Week at a glance

Brandon Varsity Sports 2-22 Boys Basketball vs. Lapeer West (A) 7:30 p.m. 2-23 Hockey vs. St. Clair-E. China (A) 8:15 p.m. Volleyball vs. Holly (H) 7 p.m. 2-25 Hockey vs. Oxford (A) 8:15 p.m. Boys Basketball vs Holly (A) 7:30 p.m. Coed Swimming ? League Meet (H) TBA 2-26 Hockey ? Districts (A) TBA Coed […]

Brandon Township Recreation Briefs

‘Ski & Snowboard Discount Cards: Student Ski & Snowboard Discount I.D. cards are now available for purchase. The cost is $14 per card, which entitles the student to ski for a reduced rate of only $14 on Mondays through Fridays from 3 p.m. to close, non-holiday, for the duration of the ski season. Adult discount […]

Riding out the storm: ‘It was quite an excursion?

Jacob Seelbach’s daily New York City commute from his apartment on 147th Street in Harlem to his job at New York University on 8th Street in Manhattan normally is about a 45-minute bicycle ride. On Wednesday, two days after Superstorm Sandy pummelled the East Coast, killing a reported 74 Americans, causing widespread flooding, power outages, […]

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor, When the voters of Independence Township cast their vote on Aug. 5, they will have elected the township board members at that point. The November election will be just a formality. It is very important that voters take a very good look at the candidates running for trustee, treasurer, clerk and township supervisor. […]

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor, Donna Clancy is running for Springfield Township clerk. Everyone in our area knows who Donna is. Not only is she the outstanding executive director of SCAMP but she is the 2007 Clarkston area Citizen of the Year. How lucky we are that Donna now would like to share her expertise, enthusiasm and experience […]

GHS netters contend for league crown

With the Genesee Area Conference Red Division tournament on the horizon, the Goodrich varsity volleyball team still has hopes of coming away with the division crown. The Martians defeated Lake Fenton 25-5, 25-21, 25-19 in a Feb. 14 meet, improving to 14-14-2 overall and 9-2 in the GAC Red, good for second place in the […]

Reid Elementary named Reward School by MDE

Goodrich-Reid Elementary students and staff have been working around ongoing construction as an extensive bond project is completed. Despite the inconveniences of the project, Principal Beth Zito is still smiling. And for good reason. In August, Reid Elementary School was one of about 280 schools statewide designated as Reward Schools for either high student achievement […]

Township man arraigned in death of infant

A 4-month-old boy was murdered by his mother’s boyfriend Oct. 25 in Brandon Township, police said. Donald Kyle Raleigh, 27, was arraigned Oct. 27 on one count of felony murder and one count of first degree child abuse, both punishable by life in prison, in front of 52nd District Court Magistrate Judith Holtz. He remains […]

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor, As someone who has lived in Springfield Township for over 72 years, including serving you for 16 years as a state representative and four years as township supervisor, a good share of my life has been spent working to make Springfield Township the beautiful place we enjoy today. My other priority was making […]

Martian cagers still alive in quest to repeat as league champions

Goodrich’s varsity boys basketball team is finding a way to pull out the close games ? and stay in the thick of the Genesee Area Conference Red Division race. The visiting Martians overcame a 17-15 halftime deficit against Mt. Morris Feb. 15 to earn a 44-40 victory. With the win, the Martians improved to 11-6 […]