Goodrich Farmers Market moves

Goodrich- After more than six years the Farmers Market is moving this spring. On Monday the village council voted 4-0 to move the Farmers Market from the commons area near Erie Street to the Goodrich Trade Center just north of the village on M-15. ‘It’s a win-win move for the farmers market,? said Jakki Sidge, […]

When a nation calls and a father answers

Goodrich-For Kristin Frankart the war with Iraq may be fought thousands of miles away but a host of daily battles are right at home. Frankart, 25, a 1997 Goodrich High School graduate is the wife of Spc. Troy Frankart, 22, a specialist with the Ohio National Guard. They now have two children, Lexi, 16 months, […]

Former treasurer sentenced

Former Belle Ann Parent Organization treasurer Lori Ann Ruhle was sentenced in 52nd-2nd District Court in Clarkston on Tuesday. Circuit Court Judge Richard Kuhn ordered Ruhle to pay $2,688 in restitution, serve 18 months probation and court costs as part of a plea by the defendant. Ruhle entered a plea of no-contest to embezzlement of […]

Lady Martians receive national recognition

On Tuesday the Army National Guard presented the Goodrich Girls Basketball team a national ranking trophy as part of the MaxPreps Tour of Champions. The Lady Martians were only one of 10 schools honored nationwide on the tour after winning the school’s first-ever Class B state championship. On March 17 the number one-ranked Goodrich Lady […]

‘It’s just common sense?

At 5-years-old, Kenneth Patrick asked his father for a bicycle. ‘Dad showed up with a Honda 50 cc motorcycle,? said Patrick. ‘Dad said, ‘Why pedal when you can give it the gas and just sit there??? At 54-years-old, Patrick has been riding motorcycles’on and off road’for more than four decades. And like thousands of other […]

District caps SOC for high school

Goodrich-The board voted 6-1 to join the Schools of Choice to include the schools within Genesee County. Trustee Niki Wiederman voted no. Then by a 6-2 vote the board joined the contiguous school districts in Lapeer and Oakland counties. The district will determine the application window and the number of students to be accepted into […]

Woman’s Club Fashion Show

At noon, May 3, the Ortonville Woman’s Club will host its Annual Woman’s Club Fashion Show and Luncheon at St. Anne Catholic Church, 825 S. Ortonville Road, Ortonville. Tickets will be available for $8. Raffle tickets for the $100, $75, $50 and $25 cash prizes will also be available. The raffle tickets are $1 each […]

Simms Chevrolet expansion begins

Ortonville-Larry Simms, owner of Simms Chevrolet, 110 M-15, Ortonville plans on expanding his growing dealership. Last month demolition crews removed the front section of the building in preparation for a new showroom, service greeting area, quick-lube and children’s play area. The two story addition, which should be completed by January 2005 will expand the current […]

Student count at issue in school funding

Brandon School District Superintendent Bart Jenniches says the most recent round of proposed cuts to the state budget could once again cost the district thousands. Last year Brandon, along with other state school districts, tapped reserves to cover expenses for the 2004-05 school year after the state chopped about $74 per student. Brandon used about […]

Students need to learn self-reliance

As summer draws to a close and thoughts of school slowly seep into most Brandon and Goodrich students? minds a mix of responses emerge. For some, it’s the excitement of changes and expectations the new school year will bring, for others it’s the ‘H-word? (homework), earlier bedtimes and a weekly routine. Parents adjust too. Schedules […]