‘Bucks for Buses? is back for its fourth annual fund raiser on Aug. 12 at BullFrogs Bar and Grill. ‘It’s a fund raiser for the transporation services for seniors and persons with disabilities,? said Lois Sedden, president of the Friends of Independence Township Senior Adult Activity Center. The evening will include Dr. Michael Baker’s band, […]
Reason One Riders, Oakland Woods Baptist Church Motorcycle Ministry gathered at the church on July 31 for their first ever ‘Riding for a Reason Rally.? According to OWBC Senior Pastor Bob Galey the charity they chose to bless was Fisher House. ‘Fisher House basically set up apartment complexes and large homes with multiple family housing […]
Independence Township Auditors Plante & Moran may give the township’s money handling a passing grade, but Trustee David Lohmeier would only give it a “C.” ‘We’re having some trouble reconciling our checkbook, we didn’t realize we had the trouble, which is another strike against us and we really don’t have a plan of how we’re […]
Springfield Township Parks and Recreation has never been supported by a dedicated millage, but Parks and Rec along with Friends of the Park are asking residents to get to the polls on Aug. 3 and vote for it. ‘We believe this is such an integral part of our community that the only logical conclusion was […]
BY TREVOR KEISER Clarkston News Staff Writer After attending a college graduation this summer and seeing 95 percent graduates were ‘hugely overweight,? Certified Nutritionist Cindy Crandell decided she would do a workshop to help new college students ‘beat the freshman 15.? ‘The switch from high school to college is a major life change. Hectic schedules, […]
Former Miss Michigan Teen USA 2008 and Clarkston High School graduate Elizabeth Hawthorne brings home another crown as Miss Oakland County 2010. ‘It was great being crowned because I’ve worked so hard for it,? she said. Hawthorne competed against seven other girls on July 10 at the Costick Activities Center in Farmington Hills. Hawthorne not […]
Following the concerts ending on July 23, Lend a Helping Hand will hold a benefit concert at Depot Park on July 30 starting at 7 p.m. to help out three local individuals dealing with various cancers. ‘All the money raised will go to help people locally pay for their medical bills, including Jean Cavalier with […]
For younger generations it might have sounded like something new, but those of an older generation were brought back in time to the days of their youth – when Beatlemania rocked and rolled all across the U.S.A. The Beatles Tribute Band Toppermost played famous hit songs like ‘Yellow submarine,? ‘Help,? ‘Back in the USSR,? and […]
For millage proposal proponents in Clarkston and Independence Township, total voter rejection is a grim prospect. ‘If our (city’s millage proposal) fails and the township’s renewal and increase request fail, then neither community is going to have police coverage,? said City Manager Dennis Ritter. ‘We would put it back on the ballot for November, there […]
Bike lanes added to both sides of Main Street between Waldon and the northern city limit. Moving speed-limit signs further north on M-15. Lowering the speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph, especially through downtown. These are some of the ideas proposed by the ‘Complete Streets? subcommittee appointed by Clarkston City Council to address […]