GOODRICH – “I’m fed up,” said Van Richards. A Thursday, Feb. 6 incident in which his six-year-old son suffered a gash to the head has Richards livid – not necessarily because it happened, but because of how it was handled. “They’re trying to shove this thing under the rug,” he said. “That driver didn’t do […]
Students in Kay Moreau and Caroline O’Connor’s first grade class at Belle Ann Elementary School participate in Principal Appreciation Week by inviting principal Mark Rodak to a special poetry reading. Students read selected poems and shared illustrations and scientific notes. Poems and notes were about mice, since the class recently observed the birth and growth […]
ORTONVILLE – Although State Rep. Ruth Johnson cautions that it’s not a done deal, the Michigan Department of Transportation has approved funding in the amount of $500,000 for repair of the South Street Bridge. The funds are from the Federal Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program and the Michigan Critical Bridge Program. “If state cutbacks […]
A local flock of ducks swarms Something Different Salon on Mill St. in Ortonville on Feb. 19. “They come up here three times a day,” Diane Delp, the salon’s nail tech, said, as she fed the ducks peices of a bagel. Photo by Meghan Carbary
Caleb Cornett (left), Grant Simcox, Kyle Rappuhn, Josh Brandon, Zack Markle and Chandler Carlock, all Tiger Cubs from Pack 340, Den 10 of Goodrich, enjoy a visit to the offices of The Citizen, where they learned about news gathering, photography and newspaper layout. They earned a Tiger Cub badge after their learning experience, as well […]
Missing equipment Troopers were dispatched to Recovery Systems on Ortonville Road near Grange Hall Road at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6. The owner of the building says he rents out the space to someone else and the man was being evicted. The owner came in the next morning and saw that all his tenant’s belongings […]
New online resources have just become available in each of the 19 Genesee District Libraries on the 300 public access computers in the system. Value Line is the most trusted and prestigious name in the investment field. It now available online at the library. The universally recognized standard The Value Line Investment Survey is a […]
Dear Editor: Let’s set the record straight! This is a response to the Letter to the Editor [“Raise questions on ordinances,” Feb. 17]. There are always a few people who cause problems. They don’t want to cooperate with the township. We enforce ordinances the same way for everyone. Most people comply if they are approached […]
Random, arbitrary and otherwise miscellaneous ramblings from your friendly, neighborhood editor. . . It’s been awhile since we have been able to offer the shotgun approach to the news and other stuff. Hang on; it could be a bumpy ride. w w w So, anyone fed up with the shenanigans at Oakland Schools? Curious as […]
GOODRICH SCHOOLS – Though Ryan J. Martus died Nov. 15, 2002, his memory will live on thanks to a newly formed scholarship at Goodrich High School. Martus, a 1990 Goodrich graduate and son of current Athletic Director and Assistant Principal Al Martus, died in a hunting accident. He was a six-year veteran of the Flint […]