Patrick Baldwin loved to wear pajama pants. ‘He always had those pants on,? said his father, Pat. ‘People that knew him will remember Patrick in those pants.? The casual garb is now synonymous with the 19-year-old Brandon High School graduate who took his own life on Nov. 14, 2012. ‘Patrick was very intelligent, quick thinking,? […]
Groveland Twp.-Named for Tamarack Hills Farms and purchased in 1950 by the United Jewish Charities, Camp Tamarack incorporates more than 1,400 acres of township wilderness near Perryville Road and attracts more than 15,000 visitors each year. The township camp, which turned 60-years-old last year, may soon be just a little smaller. Representatives of the United […]
Brandon Twp.-For the past five years, middle school science teacher Dave Green, along with a few students, has ventured from the classroom and investigated the creeks that flow through school property. On May 11, about 20 seventh-graders, along with two eighth-graders, donned waders and entered the swift current of Kearsley Creek southeast of the middle […]
Brandon Twp.- The symptoms seem simple’the bees just disappear. The cause, however, may be far more complex. Colony Collapse Disorder, the recent honeybee crisis riddling millions of colonies nationwide and resulting in the loss of 50 to 90 percent of some keepers? bees for no apparent reason? has some area beekeepers seeking answers. Ed and […]
Hadley Twp.-Whether it’s Brocker Road without an ‘e? or Broecker, with’an area descendant of the German immigrant family that helped settle the township says we’re all the same. Crenghton Broecker, 81,’a direct namesake of the local thoroughfare in the southern section of the township, says he’s researched his family’s history over the past two centuries […]
Atlas Twp.-On Monday night the township board of trustees discussed ballot language for an increase in police millage for a spring election. With a deadline of Feb. 26 looming for the May 7 ballot’a discrepancy was determined over a taxable value report of the township prepared by assessor Carrie Bock. As a result, a special […]
From rotary telephones to iPads’technology has evolved at a rapid rate. On Jan. 24, RUSH (Respect Unity Spirit and Heart) Team Leader Kyle Hughes, along with six members of Team RUSH, a Clarkston High School robotics organization, spent part of their day with some of the senior members of the Ortonville Woman’s Club to demonstrate […]
Six weeks. That’s how long the the First Robotics teams of Goodrich were given by NASA Robotics Alliance to build a robot that can toss flying discs into goals and then climb a 90-inch pyramid. The project, titled ‘Ultimate Ascent,? was completed by the Goodrich students at midnight Feb. 19. ‘Not enough time, not enough […]
Goodrich-The smell of gunpowder in a school building is terrifying and the response to such a situation is critical. On Feb. 20, more than 40 law enforcement officers from the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department, Michigan State Police, FBI, Grand Blanc and Davison townships along with the City of Grand Blanc converged on the high school […]
On Tuesday, Richard Paul visited Reid Elementary School to present his research-based Duck Sense Bully Prevention program. The educational school assembly program helps promote respect, responsibility and safe schools. The topics include bully prevention, diversity awareness, self-confidence, conflict resolution, teen anger management skills, bystander involvement and the long-term effects of cyber bullying. ‘The Richard Paul […]