Many of the more than 60 new vehicles at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit Jan.-19-27 may be a little out of the price range for most people. But Joe Greene, manager of Randy Wise Ford, 968 Ortonville Road, said check out the affordable new Fords at Cobo Hall and stop by […]
Goodrich-A century ago this summer, water from the Kearsley Creek was first dammed and a mill was built to produce locally ground wheat for area farmers. A hundred years later the mill is long gone, but Goodrich Dam still holds back the Kearsley Creek, forming the mill pond. However, its usefulness and soundness have deteriorated […]
Goodrich-The village council voted 4-1 on Jan. 14 to extend identity protection to a handful of those associated with the village that may have had their Social Security numbers breached. The council agreed to retain TrustedID for the protection at a rate of $84.12 per person for a year. In the event all 13 individuals […]
Brandon Township Supervisor Ron Lapp trudges through the waist high grass surrounding the abandoned township home and wonders when it will end. ‘We’ve had nine foreclosures so far this year in the township, we’ve never had this many,? said Lapp. ‘When owners or builders just walk away from the property, someone still has to take […]
Brandon Twp.- It’s a 10 foot-by-10 foot building in the woods just outside the Village of Ortonville. But about 50 years ago the small shed located near an elevated area of the township played a critical role in the safety of the community. Larry Westphal, owner of the property near Oakwood Road, said the small […]
Goodrich native Meredith Mayberry is The Citizen’s newest staff writer. A 2006 Goodrich graduate, she currently attends Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant. Mayberry is a part of CMU’s honors program and is working toward a major in journalism and a minor in English. She is a reporter for Central’s newspaper, Central Michigan Life, and […]
It’s been more than 50 years since Deborah Rader attended a small, kindergarten through second grade school in the Flint area. ‘My first teacher, Catherine Stock, was kind, yet demanding,? said Rader. ‘She lived with our family for awhile and I often pretended I was teaching a class just like Miss Stock did’I knew that’s […]
Goodrich-New School Board President David Cramer made his first message to the district very clear’drug testing students is needed. ‘I’d like to test as many students as possible in the districts whether it’s tied to obtaining a parking pass, athletes or extra-curricular activities,? said Cramer during the Monday night school board meeting. ‘I want the […]
In almost three decades of coaching high school football Tom Alward still claims, ‘There’s nothing like Friday nights.? But one particular Saturday may soon move to the forefront of the legendary Goodrich High School coach. On Saturday, March 23, Alward will be inducted into the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame at […]
Justin Reinert will soon sail off into the sunset’and earn a decent living at it. In the fall of 2009, Reinert, a 2006 Brandon High School graduate, enrolled at the Great Lakes Maritime Academy in Traverse City. The school was established in 1969 to provide education and training to those wanting a career as a […]