The Goodrich Girls Volleyball team 39-9-1, continued their march a Michigan High School Athletic Association state title by defeating Marysville at Imlay City on Nov. 13 in three sets, 25-14, 25-16, 27-25, winning the regional championship for the first time in school history. ‘This was the best that we have played all season,? said Head […]
Atlas Twp.-Bruce Easton lives five minutes from Genesys Regional Medical Center in the township’s southwest corner. His 81-year old mother-in-law lives next door to him. ‘I was working in Sterling Heights and had just left when my wife called crying that her mother was in pain and having problems,? said Easton. ‘She called 9-1-1 at […]
Cagers faced off against Rochester Adams in the first round of districts on Monday night. They took them out of the running for the district crown by beating them, 69-58. Going into the game the boys were ready after they had just seen them less than two weeks ago. And just like the previous match-up […]
In a school district of 7,824 students, 13 missing bodies is barely noticeable. That’s why school officials say they’re pleased with February’s student head count. According to Superintendent of Administrative Services Jillynn Keppler, a decrease of 13 students ? less than .2 percent of the student population ? is a ‘better? number than the last […]
Brandon Twp.- Standardized test scores recently released to the district reveal significant improvement, as well as plenty of space to grow. ‘The big takeways are that we are improving at a very fast rate and still have a lot of room for growth,? said Superintendent Matt Outlaw after presenting the results of NWEA tests at […]
Beware IRS threats by phone. Police and area residents are reporting that scam artists pretending to be IRS agents are making phone calls in an attempt to get money. Shelly Kidd, Groveland Township deputy treasurer, said she began receiving complaints from residents about two weeks ago. ‘They say the IRS is calling them and threatening […]
Orion Township Fire Inspector Mike Martin read an appropriately themed firefighter story for Stadium Drive Elementary’s Family Fun Night. The event, hosted by the school’s PTA and held Feb. 5, celebrated March is Reading Month. Special reading guests also included Debra Refior, a librarian, Stasi Ganesh, a nurse, Kristen Remenar, a writer, Kim Santini, an […]
George Edwards wasn’t sure what, exactly, he was getting into when he threw his hat into the ring at Lake Orion High School’s inaugural Challenge Day in 2007, but as the parent of four children’two LOHS grads, a junior and a middle-schooler’he was happy to volunteer. The experience, he said, was unforgettable. ‘I heard things […]
After Hazel and my New Orleans honeymoon, we settled into a little home in Lennon, her home town. I don’t recall the date, but it would have been a Saturday night in November 1949. We had just gotten to sleep when Hazel’s friends decided to drop in. Actually they didn’t just drop in. They sort […]
When I sat down at my computer a little over a week ago, I opened my Facebook page and received, as most Facebook users probably do, a reminder about birthdays of friends. November 12, it turns out, was my friend Elizabeth McGhee’s birthday. I smiled and sent a quick message: ‘Happy Birthday, Elizabeth! Make it […]