Photographs show everything and nothing. A United States gunship launching missiles into the air, as gray smoke billows across the sky. Stoic faces of enemy troops sitting at gunpoint, slightly betrayed by their telling eyes. A victim of a flame thrower waiting for the slightest human touch or breeze to send his fragile ash silhouette […]
As a child, Springfield Township’s Jacob Beno was fascinated by helicopters and flight. One day, some of his mother’s glass figurines became victims of that intrigue when the eight year old pulled the string on a toy helicopter, propelling it across the room smashing the collectibles. That once frustrated mother now joins the rest of […]
Two new members were sworn in at the Clarkston City Council on Nov. 14, while two familiar faces will no longer sit on the council. Cory Johnston and James Brueck joined their first meeting after winning the Nov. 8 election, in which incumbent Dan Colombo also retained his seat earning the most votes at 140. […]
With the talk about requiring more classes for earning a high school diploma in Michigan, I hope before everything’s said and done, they expand the social studies classes. Science and math are a given and will be key to making future transitions. As the global market continues to suck the manufacturing jobs out of this […]
Officer Chris Kyriakides of the Clarkston Police Department savors the community aspect of policing the village. Kyriakides, 53, a long time area resident, came to the department in September after a layoff from the Detroit Police Department where he worked for three years. ‘I’ve really enjoyed myself working here and with the other stations in […]
With less money expected for the 2006 Community Development Block Grant Funds than last year, the Springfield Township Board decided how to disperse the approximate amount of $33,214 on Nov. 10. The board chose to distribute the maximum allowed for public service totaling $14,946.30 which is 45 percent of the total allocated funding. Supervisor Collin […]
Y2K came and went without the apocalyptic catastrophes many predicted. For gospel singer Larry Craig of Independence Township, the turn of the century brought about the deaths of his wife of 27 years, twin brother and record producer in a four-year span. While those personal trials would force many to wither, Craig rebounded and used […]
With two groups returning from aiding in relief services of Hurricane Katrina, North Oakland Disaster Relief Team (NODRT) hopes to drum up the volunteers to return in February. The first group of 16 area volunteers back after a trip from Oct. 22-30 worked just east of where the eye of Katrina hit. Their work for […]
Children and laughter are two key ingredients to a successful holiday season. The Oakland County Sportsman’s Club is sure to spur on children’s laughter by hosting its 6th annual Toys for Tots Event on Dec. 4 from 4?9 p.m. to support the United States Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. Entertainment includes two stages of live […]
The first time Marnie Fender of Davisburg entered a work of art into a contest, she won. Her oil picture of a sailboat won a ‘Gold Key Award? in a scholastic art contest. As Fender became a mother and stepped away from the business world, her art has blossomed, earning statewide recognition and her third […]