Goodrich – Heading south on M-15, EZ Ponds is barely visible before rounding the bend to cross the bridge out of town. Turn into the drive, and you’ll be rewarded with an oasis of information to build or maintain your own water garden, along with soothing scenery, home to deer, Canada geese, and other wildlife. […]
Lynn Cannon learns best through playing back audio tapes of class notes, or seeing words highlighted in glowing colors. ‘I’m a tactile and audible learner,? Lynn says brightly. Like any student, it takes a bit of wrestling with a concept before understanding dawns. Then, Eureka. She’s got it. For Teresa Cannon’both mother and teacher to […]
Atlas Twp. – Local families will soon be packing up for the Genesee County Fair. The fair will be held this year Aug. 16 to 22 at the Genesee County Fairgrounds Everett A. Cummings Center, located at G-6130 Mt. Morris Road in Mt. Morris. With the sound of bleating animals, the announcer welcoming guests, and […]
Goodrich – Finding a spot to watch his son’s football game from a wheelchair has been difficult for David Wallace. Last year he strained to see the game from near an open fence gate. Thanks to Goodrich High School senior Mike Bradburn, this year Wallace will move up to a better seat’in the bleachers. ‘I […]
Atlas Twp. – A Westland man riding in a charity bike run was hit and killed last weekend on M-15 by an ambulance bringing up the rear of the motorcade. Ernest Durieux, 56, of Westland was driving his Harley-Davidson northbound on M-15 near Horton Road behind a HealthLink Medical Transportation Service vehicle from Taylor, Mich., […]
Atlas Twp. – Based on interview and Atlas Township meeting information, an article in The Citizen last week contained incorrect information. The G-Link system has been operational in Atlas Township for18 years, says former Atlas treasurer Sara Bachmann. Sending tax information to Genesee County will now be accomplished via a Sysco router and a special […]
Goodrich – Hands-on experience building and financing his own home inspired loan officer Kenneth Wood to arrange financing for other self-builders. Kenneth Wood, a 1985 Goodrich High School graduate, recently opened Kenwood Mortgage LLC in the Gass-Becker building at 7523 S. State Road, Suite A-3. Including Wood, the company employs three loan officers and a […]
Goodrich – Goodrich Elementary teacher Mike Ellis is destined for the Oaktree principal’s office. Ellis, a third-grade teacher who has also been involved in student projects such as Destination ImagiNation, was approved by the Goodrich Board of Education to replace former principal Kim Hart, who took over as district superintendent last month. Ellis was in […]
Goodrich – On Aug. 16, the board of education will decide whether to join the Genesee Intermediate School District in funding a skill center bus consortium. Currently, the district pays approximately $30,000 per year for fuel, buses, maintenance, and drivers to transport Goodrich students to the county’s skill center, said Goodrich superintendent Kim Hart. Joining […]
Goodrich – From her hospice bed, Nadine Clear’s face was intent on the trio who’d come to make her smile. ‘He’s the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B,? sang the Dibbleville Dolls, a musical threesome who this week entertained the residents of Genesys Hospice. Clear clapped her hands in delight. ‘I enjoyed that immensely,? […]