15 years ago – 1997 ‘Goodfellows make Christmas warmer? Thanks to area Goodfellows and churches, 167 needy children in the Clarkston area received new shoes, boots, hats, and gloves for the holidays. The Goodfellows, comprised of Clarkston Rotary Club members and employees of Machine Engineering Inc. sold newspapers to raise money for the Rotary’s ‘Shoes […]
The Orion Township board approved a recommendation from their planning commission to appoint Mark Crane as the planning commission’s representative to the zoning board of appeals for the remainder of 2008. Crane takes the spot of Brad Lare, who resigned from the planning commission earlier this summer after taking a job out of town. He […]
This month POH Medical Center releases a special 10-page edition of its Breakthroughs publication, devoted entirely to the concerns of Senior Living and Healthcare. It contains important information about stroke and physical therapy; back pain and diagnostic testing; but it also identifies people who can help you with in-home care issues as well as Alzheimer’s, […]
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. I had a good one, spending time with family and friends. The Christmas party here at the newspaper was fun. Publisher Jim Sherman Jr. generously hosts the entire newspaper group for lunch in Oxford, followed by our annual White Elephant gift exchange. I look forward to that albino […]
Dear Editor, Clarkston Area Lions recently conducted two Project Kidsight screenings, our regularly scheduled second Saturday of the month at the Independence Township Library and the annual Rotary Shoes for Kids program. We have had a very successful year at the library, with 66 children screened. We want to thank the Independence Township Library for […]
Carol Yunkes is a horse lover and is the owner of Equine Gatherings, a new retail tack store located at 3957 N. Oak Street in downtown Metamora. As you may have guessed by the store name, Yunkes loves horse folk too. ‘The name has a double meaning,? said Yunkes. ‘I want this to be a […]
February is traditionally a slow month for used car sales, but for Ortonville Auto Sales, it was a record-selling month. Mark Murrell attributes this to customer service and the wide selection of vehicles at the dealership. He has owned the year-old business for one month, but envisions a really nice used car facility with a […]
Dear Editor, A big thank you to the greater Clarkston community, which helped make the 2012 Clarkston United Methodist Church Alternative Christmas Gift Fair a big success! The local, regional and global mission agencies who participated will realize a total of $24,602.88 for the benefit of the artisans and workers they support. We wish you […]
After seven years in his Ortonville office and more than 21 years as a chiropractor, Dr. Mitchell Marr, owner of Marr Chiropractic, still remembers the day he discovered the key to optimum health. ‘Not only did the chiropractor relieve my pain and help me recover from my football injury, his care also allowed my entire […]
Pine Knob Elementary students kick started their vacation with their classroom holiday celebrations. They participated in games, made crafts (which made great presents) and enjoyed a lot of yummy snacks.