Move over Spanish and French, there’s a new language soon to be spoken here. The Brandon School District is considering an exploratory class in the Mandarin Chinese language for middle school seventh grade classes. Lorrie McMahon, Brandon School District director for curriculum discussed the class, which could start sometime next year, with the school board […]
Like many students, Lucy Grogan calls home on her cell phone when she arrives at school in the morning.. ‘When I get to school I call Mom and let her know I made it,? said Grogan, 17, a senior at Goodrich High School. ‘A lot of kids are really attached to their cell phones, but […]
Goodrich-In a special meeting Monday night the board of education voted 6-1 to retain the services of the Michigan Leadership Institute to coordinate the search for a district superintendent following the resignation of John Fazer on March 26. Trustee Jeff Gardner voted no. Fazer’s last day as superintendent will be June 30 and the board […]
Atlas Twp.-Bad weather and icy roads may have been contributing factors in a two-car crash that left one man dead and two others in serious condition on March 30. Township firefighters and Genesee County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene of the fatal two-car collision on State Road (M-15) just south of Maple Avenue at […]
Brandon Twp.-Dennis Pennington loves to drive fast. Some days speeds can top 125 mph. But don’t expect local deputies to be writing any tickets soon’Pennington revs his vehicle up in about 80 feet indoors. Dennis and Jan Pennington are the owners of Slot Car Crossing, 1581 S. Ortonville Road ( in the O’Malley’s Galley plaza). […]
Atlas Twp.- Delores Rabideau’s pets often receive a bad rap. Maybe they should, considering their unmistakable odor often arrives before they do. Rabideau is the proud owner of pet skunks. Rabideau purchased two of the skunks a few years ago from a breeder in Attica, Mich. after researching the feeding and raising of the animals […]
The Brandon School District is jumping on the refinancing bandwagon, aiming to save money on the district’s outstanding bonds debt. The school board gave the go-ahead at the April 9 meeting for the district’s administration to refinance two sets of facilities bonds, one set issued in 1995 of around $815,000; and a $25 million set […]
On a warm, sunny October morning Jonathan Schechter and a traveling companion were eating breakfast in a small Halifax, Nova Scotia diner. ‘We had just completed a hike near the Bay of Fundy and had a few hours to spend before flying back to Detroit,? said Schechter, a Brandon Township resident and on-call fire department […]
For Justin Broecker, the toughest part of hitting 99 out of 100 clay targets is getting over the one he missed. ‘It’s a mental slip’I have to shake it off and move on’I can’t get that clay back,? said Broecker, 15. ‘I just try not to dwell on it and let the excitement get to […]
Goodrich- For the second time this year, a village councilman has been asked to step down. And for the second time, it’s not happening. Councilman Richard Saroli made the motion to sanction councilman Doug McAbee at Monday’s village meeting following claims that he violated Chapter 12 of the village code’purchasing contracts over $500, without village […]