Goodrich-One word has school officials across the state holding their breath: proration. ‘Proration is when the state does not have the funds to give us the money that was originally budgeted,? explained Linda DeCamp, business manager for the school district. DeCamp said originally in the school aid budget, funding per pupil was going up $210, […]
While snowy weather inspired a less-than-enthusiastic response from some last week, three Goodrich teachers spent time in the frigid temperatures transforming billions of the fine, white, ice crystals into a work of art. Lauren Miller, a second grade teacher at Reid Elementary, Meg Bundy, a fine arts teacher at Goodrich High school and Goodrich art […]
Goodrich-When Judy Jones started delivering mail, first class postage stamps cost 6 cents each and the Goodrich Post Office had just one route. Now, 36 years later, stamps cost 39 cents and the post office has grown to four full routes plus an auxilary route. ‘It’s been a great ride,? says Jones, 55, a Goodrich […]
The battle for control over the speed limit of gravel roads in Oakland County rages on. Residents wary about the increased speed limit on about 283 gravel road segments in Oakland County, previously posted as 25 mph zones, were dealt a setback in December with Governor Jennifer Granholm’s veto of Senate Bill 248. The bill […]
Goodrich-Goodrich Area Schools are now a smoke-free zone. At the Jan. 22 meeting of the Goodrich Area School’s Board of Education, trustees voted to ban smoking on school property. Superintendent Kimberly Hart said the schools previously allowed smoking on the premises after 6 p.m. on weekdays and any time on weekends. Hart said the time […]
Goodrich- Kevin Eikey owes much to an unknown number of people he has never met, but who saved his life? one pint of blood at a time. And though Kevin, 43, is unable to donate blood himself to replenish the supply due to the blood thinners he’s on, he and wife Lisa, 46, are on […]
Goodrich- In the winter of 1607, a group of 104 English men and boys settled on the banks of the James River in Virginia. The community endured many hardships, but persevered to become America’s first English settlement’Jamestown. Now, more than 400 years later, the reflections, thoughts and experiences of the Jamestown colony were penned by […]
Legal proceedings surrounding an Atlas Township man accused of killing a Genesee County Road Commission worker last June moved forward this week. Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said a preliminary examination for John Quillen, 64, was scheduled to wrap up Feb.14 in 67th District Court with Judge David Goggins presiding. Quillen was arraigned Oct. 17, […]
Atlas Twp.- An evening spent snowmobiling turned tragic for three riders Feb. 10, resulting in the death of Brooks ‘Brooksie? Patterson, of Lake Orion, son of Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson. He was 28. Neighbors say the calamity of that night was a disturbing contrast to the usual calm of the neighborhood. ‘It’s typically […]
Goodrich- Though the Family Party Store along M-15 was ravaged by fire more than three years ago, it still stands as a fixture in the local landscape. But not for long. At least, not if things go according to the plans of village council representatives. The council approved a public hearing to take place at […]