Army Spc. Eugene Schudlich spent a year in Iraq working as an aircraft/helicopter mechanic at Camp Taji, living on edge, never knowing when a mortar would be shot over the fence by insurgents. Schudlich, a 2000 Brandon High School graduate, says it hasn’t been easy to readjust, partly because ‘you don’t let go of what […]
Goodrich- Residents will soon have the opportunity to come out and meet their school board candidates. From 7- 8:30 p.m. on April 30, at Goodrich Middle School, 7480 Gale Road, there will be a meet and greet for the four candidates running for the board. There are two seats available this term. Each candidate will […]
Brandon Twp.- Spring Clean-up, during which all township residents may dispose of unwanted items from their homes and yards, will be 7 a.m.- 1 p.m., May 5 in the Brandon High School parking lot, 1025 S. Ortonville Road. Some restrictions apply: Proof of residency must be shown; residents must be in line no later than […]
Brandon Twp.- Nominations must be in no later than April 30 for the Brandon High School Hall of Fame. Former students who graduated from BHS 10 or more years ago and have made exemplary contributions in their field of work are eligible. Nomination forms are available at the high school, 1025 S. Ortonville Road and […]
Ortonville- A wild time is planned for the grand opening celebration of Pet Supplies ‘Plus,? 22 N. Ortonville Road, May 4-6. Tiger cubs and a baby kangaroo will be available for petting on Saturday from 12-5 p.m. and from 5-8 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, exotic animals at the store will include a […]
Debra Dodd spokesperson for Consumer’s Energy reported that 1,930 customers were without power from about 6 to 10 p.m. in the Atlas Township area on April 25. Dodd said the power outage was weather related. Dodd said two circuits locked causing a pole fire. The power outage affected homes from Green Road north to Maple […]
Atlas Twp.- The five acre minumum issue is going to the voting booth. Following a petition drive to bring the matter to a vote, Atlas Township Clerk Tere Onica said the signatures have been tallied and it has been verified enough were collected to put the issue on the ballot in August. ‘I had 1,109 […]
Concerned local taxpayers can meet at 7 p.m., May 10, at the Goodrich United Methodist Church, 8071 S. State Road, to discuss ways to force change in their local government. Brandon Township resident and business owner Tabethia Tiseo-Shell organized the meeting, at which State Rep. Dave Robertson, R-Grand Blanc Township, and a representative on the […]
Goodrich- Students from outside the county will be eligible to attend district schools in the upcoming school year. With a vote of 4-3 at an April 23 meeting of the Goodrich Area Schools Board of Education, it was decided the district would participate in a ‘School of Choice? program that allows students from contiguous counties […]
Groveland Twp.-For more than 35 years, Paul Kerr worked in metal fabrication, testing equipment for the Big Three automakers’where high standards and quality are the rule. That same commitment to perfection and dependability are reflected in Paul and son Nathan Kerr’s new lawn mowing business, ‘We Make the Cut.? ‘No job is too big or […]