Goodrich – Due to possible school calendar changes, a jazz workshop has been rescheduled. ‘Fine Arts: A Mainstream in Education? (FAME)’a fine arts advocacy group working with the Goodrich school district planning educational art and music events from around the globe’presents Chris Collins, Jazz from the Shamrock Shore beginning April 7. Collins will coordinate a […]
Goodrich – Old tires at Reid Elementary will soon be gone. The Goodrich Board of Education approved having Environmental Tire Recycling remove the tires, at a cost of $1,600. The community is welcome to the tires if they’d like them, says school superintendent Kim Hart, who says it’s been nearly a year since the tires […]
By Elizabeth Lowe Staff writer Goodrich – English Meadows? owner Vinita Justice used to drive by the site of her current business and dream of its possibilities, hoping to buy it someday. ‘I always told my husband, ‘If this place goes up for sale, I have to buy it. There’s so many things it could […]
The next Greater Area of Ortonville Chamber of Commerce meeting will be at noon, July 12, at MacPhee’s Restaurant, 650 S. Ortonville Road. The cost is $7. Please send reservations to Jennifer Whitwell, administrative assistant for the Ortonville Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 152, Ortonville, Mich. 48462; or call (248) 627-8079.
Atlas Twp. – The driving range is now open at McCarty’s Golf Center near M-15 and Hill Road. Driving range memberships, including merchandise discounts, are available at pro-rated cost for the season, or hit a large bucket of balls for $7. The driving range and retail center are located at 10280 Hill Road. Call (810) […]
Groveland Twp. – Check out volleyball team opportunities at 6 p.m. Thursdays at Bottoms Up, located at 14007 Dixie Highway. New teams each week. Cost: $5. Call (248) 634-0040.
Goodrich – Goodrich Market Place is holding in-store specials on cellular phone and contracts. The store is located at 8175 S. State Road in Goodrich. Call (810) 636-7777.
Groveland Twp.- Residents can now dispose of household batteries free until Sept. 6, 2005. Drop off points are at the township offices, 4695 Grange Hall Road; Fire Department Station #1, 14645 Dixie Highway; Fire Department Station #2, 3085 Grange Hall Road. Details: (248) 634-4152.
By Elizabeth Lowe Staff writer Lapeer County – A young father and Goodrich High School graduate was killed June 13 while out walking with his fianc’e. At approximately 5:45 p.m. Theodore Petrill, 26, stepped into Davison Road while veering around a mailbox when he was hit from behind by a GM Envoy driven by a […]
By Elizabeth Lowe Staff writer Goodrich – Possible eighth-grade condom demonstrations sparked discussion June 13 when the school board met. Demonstrating the ‘two-finger? condom application method to eighth and ninth-graders during sex education classes was the recommendation made by the school’s sex education advisory board. The advisory board, comprised of parents, students, local clergy, and […]