Tired of the corporate world, Bill Fowler and his wife Alana decided to go into business for themselves and opened Top Shelf Clothing of Clarkson. ‘I worked for a pharmaceutical company for 13 years,? Bill said. ‘I just wanted to be my own boss and wanted to get away from the corporate red tape. This […]
News of Linda Richardson’s retirement was greatly exaggerated. ‘I sent an e-mail to the board that I was rescinding my notice, so now they’re stuck with me whether they want it or not,? the Department of Public Works director said with a laugh. Richardson originally planned to retire Nov. 3. However, she proposed to continue […]
Whether it is the ‘middle child syndrome,? the wealthy but still in need brother, the sister with the secret, or the elderly parent ‘losing it,? Clarkston Village Players? ‘A Nice Family Gathering? is a heart touching comedy every family can relate to. ‘I love the whole idea of the family, it’s so different from other […]
This Tuesday, Clarkston’s 800 or so registered voters can vote for three city council candidates, but you’ll only see two names on the ballot. A mess up by city officials meant only two people, incumbents Charles Inabnit and Peg Roth, filed in time. To vote for challengers Richard Bisio, Michael Sabol, and Frank Schoebel, voters […]
After writing and performing her first play ‘Downward Dog? at Clarkston Village Players last June, Wendy Hedstrom decided to enter it into a contest by the Community Theatre Association of Michigan (CTAM). She won first place. ‘I’m thrilled. It’s the first play I ever wrote and I’m really proud of it,” Hedstrom said. “I’d like […]
History is repeating it self as the race for city mayor is an unopposed one man show for the Nov. 2 election. When Joe Luginski heard City Mayor Steve Arkwright was not running for reelection and no one else was stepping forward, he decided to throw his hat in the ring. Luginski had originally considered […]
Since May, Independence Township Trustee Dave Lohmeier has asked for the 2009 audit deficiencies to be fixed. Lohmeier was basically told by Clerk Shelagh VanderVeen at the Oct. 5 meeting that his request would just have to wait because the Finance Director Susan Hendricks was going to be out ‘for the next couple weeks? due […]
While attending a friend’s wedding, Joe Freed thought it was strange when he found a swollen lymph-node in his neck, but just assumed it was his body ‘fighting an infection.? Come to find out Freed was diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkins Lyphoma Cancer. Freed said he decided to get himself checked out after hearing his […]
Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed Clarkston Hot Yoga into the neighborhood with a ribbon cutting on Oct. 6. The event included healthy snacks and special speaker L. Brooks Patterson who spoke on how Oakland County is promoting heath, wellness and excercise.
After writing and performing her first play, ‘Downward Dog,? at Clarkston Village Players last June, Wendy Hedstrom decided to enter it into a contest by the Community Theatre Association of Michigan (CTAM). The Ortonville resident won first place. ‘I’m thrilled. It’s the first play I ever wrote and I’m really proud of it,” Hedstrom said. […]