By Elizabeth Lowe Staff writer Goodrich ? Everything from dulcimers to foreign movies will soon become part of the Goodrich education program, thanks to grants from the Goodrich Educational Foundation. The Goodrich Board of Education recently approved a total of $3,156.79 in grants to be awarded for ‘extra? school needs. The foundation evaluates grant requests […]
Grateful for senior citizen enhancement in the township, the school district, area businesses, and the community has supported the community event, through donations for the past 20 years. Dinner place mats are designed by elementary students, entertainment is provided by the high school student, and the Brandon school food service employees prepare the food. Volunteers […]
By Elizabeth Lowe Staff writer Goodrich ? Teenagers surveyed the remains of the navy blue Blazer, hood crumpled like paper, top folded back like a convertible, doors wrenched off the hinges, its concave windshield shattered into thousands of fragments. The Chevy Blazer, sprawled on Goodrich High School’s front lawn during Red Ribbon week is a […]
Delivery truck headache: A heated discussion fired up council members Oct. 27 after village manager Paul Zelenak proposed a traffic control order to restrict parking times in front of Mabelena’s Quilt Shop on Mill Street. After repairing the catch basin in front of Mabelena’s for at least the third time in three years, Zelenak said, […]
Ortonville – In March 2004, any village resident may have a deciding voice in the community’s future by winning a seat on the Ortonville village council. In a town of more than 1,300 residents there are many voices and many ideas available to be shared with the community. A simple election packet sits between endless […]
By Elizabeth Lowe Staff writer Goodrich ? To the Nazi regime, she was worth just one dollar. Prejudice drove Adolf Hitler to desolate and annihilate Jews like Gerda Weissman Klein. Somehow, she survived. Since then Klein has opened up her life to teens, teaching tolerance, strength and individual responsibility to combat hunger. ‘You are the […]
Ortonville – When it came time to paying the final Mill Street repaving bill Village Council member Harold Batten was outraged and voted against paying it. ‘That amount is a full third more than the bid,? said Batten, ‘and that’s quite an overrun.? The contractor’s final bill was almost $23,000 more than their original bid […]
Much of the Ortonville area is without power as of Monday morning. Reports of outage run from Countyline Road in Atlas Township all the way southeast to the village of Ortonville. Calls into the utility company for answers have given estimates of 3 hours or until 4 p.m. when then power returns. Schools are not […]
A 12-year-old girl was treated for a dog bite to her finger Halloween evening, after two dogs allegedly went at each other in downtown Clarkston. Main Street was filled with trick-or-treaters at approximately 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, when the “event” occurred in front of The Clarkston News building. Police Chief Ernest Combs said there […]
The new Clarkston City Council will look exactly like the old Clarkston City Council. Incumbents Dan Colombo, Walt Gamble Jr. and David Savage were voted back on the council during Tuesday’s election. In a close election, Dan Colombo led the way with 155 votes, while Walt Gamble followed with 154 votes and Dave Savage finished […]