Goodrich – To alleviate budget pressures, Goodrich teachers face a dilemma. On April 13, the board of education presented a proposal to the Goodrich Education Association, promising no layoffs of certified teachers if teachers agree to work 14 fewer days next year. The news came following the April 7 meeting between school administrators and teachers, […]
Goodrich – When the school board cut funding for Goodrich High School’s spring musical, drama students? hopes were dimmed. GHS drama teacher Steve Mitchell turned the loss to gain for students like Janelle Story, who is directing next week’s production of Lucille Fletcher’s ‘Sorry, Wrong Number?. Student-directed productions were an idea Mitchell had been considering. […]
Goodrich – Students learned April 12 about the death of a Goodrich High School sophomore, 15. Grand Blanc Township Police Captain Gary Alford stated Tuesday the student’s death was due to suicide. School staff remain available for student counseling. There are better alternatives to suicide, say experts. Gerda Weisman Klein, a holocaust survivor who spoke […]
Atlas Twp. – A Swartz Creek man was killed in a tree-trimming accident last week. Steven Fraelich, 51, of Swartz Creek died after falling from a pallet placed on a lift truck. Fraelich was attempting to trim a tree about 4:30 p.m. April 10 in the yard of a home located in the 10000 block […]
Goodrich – Residents will soon see a slight increase in the cost of waste collection on their tax bills. The Village of Goodrich has approved a one-year extension of residents? waste-collection contract with Great Lakes Waste of Pontiac, Mich. The cost has increased from $108.48 to $111.73 per household. Village administrator Jakki Sidge is pleased […]
Goodrich – Groundwork for the Goodrich Pathway Project is slated to begin on Hegel Road this week. Goodrich residents should expect to see silt fences and site-clearing equipment. Oakland Excavating Company of Pontiac, Mich. is completing preparation for the pathway project. The company was awarded the work by the Michigan Department of Transportation.
Goodrich – In support of the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life fund-raiser program, the Goodrich branch of Oxford Bank is accepting donations of returnable beverage containers, as well as accepting cash donations of spare change at the branch, located at 8125 S. State Road in Goodrich. Oxford Bank locations are also posting paper moon […]
Goodrich – When Marti Alexander was being a naughty youngster, her Scottish grandmother called her a cheeky monkey. Marti and her husband Dave Alexander, owners of Cheeky Monkeys Bistro in Goodrich, named the restaurant in honor of Marti’s grandmother. ‘With all of her recipes we use, it’s kind of a tribute to her,? said Marti. […]
Goodrich – Jamie Cowan, CPA, is an audit manager for Lewis & Knopf of Flint, the certified public accounting firm that performed the Village of Goodrich independent audit. Cowan, who presented the audit to the village council and residents in December 2004, agreed to answer The Citizen’s questions regarding the 2003-2004 village audit. Citizen: Total […]
By Elizabeth Lowe Staff writer Atlas Twp. – Seated on metal folding chairs in a circle, 20 senior citizens cool down from their workout. The Silver Fox Folks have been using stretchy resistance bands to exercise their muscles, thanks to Community Development Block Grant funding, which may soon be challenged in the United States House […]