An arm wrestling contest at Buckshots Bar and Grill in Clarkston was packed with competitors and fans last Saturday. Attendees came from near and far for the Third Annual East Michigan Armwrestling Championship contest…
A Clarkston resident is hoping to raise money to fund research to help her son, Cameron, and about 60 others across the nation afflicted with a very rare genetic malfunction. Belinda Belcher, whose son is diagnosed with Ring 14, is planning a neighborhood walk in Clarkston on May 4. Another walk is planned in Florida, […]
‘We knew it was cancer,? that is what Clarkston physician Maria Livieratos said of one woman who came to see a team of doctors visiting Guatemala on a medical mission trip in March. She had all the signs of cancer, a belly ache and a large mass growing in her stomach. ‘We told her she […]
If voters shoot down a library millage on Aug. 5, Clarkston-Independence library will close. Officials are asking taxpayers to pay about $125 per residence a year, which is $58 more than the average $67 paid now. ‘We can run a terrific library on $125 per residence,” Marilyn Pomeroy, president of the library board. ‘We are […]
I love strange and unusual theories. I wrote a paper in college about ‘The Theory of Everything?. also known as the String Theory. This theory seems to tie in many (about 50) different laws of physics harmoniously. It seems to explain it all. Under this theory, everything makes sense in the universe, everything is working […]
A suggested traffic ‘relief valve? off interstate I-75 in Independence Township has some residents in an uproar. Neighbors formed the group Independence Residents Against Clintonville Expansion, IRACE, to protest any entrance ramp onto the highway near the intersection of Maybee and Clintonville roads. “We are deeply dismayed that Supervisor (Pat) Kittle is actually going ahead, […]
Clarkston’s American Legion Post 63 Ladies Auxiliary hosted a packing party on March 7 to send care packages to American soldiers serving overseas. About 60 boxes were packed full things like of snacks, toiletries, magazines, books socks, hard candy and many other items. Volunteers picked items laid out on large tables to pack the boxes. […]
A food drive to collect jars of peanut butter and jelly to stock the shelves of the Lighthouse in Clarkston was a sweet success. Clarkston resident and parent who guides her children to raise money for good causes, Beth Kirchner created ‘Spread the Love? with Lighthouse Pantry Manager Greg Lewis and volunteer Heather Roeser. Now […]
Angels Place, a non-profit organization, will hold its 7th annual race through Clarkston on Saturday, May 17. The race will kick off at St. Daniels Church in Clarkston at 9:15 a.m. and proceed along a set course. Race coordinators work very closely with Oakland County Sheriff, Independence Township Fire Department and Clarkston DPW to ensure […]
Delaying a repair could wind up costing the Clarkston more taxpayer funds. In December 2013, City Manager Carol Eberhardt and DPW Forman Jason Miller told city council a manhole needed to be installed in the Mills Race, a creek that runs behind the Clarkston Mills Malls. Eberhardt said, Monday, the reason the work was a […]