By Elizabeth Lowe Staff writer Detroit – Goodrich school officials will face off with union representatives Aug. 15 in a Michigan Employment Relations Commission hearing in Detroit. At issue: Whether a May 19 meeting between Goodrich schools superintendent Kim Hart and approximately 140 students constitutes an unfair labor practice. The meeting was called at students? […]
BHS 1980 reunion The Brandon High School Class of 1980 is seeking missing classmates for its 25th year reunion Aug. 6. Details: Call Doreen at (248) 467-0211 or go to BrandonClass1980.myevent.com. Madison 1975 reunion The Madison High School Class of 1975 is seeking missing classmates for its Aug. 27 reunion. Details: Call Leesha (Clara) Aseltine […]
By Elizabeth Lowe Staff writer Atlas Twp. – Light-reflecting backpacks may top back-to-school shopping lists for students riding the new Goodrich-Atlas Pathway this fall. Reflective clothing and gear are measures parents can take to help make children’s bike-riding experiences safer, says Deputy Paul Brooks of the Genesee County Sheriff Atlas Township Precinct. ‘With bikes, most […]
Genesee County – Exhibitors and fair-goers of all ages are gearing up for the county’s annual fair. The Genesee County Fair is just around the corner will be held from Aug. 15 to 22 this year, featuring motocross competition, a baby contest, the fair pageant, figure-eight and demolition derbies, singer Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, […]
At ye old homestead in Goodrich, the well water ain’t that great. Lots of iron and lots of arsenic. That being the case, we tend not to drink the stuff. We buy bottled water. This past week, after we came home from a little time off on the shores of Lake Huron, I happened to […]
The above is a headline from the Sunday Detroit daily newspaper. I’d say Free Press, but I wouldn’t want readers to think I read it. Quoted are designers and socks makers. I read no quotes from the man on the street, the man in the stadium or the man in the bar. The first quote […]
Qualifying Income Limit to Defer Summer Property Taxes Modified Change impacts senior citizens, veterans and persons with disabilities The Michigan General Property Tax Act has been amended with Public Act 24 of 2005 to allow certain citizens, including senior citizens, veterans and persons with disabilities, to defer their summer property taxes if they have a […]
Synopsis Regular meeting July 18, 2005 Members present: Lapp, McCreery, Owen, Willett, Stowell, DeWitt, Carlson 1. Approved agenda. 2. Approved the minutes of the July 5, 2005 special meeting. 3. Approved the minutes of the July 5, 2005 regular meeting. 4. Approved the Senior Center Refrigerator Disposal. 5. Approved the Clerk’s Wall of Fame. 6. […]
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Independence Township Planning Commission, Oakland County Michigan, will hold a Public Hearing on: Thursday, August 11, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. At Independence Township Library, 6495 Clarkston Road, Clarkston, Michigan 48346, to consider the following: File #2005-019 Mr. Pat Mannor, API ? Anthony Patric Inc., Petitioner REQUEST SPECIAL LAND USE APPROVAL […]
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Independence Township Planning Commission, Oakland County, Michigan, will hold a Public Hearing on: Thursday, August 11, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. At Independence Township Library, 6495 Clarkston Road, Clarkston, Michigan, 48346 to consider the following: FILE #2005-017 Richard Linnell, South Independence Development Co., LLC, Petitioner REZONING REQUEST From: R-1A (Single Family […]