From the Goodrich soccer fields to the battle fields of Iraq’Ryan Pfeiffer’the head coach for the Martian JV boys? soccer team had a slight change of plans ‘I had every intention of coaching for the boys again this year but as the season started I was notified that I had been accepted to Army Flight […]
It’s 4:30 a.m.on a school day and about 500 Goodrich High School students are packed into the gymnasium, but not for what one might think. They aren’t here for a sporting event, concert or even the completion of some obscure class assignment. Instead, for these Martians, school spirit at such early hours is not just […]
Despite fewer walkers, the 30th annual CROP Walk through downtown Ortonville produced greater results. For the last 29 years, thousands of people have recognized the need to make a difference and joined in the annual CROP (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) Walk. The Ortonville CROP Walk celebrated its 30th anniversary on Oct. 3. Local resident […]
Groveland Twp.- For many working adults, punching the time clock for the last time prior to retirement can’t come fast enough. Not the case for Clara Switzenburg, who at 78-years-old still rings up customers at Bueche’s Food World. The Metamora resident didn’t plan on slowing down after working for 25 years in an office. Instead, […]
One area company has taken the fight against breast cancer on the road. Fighting breast cancer can be as simple as buying propane delivered in a pink and white Hamilton’s fuel truck. Hamilton’s donates a portion of the profit from each gallon to the Karmanos Cancer Institute to help battle breast cancer. Hamilton’s Feed and […]
Groveland Twp.-Remodeling can have a vast improvement on the overall atmosphere of a business and greatly improve customer satisfaction, even if only one part of the business is remodeled. Reinventing their outdated look and taking aim at customer approval is exactly the reason why Bueche’s Food World, a local, family-owned business, decided to remodel their […]
A few too many may end up being too many for the court system. That’s what Genesee County defense attorney and Goodrich resident Jay Clothier is grappling with as the new Super Drunk law went into effect this past Sunday. ‘The increase in penalties will push people into hiring a lawyer’which will end up clogging […]
A 6-foot 1-inch rabbit named Harvey would seem a rather unique, if not quirky or slightly insane, best friend. Playgoers will get to know the special companion of Elwood P. Doud, played by Goodrich High School student Steven Brauer, the main character in the GHS performance ‘Harvey,? set to debut at 7 p.m. on Nov. […]
Zack Sweet is ready to take his game to the next level. The Goodrich Martian junior has already been named captain of the varsity football team for the 2011 season and is prepared for college recruiters to be watching when he takes to the field next season. Sweet, who stands 6-foot 3 -inches tall and […]
Dedication. That is the word that best defines the masses of Harry Potter fans that congregated into the wee hours of the morning at the NCG Trillium theater in Grand Blanc on Nov. 18. The scene is one of excitable hysteria, thousands of eager fans all anxiously waiting to see the midnight premiere of the […]