Goodrich – The planned recall to oust four of the five Goodrich village councilmembers appears to have come to a halt, at least for now. Village resident Greg Tankersley, who spearheaded the recall effort, said he won’t move forward until after the November 2008 election. ‘I want to wait and see who gets elected,? said […]
The Johnson family in Goodrich look like any other family in the community, however there is one thing that sets them apart? all four of Jim and Kathy’s daughters have autism. ‘My daughters look no different than any other child, you can’t see the disability. Autism isn’t like a Down Syndrome or disabled child who […]
Atlas Twp. – When many local, county and state governments are dealing with decreases in revenue, the township’s revenue has increased. ‘We must be one of a very few where revenue has gone up. We are getting more assessed value for the township,? said Paul Amman, township supervisor. The 2008-09 township budget will be $133,634 […]
By Rebecca Kelley Staff Writer The Johnson family in Goodrich look like any other family in the community, however there is one thing that sets them apart? all four of Jim and Kathy’s daughters have autism. ‘My daughters look no different than any other child, you can’t see the disability. Autism isn’t like a Down […]
Goodrich – It wasn’t until Jerry Kendrick was 60-years-old that he discovered he had a new talent. It all began when Kendrick was browsing the magazine rack at Barnes and Noble three years ago and found a couple of magazines about carving caricatures out of wood. ‘I became so enthralled with the magazines, because I […]
A Goodrich teen has pleaded guilty March 24 to negligent homicide in an Oxford woman’s death following a crash on Sept. 7 in Davison Township. But Zachary T. Bahr, 18, will ask a judge to sentence him under the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act status. HYTA is state law that allows a judge to place a […]
Atlas Twp.- It all started about five years ago when firefighter Don Jiles was unable to work due to a life-threatening illness. ‘At that time, we didn’t have a benevolent fund, so we were scrambling to raise money for his family, said townsip resident and fellow Bloomfield Township firefighter Nick Sesock. ‘After Don passed away, […]
Atlas Twp. – By a 5-0 vote on Monday night, the township board of trustees approved a motion to get help from the Village of Goodrich to do some clean-up work. The bike path from downtown Goodrich to Oaktree Elementary School will be cleared of rocks and debris by the middle of April. ‘We don’t […]
Committed to remembering all of the Goodrich High School students who are now soldiers in Iraq, GHS Teacher Bill Duso ran the names of approximately ten soldiers across the school’s marquee this week. The move commemorates the five-year anniversary of the beginning of the war in Iraq on March 19, 2003. Duso said as long […]
Goodrich – As a young boy, Lee Steinhoff’s mother, Ruth, would say to him, ‘You have a case of wanderlust.? Little did she know that in the future her son would see all of the new seven wonders of the world. Steinhoff, 59, the real estate broker/owner of Direct Properties, said he grew up in […]