Ortonville-It’s been 40 years this week that police vice squads raided an after hours drinking club or ‘blind pig? in a mostly black Detroit neighborhood at 12th Street and Clairmount Avenue. According to newspaper reports, the squad found 82 people inside the club, holding a party for two returning Vietnam veterans. The mostly white officers […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-A sagging fund balance, aging buses and contract negotiations with district teachers could have a major impact on the finances for the 2012-13 school year. On Monday night accountants from Lewis & Knopf, Certified Public Accounting attended the school board meeting for the presentation of the 2011-2012 audit. ‘The district is […]
Atlas Twp.-In 2004 township voter turnout topped 82 percent. ‘It could go higher this year,? said Tere Onica, township clerk, as she prepared for the Nov. 6 election. We have a two-page ballot, front and back, and the village detachment issue. Right now we have about 1,100 absentee ballots; in the (2012) primary election we […]
Groveland Twp.- On Oct. 18 Consumers Energy, along with township officials, broke ground on a new service center. In June, township planning officials and Consumers Energy representatives which included Chris Laser, facilities project manager, and Ursula Warren, area manager, attended the special meeting to discuss plans for a new 21,133 square foot complex near Dixie […]
Donald Lennox, has lived on Green Road in Hadley Township for about 12 years and power outages are fairly routine. ‘If it looks like the wind is going to blow, we get ready to be without power,? said Lennox, who on Tuesday was in Goodrich getting gasoline for his new generator he purchased. ‘Winter, summer, […]
Goodrich-Reid Elementary students and staff have been working around ongoing construction as an extensive bond project is completed. Despite the inconveniences of the project, Principal Beth Zito is still smiling. And for good reason. In August, Reid Elementary School was one of about 280 schools statewide designated as Reward Schools for either high student achievement […]
Gravestones tell a story of the deceased. Birth and death dates, prayers and pictures are often etched in stone as a lasting tribute to the departed’s life. Grand Rapids based MonuMark is trying to make memorials more meaningful for a younger generation that embraces technology and a growing number of family members that are often […]
Brandon Twp.- Last month, township resident Duane Getzmeyer, 56, was named State Commander for the Disabled American Veterans, Department of Michigan. Getzmeyer was drafted in 1969, just six weeks after graduation from Waterford Kettering High School, and served in the Army’s 196th Light Infantry Brigade while in Vietnam from 1970-71. In October 1970, while on […]
Brandon Twp.-A 21-year-old Groveland Township man, who asked to remain anonymous, says he will purchase a used car, put a down payment on a home and move to Georgia after winning $100,000 in the Keno Millionaire Raffle. The 2005 Brandon High School graduate, who lives with his parents, purchased the winning ticket at Bullfrogs Restaurant, […]
Groveland Ortonville Brandon gymnastics team made a strong showing in their most recent competition in Vassar. Gymnasts ranged in age from 6-years-old through high school in the Michigan Recreational Gymnastic League Trophy Challenge. The League is a feeder system for high school leagues. When gymnasts reach high school, they must join their school team. GOB […]