She did what was right for the village. That’s how friends and neighbors are remembering Marcia Kay Rockafellow, who died Jan. 28, 2015 at the Genesys Convalescent Center. She was 77. Rockafellow served on the Goodrich Village Council from 1977-1986 and 1990-1999. She also served on the Goodrich Planning Commission, Goodrich Zoning Board of Appeals, […]
Atlas Twp.-Firefighter Gary Schafer recalls a scared cat hiding under the bed. ‘It was one of the first house fires I’d ever responded to,? said Schafer, who joined the Altas Township Fire Department in 2004. ‘The homeowners were out safe, but told us the family cat was still inside the house. So, we went back […]
Bryan and Tammy Merkel had always wanted to live and raise their family in the Goodrich area. ‘We had been looking for a piece of property to build our dream home on for many years,? said Tammy. She and Bryan have two daughters, Baylee, 16, and Marcella, 8. ‘We wanted to be on a paved […]
She’s tough, yet loving. That’s how Rachel Hull describes her role as Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie, one of the lead characters in the award-winning Robert Harling play ‘Steel Magnolias.? ‘Shelby is brave woman who is risking her life to have a baby, ‘said Hull, a 2010 Goodrich High School graduate. ‘Yet despite her illness, she just wants […]
A state lawmaker is proposing legislation to hold school districts accountable for their vacant buildings. Rep.Tim Kelly wants to assure that taxpayer owned buildings are not demolished if there are offers on the table to purchase the unused facilities. His office is currently drafting legislation to make it unlawful to use public funds to raze […]
The USA Ice Fishing Team is catching up with the rest of the world. On March 23-29 teams from across the globe will gather on frozen Lake Kallavesi near Kuopio, in eastern Finland for the 12th annual World Ice Fishing Championship. ‘We placed 12th overall as a team last year’s world championship in Belarus,? said […]
From a dusty hay field in Atlas Township to the floor of the House of Representatives’Jim Runestad has arrived in Lansing. In November Runestad, a 1978 Goodrich High School graduate, was elected to the House of Representatives District 44 that includes Milford, Highland, White Lake, Waterford and Springfield townships. Runestad, a Republican, defeated Democrat Mark […]
A longtime local dentist is retiring. For more than 30 years, Dr. Ron Lane, D.D.S., has practiced dentistry in Brandon Township. ‘I’ve loved serving my patients all these years,? said Lane, 56. ‘Some of my patients are third generations’I’ll miss seeing everyone. It’s been a great career and I have been very happy in my […]
Goodrich- Oaktree Elementary was closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday last week due to water damage as a result of a fire suppression sprinkler line that burst sometime in the early hours Feb. 16. Michelle Imbrunone, district superintendent, reported in a letter sent home to parents that the waterline rupture caused damage to the Head-End room’the […]
Soon a small piece of Hadley history will be gone. The century-old two story home located at 4540 Pratt Road just east of Hadley Road will be demolished within the next few weeks. The Baptist Church of Hadley purchased the home and property in 2000. Area resident and Baptist Church of Hadley member Neil Reiche […]