The Valley Soccer Association champion Goodrich Martians are well-represented on this year’s all-league team. The Martians landed three players on the all-league first team: juniors Haley Smith, Amber Beard, and Amy Kovas. Making the second team were senior Amanda Bishop, sophomores Meredith Mayberry and Jillian Zirnhelt, and freshman Brittany Beard. Sophomore Jessica Engler and senior […]
Even though she didn’t place, Brandon’s Kayla Doan gained valuable experience competing in the Division 2 state meet June 5 at Caledonia. Doan was the only member of the Blackhawks? girls track team to compete at states. She raced in the 800 meter run and finished with a time of 2:26. ‘She learned a lot,? […]
Brandon’s Adam Hyde and Ben Reed represented the Blackhawks? boys track team at the Division 2 state track meet June 5 at Caledonia. Hyde competed in the 300 meter hurdles and Reed in the 800 meter run, but neither finished among the top eight placers in their respective events. At the May 28 Oakland County […]
Sophomore Laura Kwiatkowski anchored the Brandon girls golf team all season, and was recently recognized for her efforts. Kwiatkowski, who consistently led the Blackhawks in dual meet and tournament action, was named to the Flint Metro League first team by a vote of the league’s coaches. Two other Brandon sophomores, Becca Scherer and Tiffany Harding, […]
Atlas Twp. – Humble hero. It’s a title Deputy Dave McDonald has unsuccessfully tried to keep under his hat. McDonald, of the Genesee County Sheriff’s Atlas Township precinct, was named Flint-Central Optimist Club’s 2004 Officer of the Year last month. This week, he was named a hero by the Hundred Club of Flint. ‘I’m greatly […]
Davison Twp. – A fatal M-15 accident investigation is now complete, and has been turned over to the Genesee County Prosecutor’s office. Davison Township Police formed a three-member reconstruction team of specialists from Davison Township, Richfield Township, and the City of Davison police departments to investigate the April 9 accident involving a Ken’s Redi-Mix concrete […]
An unexpected delay from Detroit Edison has given drivers a break on the South Street Bridge closure. Originally scheduled to close on June 10, Village Manager Paul Zelenak said the bridge will not physically close until after the Fourth of July. ‘The utility companies will be doing some work down there, but traffic will still […]
Goodrich – At three months old, he’s a cuddly bundle of fur who’s already living out his mission as a therapist. Levi, a golden retriever, is training to become a therapy dog. Owner and trainer Janet Fischer chose Levi for his mellow personality to carry on the legacy of Gus, a golden retriever therapy dog […]
Goodrich – A group of young adults are disproving the adage ‘you can’t go home again.? James Allen, who just finished his third year studying computer science engineering at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, came up with the idea of getting college and high school students together through the week. The ‘Something Thursday? group first met […]
Ortonville – Brad Erlandson celebrates Father’s Day from the confines of a wheelchair. ‘My role as a father has changed, like a referee I can’t physically pull the kids apart, but I can speak to them as a father’they’ll obey my words.? ‘God designed me to walk. The wheelchair and walker are just a temporary […]