Goodrich-At about 2:45 p.m Sunday, Interim High School Principal Michael Ellis? cell phone rang. ‘Hold on for a message,? said Ellis, as he concluded commencement for 187 GHS graduates. The lights dimmed? and a collective gasp resonated through the crowd of several hundred packed into the high school gymnasium. ‘Hello, class of 2009,? said David […]
Goodrich-The village council voted 4-0 Monday night to approve a four-year extension of the waste collection contract with Flint-based Republic Services of Michigan. Councilmember Patricia Wartella was absent at the time of the vote. The extension, which includes providing a 95-gallon or 65-gallon rolling trash cart for each of the approximately 650 village residents, will […]
It’s been 12 years since Brandon High School graduation was moved from the school to the Meadow Brook pavilion in Rochester. Superintendent Lorrie McMahon says that while the district has invested $7 million in a new activities complex with the seating and parking capacity to host a graduation of about 300 graduates along with a […]
It’s no wonder why Steve Carson knows golf. For the past 25 years, the Towanda, Penn. native, Grand Blanc resident, and golf professional has promoted the game he loves through instruction and course management. Now, Carson brings his expertise to the Goodrich Country Club as the new club manager/golf professional. ‘I’m not only grateful for […]
Atlas Twp.-A revolutionary war soldier buried in the Horton cemetery had at least one direct descendant in Goodrich according to area newspaper records from Sept. 20, 1939. Patriot William Britton, a soldier in the American army from Dec. 1, 1777 to June 10, 1783, who came to Michigan in 1824 and died in 1844 was […]
John Calcott Horsley a London inventor produced the first Christmas card in 1843 as a favor for friend Henry Cole–now more than 150 years later the simple greeting card exchanged by the millions each holiday season has been etched in the lore of Christmas. Locally several residents have perserved a few of these old cards–recalling […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich- Last year 9,000 area children were a little bit warmer thanks to those who were a bit colder. From dawn to dusk on Dec. 9, volunteers from Old Newsboys of Flint will brave winter weather to hawk their publication for area children near the intersection of Hegel Road and M-15. […]
Atlas Twp.-On the morning of Nov. 12, Mike King, 39, was enjoying a cup of coffee on the deck of his township home when he noticed several deer in the field behind his home.. ‘I could see one of the deer was a buck,? said King, a deer hunter for the past 27 years. ‘I […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.-Police protection for the township is costing more each year prompting officials to consider some additional funding. ‘One mill is just not enough to cover the cost of the contract,? said Paul Amman, Atlas township supervisor. ‘We must decide whether to opt for a special assessment, drastically cut police protection […]
Goodrich-Water samples taken from the high school recently detected arsenic at a concentrated level exceeding standards or maximum contaminant levels set forth by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The report prompted school officials to provide bottled drinking water beginning Nov. 17 and continuing until the Christmas vacation starting on Dec. 22 says Kim Hart, […]