When Rev. Jeremy Africa steps in as the new pastor of the Goodrich United Methodist Church on July 11 there may be some natural jitters. ‘God will see me through,? said Africa. ‘This is my first time as pastor of a church’I’m excited to get to know the community and see just what all the […]
At least one Milwaukee neighborhood is just a little brighter thanks to some local youth. About 30 high school-aged youth and six adults from St. Anne Church in Ortonville traveled to Milwaukee on June 20 as part of a Catholic Heart Work Camp. The weeklong inner city Milwaukee work camp concentrates in two major areas; […]
Brandon Twp-After a host of cuts in state aid and facing nearly a $1.5 million budget shortfall, the Brandon School Board approved $894,555 in reductions for the 2004-05 school year at a special meeting on May 24. Now, school officials say the reductions have exceeded the immediate needs and a surplus in the fund balance […]
Brandon Twp.- A small piece of the community is missing. An 80-year-old brass plaque identifying Tunis D. Hummer (1789-1863) and wife Francina (Swayze 1793-1878) along with their family members as one of the township’s pioneer families has been allegedly removed by vandals. In 1932 descendants of Tunis D.and Francina moved a rock (known as Hummer […]
Three underground fuel storage tanks, located at the Goodrich School Bus garage on Erie Street, may be replaced prior to the start of the new school year following a Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) report. The Goodrich School Board gathered for a special meeting on Monday night following a DEQ inspection of the three […]
The yellow-blaze colored 2011 Ford Fiesta should attract plenty of attention. But looks are not everything. At almost 500 miles per tank of gasoline, the Ford Fiesta returned to the sub-compact market and tops the fuel efficiency of 24 hybrid vehicles currently on the market. Alan Lavoisne was the first in the Ortonville area to […]
Muldorf, Germany 1945. That’s where Richard D. Horton was when WWII ended. It’s also where the Goodrich native jumped down off the M-4A4 Sherman tank for the last time. His military tour of duty as part of the 14th Armored Division who earned the nickname, ‘Liberators,? where during the last days of WWII they liberated […]
The Goodrich School Board moved forward Monday night with a proposal by the Oscar W. Larson Company to replace three 40-year-old underground fuel tanks that had failed an Enviromental Protection Agency inspection earlier this month. At a cost of $125,042, the board agreed to a plan which included removal of the existing tanks, upgraded fuel […]
Brandon High School received a B while Goodrich High School received an A last week on the Michigan School Report Card, a statewide assessment of school and student performance. Both schools met Adequate Yearly Progress scores. ‘I’m very pleased with the grade,? said Sue May, Brandon assistant superintendent for curriculum and instructional services. ‘The high […]
Brandon Twp.-About 25 years ago, Jerry Wabeke–then the assistant superintendent of financial services– along with other school officials and service groups decided just before Thanksgiving the school would host a dinner to help area seniors learn about the school district. ‘At the time there was a lot going on within the district, there were big […]