By Elizabeth Lowe Staff Writer Goodrich — The First Annual Fall Car Cruise last Tuesday at the Goodrich Plaza drew a baker’s dozen of classic cars. “Hey, for our first one we’re extremely pleased,” said event organizer Rick Cassabon, owner of the Goodrich Marketplace IGA. “In consideration of the weather and not a lot of […]
Educators and school administrators have always used results from the Michigan Education Assessment Program test as a benchmark for how well students in this state are being taught. Now as part of the federal government’s No Child Left Behind mandate, MEAP scores are being used for the Adequate Yearly Progress and Ed YES! programs. According […]
Bill Kunse is tired of stepping into his backyard and hearing gun shots fired nearby. The Independence Township resident, who has lived on Reese Road for 13 years and in the township since 1967, wants what he feels are outdated gun laws in our state reviewed. “It’s kind of disconcerting to be walking out and […]
Groups of people lined up at a construction site at M-24/Church Street on Monday afternoon and watched as an excavator, owned by Larry Mullins, sunk slowly into the muck. On Tuesday morning, this is all that was visible. A huge crane was brought later in the day and the sunken piece of equipment was finally […]
They remember a time when they could take their families out on the boat, go swimming or fishing. But that time is no more. Lake Waldon Village residents, living on Gulick Lake, are saddened that the water has near dried up, and they want something done about it. “It’s gone. There’s no more lake. We […]
Students typically suffer penalties for turning in work past the due date. While it is uncertain what consequences await those responsible for Michigan Educational Assessment Program scores, officials are glad to have the numbers. Results from the winter 2002 MEAP tests were released Friday, Oct. 3, showing how many students have met or exceeded state […]
Clarkston’s Kathy Paul was hurt by corporate America. Now she is working hard to make sure it doesn’t happen to anybody else. Back in 1996, Paul was a co-buyer in the electronics department for Kmart. She was a longtime loyal employee and a self-described, “straight arrow.” Her life changed when she was approached by agents […]
Some miscellaneous thoughts floating around the head of your friendly, local editor this week: • Why is everyone surprised by the fact that Roy Horn (of Siegfried and Roy fame) was attacked by a tiger during one of their performances? Let me take you through the math. The duo does hundreds of shows a year […]
Thanks for helping make the SCAMP/L.E. Wint Golf Outing a “Hole in One!” Everyone enjoyed a wonderful day; the weather was perfect for a day of golf and a few of the SCAMPers got to meet the wonderful people who make their summer dream a reality. Your prize donation of gift certificates was greatly appreciated. […]
This letter is in regards to your reporter Don Schelske’s substantive error in his on the scene coverage of our Independence Township Planning Commission meeting, Thursday, Sept. 25 and my position and subsequent vote. He reported my concerns regarding an off-site septic easement and other issues but totally reversed my voted position on a motion […]