Morgan Foster’s seventh grade science project is still creating a buzz for her family. ‘Most teens would ask for an iPhone,? said Angie Foster, her mother. ‘But my daughter asked for a colony of bees to help the environment during the outbreak of the colony collapse disorder or CCD’which caused the decline in honey bee […]
Goodrich-By a 7-0 vote on Monday night the board of trustees approved Christy Flowers as the new principal at Reid Elementary School. She replaces Beth Zeto who is now director of student services, curriculum and federal programs in the district. . Reid Elementary includes grades kindergarden through second. ‘I am excited to return to the […]
Brandon Twp.- The traffic impact of a proposed hospital project in nearby Independence Township has some traffic engineers concerned that significant improvements along the M-15 corridor are needed sooner than later. During a legislative briefing on Monday at the Brandon Township Library, an outline of the progress the M-15 Task Force has made since 1995 […]
Brandon Twp.- Lots of traffic, plenty of junk food and very large. That’s how Denmark native Mads Flaga, 17, discribes life in the township since arrving last August as an exchange student through theYouth for Understanding a non-profit educational organization which offers opportunities for young people around the world to spend a summer, semester or […]
Atlas Twp.-Chances are, if medical attention was needed locally over the last half-century Kathleen June was there. When June retires this summer after 50 years as a registered nurse’it will mark the end of a career that started and was finished at Goodrich’s Wheelock Medical Facility which will close this summer. ‘It’s time,? said June. […]
Groveland Twp.- Tomas Escamilla knows what Mexico tastes like. Escamilla grew up in Guerrero, Mexico’about 1,200 miles south of the Texas border on the western shore of the Pacific Ocean. The Escamilla family, which included a mother and father along with five boys and two girls, were farmers in some of the rugged central region […]
Genesee County Drain Commissioner Jeff Wright is expected to attend the village council on Monday night to discuss the progress of the repairs to the Wheelock and Watkins drain. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the Village of Goodrich Offices, 7338 S. State Road. The agricultural drain, built in 1897 and which encompasses a […]
Brandon Twp.-A small pond in the middle of Wojo’s Garden Center has jump-started a long time tradition. On Saturday, Wojo’s Greenhouse hosted the ninth annual Frog Jumping Contest’attracting about 80 contestants to their pad at 2570 Oakwood Road. Lisa Kemeny, general manager of Wojo’s Greenhouse, said the frog jumping has become a family tradition. This […]
Atlas Twp.-On Aug. 3, about 500 runners and walkers participated in the eighth annual Kayla O’Mara Memorial Road Race. The 5K and 10K race is in memory of Kayla O’Mara a standout runner at Goodrich High School. Kayla led the cross country team to its first ever Cross Country State Championship by finishing second in […]
Atlas Twp.-A State of Michigan Court of Appeals recently overturned a Michigan Tax Tribunal judgment which invalidated the levy of a special assessment for police protection. The decision could impact how future taxes are collected both in the township and municipalities statewide. At issue is the use of a flat fees or special assessments rather […]