By David Fleet Editor Good Times are here again. On Aug. 3 Good Times in Goodrich will begin with a day of cars, food and activities for the whole family. “It’s biggest small festival that nobody heard of,” said Jim Green, of Goodrich Festival and Events. “It’s all about community, family and fun. A homecoming […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-On Monday night the school board of trustees voted 7-0 to approve a two year contract with the Goodrich Education Association, following a 50 minute closed session meeting. School board president Greg Main and the board declined comment following the meeting. In April the school district and the GEA reached a […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer On July 24, the Ortonville Downtown Development Authority hosted their second annual listening session for local residents, business owners and elected officials. “The DDA is required to do two information sessions for the public each year,” said DDA Director Matt Jenkins. “That is a requirement in the new DDA law […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville- The village council is under scrutiny for the amount of special meetings they have held so far this year. “We’ve had conversations with residents, business owners as well, questioning the special meetings that we’ve had,” said Tonja Brice, council president. “I got a chance to do a little bit […]
Luke Mink sets up for a swing during T-Ball in the Village of Ortonville on Tuesday night. Photo by Patrick McAbee.
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.-A new version of flag football will kick off this fall. Each fall about 60 youth participate in football where a flag is pulled from a belt system to stop the player’s progress. This year a tackle bar system will be implemented where players make contact pull a bar off […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer It may only be July, but the Ortonville Community Emergency Fund is preparing for back to school time. “Currently we will be helping over 200 children with supplies,” said Karyn Milligan, St. Anne’s Christian Service Coordinator. “This is always such a stressful time of year for the parents to prepare […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.- On Monday night the township board of trustees voted 5-0 OK’d $8,557 for a security system as part of ongoing renovations to the township hall. Davison based Pal Alarm was accepted as the winning bid over Mayville based Teck4UFast with a bid of $13,500. There were four companies solicited […]
By David Fleet Editor The video arcade game “Pac-Man” is released, Ronald Reagan is elected President of the United States and the cable network MTV (Music Television) is launched. At 8:30 p.m., Aug. 3 the 1980s return to Good Times in Goodrich when the Square Pegz brings back the music etched in every cassette and […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-After locating an ambulance in Goodrich on Feb. 1, 2016 officials at Mobile Medical Response or MMR report that due a low volume of calls a unit will no longer be stationed in the village for area calls. However, they will continue to respond to local calls via mobile units. Mobile […]