Lake Huron is the third largest fresh water lake in the world’just over 23,000 square miles. Sailing the expanse of water in about 50 hours is a great accomplishment’one that Hadley resident Paul Heumaier has done 17 times. ‘The race is won or lost at night’especially on the second night,? said Heumaier, 46, a Lake […]
Close, but no tower. By a 33-27 secret ballot on Sunday, the voting members of the Christ Lutheran Church rejected a proposal by the Lapeer County 9-1-1 to construct a tower on a section of church cemetery. The decision comes after the Hadley Township Planning Commission approved an application by a 6-0 vote on July […]
We want to talk. That’s the latest message from the Goodrich Schools administration to the Goodrich Education Association ‘which represents about 100 district teachers. ‘This is a difficult financial time,? said John Fazer, district superintendent. ‘With the collaborative spirit of all the employees working together, we as a district provide the best educational setting for […]
For most area residents, cell towers are a common fixture of the urban landscape’needed to keep cell phones chirping. However, a handful of local osprey have found another use for the steel behemoth’a highrise home. On Wednesday afternoon, Eric Schmitt, site supervisor for American Tower Corporation, helped coordinate a visit to a local osprey nest. […]
Local governments that have been fiscally sound over the past few years could end up paying for their penny-pinching ways if state lawmakers have their way. Legislators may consider significant cuts to local governments with general fund balances exceeding 15 percent of the annual expenditures. The cuts would come in the form of less state […]
Goodrich— Kelly Stonerock confesses to being a just a little competitive when it comes to deer hunting. At about 9:30 a.m. Nov. 15, Kelly was perched in a tree stand on private land near Clarkston, when she bagged a 160-pound 10-point buck. In the same morning hours of opening day, and 500 miles to the […]
A few weeks ago The Citizen received a letter addressed to the Michigan Utility Commission regarding 12 power outages that have occurred in the Brandon Township area between July and November 2003. The resident, who has given up setting appliance clocks as a result of the outages, explains some of the blackouts are perhaps the […]
Brandon Twp.- Groveland Township residents may soon lose the use of their Brandon Township Library cards following a recent decision. In a Dec. 1, 2003 letter to Robert DePalma, Groveland Township Supervisor, the Brandon Township Library had suggested a millage increase to the residents of Groveland Township of 1.8265 mills to generate $190,686 needed to […]
Atlas Twp.-A proposed development that may swell Goodrich Schools has been put on hold after a former township planning commission member and several residents balked at the plan. “If you are going to allow a developer to take advantage of a community, they should give back to the community by setting aside land for our […]
From left, senior Melinda Maxey, James Davis, Lisa Langdon; (bottom, l-r) Amanda Halula, Elissa Fortner, Lynndsy Koss. Six students from Brandon High School recently auditioned and were chosen for MSVMA State Honors Choirs. From the 157-voice Regional Choir, 85 students were chosen to go on to the State level from District C. Elissa Fortner and […]