By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.-It’s 2,815 miles from Ortonville to Hyder, Alaska’in between are the Great Plains, Rocky Mountains and 1,522 miles of the unpredictable Alaskan Highway. An adventure in a vehicle’a challenge on a motorcycle. ‘You can travel as far on a motorcycle as a car in one day’that’s if you have the […]
Morgan Foster’s seventh grade science project is still creating a buzz for her family. ‘Most teens would ask for an iPhone,? said Angie Foster, her mother. ‘But my daughter asked for a colony of bees to help the environment during the outbreak of the colony collapse disorder or CCD’which caused the decline in honey bee […]
Goodrich-By a 7-0 vote on Monday night the board of trustees approved Christy Flowers as the new principal at Reid Elementary School. She replaces Beth Zeto who is now director of student services, curriculum and federal programs in the district. . Reid Elementary includes grades kindergarden through second. ‘I am excited to return to the […]
Josephine ‘Babe? Osmak is fed up with fireworks. ‘Why do I have to resort to Valium and Benadryl to have a peaceful sleep for myself and my dogs?? said Osmak, a 75-year-old Brandon Township resident. ‘We have been hearing fireworks for weeks that go on for hours by a bunch of people who have no […]
In May and June, area residents were asked to vote for the top businesses in The Citizen readership area. The response from thousands of readers casting their votes from Atlas, Brandon and Groveland townships was overwhelming. The results from more than 50 categories are in today’s edition and posted on our website, thecitizenonline.com. While the […]
Atlas Township-Cynthia Delbridge’s 1959 Chevrolet Corvette was parked under an apple tree in rural Shiawassee for five years. ‘I just had no money to get it fixed,? said Delbridge, a township resident. ‘The car was very tired when I first bought it in 1973’but I just loved it.? Delbridge, along with millions of others, continue […]
Atlas Township resident Ezra Blakeley was born in 1843. Some time later he moved to the Lapeer area and, like many young men of the time, was perhaps bored with life in rual Michigan or was maybe looking for adventure.So at 19 years old he traveled to Detroit where on Sept. 20, 1862 he enlisted […]
Atlas Twp.-It’s going to cost more to be safe. The Genesee County Sheriff’s Department contract with the township will increase by about 9 percent to $476,700 for November 2008 though October 2009. The new contract proposal to replace the contract which expired the first of November, was delayed by a few weeks due to ongoing […]
Groveland Twp.- An agreement on a major township development may be signed early next year. That’s the word from Township Supervisor Bob DePalma regarding about 197 acres of township property located north of Grange Hall Road, east of I-75 and west of Dixie Highway. A small section of the property is located on the southeast […]
Atlas Twp.-It’s been more than 30 years since the first Christmas tree was carried off the Goodrich Lions Club lot at 9169 M-15. Bill Tappen, a Goodrich Lions Club member for about 35 years, says the first few years of the project they cut their own trees near Luther, Mich., located in Lake County. Now […]