New paths, new faces. On Tuesday area voters went to the polls and unseated incumbents on the school board and in the Goodrich Village Council. Atlas Township voters also OK’d recreational pathways by a vote of 1,664 yes to 1,502 no. The 1/8 mill or $6 per year for a $100,000 home will generate about […]
Goodrich-An area teacher is using cloud technology to thank those serving in the military. Michelle LaRowe, a district teacher for the past 14 years currently serves as an eighth and sixth grade literature instructor. In an effort to incorporate creative writing skills into a real world perspective she assigned letter writing to active military. ‘The […]
Brandon Twp.- When Jordan Park took to the stage to perform at the Grand Ole Opry with 359 other choir students on Oct. 29, she was in good company? the singers comprised the top 1.8 percent of high school choir students in the nation. ‘It was amazing how down to earth it was,? she said. […]
Brandon Twp.-The speed limit of 50 mph on M-15 is appropriate, according to a traffic study conducted by the Michigan Department of Transportation. The traffic study was ordered by township officials last year after two fatal accidents that occurred within five months of each other in nearly the same location, by McDonald’s, in the 900 […]
Brandon Twp.-About 15 citizens attended an Oct. 30 recreation workshop in which the planning commissions of both the township and the Village of Ortonville took public input on the recreation master plan. The township’s 5-year recreation plan expires this year and needs to be renewed. The village wants to add information to the plan in […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- Santa’s making a list and checking it twice. The Community Christmas Toy Store is gearing up for Christmas and seeking help from the elves. Area residents will see jars for cash donations this week, and next week will see boxes ready to receive gifts of new, unwrapped toys, […]
Emily Waru is a country girl a long ways from home. The 15-year old Australia native, who has been in Goodrich since late August as an exchange student, grew up in Wallerawang, New South Wales, a small rural community about two hours west of Sndney ‘I was born in Sydney but lived on a farm […]
Thirty-five veterans visited Leonard Elementary Friday to share their stories with a group of fifth-graders eager to learn how and why they served their country. The one-on-one interviews were part of the school’s annual Veterans Day celebration. Veterans from all the U.S. Armed Forces were represented including those who served in World War II, the […]
A $600 million list of current needs was released Monday by the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) and among the 93 construction projects were two pieces of infrastructure located in Oxford and Addison townships. Trouble is, there’s no state money to pay for anything on this list ‘All of these are projects that should […]
If Marilyn Szost could talk to her son just one more time, she would let him know how proud she is of all the progress he had made. ‘He tried as hard as he could to do the right thing in the last part of his life,? said the Addison resident. Unfortunately, she won’t get […]