Dave Moroz remembers attending a George Carlin Show in Detroit as a teenager with his father. He recalls being the youngest person there and his father being the oldest. That early exposure to comedy helped pave the way for what turned into a career never short of laughs. This past year, after spending nearly two […]
The Clarkston City Council approved three out of four sign styles for the Farmers? Market coming to downtown this August. Board members expressed reservations about a promotional type of sign used to advertise the market that, if approved, would be posted one week prior to the market opening and pulled down after opening day. The […]
Finishing in the black seems like a rare occurence throughout Michigan lately. The City of the Village of Clarkston did so by the skin of its teeth. At the June 27 City of the council meeting, the board approved the revised 2005 budget of $798,066 in expenditures which left only $438 to spare. In other […]
Acappella musicians sometimes get a reputation for barbershop and doo-wop type tunes. ElmoTHUMM may dispel those preexisting notions when they bring their unique acappella THUMMstick to Depot Park July 8. THUMMstick band member Greg Vaden described the instrument as ‘a dismembered tambourine affixed to a shovel handle,? and explained how the band pounds the stick […]
Some groups may claim to be a true representation of the area, but few can match the wide range of ages and origins unique to the Clarkston Community Band. With members from high school age to seniors, and people from as far as Lapeer and Sterling Heights, the Clarkston Community Band is unified by their […]
Residents of Independence Township were able to use their water again after 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, after a boil water advisory was lifted. On July 5, Linda Richardson, director of the Department of Public Works for Independence Township said Independence Township residents, minus a small pocket in the northeast section could revert back to normal […]
Floods, fires and other disasters are unpleasant to think about in general ? let alone thinking of them happening in the streets of Clarkston. At the June 27 meeting, the Clarkston City Council Board addressed the issue by passing a resolution for the adoption of the Oakland County Hazard Mitigation plan. The resolution was in […]
A 25-year-old Clarkston man is in critical condition, paralyzed from the neck down, after he dove off a boat and into a sand bar in about three feet of water on Lake Orion on June 27. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Marine Division said the incident occurred at about 4 a.m., and that alcohol was […]
Everyone gets the first day jitters when starting a new job. It is only the most confident of us that do not have issues. The new environment, new city, new faces. I am not unlike those millions before me. Taking me out of my element literally has taken me into a new career and a […]
Hidden within the subtle lines of history are heroes both prominent and unknown. Time is blind and will inevitably bury them all. George Washington was a hero once immune to time’s consistent weathering; however, in the last few decades, Americans have lost much appreciation for him and other Founding Fathers. Many are completely unaware of […]