Clarkston Board of Education approved revised school safety policies at their Dec. 14 meeting. The policy will now include threat assessments at school, following guidelines created by the U.S Secret Service and U.S Department of Education. Threats include crime and violence inside and outside the school system. ‘We want to interact with and engage students […]
Ken, Ernie, and Friends play tunes from the 30’s, 40’s, 50’s and beyond at the Carriage House once a week, as well as play an occasional gig. Led by Combs, and Independence Township resident and Air Force veteran, they meet on the last Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. at the Carriage House in […]
Erik Sass, Feb 24, 2010 http://www.mediapost.com/publications/’fa=Articles.printFriendly&art_aid=123138 Newspaper Web sites are the single most-visited and most-trusted source of online local news, according to a survey of 3,050 adult Internet users by comScore conducted on behalf of the Newspaper Association of America. Overall, 57% of respondents said local newspaper Web sites were their No. 1 destination for […]
My daddy died at 93: 94 if he’d sanitized A big percent of Americans can be talked, or sold, into anything. Like hand sanitizers, but only if they are used correctly, according to an article I read Sunday. Of course, the only reason I read it was to confirm my belief that I should have […]
Ever walk through a cemetery and really study the headstones? I have on several occasions. Once in a cemetery in Pennsylvania, my dad showed me the graves of my great-great grandparents and extended family. Wow. Ever notice the dash? On most headstones there’s a birth date, a death date, and a dash between them. That […]
Mason Lenker and Gabe Mansour, second graders, visit the Springfield Plains Elementary library, Monday, to pick out some books to read. Photo by Andrea Beaudoin
Last week I asked the community an important (to me, the stingy, skinflint, scrooge-like yellow journalist) question. Actually, I asked a series of questions, and I quote: What do you want? Do you want a watchdog? Do you want a newspaper to ask the hard questions for you? Or do you want a Suzie Sunshine […]
GROVELAND TOWNSHIP ACCEPTING BIDS LAWN SERVICE & GROUNDS MAINTENANCE 2010 ? 2011 SEASON Mowing, Trimming, Weeding, Spring & Fall Clean-up Township Office & Township Park Mt. Bethel Cemetery Fire Station No. 1 & Fire Station No. 2 Bid Package Please Contact: Pam Mazich, Clerk 4695 Grange Hall Rd., Holly, MI 48442 248-634-4152 clerk@grovelandtownship.net Submit Bids […]
Clarkston Wolfpack running group celebrated New Year’s Eve with a run from Depot Park through the Deerhill neighborhood in Clarkston. Photo by Phil Custodio
Brandon Twp.-When the Brandon Blackhawks Varsity football team take the field this fall it be under new leadership. Head Coach Tim Pizzala announced that he has stepped down after nine seasons at the helm of the Blackhawks. ‘It’s been a great run at Brandon, but it’s now time for me to spend more time with […]