From 7- 8:30 p.m., Oct. 21, the Brandon Township Library, 304 South St., Ortonville, will host Jeff Checker, the Demon Hunter Society team founder and team leader. ‘We are full-time demon hunters,? he said. ‘We watch a lot of television shows which feature ghosts or those paranormal hunters’we want people to understand that’s very misleading. […]
Goodrich – The search begins. The school board is seeking a new superintendent to replace Larry Allen. Allen, 63, a former superintendent for Mt. Morris Schools, took the post after then superintendent Kim Hart was put on an administrative leave in July 2007. The search to replace Hart continued until a special meeting on Nov. […]
Atlas Twp.- The township board voted 4-1 on Jan.19 to form a land division committee. Under the new guidelines the supervisor, assessor and planning commission chairperson will review any changes in land splits the township may encounter. According to the rules, details of the split will be made during a public meeting, a simple majority […]
Goodrich- The Reid Elementary School Media Center will lose one important resource next month. After 27 years with the district, Media Specialist Cheryl Matthews, 62, says she will retire from Reid Elementary in February. Her retirement was announced at the Goodrich School Board meeting on Monday night. ‘I’m ready to move on,? said Matthews. ‘There’s […]
The Marine motto ‘Semper Fi? adorns the cap of Don LaCross as the 85-year old Goodrich resident sorts through an aged scrapbook of a war on an isolated atoll in the South Pacific. The scrapbook contains photos of shot down Japanese ‘Zeros? (planes), South Pacific natives, and young Marines’many LaCross still knows by name. ‘That’s […]
Goodrich-The school district reported a one student enrollment increase over 2012 following the Oct. 2 statewide count day. According to school officials, the 2012 audited count was 2,106.4 students. This year the unaudited count number is 2107.16. Fall count day determines 90 percent of per-pupil funding for 2013-14 academic year. A winter count day in […]
A unique bear bait was just the meal ticket for a local hunter’s success. Groveland Township Jason Bradley shot a 150-pound black bear in Alger County on Oct. 2 near Munising and the Lake Superior shore. ‘Much of the season was in 70-degree weather so it was pretty slow the first few days,? said Bradley, […]
Atlas Twp.- Fred Forys admits his wife Beth of 41 years is growing tired of the chatter and beeps of two pagers and three radios that often dominates the conversation of the family home. ‘I need a jump on the calls,? said Fred Forys, township fire chief. ‘If we are going to assist other departments […]
Whitetails are getting a ‘brake? from area drivers. That’s the word issued last week by the Southeast Michigan Council of Government Michigan Deer Crash Coalition indicated that Oakland County had 1,683 car deer crashes 237 fewer than last year. Statewide car deer crashes have also declined. Similarly, in Atlas, Brandon and Groveland townships whitetail contact […]
Atlas Twp.-A mentor to some, nun to others and a teacher to many’for two decades Sister Joan May piloted St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church. May, 67, died Jan. 16. On Monday, more than 600 people packed St. Mark’s Catholic Church to celebrate the life of Sister Joan. The Mass was officiated by Bishop Earl […]