The American Red Cross is in serious need of blood ? and St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Goodrich is doing its part to help. The church, located at 7296 S. Gale Rd., is hosting a blood drive Aug. 19 from 1-6:45 p.m. St. Mark’s parish nurse Karen Thornton is spearheading the church’s blood drive. She […]
Ortonville resident Kent Bailo may have been away from coaching wrestling for 18 years, but he still had a bird’s-eye view of the sport. Bailo, who works full-time at General Motors in Pontiac, was a high school and college referee during that time span. Now Bailo is being asked to call upon his coaching and […]
The title of the Beatles? song ‘Come Together? is appropriate to describe what the Brandon girls basketball team accomplished at a recent camp. About 25 members from the varsity and junior varsity teams traveled to Northwood University for a team basketball camp July 18-20. Brandon competed with eight other teams in the camp. The varsity […]
The American Red Cross is in serious need of blood ? and St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Goodrich is doing its part to help. The church, located at 7296 S. Gale Rd., is hosting a blood drive Aug. 19 from 1-6:45 p.m. St. Mark’s parish nurse Karen Thornton is spearheading the church’s blood drive. She […]
The Miami of Ohio football program is known as the ‘Cradle of Coaches? ? and Ortonville resident Sam Ricketts can vouch for their reputation. The Red Hawks, who play in the Mid-American Conference, can count legendary coaches Bo Schembechler and Woody Hayes, to name just two examples, among its coaching alumni. Ricketts, 28, played for […]
Sandy Waite hopes the rest of the country soon finds out what she already knows about her dog, Cruiser. ‘He’s by far the best dog I’ve ever had,? said the 57-year-old Ortonville resident. In September, Waite will be traveling to Sturbridge, MA for the Tibetan Terrier Club of America’s National Specialty obedience contest, held in […]
A group of St. Anne’s teenagers did their best this summer to live out the Gospel message close to home. This summer, more than 40 members of the church’s youth group returned to the northwest side of Detroit, where they have worked the past four summers, to brighten up the area. Under the direction of […]
High school football and girls basketball coaches in Brandon and Goodrich will have to get used to a couple of new rules this season. The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) adopted two changes of note in girls basketball and one in football for the 2003-04 season. One significant change is the return of the […]
School bells rang throughout the Brandon school district Thursday, Aug. 21 as teachers and staff members welcomed students back to school. The students can expect the same curriculum as in the past year, Superintendent Bart Jenniches said. However, he also said the district will address a couple key issues concerning parents and students: nDispensing of […]
David Garr received quite the birthday present Aug. 13. The Goodrich youngster celebrated his 12th birthday by learning he has been named to the United States Olympic team’s developmental soccer program. During the winter months, Garr will team up with 24 other Michigan soccer players to train at Wiskham, a camp in Michigan, and eventually […]