Atlas Twp.- On Monday night the township board discussed the future use of the community meeting room on the second floor of the Goodrich Library. ‘We don’t really have an area that lends itself to a meeting room in the township,? said Shirley Kautman-Jones, township supervisor. The building had undergone some renovations and several groups […]
Bib number 23886 did not complete the 2013 Boston Marathon. The race identification belonged to Bill Snyder, an educator for 45 years and Brandon Middle School principal for 15 years prior to his retirement in 2012. On April 15, Snyder, 69, was about five miles away when two explosions ripped through the finish line on […]
Goodrich-When the Monday night board of education meeting finally ended at about 8:30 p.m. it was painfully clear’the district will change. More than 100 residents, staff, and administrators packed the school board room as lay-off notices were issued to 19 teachers, reinstated Schools of Choice for grades seven through 12 and vowed to continue exploring […]
At 15-years-old, Vinnie Miller has spent nearly a decade racing toward one goal’NASCAR. His quest started early in life. Miller, a Brandon High School sophomore and Hadley Township resident, has been behind the wheel and on the throttle since he was about 5-years-old. ‘I remember driving a Yamaha Zinger, a little 50 cc four-wheeler, around […]
By a vote of 5-2 the Brandon School Board rejected an agenda item to construct a parking lot on recently acquired school property south of the current high school campus. The vote came after several in attendance at the meeting expressed opposition to the construction of a new 450 space parking lot on four acres […]
When members of the Goodrich United Methodist Church approach the Goodrich Planning Commission this May for a proposed senior housing construction project near the church a new growth trend may be inching forward. ‘We felt that there was a growing need for affordable housing for seniors and it was becoming more and more evident,? said […]
Atlas Twp.-It’s spring time and Mike Gross is happy. For the past 20 years Gross, 36, has participated in the statewide spring turkey hunt near his township home? and like other years the long-time hunter is confident in a successful hunt.. ‘So far this spring we’ve seen lots of birds,? said Gross. ‘This month we […]
Atlas Twp.-On May 7, township and Goodrich Village voters will go to the polls to decide on 2.1 mills to fund police coverage for the community. The millage will cover four years of a contract with the Genesee County Sheriff of about $565,000 per year. If approved, a township taxpayer with a $100,000 home would […]
Atlas Twp.-A drug habit may have been the motivation for a Flint couple that had allegedly been breaking into several area homes. Dawn Ludwig, 34, and Jonathan Karalla, 28, are charged with first degree home invasion, a 20-year felony, and second degree home invasion, a 15-year felony in connection with burglaries on April 11 and […]
From 7 to 8 p.m., May 8, the Ortonville Community Historical Society will host Ray Henry who will speak on tombstone iconography at the Old Mill in downtown Ortonville. ‘Tombstones tell a story,? he said. A local historian and genealogist for the past 40 years, Henry received degrees from the University of Michigan and Simmons […]