Brendan Hunter will visit a mosque this coming week. Last month, he went to church and in November, he went to a synagogue. The 12-year-old self-identified Lutheran isn’t having a faith crisis or searching for a new place to worship. What he seeks is education and a better understanding of others with varying beliefs, something […]
Three of every four households that receive The Citizen are reading the newspaper. That’s the report from the Circulation Verification Council (CVC) that in late 2014 completed an audit of The Citizen newspaper. The CVC is an independent, third-party reporting company that audits 3,856 editions nationwide with a combined circulation of more than 55 million. […]
Oakland County-based Community Network Services hosts “Stomp Out Stigma” 5K run and walk, 9 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 12 at Independence Oaks county park. The second-annual race is one of the biggest fundraising events of the year for the non-profit group, with offices in Farmington Hills and Waterford. All proceeds help CNS continue its Anti-Stigma program, […]
Dinner and Auction, Remnant Project Ministries, 6:30 p.m., Sept. 12, Canterbury Castle, 2325 Joslyn Road. $60. Dinner, music, silent auction, cash bar. Email remnantproject@aol.com. *** Treasures and Treats, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Sept. 11-12, Neighbor for Neighbor food pantry, Hart Community Center, Mill Pond Park, downtown Davisburg. 248-634-0900. *** Backpack Safety Program and Ice Cream Social, […]
A Groveland Township man who poached a deer in October will not serve jail time, but will lose the right to hunt for the next three years and has been ordered to pay more than $2,500 in restitution and fines. Nidal Khalil Haddad pleaded guilty Dec. 11 to taking a deer without a license and […]
On Dec. 20, competitors in Michigan’s largest middle school robotics event to date’attracting about 50 teams statewide? gathered at Brandon High School for the First Tech Challenge Supra. Brandon Tech, representing Brandon Middle School with robot #5976, advanced to the semi finals following the day long event. The BMS team’s finish, along with the software […]
Acoustic and vocal group Floyd King and the Bushwackers performs with special guest Ann Marie Rowland, 7 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 13, at the Church of the Resurrection, 6490 Clarkston Road. Based in Oakland County, Floyd King and the Bushwackers is known for its crowd-pleasing blend of high-octane instrumentals, harmony vocals, and songs that range from […]
If you like mysterious phone calls, gun shots, and blood on the wall, then don’t miss Clarkston Village Player’s 2009 season opener ‘Blood Money.? Joseph P. Saulski plays Mike Mason, a 40’s something celebrity game show host who considers himself quite the ‘ladies man.? When not at work he enjoys the company of his 20-something […]
Sydney Rossell is happy with her candy cane at her Independence Elementary holiday party last Thursday. Please see page 26 for more pictures from the festivities. Photo by Wendi Reardon
With a delay in renewing Clarkston Superintendent Dr. Rod Rock’s contract last February and months of debate over when to schedule the 2014 superintendent evaluation, teachers and parents have been confused all year about where the school chief stands. To help avoid that in 2015, The Clarkston News submitted a Freedom of Information Act request […]