Atlas Township to host meeting on bike/walking path

Atlas Twp.-At 6 p.m., Nov. 25, there will be an informational, exploratory meeting to discuss the possible future development of new and/or expansion of existing bike/walking paths within the township. Shirley Kautman-Jones, township supervisor, said representatives from the Michigan Department of Transportation and Genesee County Parks will attend the meeting. ‘Establishing a bike or walking […]

Antler restrictions could soon be statewide

Jason Bradley called it dumb luck. The Groveland Township resident bagged a seven point buck on Nov. 16 in Lake County near Chase, north of Big Rapids. ‘I was not using bait, the buck just walked up,? said Bradley. ? (The village of) Chase is in the new antler restriction area where three points on […]

School leaders take aim at overall financial health of district

Goodrich-By a 7-0 vote on Monday night the school board of trustees accepted an audit from Lewis & Knopf for the 2012-13 fiscal year ending June 30. The reported presented by Jeff Sabolish, principal of Lewis & Knopf, was clean and ended with $1,461,320 in fund balance? about 8.36 percent’a decline of $597,295 in reserves […]

Genesee County Festival of Lights competition

By David Fleet Editor Al Hatch is on a mission not to be outdone. Atlas Township resident and Back-to-the-Bricks founder Hatch is spearheading for a second year an effort to light up area communities through the Genesee County Festival of Lights competition. Kickoff for the competition Atlas Township and Goodrich residents will be at 5 […]

A holiday tradition:Goodrich’s Downtown Christmas

Close the streets, plug in the lights, and alert Santa? Goodrich’s Downtown Christmas will be glowing from 5-9 p.m., Dec. 5 as the local holiday tradition is sure to provide plenty of cheer. ‘We are very excited about the downtown Christmas this year,? said Patty Plant, owner of Cranberries Cafe, 10250 Hegel Road, downtown Goodrich. […]

Construction Board of Appeals formation tabled

Atlas Twp- At the Nov.18 board meeting the trustees opted to table a joint formation of a Construction Board of Appeals (CBA) with the Village of Goodrich. The three person governmental unit comprised of two township and one village representative would enforce the State Construction Code. The members of the CBA are appointed with township […]

Goodrich Schools host Division 3 football playoff game

Goodrich- A cold day in November did not keep nearly 2,000 football fans from high school playoff action. On Nov. 23, the high school’s Roy U. Stacey Athletic Complex was the site of the Michigan High School Athletic Association Football Division 3 Semi-Final Game between DeWitt High School (13-0) and St. Clair High School (11-2). […]

Raising the flag: Class of 2014

By David Fleet Editor On Nov. 26 the Goodrich Class of 2014 dedicated a new flagpole to the high school. ‘The class decided to purchase a flagpole and its? installation to be put at the entrance of the new addition to the grounds,? said Lisa Jensen, who, along with Dawn Adams, are 2014 class sponsors […]

Board OKs township hall generator

Atlas Twp.-By a 4-0 vote on Nov. 18 the board of trustees OK’d $14,500 for Davison-based Mitchell Electric, Inc. to purchase and install a natural gas powered generator at the township hall, 7386 Gale Road. In addition, the board OK’d $1,500 for Consumers Energy to assist in moving the electric meter to accommodate the generator. […]

Elementary school project stalled

Brandon Twp.- A 10-foot-by-100 foot strip of land along Oakwood Road just north of a proposed entrance to a new Brandon Elementary School may stall the project, after the property owner balked at selling the property to the district. The strip of land is needed, say school officials to construct an acceleration lane for traffic […]