Atlas Twp- Plans for a special assessment to cover police costs moved forward this week. At Monday’s township board meeting, supervisor Paul Amman said a special assessment will properly address a shortfall that has left the township paying for police protection from the general fund. Amman said he does not anticipate having any further public […]
Goodrich-Though the faces and names have changed over the last century, the Goodrich Women’s Club remains. ‘As the times change, we change,? said Goodrich resident Marcia Rockafellow, the club’s president. ‘The club started with 13 ladies from the Baptist Church Sunday school class in 1906,? said Rockafellow. ‘Through the years, the activities have changed with […]
That’s what farmer Nick Nicholes, 62, thought when adding a corn maze to Groveland Township’s Oak Haven Farm. ‘People can go to Wal-Mart to buy pumpkins,? said Nicholes. ‘People can go to Meijers and buy pumpkins. People come out to (farms like Oak Haven) to be entertained.? That trend toward argicultural entertainment has shaped much […]
News reports speak of a war-torn nation, as protesters march in the streets calling out for an end to the bloodshed. What some anticipated to be a quick and decisive battle with a group of people who disagreed about a way of life has instead stretched on for years with ever rising death tolls. Though […]
New faculty, including nine new teachers, were formally welcomed to the Goodrich School District Monday. Administration hosted a New Staff Reception at 4:30 p.m. at Goodrich High School prior to the evening’s school board meeting. New staff were invited to introduce themselves and give some background information to attending members of the community. Among the […]
New faculty, including nine new teachers, were formally welcomed to the Goodrich School District Monday. Administration hosted a New Staff Reception at 4:30 p.m. at Goodrich High School prior to the evening’s school board meeting. New staff were invited to introduce themselves and give some background information to attending members of the community. Among the […]
For Ortonville resident Jim McGuire, dressing for his position as greeter at the Lake Louise Church of the Nazarene means sporting a short sleeve shirt and a pair of suspenders. However, McGuire did not always dress so casually on Sunday mornings. ‘I used to be a sportcoat, dress shirt and tie guy,? recalls McGuire. But […]
Atlas Twp.-The minimum lot size in parts of the township may soon change from three to five acres. Rick Misek, vice-president of the township planning commission, said in a purpose statement read at last month’s meeting of the planning commission, the change to a larger minimum lot size had been part of the township’s master […]
Goodrich-For some, the crisp colors of autumn signal it’s time to start thinking up costume ideas for the four-legged member of the family’the dog. Sure, kids have been dressing up for Halloween for years, but a growing segment of the population are asking the question, ‘Why should Fido be left out of the festivities?? A […]
For Hadley resident Joe Gutowski, racing across a frozen landscape for hundreds of miles is for the dogs. His sled dogs, that is. And Gutowski will be right along with them. Monty, Munster, Paige, Zip, Bill and lead dog, Nat, are more than pets to Gutowski. They are the muscle behind his ambition to be […]