Goodrich- By a 7-0 vote on Monday night the school board of trustees accepted an audit from Lewis & Knopf for the 2014-15 fiscal year ending June 30. The audit was presented by Antia Abrol, principal. The district ended the 2014-15 fiscal year with a fund balance of 9.60 percent or $1,799,546, up from 7.33 […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich- A new super athletic conference consisting of 17 area schools is currently under consideration, following a spring meeting of Genesee County superintendents. The board voted 6-1 to continue a dialogue, but not necessarly join to form the new conference, named the Greater Flint Area Conference, which included schools from the […]
By David Fleet Editor The Goodrich School District posted an enrollment decline following the Feb.10 district-wide count. The count was delayed one day from Feb.9, due to a snow day. The enrollment declined by 20 students to 2,114 students with the high school losing six students, the middle school three, Oaktree Elementary down four and […]
Goodrich- A new senior housing project may be coming to the village. Local officials were expected to meet on Thursday to discuss phase one of 50 one or two bedroom apartments for individuals 55-years-old and up. The proposed housing will be on six acres purchased about five years ago from the Goodrich United Methodist Church […]
East Lansing-In their first full year as a varsity sport, the Goodrich Girls Golf team finished the 2015 season as runners-up to the state champions for Division 3 following competition Oct. 17 at Forest Akers West Golf Course at Michigan State University. ‘We started as a club sport halfway through the 2014 season,? said Jason […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.- Change is in the wind for at least one area home and business. Dave and Judi Pearce, owners of Amazing Wings Therapeutic Riding Center at Hawk Nest Ranch, 9500 S. State Road, are moving forward with a plan to utilize wind energy to power their home and barn, combined […]
Groveland Twp.- Renaissance officials say changes will be made to help avoid Dixie Highway traffic gridlocks next year. Township officials are concerned after the Renaissance Festival weekends of Sept. 19-20 and 26-27, where traffic on Dixie Highway was bumper-to-bumper for miles in both directions for several hours. Traffic stretched from the Renaissance entrance north to […]
Groveland Twp.- The Michigan Renaissance Festival is over, but the traffic and parking woes for the late summer township event continue. On Tuesday night, the township board of trustees and Supervisor Bob DePalma vehemently expressed concern with the congestion from the festival that draws more than 250,000 visitors between Aug. 22 through Oct. 4. ‘We’ve […]
Goodrich-The acts of kindness were diverse, simple and random. ‘I cleaned my room without being asked,? ‘I paid for the person’s food behind us at the drive thru,? ‘A kid in my math class was crying because he did not have a partner so I promised him I’d always be his partner if he needed […]
Goodrich- Fresh water is often taken for granted these days, so when a neighboring community’s supply was recently compromised it became news. District students, along with village residents, recognized the need and acted. ‘Many of the students heard the story about the water in Flint on the news along with the lead contamination impacting children,? […]