At sundown April 3 Passover, commemorating the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt, begins. A Seder feast, which marks the start of the Jewish holiday of Passover, will be at 5 p.m., March 29, hosted by the Goodrich United Methodist Church, 8071 South State Road. The partial Seder meal, which exposes individuals […]
Goodrich- At 5-foot, 3-inches tall, it’s unlikely that Tania Davis has towered over many players on the basketball court. Yet, after four seasons ringing up 1,500 points, 100 victories along with a handful of team championships, Davis? game may have less to do with height and more to do with heart. On Monday afternoon the […]
Many Americans have stories recalling where they were on Sept. 11, 2001, the day planes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York, a Pennsylvania field and the Pentagon, killing more than 3,000. Millions today share a part of history that changed our nation forever. On March 26, 27, 28 and 29 Goodrich High […]
By David Fleet Editor On March 13 and 14 the Truck Town Thunder Robotics team 68 competed in the First Robotics Kokomo Indiana District Competition. The team finished 25th of 32 that competed over the weekend long event. The Team 68 earned two awards at Kokomo including the Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Kleiner Perkins Caufield […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.-On Monday morning the wood-fired maple syrup evaporator in Jim Aseltine’s township sugar shack was cold. ‘We should be loaded with sap right now and we’re not,? said Aseltine, 85, who along with his wife Faith, for the past 42 years has coaxed thousands of gallons of sap each spring […]
Despite a short bench, the Kearsley Brandon Holly United hockey team ended the 2014-15 season with a Flint Metro League title, led by Flint Metro Coach of the Year Steve Yuchasz. ‘Going into the season we set some pretty lofty goals, winning the Flint Metro among them,? said Yuchasz. ‘Right out of the gate we […]
The number of Schools of Choice students are increasing in Goodrich. On Monday night the school board of trustees voted 7-0 to adopt a resolution exercising the option permitted by Section 105 of the State School Aid Act, to operate a Schools of Choice program and accept applications for enrollment of non-resident students from outside […]
Former Goodrich resident and business owner Bernadette Jacobs was back in court on Tuesday for a restitution hearing. In January, Jacobs pleaded guilty in 7th Circuit Court before Judge Joseph Farah on two counts of felony check fraud. The charges stem from bad checks Jacobs wrote to pay sellers as owner of The B Hive, […]
Goodrich-Since opening last December, Suzanne Dodoro’s business has been soaring. Dodoro opened Green Parrot Superstore, 8165 State Road, located in the Goodrich Plaza after the demand for birds grew too great for the family home in Goodrich. ‘You just don’t see owners taking birds out for a walk,? she said. ‘A bird can just fly […]
Atlas Twp.-Groveland Township EMS has returned to Genesee County. Following a hour and half of heated dialogue at a special township meeting March 25 in which several Genesee County Township supervisors, area fire chiefs, and law enforcement bantered with Genesee County Medical Control Authority (GCMCA) officials over their protocol banning Oakland County-based Groveland Township EMS […]