When the bait hits the water in the eleventh annual World Ice Fishing Championship on Feb. 18-24 in the Minsk region in the country of Belarus? a local will be recording and producing the action. Kelly Gotch, a 1998 Brandon High School graduate and Ortonville native, will travel with the USA Ice Fishing Team as […]
Hadley Twp.- Regardless of the frigid temperatures this winter, it’s rather balmy compared to where William Schiffel spent a few days in December 1968. The National Science Foundation gathered six reporters, which included Schiffel, then a staff writer for The Grand Rapids Press, for a briefing on the U.S. installations in Antarctica. Now, more than […]
Goodrich-On Monday night the village council OK’d a pair of proposals to help rectify the leaky century-old village dam. By a vote of 5-0 the village council moved forward with a proposal from Midland-based Gerace Construction for $43,925 to begin in early spring to determine the cause and repair the leaching village dam. Details of […]
The four cylinder engine produced 25 horsepower. Top speed, about 60 mph. There was no gas gauge. While many engineering upgrades have been implemented, 65 years after the first Volkswagen rolled on the shores of the United States’the unique Beetle remains prominent today on American highways. Ortonville resident Bob Ellis is a member of the […]
Brandon Twp.-A vintage, wooden Sher-wood hockey stick, once used by former Detroit Red Wing Brad Smith, leans near the back door of Ron Gapa’s home on the shore of Lake Louise. Dressed in full camouflage and armed with a Hoyt Compound hunting bow, the slender 6-foot 3-inch Gapa slowly steps out the door, grasping the […]
Sheila Newton glances over the aging album covers. The vinyl records inside the cardboard sheaths are etched with music that defined her generation, youth, and a closeness known to only a few. Sheila, now a 71-year-old Brandon Township resident and former British citizen of 65 years, recalls the early years of the Beatles’before their fame. […]
It’s 6:30 p.m. and Patrick Major looks rather relaxed. And he should. The two Goodrich FIRST Robotics Team 494 and Team 70 robots were completed and ready to go. ‘We have had the best build season ever in 2014, finishing early with a great group of students and mentors,? said Major, team head coach. Tuesday […]
Goodrich-A minute long video recorded on a cell phone by an Oaktree Elementary teacher of her10-year old student with Asperger’s Syndrome lodged in a desk chair sparked the ire and concerns of parents and others during Monday’s school board meeting. Teacher Nicole McVey was removed from the classroom following the incident, which occured in November. […]
The alleged number of victims of the Goodrich woman arrested on Jan. 24 for allegedly writing bad checks to pay sellers at her former consignment business is growing. ‘As of Feb. 26 we now have 35 victims with more than $71,000 in losses,? said Chris Swanson, Genesee County Undersheriff. ‘When she was first arrested the […]
On Tuesday a meeting regarding the progress on repairs to the Wheelock & Watkins Drain was held at the Genesee County Drain Commission Office in Flint. Representing the Village of Goodrich, were council members Richard Saroli and Mark Baldwin, along with village resident Norm Bass. Genesee County Drain Commissioner Jeff Wright, along with Jim Gerth […]