For hundreds of teens countywide late July means the Oakland County 4-H Fair. Hundreds of onlookers and contributors gathered at the Springfield Oaks Fairgrounds to see more than 800 exhibitors, enjoy the rides, and see the sights the fair brings. The 2003-2004 4-H King and Queen have been named. Holly Jalkaen, 16 of Lake Orion […]
Goodrich-As the saying goes’the third time’s the charm. For Mike Tripp, the second time around proved to be his charm. Tripp was elected for a one year term on the Goodrich Board of Education at the reorganizational meeting on July 21 after losing in the initial school board election on June 9. The vote was […]
Goodrich – On July 29, nearly 300 people gathered at the Goodrich High School Auditorium to discuss the proposed mobile home park in Atlas Township. State Representative David Robertson (R-Grand Blanc) sponsored the public meeting to get a feel from the community on the many issues surrounding mobile home parks. The meeting stems from a […]
Hadley Township-As the temperature rises, so do the number of orange barrels on Hadley Road. Champagne and Marx of Saginaw recently started construction on Hadley Road, from Saw Mill Lake Road to Broecker Road to provide a better pathway to many of the state parks directly in Hadley Township. In addition, the construction will also […]
Atlas Twp’In 1978 Catholic missionaries Fr. Joseph Aubin and Fr. Alan Wakefield realized a community’s need. The two priests had agreed to celebrate Mass in Goodrich since no Catholic Church was located in the area. After several Masses, the pair petitioned Lansing Diocese Bishop Kenneth Povish, to build a parish’thus began St Mark’s Catholic Church. […]
Groveland Twp. -Mary Losee knows her business and some local troopers are glad. Losee has joined the Michigan State Police-Groveland Post. She is the new administrative assistant at the Groveland Post. She assists Lt. Lubahn in clerical and bookkeeping work, provides and completes Freedom of Information Act forms, secretarial duties, budgeting, assists troopers in reports […]
Goodrich- In the early morning hours of July 31, Jennifer Sweet awoke to her springer mix dog, ‘Oscar,? pawing at her arm, whimpering for her to wake up. After minutes of unrelentless whining from him, she finally gave in and immediately smelled smoke in the house. She woke up her husband Russ, who ran to […]
Atlas Township-Officials in Atlas Township are wondering if construction will ever begin. In August 2001, a conditional use permit was granted for Queen of All Saints Convent and Mary Help of Christians Academy on Coolidge and Washburn Roads, followed by a site plan approval in September of 2001. After the initial approval, representatives from the […]
Groveland Township-When Michigan State Police Troopers received a call on July 27, at approximately 2:50 a.m., informing them of a bar fight, they had not anticipated the scene would be such a mess. After a bartender at the establishment called in the complaint, Trooper John Duffy and Trooper Stephen Anderson arrived at Dirty’s Pub and […]
Goodrich-On June 6, Kimberly Roehm walked out of her home. A month later she returned in a wheelchair. Roehm, 40, was nearly killed when a gravel hauler slammed into the front of her Chevrolet Envoy on M-15 near Bristol Road. Four vehicles were involved in the 9:30 a.m. accident. ‘I looked down, and the engine […]