The third annual Kayla O’Mara Memorial Road Race broadened its horizons last Saturday. A 10K race was added to the day’s events, which included a 5K run, a 5K walk and a 1 mile fun run. ‘I hope the 10K brought more people to the race,? said Kelsey Krych, a 19-year-old Goodrich High School graduate. […]
Mid-Michigan streets might look a little more dangerous this summer, but Joseph Byrd promises it is only a show. Byrd, Goodrich resident and 2002 Brandon High School graduate, is organizing a professional wrestling tour, ‘The Gluttons for Glory Summer Tour.? ‘It’s the same quality of wrestling you’d see on TV from WWE, but they are […]
For the past 12 weeks, about 1,400 people have been busy on Tuesday at 6 p.m. That is the universal meeting time for the CrimFit Training Program groups, which help people prepare for the various running and walking races in Aug. 23’s Crim Festival of Races in Flint. ‘The program started in 1995 and we […]
Groveland Twp.- Madison Myers did not let anything stand in her way last weekend. Neither did her horse. Myers, a 13-year-old Brandon Middle School student, competed in the Michigan Hunter-Jumper Association horse show from July 17-20 at AmberWay Stables, 1100 Bird Road. ‘About 130 riders from the southern part of Michigan competed this weekend,? said […]
Clem Weierstahl started running late in his life, but he is making up for that now. The 74-year-old Goodrich resident has been running in the Crim Festival of Races in Flint since 1980. He was 46 during his first race. ‘I started running because I had friends who went jogging and I wanted to be […]
Gerald Marsh remembers when working at General Motors meant you had it made. ‘Not anymore,? said Marsh, an 83-year-old GM retiree and Ortonville resident who retired in 1978. Marsh, along with thousands of other former and current GM employees, is concerned after GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner, made an announcement on Tuesday regarding changes […]
Brandon Twp.-As far as Roger McCarville is concerned, this year is one more step toward equality in the voting booth. McCarville, host of the PBS program ‘Disabilities Today,? publicized a ballot-marking machine on his show on Monday at the township offices. The AutoMARK provides privacy and accessibility to voters with disabilities. ‘For so long, people […]
Robert Roerink was 29 cents an hour richer when he came to work on Tuesday afternoon. ‘It means nothing to me,? said Roerink, 65, who monitors the Village Skate Park in Ortonville. ‘It’s a just $1.16 a day more for me. Perhaps others need it more.? Roerink is one of many workers that will receive […]
Tyler Frantangelo is surrounded by green at the Buick Open. His green thumb fits in perfectly. Frantangelo has been a groundskeeper at the Buick Open for the past two years. He is responsible for planting flowers and mulching, as well as maintaining their appearance by watering the area. ‘I set up flowers like in the […]
Logan Hayden has a collection of more than 300 gold medals after competing in men’s gymnastics for 12 years. He also has a collection of injuries. Hayden, a 2008 Brandon graduate, has a fractured spine, torn tendons and ligaments in both of his wrists and a hand injury. ‘Kids get hurt in gymnastics like in […]