Water drive for Flint Ninth graders Karli Keilitz, Mckenzie Wright, and Kaleigh Halligan have organized the Fill It Up 4 Flint water bottle drive. “We heard about this crisis all over the news and we all agreed this could be our chance to make a big difference,” Keilitz said. “With Flint so close to our […]
15 years ago – 2001 ‘Schools axe $1.5 million from budget? Increases in utility and transportation were blamed in Clarkston Community Schools cutting their 2001-2002 budget by $1.5 million. The reductions were approved 6-0 and were designed to restore the district’s fund equity balance to over $8 million. ‘Mom gives school benches artistic makeover? Artist […]
More charges have been brought against a former township man accused of sexually abusing the mentally incapacitated man entrusted to his care. Duane Emery Kuerbitz, 49, was originally charged with one count of criminal sexual conduct first degree and one charge of criminal sexual conduct third degree in the case. However, during a preliminary examination […]
Shawn Moralee of Oakland and Jeff Dunny of White Lake are proud to announce the birth of their son, Aiden Daniel Dunny. Aiden was born at 11:55 a.m., Jan. 4, at Crittenton Hospital in Rochester. He weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces and was 22 inches long. Big brother is Riyle. Big sister is Maddison. Proud […]
I have taken a lot of photographs not only for work but also in my personal life. Sometimes the greatest photo is the photo not taken. The photo I thought I would get another chance to take. For my son’s first Christmas, I didn’t take a photo with him with his Grandpa Reardon, Grandma Reardon […]
Reader suggests ‘salute? on election day Dear Editor, Some 30 years ago, a Connecticut state police officer was following a school bus filled with junior high school students. A young man in the rear of the bus gave the middle finger salute to the state police officer. The officer immediately stopped the bus and made […]
Army Pvt. Jayme-Michael A. Hensley has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. During the nine weeks of training, Hensley studied the Army mission and received instruction and training exercises in drill and ceremonies, Army history, core values and traditions, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, rifle marksmanship, weapons use, […]
State champion cross country runner Taylor Pogue has set her sights on the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. The Goodrich high school senior signed with the Wolverines last Monday in the GHS counseling office. Pogue, who has an impeccable personal record of 18:06 in the 5K and ran the Michigan International Speedway state finals course […]
When John Naccarto was asked last September what you wish to learn more about, his response was profound. ‘I wish I could write letters,” said Naccarto of Independence Township. “I can only sound them out. I watch a TV show that talks about letters. I wish I could read and write. My teachers tried to […]
After a four month closure, McLaren Oakland celebrated its new Clarkston Emergency Center with a ribbon cutting, Feb. 15. McLaren’s ER, on Bow Pointe Drive off Sashabaw Road, offers 24-hour care with an emergency center. The center features 20 patient treatment areas, including 14 private exam rooms, a cardiac monitoring room and a clinical isolation […]