Goodrich-If a picture is worth 1,000 words, then the second annual FAME Photo Contest was worth 65,000. Thirty nine amateur photographers entered 65 photographs in the competition that took place on Feb. 9 at Goodrich High School, 8029 Gale Road. Box office manager Caren Huizenga said about 200 people viewed the photographs, and community response […]
The Genesee County Sheriff’s Department said their investigation of a Feb. 10 snowmobile crash that resulted in the death of Lake Orion resident Brooks Stuart Patterson could take weeks, if not months. Patterson, 28, was on a snowmobile being operated by 48-year-old Robert Slade of Goodrich, who owns property on Lake Shinanguag, where the accident […]
Atlas Twp- Residents may soon feel they are flushing money down the toilet, as rising sewer costs take their toll on the township. And while at least one resident expressed frustration over the situation at the Feb. 19 township board meeting, Township Supervisor Paul Amman said the finger of blame should not be pointed at […]
Goodrich-Village resident Grace Ranger is at her best anticipating the worst. But after 13 years of tornados, explosions, floods and blizzards, the director of Genesee County Emergency Management is ready to retire at the end of March. And while she anticipates filling the days ahead with visits with her grandchildren instead of working to declare […]
High school juniors have a whole new reason to sharpen those #2 pencils this year? the new Michigan Merit Exam. The test is scheduled for March 13-15 at Goodrich High School, 8029 Gale Road. The MME will be replacing Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) testing, and includes as one of its components the ACT test […]
Atlas Twp-After months, if not years, of discussion and debate, a five acre minimum was adopted for areas of the township. Several residents attended the Feb.19 township board meeting in an attempt to sway trustees from voting in favor of the change. They were unsuccessful. The board voted unanimously in favor of the re-zoning, which […]
Though union issues rage on in the district, the Goodrich Area Schools support staff has a finalized wage agreement. After adjourning to executive session for the purpose of discussing the agreement, school board members and superintendent Kimberly Hart re-emerged into the community room with a unanimous decision regarding support staff wages. As specified by the […]
Goodrich-‘Can you hear me now?? is phrase that’s likely to drop from popular use at school board meetings, with the approval of a portable sound system for the meeting room. The system costs $3,495. Sharon Roberts, technology specilist for the district, said the new system will include nine goose neck microphones for board members, one […]
Goodrich-About 200 creations born from the minds of Oaktree Elementary School students were displayed last week at the school’s annual science fair. Science teacher Jeff Stanton explained that each of the school’s 160 fifth graders are expected to complete an individual project, while fourth graders work in small groups on their experiments. Third graders submit […]
It has been an eventful season for musher Joe Gutowski and his team of sled dogs. When last the Hadley resident spoke with The Citizen in October, Gutowski was entering his rookie season on the mushing circuit with dogs Monty, Munster, Paige, Zip, Bill and Nat. Back then he said he knew it would be […]