Christians around the world begin their pilgrimage toward Easter Sunday on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 9. The day marks the beginning of the Lenten season, in which believers remember the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, culminating with Easter Sunday March 27. Parishioners at St. Anne Catholic Church, 825 S. Ortonville Road, Ortonville, and St. […]
Proposal 2 Dear Editor, I am writing to clear up some misconceptions and outright lies about Proposal 2. Strikes by public employees in Michigan are illegal ? PA 336; 1947. Proposal 2 reaffirms the authority of the state to enact laws prohibiting strikes by specifically stating so in the amendment. All current teachers and newly […]
Prom fashion show The Goodrich High School junior and senior classes are holding a fund-raiser prom fashion show at 2 p.m. Feb. 6 in the Goodrich High School auditorium to benefit this year’s prom. Cost: $3. Furry listeners ‘Pawsitive Approach To Tales?–a program of trained pooches listening to children practicing reading–returns to Goodrich from 6 […]
Fall is one of my favorite seasons. I love the enthusiasm of the new school year, college and high school sports, The Taste of Clarkston, marching bands, school buses on the roads, and the harvest. It reminds me that all things are possible through hard work, learning, and collaboration. As I observe the happenings of […]
The following is public information from official documents, including written statements, handwritten eyewitness accounts, court recordings and press releases from the The Genesee County Sheriff’s Department Atlas Township, Oakland County Sheriff’s Department substation, Brandon Township, and the Michigan State Police post in Groveland Township. Where’s the fire? On Jan. 21, a pick-up truck driver pulled […]
From left, Pam and Paul Semann, Joyce Little, Amanda Matousek, Kathy Sabol, Chris Sytek, and Mike Sabol celebrate Clarkston’s 180th birthday with cake and ice cream at a community get-together in Depot Park, Oct. 7. The Holcomb family settled here in 1832. Photo by Phil Custodio
With another lap done, students grabbed another rubber band to the others they had last Friday. They were collecting them as they participated in the Springfield Plains Elementary annual fun run. They ran and walked while parents cheered for them. A few students grabbed their dogs for a few laps on the outside path. Elementaries […]
October: what a glorious month! The stunning, vibrant array of color displayed by Mother Nature for a brief moment inspires many a conversation. Some will speak of their favorite viewing location or remembrances of seasons past. Many declare fall to be their favorite season, others deride it as the prelude to winter complaining of the […]
Members of the Orion/Oxford Boys & Girls Club’s Torch Club are currently raising funds to send to two Boys & Girls Clubs destroyed in the flooding in Iowa.’Pictured are members Emily, Cierra and Melina.’The Torch Club will be sponsoring a hat day and a carnival at the club for members.’Anyone interested in making a monetary […]
Brandon Varsity Sports 2-7 Volleyball vs. Linden (H) 7 p.m. 2-8 Boys Basketball vs. Flint Northern (A) 7:30 p.m. Coed Swimming vs. Clawson (H) 6:30 p.m. 2-9 Wrestling vs. Lapeer East (Linden, Oxford) (H) 6 p.m. 2-10 Coed Swimming vs. Swartz Creek (A) 6 p.m. 2-11 Boys Basketball vs. Linden (H) 7:30 p.m. 2-12 Hockey […]