While many students were relaxing on spring break, the members of the Goodrich High School robotics teams were representing the Martians at the statewide FIRST Robotics competition at Eastern Michigan University on April 7, 8, and 9. The two teams, ?494 Martians? and ?70 More Martians,? held their ground at the state meet, which consisted […]
Olivia Ramirez, a 15 year-old Goodrich High School student, currently has her level one license, permiting her to drive only with a parent or guardian over 21. She will be receiving her graduated driver’s license in August’but until then she will be facing some new rules of the road. Under a new law which went […]
Hundreds of races, two state class titles’all done on two wheels. Chris Williams is a motocross racer? tooling over a jumps, ruts and dirt on a Suzuki 125 cc just inches from other motorcyclists. At 15, Williams, a Brandon High School sophomore, has already seven years of experience and has risen to near the top […]
Fighting the cold and the winter blues is the annual Walk for Warmth. Oakland County District 1 Commissioner Beth Nuccio recently participated in the fundraiser, along with Michigan State Representative Gail Haines and about a thousand others. The 21st annual Walk for Warmth, hosted by the Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency, was Feb. 27 in […]
It was a good ‘knight? for the Goodrich High School chess team’but it was a better day as the Martians took third place in a statewide competition at Oakland University on Feb. 26. The Michigan Chess Association’s state tournament included 25 teams ranging from small schools, like Goodrich, to much larger schools. Two schools that […]
Local authors Jason and Ann Cowan, will be holding a round-table discussion about their book, ‘The Chore Solution: Making Families Better by Working Together,? which focuses on the daily challenges of being a family. The session will include tips and tricks on how to make everyone in the family happy and productive. The discussion will […]
Area children in need may be a little happier thanks to a group of Goodrich High School students An annual fundraiser recently held by the Goodrich chapter of the National Honor Society gathered almost 50 Teddy bears, along with $887 for the pediatric centers at Hurley Medical Center, Gensys Health System and Lapeer Regional Medical […]
The November 2000 election was hotly contested. More than 75 percent of Atlas Township voters headed to the polls to decide a presidental election which George W. Bush narrowly won with 271 electoral votes to Al Gore’s 266 (with one elector abstaining in the official tally). The election, featuring a controveral recount in Florida, shifted […]
A group of area residents are now missing 3,130.5 pounds. And no one is seeking its return. About 90 Goodrich and Ortonville area members participated in a supportive Weight Watchers group last year, shedding about a ton and a half over the course of 2010. The group, started about four years ago, meets weekly at […]
When hundreds of Special Olympians compete next month they may be just a little warmer thanks to a few local seamstresses. Portia Mahoney, owner of Art of Life, 391 Mill St., Ortonville, is promoting a project to make hand-knit scarves for the upcoming Special Winter Olympics of Michigan, held in Grand Traverse in Traverse City, […]