Big cuts, economic uncertainties and shrinking financial reserves’key elements in the 2008-09 proposed school budget. Details of the plan were finalized last Wednesday during a finance committee meeting at the Brandon Middle School Media Center. Trustees Beth Nuccio and Diane Wiley (Board President Greg Allar absent) convened to discuss the recommendation as part of a […]
Area home buyers may have a few less options in the coming months. According to reports from Genesee and Oakland counties, home listings have declined by about 8 percent during the first few months of this year, compared to the same period in 2007. The local trend mirrors a nationwide housing inventory report by Lawrence […]
Hadley Twp.-Arlene Sapian never imagined the property her family donated to the Christ Lutheran Church to expand the congregation’s cemetery could be leased for financial gain. ‘I would be very disappointed,? said Sapian, 92. ‘Some members (of the church) have been there four or five generations. It’s a sacrilege what they are doing.? In the […]
The last train left Ortonville April 25, 1931. Only a handful of residents can still recall the era when steel track was the major mode of transportation in Southeastern Michigan. Those interested in learning more about local railroads are invited to attend a special presentation by historian Ken Schramm. ‘The Detroit United Railway went north […]
The Michigan Merit Exam scores declined or remained unchanged for juniors in the Goodrich School District in 2011, compared to the 2010 test scores. In the 2011 MME results released eariler this month, Goodrich had 66 percent mastery in math, (down 7 percent), 72 percent in reading (down 7 percent), 75 percent in science (even), […]
Lake Huron is the third largest fresh water lake in the world’just over 23,000 square miles. Sailing the expanse of water in about 50 hours is a great accomplishment’one that Hadley resident Paul Heumaier has done 17 times. ‘The race is won or lost at night’especially on the second night,? said Heumaier, 46, a Lake […]
Close, but no tower. By a 33-27 secret ballot on Sunday, the voting members of the Christ Lutheran Church rejected a proposal by the Lapeer County 9-1-1 to construct a tower on a section of church cemetery. The decision comes after the Hadley Township Planning Commission approved an application by a 6-0 vote on July […]
We want to talk. That’s the latest message from the Goodrich Schools administration to the Goodrich Education Association ‘which represents about 100 district teachers. ‘This is a difficult financial time,? said John Fazer, district superintendent. ‘With the collaborative spirit of all the employees working together, we as a district provide the best educational setting for […]
By David Fleet Editor Ortonville-The corner of Mill and South streets, Memorial Day, 1944. That’s where 21-year-old Army Pvt. Roy Taylor says a circus and a couple of single high school girls changed his life forever. Taylor, 85, returned to the downtown corner to reflect on his life and recall Memorial Day 64 years ago. […]
At a special meeting May 15, the Brandon School Board voted 6-0, (absent Board President Greg Allar) to name Lorrie McMahon as interim superintendent. McMahon will officially assume the duties on July 4 and continue until a new superintendent is selected. She will also maintain her role as the District’s Executive Director of Curriculum. The […]