Groveland Twp.-Voters will find a mixed field of incumbents and newcomers for township offices in the August primary election. Incumbent Township Supervisor Bob DePalma, 56, will run unopposed seeking a fourth term of office. He was appointed to office in May 1996 following the death of longtime township supervisor Don Titsworth. DePalma was first elected […]
The Goodrich Village Council has been ordered not to conduct meetings until after the Aug. 2 election. That’s the word from 7th District Court Judge Geoffrey Neithercut, who decided Monday to halt further council meetings following a challenge by village resident Cynthia Beebe-Johnson. The suit named the Village of Goodrich, the Goodrich Village Council and […]
Maybe it was the borrowed golf shoes. Maybe it was the used Titleist driver. Or maybe just a few lucky bounces. Any which way, Zack Doyen played the par four, 352-yard, sixth hole at Brentwood Golf Course to perfection on July 15 with a hole-in-one. ‘Honestly, it’s 99 percent luck,? said Doyen, 24, a Brandon […]
For more than two decades, Athletic Director Al Martus guided Goodrich Martians on the field. On July 18, the stellar leader, who had a career highlighted by eight state championships, lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 66. Martus was born in Brown City, Mich. on March 10, 1945, the son of Robert and […]
In just one meeting the Goodrich School board chopped $250,000 from the school budget. The Goodrich School Board voted 5-2 on Monday night to eliminate the district’s paid extracurricular positions and make them unpaid volunteer positions. The group of activities will include school class sponsors, National Honor Society and SADD (Students Against Drunk Drivers). A […]
Brandon Twp.- A pilot is thanking residents of a township mobile home community for mowing their lawns after his aircraft made a soft emergency landing on Tuesday afternoon. The pilot of the single engine four-seater Archer aircraft asked to remain anonymous but is a Clinton Township resident and pilot of seven years. The pilot, along […]
By David Fleet Editor It’s been almost 13 years since DJ Sirignano, owner of John’s Steak House of Goodrich, responded to a customer survey and banned smoking in his popular eatery. ‘According to a survey we took, 85 percent of our customers asked that we ban smoking in our restaurant,? said Siriganno. ‘At the time […]
Goodrich-Less than a week after Mike Tripp was replaced as school board president, he announced his resignation from the school board effective July 31 after serving more than 16 years. The district has 30 days to fill the seat with an interim board member. Tripp’s term will expire in December 2013. ‘The time has come […]
Riders head West. Ortonville businessmen Bob Wilk and Ron Brosseau will fire up their Harley-Davidsons and travel 1,256 miles west on I-90 to join more than 500,000 motorcyclists who converge between Aug. 8-14 on the western South Dakota City of Sturgis. The 71st annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally was first organized on Aug. 14, 1938 by […]
Brandon Twp.-Fr. Ron Richards is on the move. After arriving at St. Anne Catholic Church in November as parochial administrator during Fr. Bernie Mullen’s illness ? Richards, 45, was reassigned to St. Dunstan’s in Garden City. He will leave in June. ‘The people here gave me a lot and truly helped me grow as an […]