Go Global: ‘It’s a leap of faith?

Brandon Twp.- Till Bedau’s cute smile landed him a home for a year with the Kluesner family. The German exchange student’s picture and a five- or six-line blurb about him was all Gwen Kluesner had to go on, but she took a chance, and like the other two exchange students she and her family have […]

Night work for M-15 project in May

Mike Hemmingsen, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Davison Transportation Service Center manager said a major section of M-15 between I-69 to the Oakland County line south of Goodrich will be resurfaced with one-and a half inches asphalt starting in May, with the projected completed in late June. The M-15 road surface in the Village of […]

Business owner was committed to her community

Carol Marie Evans of Clarkston will be remembered for her care for the community. “She was a very generous lady, and she was always giving to the community even in her personal life,” said her grandson Damien Evans. “She was generous and strong willed.? Carol passed away unexpectedly Nov. 16, 2015, at age 66. She […]

Desert Angel donation

Cedar Masonic Lodge 60 Secretary Thomas A. Braun, at left, and Cedar 60 Worshipful Master-Elect Sean R. Miller, at right, present a check for $3,000 to Louise Blain from Desert Angels to help cover the cost of mailing hundreds of care packages to American troops overseas. Photo provided

Groveland Township awarded grant for energy kits

Groveland Twp.- Life will be just a little more green for some township residents thanks to a grant awarded earlier this year. Governor Jennifer Granholm announced in late January that the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor, and Economic Growth (DELEG) has awarded $17.4 million in grants to 125 cities, villages, townships, and counties throughout Michigan […]

Goodrich Robotics,’More Martians? win again

The Goodrich Robotics team continued its winning ways, as reigning Champions from the 2009 Kettering District Competition. The 2010 Kettering Event earned the More Martians team bragging rights for the second year in a row. The winning three-team alliance included: Team 70, More Martians from Goodrich; Team 67, Heroes of Tomorrow (HOT) from Milford; and […]

Shoes for Kids

Clarkston Rotary Club members and friends will be on local street corners’selling the Goodfellow edition of the Rotary newspaper to raise funds for the children of Clarkston, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 4-5. All donations’will be spent to provide Clarkston area children with new winter boots and shoes, hats, and mittens or gloves. Clarkston Rotarians, friends […]

Thanksgiving food drive

Movement Search and Delivery’s fourth Lighthouse Thanksgiving Food Drive was a success, according to employees at the headhunting firm in downtown Clarkston. “Our team and their friends and families donated the most we have ever donated to date, with nearly 2,500 goods, including more than just food,” said Elisha Gray, staff support specialist. “We had […]

Home values climb, sales continue to increase

January home sales in Genesee and Oakland counties increased by more than 21 percent while home sale prices nudged slightly higher according to a report issued by Realcomp last week. The higher home values are a possible change in a three year downward spiral said Jeff Dawley, of Goodrich based Atlas Real Estate. ‘Our inventory […]

Academics

Savannah Stedman, a 2007 Brandon High School graduate, has been named to the dean’s list at Northwood University, where she also plays on the women’s basketball team. She is the daughter of Dennis and Sher Stedman of Ortonville. Christopher Nuccio of Ortonville received an undergraduate degree from Kettering University during the December 2009 commencement ceremonies. […]