Two area Lions Club members will be remembered in a unique way. On Nov.10, Goodrich Lions Doug Smith and Glenn Thompson were honored with a ‘Welcome to Goodrich? sign and the beautifying of the flagpole area, both in front of the Lions Club building, on M-15 south of Green Road. Both Smith and Thompson died […]
Deana D. Barrick, of Oxford, died March 3. She was 84. Barrick was born in Juanita, N.D. the daughter of Ora (Ground) and Charles Dean. The family moved to Flint in 1933. She married George Barrick in 1953. She taught school in the Flint area and in New Jersey with the public schools, and at […]
On Tuesday, Michigan State Police reported a suspect is in custody for a bomb threat made to Genesee County Schools at 11:50 a.m. on Nov. 4. The call, received by the Saginaw County 9-1-1 dispatch center, advised that five bombs had been placed in unnamed schools.The calls came from the Birch Run area. MSP detectives […]
Atlas Twp.-The township board of trustees voted 5-0 on Monday night to accept a two-year contract with the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office. The new sheriff’s contract, which will cost taxpayers $538,653 for 12 months, will include four deputies, same as in prior years, along with funding for a part-time detective-sergeant split between Fenton and Atlas […]
Goodrich-A major village business center may soon have a facelift. A plan has been submitted to the village building inspector to replace the facade of the Goodrich Plaza, 8147 S. State Road. ‘No timeline has been established to complete the work but the project is good to go,? said Jakki Sidge, village administrator. We’re very […]
Atlas Twp.- Play ball. The Goodrich/Atlas Historical Society recently moved a display of historical photos to the Atlas Township offices, 7386 Gale Road, including a rather unique photo of a Goodrich baseball team. Dawn Bastian, vice-president of the Goodrich/Atlas Historical Society said the photo was taken about 1910. ‘We have identified a few of the […]
Downtown Goodrich will come alive with Christmas from 5-9 p.m., Dec. 1. ‘Start the season out right with a trip to Goodrich’s Downtown Christmas,? said Patty Plant, owner of Cranberries Cafe, 10250 Hegel Road, downtown Goodrich. ‘From street vendors to Christmas Carols to the lighting of the village tree’downtown is the place to gather on […]
Close, but no blizzard. At least one weather expert is saying a record warm November may have spared the area a big snowstorm. ‘Had the temperature dipped another 5 degrees all that precipitation which started with rain Monday evening and eventually turned to snow on Wednesday morning would have been all white stuff,? said Rich […]
Goodrich- Block scheduling will stay for now. The board voted 6-1 Monday night to make the switch from block scheduling to traditional for the 2013-14 school year unless the district receives more state funding. The board had voted 6-1 in July to implement a traditional class schedule in the 2012-13 school year. Trustee Niki Wiederman […]
Faith in God and a healthy diet that includes vegetables and walking are Ona Bixler’s keys to living a century. ‘Mom never thought she’d live this long,? laughs Joyce Brendel, speaking for her mother. ‘Her three brothers all died in their late 60s or early 70s.? Brendel, a 1954 Ortonville High School graduate, will be […]