While still showing remorse for his Oct. 7 drunk driving arrest, Road Commission for Oakland County Board Chairman Rudy Lozano did not introduce a new policy making commissioners turn in their county vehicles for driving drunk at a meeting last week. RCOC spokesman Craig Bryson said Lozano made the decision not to pursue the issue […]
Scoring points between boxers is not like watching a fight at home with friends. Judging a fight takes acute concentration and is more stressful than sitting in a cubicle at work. Just ask Springfield Township’s Eugene ‘Chip? Acey who has worked as a boxing judge since the 1980’s. Acey’s interest in the sport dates back […]
Pastor Chris Maus of St. Daniel Church in Clarkston recently quit smoking after struggling with the habit on and off for years. ‘I came to Clarkston in 2004 and wanted to quit smoking? I talked to the nurses and they helped me with quitting. After I stopped, I started to gain weight, but they helped […]
Keith Overby of Springfield Township struggled to cope as a deputy with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department after an encounter with a gun-totting 10-year-old. After realizing how badly he was affected by the incident, which was technically a success because no one was physically injured, Overby set out to do something about the situation. With […]
The polls are closed and the ballots counted. Citizens of Clarkston ushered in one familiar and two new faces to the council. Dan Colombo, Corian Johnston and James Brueck won the three open seats on the Clarkston City Council following the Nov. 8 election. The three elected trustees won two-year nonpartisan seats. Dan Colombo of […]
One cannot walk 10 feet in Michigan without hearing some discussion about cars or the Big Three. Independence Township’s Dave Spinweber has a finger on the pulse of the worldwide automobile industry. As a senior consultant for the automotive group of Global Insight, Spinweber knows better than most the key issues surrounding the automotive world. […]
There can never be enough firefighters and first responders during a major fire or emergency. The Independence Township Fire Department received a $50,000 federal grant on Nov. 3 that will help strengthen the department by recruiting on-call firefighters. The grant, stemming from the terms of the 2005 fiscal year Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, was […]
Some people refer to Mt. Zion as the church with the flags. Five flags flutter high above the ground in the parking lot of the church on Maybee Road. Represented are Canada, Mexico, Michigan, Christians and the United States. In the future, more flags may wave from those poles as lifelong Clarkston resident and pastor […]
The normal laughter over food, drink and friends dissipated as each name of a deceased legionnaire or auxiliary member was read. Cheers intermittently mixed with the somber silent moments when names of those still living were called. Friends and family joined members of American Legion Post 377 on Mary Sue Road in Independence Township for […]
The POW/MIA Remembrance Table, like the one pictured here in Post 377 in Independence Township, honors members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard who are still missing after serving the United States. Below is an explanation of the items from the table adapted from the plaque at Post 377. The […]