Holiday Lights Parade Team RUSH hosts the 2015 Holiday Lights Parade through downtown Clarkston, this Saturday, Dec 12. Line up at Renaissance High School on Waldon Road at 4 p.m. Float judging is from 4:45-5:25 p.m. Award categories include Most Creative, Best Use of Theme, Best Holiday Spirit, Best of Use of Music, Best Overall […]
Everest Academy’s fifth grade Challenge Girls? Club included the entire Clarkston community in a service project benefiting the Lighthouse of Oakland County. They went around downtown Clarkston, Nov. 5-19, and asked businesses if they would put up signs promoting the clothing drive. Two businesses, Healthquest and the Real Estate One/Max Brook, agreed to be drop-off […]
A 1996 candidate for Groveland Township supervisor pleaded guilty to aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false 2003 tax return. Pamela Blodgett, 57, of Holly will be sentenced in front of United States District Court Judge Gerald E. Rosen on June 21 and faces a maximum of three years in prison and a […]
Ortonville- The village will soon have a fountain again. Last year, the fountain at the corner of Mill and South streets was removed, after not working for many years. Now, with the unanimous approval of the village council, a new fountain will be established in the Heritage Garden, located next to the Old Town Hall […]
With the end of the year comes open enrollment season for health insurance. Five years since Obamacare was created, insurance websites created by state and federal governments are getting easier to navigate and consumers are becoming more informed about choices, said Dave Smith, State Farm insurance agent in Clarkston. But the process is still complicated. […]
Santa and his reindeer are coming to town, and they are stopping at The Gateway, Dec. 20, from 12-4 p.m. The event is free, but visitors are asked to bring an unwrapped toy donation for Toys for Tots. The Gateway is located at 7150 Main Street in Clarkston. Photo by Andrea Beaudoin
Brandon Twp.- Spring brings plenty of opportunities to make home improvements outside, but police are warning residents to beware of criminals posing as contractors. The crimes are known as ‘bunco scams? to law enforcement officials, and occur when criminals pretending to be legitimate professionals approach homeowners offering to do work such as sealcoating their driveway, […]
On Sunday, members of the Forgotten Eagles of Michigan Chapter 4 gathered at Groveland Township Fire Department station for the presentation of a MIA/POW flag. Chris Hardenburgh, Groveland Township Firefighter/EMT and Sergeant at Arms for the Forgotten Eagles, said the purpose is to heighten awareness of MIA/POW. In addition, the Forgotten Eagles are advocates for […]
15 years ago – 2000 ‘Springfield Plains named a Michigan Exemplary Blue Ribbon School? Springfield Plains Elementary parents found out their children were attending one of the 22 elementary schools selected as Blue Ribbon Exemplary Schools in the state of Michigan. ‘Icers shut out Kettering? Nine Wolves registered points and Clarkston scored eight goals in […]
I opened my Facebook account on the Sunday following Thanksgiving and was saddened by what I saw on my newsfeed. Pictures of charred pieces of wood from the Little Free Library along with a ribbon tied to the door and a sign saying “closed.” Someone had set fire to the Little Free Library in Depot […]