Goodrich-The varsity football team participated in some rather rigorous workouts during practice. Their endurance and strength were raised to a new level last Friday. United States Marine Corps Sgt. Allen Sullivan was on campus Aug. 17 to run the Martians through the Combat Fitness Test (CFT). ‘The CFT gives you a good idea of how […]
Goodrich-A possible resolution to the confiscated village hard drives and Social Security numbers issue may be on the table. Larry Dalman, owner of Lansing-based Dalman Investigations has offered to return the village hard drives which were removed in February 2011 after the village council voted to request the resignation of Village Administrator Jakki Sidge. She […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.- For more than 60 years, campers have lingered in the solitude of a spacious township camp. Named for Tamarack Hills Farms and purchased in 1950 by the United Jewish Charities’Camp Tamarack spans more than 1,400 acres of wilderness near Perryville Road and attracts more than 15,000 visitors each year. […]
Ortonville- The Village of Holly voted 5 to 2 Tuesday night extending an offer to current Village Manager Paul Zelenak for the position of Holly Village Manager. Holly council members Don Winglemire and Shirley Campbell voted against the offer. Winglemire declined comment following the vote. Peter Clemens, Village of Holly council president said the next […]
Following the Genesee County Board of Commissioners unanimous vote to put the partial detachment of the Village of Goodrich to Atlas Township on the Nov. 8 ballot several concerns regarding the details of detachment and just what it means to taxpayers has surfaced. The November vote comes after village resident Patricia Wartella filed signed petitions […]
Goodrich-At 7 p.m., Aug. 23 the Martians Varsity Football team will step into history. The 2012 Martians take on the Saginaw Arthur Hill in the season opener at the renovated Roy U. Stacey Athletic complex. ‘We are proud of this facility and we thank the taxpayers for their support,? said Timothy Zirnhelt, school board president. […]
By a 4-0 vote on Monday night the village council accepted a bid from Bedrock Express, 1290 N. Ortonville Road. Councilmember Doug McAbee was absent. In June, the council voted to seek bids for demolition of the Goodrich House in the downtown area after Genesee County 7th Circuit Judge Farah signed an order to secure. […]
Goodrich- A school board decision to reduce the number of school days in 2005 could now prove costly to the district. Dianne Bregenzer, Michigan Education Association UniServ Director, representing about 100 district teachers, reported that a Michigan Employment Relations Commission (MERC) judge said last week that the school district illegally removed 12 days from the […]
The search is on. School Board trustees Chris Yuchasz and Diane Wiley and Board President Greg Allar gathered with representatives of the Southeast Michigan for Michigan Leadership Institute on Monday night to discuss the expectations and process for hiring a new superintendent. The decision follows the retirement of District Superintendent Tom Miller, who accepted a […]
Ortonville- Current Village Manager Paul Zelenak is now the frontrunner for the position of Holly Village Manager. Village of Holly interim manager Tom Daily said that following a council vote on Dec. 14, Zelenak could be offered the position which has been open since July. ‘Of the 52 applications for the position, Zelenak was second […]