It’s been 14 years since Matt May parachuted onto Goodrich High School’s football field to deliver the game ball to his younger brother, starting Martian quarterback Lane May. According to news reports, with the crowd on their feet and the National Anthem blaring, Matt landed on the 50-yard line with the football tucked under his […]
Brandon Twp.- November has arrived and as many look forward to the holidays, OCEF seeks help to make both Thanksgiving and Christmas more joyous celebrations for those in need in this community. The Ortonville Community Emergency Fund will assist about 200 families this holiday season and is currently accepting sign-ups from low-income households within the […]
Clarkston Varsity Football players trade in their blue-and-gold jerseys for pink and powder blue, as they raise funds to fight cancer at their Aug. 15 pre-season scrimmage. For a $50 donation, donors get to be an honorary coach of the day, with golf shirt and a chance to watch the game from the sidelines. Donors […]
Clarkston football teams? Rush for Food for local familes in need is Friday, Aug. 21. Freshman, JV and Varsity football players fan out through Clarkston neighborhoods collecting nonperishable food. Donations help stock Lighthouse Emergency Services? pantries in Independence Township. Wearing their football jerseys, volunteers will collect donations starting about 6 p.m. Team members will cover […]
Brandon Twp.- Elizabeth McGhee traveled to west Africa just two months ago and even amidst an Ebola outbreak in the region, would return to help combat the disease if invited. The virus, also known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, has infected more than 10,000 people in Africa in the latest outbreak, killing nearly half, and cases […]
Goodrich- By a 6-0 vote on Monday night the school board of trustees accepted an audit from Lewis & Knopf for the 2013-14 fiscal year ending June 30. Board President David Cramer was absent. The district ended the fiscal year with a fund balance of about 7.33 percent or $1,336,529, using $124,791 to balance the […]
The story “Best Fish Fry: Oakland County Sportsmen’s Club,” July 29, should have stated customers can order a chicken or fish dinner for $8, or a combo dinner of chicken and fish for $8.
The county road commission finished their work on the intersection of Sashabaw and Clarkston roads. Now it’s Independence Township Fire Station No. 2’s turn. ‘That intersection has exploded in the last five or six years, with commercial properties that were never there before,? said Ronk at the June 16 board meeting. ‘Our fire station was […]
On Nov. 4 Genesee County voters will decide on an additional .425 mills for five years to meet the demand for fixed route bus service, Your Ride and other related services for the elderly, persons with disabilities for the public transportation in Genesee County. The hike will cost voters about $15 per year. While the […]
Goodrich-When Paul Jakey’s Mustang was built, a gallon of gas was 30 cents per gallon, the Beatles first arrived in America and a stamp cost 5 cents. Today, 50 years after Jakey’s 1964 Mustang rolled off the assembly line in Dearborn, it still turns heads. ‘My mother purchased the car about 15 years ago, then […]