JR Ortwine (owner of JR’s Creative Painting) and Jennifer Wisser-Ortwine ? along with big brother Justin Wisser and proud grandparents Dennis and Debbie Wisser, Ilene Ortwine, and Dan and Karen Ortwine ? announce the birth of Emma Isabella Ortwine. Emma was born on February 16, 2005 at 9:42 p.m. She weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces […]
The Clarkston Area Youth Association held their 12th annual golf outing on June 13 at Liberty Golf course. ‘The thing about the Clarkston community is they really embrace and understand our mission to help reduce delinquency, child neglect and abuse,? said Cassandra Goulding of CAYA. The golf outing was organized as a scramble with 27 […]
By Elizabeth Lowe Staff writer Atlas Twp. – Friendship proved dangerous for a former Goodrich man fencing firearms. Ryan Koechig of Flint was arrested this week for selling guns reported stolen April 29 from an Atlas Township home by three Goodrich residents. ‘He was friends with the people who did the (breaking and entering),? said […]
By Elizabeth Lowe Staff writer Goodrich – A drive along Gale and Hegel roads near Oaktree Elementary is usually leisurely. Not so on soccer season Saturdays, when vehicles carrying Goodrich Recreational Soccer Club members jam the roadway. All trying to turn into the school drive. All hoping to find a parking space. Like soccer organizations […]
By Elizabeth Lowe Staff writer Goodrich – Some Goodrich teachers may decide this week whether to leave the district. An incentive is being offered to teachers who have taught at least eight years in the Goodrich school district who agree to retire or resign by June 23. After negotiating the agreement with the Goodrich Education […]
Nominations are currently being accepted for the annual Citizen of the Year award, presented each fall by The Citizen news. Eligible nominees must live within The Citizen readership area, which includes the villages of Goodrich and Ortonville, as well as the townships of Atlas, Brandon, Groveland, and Hadley. Nominees should be individuals who have demonstrated […]
Pending Senate approval, two local townships may see an increase in state revenue sharing dollars. Atlas Township is one of three townships in Genesee County which may see a 3.9 percent increase, said Rep. Dave Robertson, R-Grand Blanc Twp., in a media statement released June 15. Groveland Township is one of three Oakland County townships […]
The Brandon School District and SCAMP are the beneficiaries of a recent local fund-raising effort. The Fr. George Ging Council #6824 of the Knights of Columbus, based out of St. Anne Catholic Church, 825 S. Ortonville Road, Ortonville, raised a total of $2,161 in donations from their annual Tootsie Roll drive, on March 19-20. Gary […]
Goodrich – Members of the Goodrich-Atlas Chamber of Commerce should turn in voting ballots in the board of directors election prior to June 28. Candidates: Lori Balsbaugh of Northern Exposure Scrapbooking, Amy Grimes of Bank One, and Jack Steele of AXA Advisors. Details: Call Patty Plant at (810) 636-3409.
Goodrich – Cranberries Caf? will feature the sounds of singer Suzy Simpson from 8 to 11 p.m. June 30. The music is part of Cranberries? family-friendly entertainment line-up offered Thursday evenings at the cafe, located at 10250 Hegel Road in downtown Goodrich. Call (810) 636-3409.