Both Goodrich and Brandon robotics teams are on their way to World Championship in St. Louis following a successful weekend. From April 8-11, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Team 68, Truck Town Thunder along with Goodrich Team 494 and Team 70 traveled to Deltaplex Arena in Grand Rapids, to compete with […]
Atlas Twp.- Smart phones. Smart cars. Now smart meters. Consumer Energy customers in the township will receive a new smart meter within the next six months as part of a statewide upgrade. According to Consumers Energy, 1.8 million electrical customers and 600,000 natural gas customers will be receiving new metering technology by 2019. Consumers is […]
Goodrich-By a 5-0 vote on Monday night the village council OK’d a park sign for the Goodrich Commons. Plans for the six-foot high solid limestone sign to be located just west of the Hegel Road bridge was presented by Angie Adamec and Amy Slagle of the Goodrich Village Volunteers. ‘Our goal was to reflect the […]
Groveland Twp.-It was a phone call township Bob DePalma was not expecting. On April 15 a township resident reported seeing a white tiger near their home. ‘At first I thought’well maybe the resident was seeing a really big white dog,? said DePalma. ‘So I sent out the township ordinance enforcer and the Michigan State Police […]
Dave Gerber can’t remember if he bumped his head. ‘I’m really not sure if I did or not’I was wearing a helmet,? said Gerber, 55, a motorcyclist for about a decade and former helicopter pilot. ‘But anything you survive is a story you can tell. My story is, ‘Damn, I’m glad I’m alive.?? Gerber, a […]
Last weekend area robotics teams took on the world. From April 23-25 both Goodrich and Brandon robotics competed at the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) World Championship in St. Louis. The three day event drew 800 robots and more than 18,000 students from 40 countries to the Edwards Jones Dome home […]
For Bill Snyder his 28th Boston Marathon looked a whole lot different. ‘You see a lot more of the course when you walk,? laughed Snyder, 71. ‘I have a new respect for walkers and all the spectators that lined the streets for hours on a cold, wet and windy day.? Snyder, an educator for 45 […]
Atlas Twp.-On April 20 the township board of trustees voted 4-1 to pay Matt Hart a salary of $45,000 per year as building inspector. Shirley Kautman Jones, township supervisor voted no. Trustees Barry June, Patrick Major along with Clerk Teri Onica and Treasurer Anne Marie Moore voted yes. In addition Hart will be compensate for […]
At a special school board meeting on April 29, AdvancED recommended Goodrich Area Schools for accreditation for a five year term ending June 30, 2020. The final report will be issued in 30 days. ‘We are pleased to have accreditation for another five years,? said David Cramer, school board president. ‘However, there are aspects we […]
Goodrich-On Friday, May 1, Oaktree Elementary fifth grade student Donovan Stower had to change buses for the ride home after school. Stower, 10, had been assigned to school bus 2, instead he was instructed to ride bus 9. And for good reason. Unknown to Stower, his older brother, David Jeans, had boarded at the bus […]