Together for 150 years: Christ Lutheran Church honored

Hadley Twp. – In 1858, Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd state in the union, Forty-Niners streamed into the Rocky Mountains of the western United States, and a small congregation at Christ Lutheran Church met for the first time. Now, 150 years later, the oldest church in Lapeer County is ready to celebrate. On Aug. […]

School District cuts five elementary bus routes, pink slips drivers

Goodrich – In an effort to shave $80,000 from the school budget, five district bus drivers will be pink slipped. Interim Superintendent Larry Allen said less drivers will mean fewer bus routes. At the Aug. 11 school board meeting, Allen asked board members to combine elementary school bus routes’the change, say bus drivers, will bring […]

Four will challenge village incumbents

Goodrich – A field of seven candidates have filed their petitions in time to seek office for the three seats that are up for grabs in the Nov. 4 general election. Incumbent David Lucik, 61, has been a village council member for approximately 12 years. He graduated from Caro High School and received a bachelor […]

Just one ‘Gold? in mind

Goodrich – Erika Wallace, 18, has earned more than 100 badges on her way to the Gold Award, the highest honor a Girl Scout can achieve. Equivalent to the ‘Eagle Scout? award given in Boy Scouts, last year approximately 5,500 girls received the Girl Scout Gold Award’about 5 percent of the eligible registered Girl Scouts […]

Enos Goodrich writings provide snapshots of early village life

Goodrich – Village founder, early Michigan lawmaker and village postmaster. Attributes of Enos Goodrich whose efforts to settle the area more than a century ago are forever etched in the community’s history. Recently, new information about the life and works of Goodrich, who died in 1897, were discovered in a safe donated by the great-great-grandson […]

Need a cup of Joe? A Bean To Go

Goodrich – It’s all in the beans. That’s the mantra of master roaster Kirk Walker, owner of A Bean To Go, gourmet coffee shop. The business has been drawing area traffic to their new location at 8221 South State Road. ‘The artwork in doing coffee is the roasting. That is what makes the final product […]

Atlas, Groveland to ink ambulance deal for township

Atlas Twp. – Waiting for an ambulance to respond to a 9-1-1 call may get faster for township residents. A study of ambulance response times conducted in March of 2007 concluded that the township had an average response time of 12.2 minutes. The overall average for the county was 7.23 minutes. ‘Atlas Township was the […]

Martian football team no longer buzzing after head shave ban

Goodrich – For more than four years, high school football players have been allowed to shave each other’s heads at football camp, but coaches say they won’t be able to do that anymore. On June 23, a parent described to the school board how her son’s head was shaved after returning from a two-day football […]

Local girl ropes Genesee County riding championship

Goodrich – Kasha Cobb, 15, has had no time to horse around. The high school sophomore recently earned the ‘Highest Points Overall? award with her horse, Tommy, after competing with approximately 125 other riders at the Genesee County Horse Leaders Association event at the Everett A. Cummings Center in Mt. Morris. Cobb is a member […]

District special services administrator named

Goodrich – At the July 21 board of trustees meeting, Interim Superintendent Larry Allen announced Allyson Mills as the new Special Services Administrator for Goodrich Schools. Mills, 47, will be the GISD (Genesee Intermediate School District) Shared-Time Director. She replaces Brian Walton, who was the previous director of special education for 32 years. A graduate […]

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