On Sunday, members of the Forgotten Eagles of Michigan Chapter 4 gathered at Groveland Township Fire Department station for the presentation of a MIA/POW flag. Chris Hardenburgh, Groveland Township Firefighter/EMT and Sergeant at Arms for the Forgotten Eagles, said the purpose is to heighten awareness of MIA/POW. In addition, the Forgotten Eagles are advocates for […]
Goodrich-Long after eighth grade middle school student Justin Broecker graduates, students and area residents may forget his name, but they certainly will remember his project that will keep growing. The school board OK’d Broecker’s Eagle Scout project on Monday night to resurrect a natural area near Reid Elementary School. School officials say the small wooded […]
Atlas Twp.- A budget shortfall in the City of Flint could impact the township fire department. According to City of Flint officials, in an effort to reduce an estimated $8 million city budget deficit, Flint Mayor Dayne Walling announced the layoffs of 23 of 88 firefighters and 46 of the city’s 150 police officers. Flint […]
Booth registration is now open and the deadline to reserve a space is rapidly approaching for the 11th Annual Ortonville Chamber of Commerce Business Expo at Brandon High School Cafeteria, 1025 S. Ortonville Road. Planning for the expo is nearly complete, and several hundred patrons are expected to attend the event from 5 to 8 […]
For the past 41 years, State Farm Insurance has sponsored the annual ‘America & Me? essay contest, which asks Michigan eighth-grade students to write about their American heroes, especially the people who have made a big difference in the students? personal lives. In October, 19 of 170 Goodrich Middle School eighth grade students participated in […]
When Army Specialist Troy Reed landed at Bishop International Airport in Flint on Monday morning’he was anticipating to be welcomed by a few family members, along with perhaps a friend or two. ‘I did not expect that much of a homecoming at the airport,? said Reed, 29, a 1999 Brandon High School graduate. ‘I really […]
Local unemployment remained steady through 2004 according to a report issued by the Michigan Department of Economic Growth and Development. ‘The best that you can glean from the last three years were that the real increases in unemployment were between 2002 and 2003,? said Jim Rhein, Michigan Department of Economic Growth and Development analyst. ‘Not […]
Brandon Twp.- About 40 gathered on Wednesday night at the township library to discuss a controversy between some school board members and a group of residents over the hiring process of the new Brandon Schools superintendent Tom Miller. ‘As a citizen I was appalled,? said Laura Frye, special services teacher at Belle Ann Elementary who […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich- A school board decision to reduce the number of school days in 2005 has now proved costly to the district. A payout of $570,000, about $5,000 per teacher, was awarded last month after more than five years of deliberations between the Michigan Education Association and the school district. About 100 […]
Gerald Marsh was part of two very different wars? one in Europe, the other near home. Marsh, an Ortonville native, was called to active duty on July 16, 1943, shipped to Europe in February 1944 and assigned to the Fifth Armored Division. Following the June 6, 1944 Allied invasion of France, where the18- year-old private […]