Goodrich-Letters from school children, an e-mail from mom, the green countryside of rural Genesee County. For local soldier Alec MacDougall those simple reminders of home made his six month stint in Iraq a little more palatable. On Tuesday afternoon more than 50 friends, relatives and community members gathered at the Goodrich Park to welcome home […]
Ortonville- In 1850 the U.S. population totalled about 23 million, California was admitted to the Union and the Ortonville Methodist Church Society gathered in a small stone church about three miles north of town. During the next three decades the small gathering grew and in November 1879 a new Methodist Episcopal Church was dedicated on […]
Brandon Twp.- Former Belle Ann Parent Organization treasurer Lori A. Ruhle entered a plea of no-contest to embezzlement of $200 but less than $1,000 on July 15 in Oakland County District Court. She is scheduled to be sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Richard Kuhn on Sept. 14. The court dismissed one count of embezzlement of […]
The Goodrich Village Council will have a new look. Newcomers Doug McAbee gained 383 votes (23 percent) and Phil Jackson garnered 336 votes (20 percent), ousting incumbent council president Edmund York, 282 votes (17 percent), along with Dave Lucik, 311 votes (18 percent). Incumbent council member Richard Horton received 324 votes (19 percent), retaining his […]
In the 1950s, Goodrich resident Larry Tison recalls making the four hour trek north to deer camp via M-15 before I-75 was built. ‘We camped in trailers, tents and even in the back of cars,? said Tison, 67. ‘There were years when it would snow and the temperature would drop below zero. We’ve had as […]
Sgt. David Dwyre of the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department said two juveniles, both 14-years-old and students in the Goodrich School Disrtict, along with a 19-year-old Goodrich man, were arrested last month, suspected in a series of home invasions along Hegel Road in Goodrich. Acting on a tip from area law enforcement, Dwyre said the suspects […]
Since 1919 someone has been cutting hair downtown at 10233 Hegel Road. ‘I’m the fourth barber in this building in more than 90 years,? said Scott Hagenbuch, a Flushing native who took over for Ken Seams, who semi-retired earlier this year. ‘I’ve kept the same traditions as Ken’s Barber Shop and made some upgrades, too, […]
Ortonville-Gerald Marsh recently shared some long overdue accolades for efforts during World War II. For Gerald, now 79, the day-long trek to the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C’dedicated to those who served’was a short journey compared to the years since he and his brothers were first called to action. If a local […]
Brandon Twp.- The dairy cattle at Cook’s Farm Dairy have it pretty good’a warm barn, plenty to eat, and a pasture to graze. But on Oct. 8, the herd of about 200 received a little entertainment, too. Local rocker Kid Rock, along with a crew of about 40, descended on Cook’s Farm Dairy, 2950 E. […]
Goodrich- New people. New direction. Monday night’s village council meeting’the first after new council members Doug McAbee and Phil Jackson ousted incumbent council president Edmund York along with Dave Lucik following the Nov. 2 election’provided perhaps a glimpse of a new village order. ‘The council is here for the taxpayers,? said Patricia Wartella, who was […]