Music lovers ready to laugh until their sides ache or crone loudly to bawdy Irish pub songs should head to the Concerts in the Park series June 24 to see Blackthorn. Blackthorn performs traditional Celtic and contemporary Irish music with light comedy in-between songs. ‘We perform traditional Irish music, some of it centuries old, some […]
With a ‘sportsmen supporting children? mantra, the Clays-for-Kids Foundation of Clarkston is looking to help small charities supporting children of all ages. Prior to Clays-for-Kids founding seven year ago, Paul Lemley and a group of lenders and friends met every fall for a sport shooting competition. The participants pooled their money and gave it to […]
Most 15-year-olds spend time counting down the days until their 16th birthday and the emancipation of a driver’s license. While his peers dreamt about cars and the open road, Michael Lohmeier fell in love with appraisal. At age fifteen, Lohmeier took appraisal classes, attended broker’s conferences and knew immediately what he wanted to do with […]
Set back on over 400 acres of pines and oaks, the Colombiere Conference Center offers a serene environment for retreats, conferences and other events. Even though the center has been open since 1959, many people are unaware of the history and full range of activities taking place on Big Lake Road. Named after famous French […]
Pastor Carlton ‘Bud? Freed feels he is exactly where he should be. Freed became pastor at First Missionary Church, in Independence Township, on June 12 after taking a break from pastoring so his twin sons could finish high school without moving. After serving as an ordained Wesleyan pastor for 25 years, Freed spent the last […]
Not many people can say they’ve seen Gandhi in person or met Mother Teresa. Brother Bruno Karpinski can: he saw Gandhi in India and met Mother Teresa on three separate occasions. With a life spent working as a missionary for over 40 years, many people who know the brother think he should write a book […]
In the Internet age, endless amounts of information can be found with a quick mouse click. While Springfield Township residents have been chatting with cyberspace neighbors of foreign lands for some time, they now can reach township officials with similar ease with. This communication will be available due to creation of a township Web site. […]
There are some things that just seem to go together: Peas and carrots. Snow and ice. Detroit and the automobile industry. Czechoslovakia and bluegrass music? While the two may not sound like a match made in heaven, bluegrass and Czechoslovakian band Fragment returns to Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce’s Concerts in the Park series July […]
Independence Township approved an administrative policy to collect delinquent payments for Emergency Medical Services at the June 21 meeting. Township Supervisor Dave Wagner said the policy was needed in order to collect the current outstanding debt which is close to $150,000. This money is still owed by people who received services, but have not paid. […]
It’s fluttered on the moon. It was held up by a group of soldiers at Iwo Jima. It’s been burned in protests. Old Glory. The red, white and blue. Stars and stipes. Whatever the name, the American flag is one of the most recognizable symbols worldwide. Lovers and haters of the United States attach their […]