After a three-year absence, there will once again be ‘Good Times in Goodrich.?
The Goodrich-Atlas Chamber of Commerce is presenting the event, scheduled for Sept. 10-11. The majority of the events will take place at the Village Commons Park, located at Erie Street in Goodrich.
One of the events within the festival, the Business Expo, will take place at Reid Elementary, 7501 Seneca St., Goodrich, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Patty Plant of Cranberries Cafe in Goodrich, one of the organizers of the event, said the Goodrich-Atlas Chamber plans on making the event an annual one.
‘A lot of the chamber and community people are helping,? she said.
Ann Hutchins, co-chairperson for the festival, said the Goodrich school district sponsored the event until the last one was held in 2002, and they did so every other year.
Hutchins said one of the new events for this year’s festival is a bike parade, which will begin at 9 a.m. Sept. 10, to make us of the new walking and riding path on Hegel Road in Goodrich.
‘It will start at the high school, and will end at the park in town,? she said. ‘We encourage kids to decorate their bikes, and the township supervisor (Paul Amman) will be at the schools.?
Hutchins also said some other new events are a robotics display, from the award-winning Goodrich High School robotics team, and a three-on-three basketball tournament sponsored by the Goodrich Athletic Boosters.
Other events to be held on Sept. 10 include a Red Cross Blood Drive at the Atlas Township Fire Hall, live music all day in the park (from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.), a book sale from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (sponsored by the Friends of the Library) and a Community Pavillion Dance from 7 -10 p.m.
On Sunday, Sept. 11, a Community Church Service will be held at 11 a.m. in the park. Other events that day are a Car and Bike Show from noon-4 p.m. at Genesys Hospice; a Restaurant Rendezvous (with area restaurants offering samples of their favorite dishes) from noon-3 p.m. in the park; and ‘Rock of Ages? big band music at 2 p.m.
As far as how many people are expected for the festival, Hutchins said the event’s organizers had to estimate how many people showed up at the previous ‘Good Times in Goodrich? events while planing this year’s festival.
She said in the past, about 800-1,000 adults and 400-500 children showed up for the event.