Feds hold suspect in bank robberies

Federal authorities have in custody a Pontiac man suspected of committing the Sunday, April 4 robbery at the Dixie Highway branch of TCF Bank. Mark Edward Cook, 36, is being held without bond after a Tuesday, April 27 bond hearing in federal court in Flint. Cook was apprehended in Genesee County Thursday, April 22 while […]

Fundraiser

The Goodrich varsity hockey team will have a fundraiser from 5 – 8 p.m. on Nov. 5 at Fajitas Restaurant, 10006 S. Saginaw, Grand Blanc. Hockey players will be the waiters. All tips will go to the team.

BGYA moves

Ortonville- Brandon Groveland Youth Assistance has moved. The new office of the organization, which provides free, confidential, short-term, family-centered counseling and referral services to youth and their families, is now located at the Sherman Lifelong Learning Center, 330 Sherman Court. BGYA was formerly located in the village offices, 476 Mill St. The reason for the […]

Track teams have mixed results

The Lake Orion boys track team won 89-39 over Clarkston on April 26, while the girls team dropped 88-50 against the Wolves. For the Lake Orion boys, the 3200 relay team won (8:57.8), Ryan Allison in the 110 hurdles (15.7), and 300 hurdles (48.1), and Adam Martin in the 100 dash (11.3). Billy Peterson won […]

Varsity baseball team still solid in OAA I

After wins over Clarkston and Rochester Adams (six innings), the Lake Orion High School varsity baseball team lost only one game last week, to Royal Oak Kimball, by one run. On April 26 against the Wolves, the Dragons won 11-9, with Neil Medchill scoring with a two-run single with the bases loaded at the beginning […]

Goodrich Christmas

The Goodrich Chamber needs vendors, crafters and community groups to participate in the downtown Christmas activities scheduled for Dec. 6. Details: (810) 636-3409.

Goodrich High School arsenic levels should be in check

Goodrich – It won’t be long before students at the Goodrich High School will be able to use the drinking fountains again. Sunshine Water Treatment has been providing bottled water to the school since April 3 when arsenic levels exceeding 10 ppb were detected in the water. In 2006, Linden-based Sunshine Water Treatment, at a […]

Gargaro’s World

Random thoughts from your friendly, local editor: ? Can we please get together as a society and come to the realization that William Hung, from ‘American Idol? infamy, is not amusing anymore. In case you missed it, Hung was a horribly out-of-tune Asian contestant on American Idol who did a not-so-intentionally humorous rendition of Ricky […]

Gargaro’s World

Random thoughts from your friendly, local editor: ? Can we please get together as a society and come to the realization that William Hung, from ‘American Idol? infamy, is not amusing anymore. In case you missed it, Hung was a horribly out-of-tune Asian contestant on American Idol who did a not-so-intentionally humorous rendition of Ricky […]

The STARS are on the move; volunteers are still needed

Brandon Twp.- The STARS are aligning. The STARS (Student Tutoring and Reading Sessions) program is moving to the Clarkston Lakes Clubhouse, starting Monday, Nov. 5 and will now meet Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:30-5:30 p.m., rather than Tuesdays and Thursdays. The free program, for children in grades K-4 who live in the Sashabaw Meadows and […]