Similar to the past 25 years Judy Schwartz’a.k.a. Miss Judy? assisted her class of Brandon Co-Op Preschool students through graduation. But unlike other years, this will be Miss Judy’s last. ‘This has never been a job to me,? said Schwartz, who started teaching toddler programs in 1987 and came to the Brandon Co-Op in 1993. […]
By David Fleet Editor Earlier this spring the Michigan Department of Transportation conducted a study that measured peak hour traffic on M-15 between Richfield Road (north of Davison) to the Oakland-Genesee county line. Positioning video cameras along M-15 at Richfield Road, Lippincott Boulevard and the Oakland-Genesee county line, vehicles were tracked heading south in the […]
Groveland Twp.- Each fall for more than 10 years the friendly face of a 12-foot inflatable scarecrow sitting atop a bright orange pumpkin welcomed patrons to Oak Haven Farm, located at 7515 Grange Hall Road near Dixie Highway. Yet when workers at the farm–which attracts about 4,000 to 6,000 students each year for autumn field […]
Tracy Murphy, 40, had never encountered a black bear until the afternoon on Sept. 26. Hunting from an enclosed ground- blind in Dickinson County in the western Upper Peninsula, Murphy–a veteran hunter of about 15 years– watched as several smaller bears came into the bait pile to snack on a mix of bread, pancake syrup, […]
What a great day for library and school attorneys’what a dark day for Brandon Township taxpayers. Beginning this year Brandon Township Library officials now charge Groveland Township students who attend Brandon Schools $6 per card to use the facility. The request came after Groveland Township officials dumped a Dec. 1, 2003 proposal to up library […]
Goodrich- An apparent error in accounting has drawn the ire of several school board members. On Monday night the school board and administration gathered for a work session to discuss an alleged error that put the district $1.1 million over budget in renovations and building projects. Architects from Fanning Howey, along with construction management services […]
Village of Goodrich and Atlas Township residents that may have suffered damage and/or losses due to the storm that dumped more than six inches of rain in the area on May 3 and May 4, are encouraged to contact the township and village to complete a Damage Survey Assessment Form. The data will be provided […]
Atlas Twp.- On Saturday morning the rain finally stopped just in time to kick off a new era of local sports. Coaches, parents and players, along with township officials, gathered for the first game on the Goodrich Soccer Club field adjacent to the Goodrich Middle School. In January 2010 representatives of the GSC, now a […]
Goodrich-District students were on soft-lockdown Tuesday afternoon after receiving notification a parolee escaped from a work detail at Thumb Correctional Facility in Lapeer. During soft lock-down students remain inside and access to the building is restricted. The district was notified at about 2:15 p.m. after Thumb Correctional Facility officials reported Darrell Allen Stallard, 31, walked […]
Brandon Twp.- If it has an engine and four tires, chances are David Riley can make it run. From air bags to ABS (anti-lock braking system) to the high tech electronic systems in today’s cars’whether foreign or domestic, gas or diesel’Riley has built a career spanning more than three decades of auto mechanics. ‘I’m going […]