Groveland Township Clerk Pamela Mazich, spent part of Tuesday on the phone with printers requesting addtional absent voters ballots. ‘We were very busy on Monday,? said Mazich. ‘We’re getting anywhere from 15 to 25 voter registrations in the mail. That’s better than what I’ve seen in other years. This is a love-hate election and it’s […]
About 280 of the 330 kindergarten through fourth grade students brought in pledges but nearly all the students participated the first annual Fund-Run at HT Burt Elementary. Deborah Rader, school principal says the fund-raiser netted more than $15,000, surpassing their goal. Students received pledges from sponsors for about a 1/10 of a mile lap around […]
It was March 21, 2003 when Charles and Darlene Newberry of Brandon Township walked into The Citizen office and proclaimed their son, Douglas Newberry, a paratrooper in the United States Infantry 173 Airborne was deployed in northern Iraq. Just a few days earlier on March 19, 2003 United States and United Kingdom forces began conducting […]
Groveland Twp.-Shirley Scramlin says collecting taxes was the easy part of the job’perhaps retiring after more than 25 years will be the most difficult. Scramlin, 69, announced on Monday that she will not seek a seventh term as township treasurer. ‘I’ve absolutely loved my job, this is a great environment and staff to work with’I’ll […]
The annual stocking of brown trout in Kearsley Creek will continue through 2013. That’s the message from Todd Grischke, supervisor of Regulatory Affairs with the Michigan Fisheries Division, regarding supplying about 6,500 trout fry about 7-inches long. ‘Kearsley Creek is a marginal trout stream’that means the water and habitat is right on the edge of […]
With diesel fuel costs topping $4.20 per gallon at the pumps, at least one area trucking company owner says the impact on the economy is yet to come. Barry Bass, president of Bedrock Express, 1290 N. M-15 in Groveland Township, operates about 50 over-the-road diesel trucks hauling a variety of freight across Michigan and North […]
Goodrich-On Monday night the school board is expected to vote on pink slips for 17 district teachers. ‘We’re actully looking to reduce the staff by 8.5 (teachers),? said John Fazer, district superintendent. ‘Due to contract requirements and potential bumping options, we have notified more (teachers) than needed to start. The final number of teachers laid […]
Goodrich- In May 2011 the Goodrich School Board voted 6-0 to OK a labor contract with the Custodians, Maintenance, Para-Pros and Transportation (CMPT) group that included a 5.5 percent reduction in compensation for the employees, saving the district about $120,000. About 61 employees were impacted by the concession. In addition, the district’s 11 administrators/supervisors also […]
At about noon May 15, Brandon Firefighters responded to a natural gas line rupture just off Oakwood Road about one-half mile east of Hadley Road. Workers from Allendale, Michigan-based West Shore Services were installing a tornado warning pole when the 24-inch auger they were using to drill the hole apparently damaged a four-inch natural gas […]
Goodrich- A new district superintendent could be selected Monday night. The board of education voted 6-1 last month to retain the services of the Michigan Leadership Institute to coordinate the search for a district superintendent following the resignation of John Fazer on March 26. Fazer has been superintendent since May 2009 and will remain until […]