In 1941, Mary Alice Jesse was 10-years-old and living in the rural central Michigan community of Harrison. ‘Mom operated a party store on Bud Lake,? said Mary Alice. ‘I used to go down there and help her. The ice cream came in metal tubs and I was too short to reach the bottom, so I […]
Goodrich-Lynne Adams had absolutely no intention of becoming a teacher. Plans change. Now after 43 years and more than 1,000 students she’s pretty satisfied with her change in career. ‘My mother and grandmother were elementary school teachers? actually I was going to be a Methodist minister,? laughed Adams, who on Wednesday retired after more than […]
June 16, 1864’Pvt. Thomas Tucker is on guard duty at a Union headquarters near Chattaooga, Tenn. ‘My the cannons have been roaring out in front a little ways,? wrote Tucker. ‘They are having a big fight out there. Quite a lot of rebel prisnors was brought in this eavning and our regiment is guarding them. […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.-For more than a quarter century the Avenue of Flags displayed at the Ortonville Cemetery each Memorial Day has been a visible tribute to those individuals who served the United States in the past, and presently. The 544 flags are placed alphabetically along the roadway by volunteers, on Sunday morning […]
Goodrich-The school board is expected to vote Monday night to fill a vacant seat following the resignation of trustee Michael J. Thorp on May 6. Thorp, 53, who served almost two decades on the school board, relocated to Flint. His current term will expire in 2011. The board will appoint an individual to fill Thorp’s […]
Atlas Twp.-The Genesee County Board of Commissioners voted 7-2 on Tuesday to place a 0.9 countywide millage for Hurley Medical Center on the Aug. 4 ballot. Voting ‘yes? were Commissioners Omar Sims, Brenda Clack, Jamie Curtis, John Northrup, Pat Lockwood, Archie Bailey and Patrick Gleason. Ted Henry along with Commissioner Miles Gadola voted ‘no.? Township […]
Goodrich-Less than a month after the school district reached closure with fourth grade teacher Nicole McVey following a November incident that occurred in her classroom, another battle may be brewing that could end up in a Genesee County courtroom. At issue is the fallout from a 53-second video recorded on a cell phone by McVey […]
Goodrich- A series of sinkholes reported last year near the century-old village dam has prompted some extensive repairs this spring. Work began June 2 on the village dam and is expected to take about a week to complete, said Pete Morey, village council member and street administrator. The water in the pond was lowered on […]
Goodrich-In a special meeting on May 27 the village council voted 4-0 to move forward with a special assessment for paving Goodrich Meadows subdivision. Paving of the development will begin in the spring of 2015. In February 2013 Davison-based C & L Ward Brothers purchased the remaining parcels in Goodrich Meadows located in the village […]
Goodrich-Sometime in the early morning hours of Monday, several Hegel Road residents reported vandalized mailboxes. As many as 20 boxes were damaged in the late night destruction. The Genesee County Sheriff Department received several calls following the acts of vandalism Mark Baldwin, a village council member and Hegel Road resident, was awakened early Monday morning. […]