Brandon Twp.’It’s not the same old pizza.? That’s how John Stewart, owner of A. Pauluzzi Pizza, 5500 Oak Hill Road, describes his product’created from a long family tradition. ‘We listen to our customers and get it right,? said Stewart, who opened the pizza eatery this fall. ‘We use a homemade recipe with quality ingredients and […]
Since Goodrich incorporated as a village in 1957, there have been three attempts to dissolve its government, about a half dozen recalls of village council members, and most recently a failed detachment vote of three subdivisions to the township. Now a new chapter that could change the village to a city could be dawning. The […]
Goodrich-It’s coming up roses for one marching Martian. Tricia Harris, 17, a GHS senior, will join about 300 high school musicians nationwide as part of the Bands of America Honor Band performing in the 124th Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, Jan.1, 2013 in Pasadena, Calif. ‘I received the application for the parade and thought, ‘Hey, […]
The village may soon be a banner community. For more than a year the Goodrich/Atlas Township Chamber of Commerce has been considering coordinating an effort to display on banners the names of area businesses on light poles in the downtown area of Goodrich. Shirley Kautman Jones, Atlas Township Supervisor, proposed the plan to the village […]
Scruffy to Fluffy Pet Salon, located in Pet Supplies ‘Plus,? 22 N. Ortonville Road, Ortonville is owned by Melissa Groeneveld and Jeff Aube and provides a host of grooming services for pets. Groeneveld was trained at the Michigan School of Canine Cosmetology in Lansing, completing her studies in 2001. ‘I love animals,? said Groeneveld, 33. […]
To conserve aluminum during wartime, hickory was used for the pilot’s control stick; ‘friend or foe? signal lights indicated enemy aircraft, and scantily clad pinup girls painted on the engine cowl reflected the youthfulness of the men who flew the warbirds. Like other aircraft of the era, the Vultee SNV-1 is a piece of flying […]
Brandon Twp.- About five paraprofessionals from the elementary schools and the intermediate school may be given layoff notices prior to the beginning of the next school year. The decision, say school officials, was necessary to free up about $42,000 to hire a language teacher, required for district students that do not speak English as their […]
Brandon Twp.-A township resident’s family member is lucky to be alive following a bus accident near Tarcin, Bosnia, approximately 20 minutes south of Sarajevo earlier this month. Hadley Road resident Leigh Peterson says her sister Elizabeth Meier, 46, along with her husband Andy, 53, and their children, Sam, 13, Madeline 11, and Frankie, 4, were […]
Goodrich School District was one of 21 districts in the Genesee Intermediate School District that closed their schools Thursday and Friday, two days before winter break was to begin, due to threats in Genesee and Lapeer counties following the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary on Dec. 14 that took the lives of 20 young students […]
More than 300 area youth will have gifts this Christmas thanks to the generosity of the community. The Community Christmas Toy Store, which services children ages birth to 12 years of age that live in the Brandon School District, started a drive to collect toys in November. By Thursday Dec. 20 more than 300 area […]