Independence Township Parks and Recreation has openings for Fall Women’s and Co-Rec Volleyball leagues, and Women’s 30 and Over Soccer League. The Women’s Soccer League is still accepting teams for the fall season, Aug. 24-Oct. 23. Games are Sundays at the Clintonwood Park soccer fields, 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., and 4 p.m. Players […]
Alex Barta, playing in honor of Dorothy Junga, kicks a field goal for the Blue Team at Football for a Cure last Sunday. Photo by Phil Custodio
Dr. Leonard Sax presents the science of gender differences, 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 10, at Everest Academy, 5935 Clarkston Road. Sax is author of “Why Gender Matters,” about brain development, behaviors, learning styles, and environmental needs of boys and girls. He also wrote “Boys Adrift,” about unmotivated boys and strategies to help them achieve their […]
Incidents taken from reports made by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, Oxford Village Police Department and the Oxford Fire Department. Tuesday, January 29 Reports of a domestic assault on Rattledancer. A 45-year-old Lapeer man was arrested for five outstanding warrants during a traffic stop on S. Lapeer. A 25-year-old Lapeer woman was arrested for an […]
The Springfield Farmers? Market is open for business, Sundays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Shiawassee Nature Preserve, 12000 Davisburg Road. On Aug. 14, the market hosts the Harvest is Here Festival, with free workshops and information as well as activities and bouncehouse for the kids. For more information, call Laura Haselhuhn, market manager, at 248-249-1592.
Transformation of the 12-room Addis-Walter House, 44 East Washington in downtown Clarkston, will be unveiled Sept. 23. The 2011 Designer Showcase House Opening Night Benefit, 7-11 p.m., includes a strolling gourmet dinner, silent auction, and a chance to meet each designer. The home will then be open to tour from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays and […]
Strong winds took down this Main Street tree Jan. 30. It caught on power lines on the way down, keeping it out of the street. Workers with the Department of Public Works cleared it away within a day. Photo by Phil Custodio
Laura Ann Magnussen and Matthew Paul Cook were united in marriage Nov. 10, 2007, at 7 p.m. at University Christian Church in Fort Worth, Texas. The reception was held at the Fort Worth Club. The bride is a 1994 graduate of Texas Christian University and is a Registered Nurse. Laura is the daughter of Mrs. […]
The final two boat teams of the RUSH Regatte waded into the water waiting for the start of the race ? Team 4, fastest so far, and Salty Barnacles, which won each on its races. Paddlers dug into Deer Lake and the race was on. Salty Barnacles moved into the lead as Team 4 got […]
When Barbara Nolin moved to Clarkston, she had one goal in mind. “My daughter lives here, Nan, and I wanted my grandchildren to know me,” said Nolin, 86. “I’ve lived here 15 years ? mission accomplished.” Along the way, the lifelong teacher taught many Clarkston youth as a substitute teacher throughout the district. “I taught […]