No one can forget the sagging shoulders and soot covered faces of many fire fighters, police officers, EMS personnel and other professionals walking away from the devastating rubble of September 11. The disaster, like all tragedies, highlighted the importance of adequate training to save lives. Last week, fire fighters and medical professionals from around Oakland […]
On June 30, Joseph Wells Stapleton and Lance Allen Schmitt, both 21, of Clarkston were sentenced to 20?40 years in prison for the second degree murder of Peter Richard. Circuit Judge Langford-Morris credited both men with 729 days served. Stapleton and Schmitt were found guilty of second-degree murder charges on June 10. The murder charges […]
Dave Moroz remembers attending a George Carlin Show in Detroit as a teenager with his father. He recalls being the youngest person there and his father being the oldest. That early exposure to comedy helped pave the way for what turned into a career never short of laughs. This past year, after spending nearly two […]
The Clarkston City Council approved three out of four sign styles for the Farmers? Market coming to downtown this August. Board members expressed reservations about a promotional type of sign used to advertise the market that, if approved, would be posted one week prior to the market opening and pulled down after opening day. The […]
Acappella musicians sometimes get a reputation for barbershop and doo-wop type tunes. ElmoTHUMM may dispel those preexisting notions when they bring their unique acappella THUMMstick to Depot Park July 8. THUMMstick band member Greg Vaden described the instrument as ‘a dismembered tambourine affixed to a shovel handle,? and explained how the band pounds the stick […]
Some groups may claim to be a true representation of the area, but few can match the wide range of ages and origins unique to the Clarkston Community Band. With members from high school age to seniors, and people from as far as Lapeer and Sterling Heights, the Clarkston Community Band is unified by their […]
Floods, fires and other disasters are unpleasant to think about in general ? let alone thinking of them happening in the streets of Clarkston. At the June 27 meeting, the Clarkston City Council Board addressed the issue by passing a resolution for the adoption of the Oakland County Hazard Mitigation plan. The resolution was in […]
Trying to put on a pair of pants meant for someone ten sizes smaller can be a trying task. For years, the Springfield Township Fire Department was asked to do a similar task with their fire engines in Fire Station #2 at Davisburg Road and Dixie Highway. In response to calls for more space, the […]
Closure in the arson case on Main Street December 3 is delayed until the defendant is mentally ready. Emily O’Connor, 19, will not receive her sentence until she demonstrates competency to the professionals at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Ann Arbor. The charges stemmed from a December 3 argument between O’Connor and her mother […]
If seeing is believing, then hearing must be a close nostalgic second. The Stardust Swing Band, a 13-piece big band with vocals, brings the music of the 1930s and 40s to Senior Appreciation Night at Concerts in the Park. Songs like ‘String of Pearls,? ‘Moonlight Serenade,? and ‘Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy? are on the group’s […]