about exercise. The summertime two-week intensive training course turned out to be a course to prepare incoming ‘at risk? freshman to be better equipped for high school. The program was started by high school Principal Dave St. Aubin, Vice- […]
Goodrich – A second village property owner is balking at what he claims are excessive fees for a one-time lawn mowing fee. Ray Toma, an attorney in Bloomfield Hills who owns two vacant village lots in the Fairview Estates subdivision, said he received an invoice from the village asking him to pay $150 in administrative […]
Goodrich- Emily Hansel is finally home and thanks to local volunteers, she has a new wooden ramp for her wheelchair. To welcome Emily home on Aug. 9, eight Atlas Township firefighters and seven Ortonville Knights of Columbus worked most of the day Aug. 2 to build a wooden ramp to help Emily’s mother and father, […]
Atlas Twp. – It’s not uncommon for Maggie, a 10-year-old golden retriever, to husk and devour a half dozen ears of sweet corn in one sitting. The corn eating canine may be chewing into the profits of Weil Dairy Farm, 9197 Gale Road, but farm owner Dan Weil is not all that concerned. There’s plenty […]
Goodrich – It may be standing room only in the bleachers on Aug. 28, when the Martians open their season against Richmond High School. SET SEG Insurance Company, the district’s liability insurance carrier, is asking the board to bring their football stadium bleachers up to their safety standards. In addition, they have asked that fencing […]