Goodrich – On a loft level above the Goodrich High School gym, the Martian robotics team huddles around a machine that looks a little like a crane. Tools in hand, they fine-tune their robot for the Great Lakes Regional competition. The competition, scheduled to begin March 11 on the campus of Eastern Michigan University in […]
Goodrich – Look for two new buses to be added to the Goodrich schools fleet this summer. The Goodrich Board of Education approved bids by Capital City International Trucks, Inc. of Lansing for two 66-passenger buses, in the amount of $57,935 each. Low bids, in the amount of $50,000 each were submitted by Tri County […]
If you want to appeal your Atlas Township property taxes, set up an appointment with the Atlas Township Board of Review. The board will meet’by appointment only’March 10 and 11. Call (810) 636-2548 for an appointment. Appeals by mail must be received by 9 p.m. March 11. Mail to Atlas Township, 7386 Gale Road, P.O. […]
Goodrich – A Goodrich resident who will be sworn in today as Fire Chief for the City of Flint Fire Department wants to help area students learn from fire history. Although Robert Elizondo, 43, was eligible to retire last Tuesday, he’s chosen to accept the appointment made by Edward Kurtz, City of Flint financial emergency […]
Goodrich – Sheriff deputies are looking for the driver of a compact to mid-size white car that struck a woman crossing Hegel Road in downtown Goodrich. According to police reports, the 21-year-old Davison woman was leaving Cranberries Cafe at approximately 10:30 p.m. Feb. 13 when she noticed a white full-size pickup truck slowly driving eastbound […]
The Brandon school district’s regular election will be held Monday, June 14. Any qualified and registered elector of the Brandon school district wishing to seek one of the two four-year positions on the Brandon Board of Education should note the filing deadline of April 12, 2004. Election law requires the nominating petitions must be signed […]
Goodrich – Two eighth-grade Goodrich Middle School students won the first round of the ‘America & Me? essay contest when they wrote about their fathers. Jeremey Johnson won first place in the school; Matthew Mount won second place. This year’s theme for the contest, a 35-year Farm Bureau project, was ‘My American Hero?. Jeremey, 13, […]
Goodrich – Oaktree Elementary students were jumping, scooting, and crawling this week, tracing the route a blood cell takes on its trek through the circulatory system. As a follow-up to recent heart health lessons, educators set up a maze in Oaktree’s gym. Blue and red tunnels and hoops represent the chambers of the heart. ‘Why […]
Goodrich – Monday’s village council election will be the first in which Goodrich uses an optical scanning system. ‘Genesee County has a unified voting system,? says Rob Coffman, Genesee County director of elections. When the county began using an optical scanning system last year, townships and cities were required to conform, although more flexibility is […]
Goodrich – At both the elementary and high school levels, Goodrich students know how to spell success. Former county high school champion Stacy Binelli outspelled all other Genesee County sophomores at the March 10 Grade-10 spelling bee, but misspoke during spelling her assigned word at the county high school finals. Coming in second to Stacy […]