Nicholas Cornfield has been told the island of Santo comes in last academically, among all 75 Marshall Islands. His goal is to change that, and he has a year to do it. The Clarkston resident volunteered with WorldTeach, a non-profit, non-governental organization offering educational assistance in developing countries around the world. “I really believe in […]
Home on leave from overseas, U.S. Army Specialist Andrew Ferguson brought 2012 to a close as a married man. Andrew and Rachael (Meitz) Ferguson, both of White Lake, exchanged wedding vows in downtown Clarkston, Dec. 23, specifically, the conference room of the Movement recruiting firm in the Clarkston Mills. ‘We were looking at Depot Park, […]
Sergey Douglas, Sarrah Palmer, Andrew Paquette, and Savannah Rovelli went to the American Royal Horse Show in Kansas City, MO, as O.A.T.S. riders. They came home as “The Fearsome Foursome.” “They all placed in the top 10 for their division, and Sarrah won Overall National Reserve Champion,” said Nancy Lee Heussner, O.A.T.S. founder. “Riding is […]
A one-man crime spree seems to have swept through an Independence Township neighborhood, Aug. 16. At about 3:45 a.m., Saturday, a homeowner in the 6000 block of Village Court heard banging outside, looked outside, and saw a white male with thin build, dark pants, no shirt, dark hair, and with flashlight in the bushes. When […]
Anne Maxwell, 24, of Independence Township was receiving treatment for a Ewing’s Sarcoma tumor at the University of Michigan when she made a friend. “My mom (Maggie Maxwell) is a teacher in Walled Lake and one of the secretaries that works at her school has a son that is a research coordinator for pancreatic cancer […]
The suspect in a road-rage assault didn’t know the man he threatened was an undercover deputy. For Sheriff Michael Bouchard, that’s the scary part. ‘He would have thought it was any citizen,? Bouchard said. In what the Oakland County sheriff called a bizarre situation, John Patrick McKellar yelled at, pointed what looked like a revolver, […]
In response to the school-shooting tragedy in Connecticut last Friday, visitors should expect more security at Clarkston schools. Security measures include requiring visitors to enter through main entrances and sign in at the office. All other doors will be locked. At some schools will be a note with a phone number to the office to […]
When Det. Kirk Matich heard someone cutting down trees behind Clarkston Junior High School, he knew something was wrong. ‘The school wasn’t planning to cut down trees,? said Matich, Oakland County Sheriff’s liaison officer to the junior high, as well as Clarkston’s elementaries and Sashabaw Middle School. ‘The subjects were clearing an area to grow […]
When Paul Reszczyk of Waterford enrolled his sons, Connor and Grant, in a hunter-safety course this summer, he signed himself up, too, even though he’s already a hunter. ‘It never hurts to brush up,? Paul said, at the Oakland County Sportsmen’s Club in Independence Township, Aug. 16. ‘And 12 states out west require a hunting […]
More than 30 years into his music career, Martin Fry still considers himself an apprentice. ‘In music, you make lot of mistakes, but eventually you get it right,? said Fry, lead singer for early-MTV favorite ABC. ‘This is a great honor and a privilege. It’s a great feeling to be on stage.? ABC joins fellow […]