BRANDON TOWNSHIP-Teri Banks has not spoken with her son since Feb. 27, but is hopeful of her reunion with him when the war is over. Specialist Josh Banks is currently stationed in Kuwait and is at E-4 status.. He serves as a mechanic for heavy wheel machines, somewhat like a semi-truck. Josh Banks has already […]
HADLEY TOWNSHIP- A lighted Christmas tree adorned with several yellow ribbons can be seen glowing in the dark near Brenda and Vance McLean’s home. Except the tree does not represent the Yule season. The McLean’s son, Pvt. Vance McLean is part of the 82nd Airborne Division of the 117th Calvary stationed in south central Iraq. […]
GOODRICH- After Sunday, band concerts, plays and school gatherings at Goodrich High School will never be same. After utilizing the gymnasium and cafeteria for many school functions the Goodrich High School will open their new performing arts center. “We will have a ribbon cutting and ceremony with performances from the high school band and choir. […]
BRANDON TOWNSHIP-Since last October, members of the Brandon Township Preservation Committee of the North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy have been organizing plans for the River Day 2003 event. The group asked the Brandon Township Board of Trustees at the April 7 meeting for support in supplying rest-room facilities during the event. ‘We agreed to support […]
Goodrich-The Goodrich robotics team has done it again. The group recently traveled to Houston, to the FIRST National Competition and placed second in the nation, and first in their division. The competition was hosted at the Houston Astrodome where more than 300 teams gathered to compete. Four teams went on to the finals, but Goodrich […]
Goodrich-Brian and Carol Samuelson of Goodrich just moved into their 100 year old farmhouse on State Road in October. The last thing they want is a five lane highway in their front yard. The Samuelsons along with other area residents, attended an open study session at the Goodrich High School in the cafeteria on Tuesday, […]
Goodrich Schools-At the Monday, April 14 Goodrich Board of Education meeting, superintendent Dr. Ray Green discussed a reccomendation with board members about a pilot project the high school has planned with U.S. Waterways in Grand Blanc. The project, which will cost approximately $2,800, includes three filter systems and a small reverse osmosis system for the […]
Goodrich Schools-Students are being asked to bring in packaged candy, new decks of playing cards, new puzzle books, writing paper and envelopes and toiletry items, just to name a few. For the past couple of months, the theme that rings compassion in ears everywhere is ‘Support our troops.? Donations are being received and sent to […]
Atlas Twp.-The Planning Commission has set the hearing for a proposed rezoning of 173 acres between Hegel and Coolidge roads, just east of Henderson Road. The request for the rezoning application is from the Atlas Land Company, a Bloomfield Mich. business who are considering developing the property now owned by resident Thomas Walker for a […]
Atlas Township- The weather’s warming and the Hogs are out. Harley Davidson ‘Hogs? that is. Rider Dan Gould of Flint, motor-bikes to Atlas Community Baptist Church on warm Sundays to teach an eight week course known as ‘Change Book Discipleship Training,? through a group called Hogs In Ministry. Gould is co-leader with H.I.M member Dave […]