Jason Bradley, 39, is a Groveland Township resident and has hunted bear across the Upper Peninsula since 2006, bagging three over that period near the village of Bessemer in Gogebic County in the western section. Bradley encountered a grey wolf during a September 2011 hunt. ‘On my way out to my bait pile, a grey […]
Goodrich-In a special meeting on April 9 at the village offices, a board of determination made up of Richfield Township Supervisor Joseph Madore, Mundy Township Supervisor David Guigear and Argentine Township Supervisor Robert Cole voted 3-0 to move forward with a Wheelock and Watkins drain project. The Wheelock and Watkins drain is an agricultural drain, […]
Goodrich-By a 5-0 vote on Monday night the village council OK’d the purchase of a new tractor. The 2013 John Deere tractor will cost the village about $93,000. ‘We received about $31,000 for the sale of the seven parcels in the Fairview Hills subdivision in March,? said Rick Horton, village council president. ‘In addition we’ll […]
Goodrich-Gordon Smith needed gas. In the fall of 1962, local resident Emery Bennett was working at his Gulf Gas Station near the intersection of Hegel Road and M-15 when Smith pulled in for a fill-up. ‘I noticed the credit card Smith used had a Lions Club of Michigan logo on it,? said Bennett. ‘So Smith, […]
Brandon Twp.- Patty Ellsworth has made a difference one word at a time. Several years ago, Ellsworth, a Brandon School District teacher, recognized the need to help youth learn reading and writing? fundamentals of education, says Ellsworth. ‘I saw kids struggling in those areas, and I had a passion to help. I believe all children […]
Atlas Twp.- Jeremiah York was born in Saratoga County, NY in 1794 enlisted with Captain Justus P. Spencer’s Company of the New York militia, engaged in battles of the War of 1812. Pension records indicate that in 1814 York was with a division of Colonel Steven’s Regiment of the New York Infantry, when the British […]
Brandon Twp.- It’s been more than 30 years since Bill Snyder, Brandon Middle School principal, first laced up his running shoes and joined legions of area athletes who hit the pavement each day. ‘I once weighed more than 200 pounds,? said Snyder, 63, who has since trimmed down considerably. ‘I didn’t want to die of […]
Goodrich-At 6 p.m., April 22, the school board will grapple with about $900,000 in cuts to the 2013-14 budget. The proposed cuts come after district officials will dip into their fund equity for about $440,000 to balance the current budget, said District Superintendent Scott Bogner. ‘Our goal is to keep our fund balance at 10 […]
Look ‘who? moved in next door. A family of great horned owls, which includes a pair of owlets, has found a home in a wooded area just south of Goodrich. Locally, the top of the food chain predators are becoming very common, say biologists. Julie Oakes, Michigan Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist from southeastern […]
If Black Bart was bad’Blacker Bart must be really bad. Right? Well, Steve Mitchell, Goodrich High School theater director thinks so and anticipates that local audiences will find the spring play rounds up some serious laughter. ‘I like to do new things, too,? he said. ‘In years past I’ve pushed the envelope and have been […]