Mike Coke is not coaching this fall’a major life adjustment for the 71-year-old who has been on the sidelines in a variety of sports at both Goodrich and Hamady schools for almost 50 years. ‘I just love coaching,? said Coke. ‘I like being around the kids and love the competition.? His affection for coaching proved […]
It’s a long way from the halls of Goodrich High School to the remaining wartime tunnels dug by the Vietnamese, but for Emily Francis the underground experience adds to an extensive education. ‘There are big bats in there and the tunnels are really small to crawl through,? said Francis, a 2011 GHS graduate. ‘There are […]
Groveland Twp.- Walkers or bikers heading south could end up at Belle Isle near Detroit, while those trekking north could arrived at Ironwood located on the western fringe of the Upper Peninsula. Either destination could soon be accessible from the township if a proposal to connect the Iron Belle Trail is approved. From 5-7 p.m., […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.-A fire ripped though a 155-year-old farmhouse on the afternoon of Feb. 5 in the 2000 block of Perry Lake Road. Brandon Fire Department, along with Groveland, Independence and Oxford township firefighters responded to the blaze. A neighbor called 9-1-1, and when firefighters arrived the house was engulfed in flames. […]
Area ice fisherman weary of catching small panfish all winter may want to check out what one area resident found on a frozen lake in northern Michigan. Jenny Olsen, a 1986 graduate of Brandon High School and Goodrich resident who hosts, produces and edits ‘Michigan Out-of-Doors? on PBS, made a trek to Black Lake located […]
Goodrich- Two area residents will vie for one seat on school board in the May 4 school election. Scott Statson, Jr.and Niki Wiederman will be on the ballot in the election replacing current school board trustee, Lynne Morisette, who was appointed to replace longtime Trustee Michael Thorp, who resigned on May 6, 2009 when he […]
The Michigan Townships Association, representing 1,240 townships across the state released a report earlier this month showing that smaller government is more effiecient and saves tax dollars. The study found that consolidations, creating bigger governments, would not save money or improve efficiencies. In addition to creating inefficient government, the consolidation process could take up to […]
Marvin Featherston recalls the complete darkness. ‘No lights of any kind,? said Featherston, 89. ‘The war was supposed to be over’they just did not want anyone to know we were coming. It was a dreadfully slow 30 day trip across the Pacific in a zigzag pattern. I was so sick of being on that ship […]
Atlas Twp.-Trails through the township inched closer on Monday night when the board of trustees voted 5-0 and OK’d a memorandum of understanding with the Genesee County Parks and Recreation Commission for the purposes of constructing, operating and maintaining about a mile section of the Iron Belle Trail. The first township trail will parallel the […]
Groveland Twp.- On Monday night the township board of trustees approved an audit presented by Ken Palka, from the accounting firm of Pfeffer, Hanniford and Palka. Palka reported on the township finances following the completion of the yearly audit. The board approved the audit ending March 31, 2015. The township ended the year with $393,396 […]