By David Fleet Editor On Aug. 5, Kyle Greene of Brandon Township won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League Michigan Division tournament on Lake St. Clair after catching five bass weighing 23 pounds, 7 ounces. Greene took home $5,753 for his win. “I was fishing the Canadian side of the lake in 16 to […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.-On Aug. 10 the Dominicans of Our Lady of Mt Thabor celebrated 50 years of contemplative service in the Archdiocese of Detroit with a liturgy celebrated by Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron. “We have been blessed by the long line of hierarchical support from Bishop Breitenbeck, Cardinal Dearden, Cardinal Szoka, Cardinal […]
By David Fleet Editor On Aug. 14, 1919 the Main family gathered the first reunion at the home of Mahlon Smith in Flint. “The day was spent visiting and feasting,” and a collection of $6.06 was reported in the family minutes following that first reunion. A hundred years have past and the Main’s reunion of […]
By David Fleet Editor Leland-From shipwrecks to rescuing hikers to a coyote neighbor—Jonathan Schechter’s summer days on a tiny Lake Michigan island are anything but mundane. From May 24 until July 1 Schechter, a Brandon Township resident served as the lighthouse keeper on South Manitou Island. Each summer since 2016 Schechter was one of three […]
By David Fleet Editor At 5:37 p.m., Monday, July 22 the Flying Buffalo and crew sailed into the Straights of Mackinac following a two day Great Lake gauntlet featuring fickle wind, rain and lighting. On deck of the 36-foot sailboat was Atlas Township attorney and veteran sailor David Lattie who reflected on the Flying Buffalo’s […]
By David Fleet Editor House numbers 139 and 140. Two Habitat for Humanity homes under construction about 500 miles southwest of Goodrich in Owensboro, Ky. From July 21-27, nine girls and six boys along with 10 adults from St. Mark Catholic Church Youth group made the trek to the northern Kentucky city on the banks […]
By David Fleet Editor Each year since 2000, The Citizen newspaper has recognized people in the community who make positive changes to our area. The individual volunteers to make a real difference in the readership area. After more than a decade of leading the Good Times in Goodrich Festival with 100 percent volunteers The Citizen […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.-On July 18, the new Holly Oaks ORV Park opened for a preview of the Michigan’s latest state park. Former tapped out gravel mines were transformed into a playland for two and four wheel aficionados who find their passion on dirt, rocks and the occasional mud pit. The park will […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Mark Sanders has seen his children off on mission trips for the past few years—this year he finally joined them. “They had been doing the trips, and my wife had been attending,” said Sanders. “And she told me I had to go because they needed people to fix stuff.” The […]
By David Fleet Editor Hadley-It’s been 102 years since the 1917 Ford Model T truck rolled off the assembly line in Detroit. The historic vehicle, one of just a few drivable today, has been a fixture in the Hartwig family and a regular on Hadley Road for the Fourth of July parade. This year local […]