Many Blue Lake International students? trip to Europe was spoiled by an outbreak of H1N1 flu, but Clarkston High School student Michael Gieske and his band made it. A member of Blue Lake’s Southern Winds Ensemble, Gieske performed in seven communities in Austria, France and Germany. Their four-week trip began June 18, returning July 18. […]
Clarkston football players will be going to neighborhoods around the community this Friday, August 21. The goal ? collect as much non-perishable food as they can for the 12th Annual Rush for Food event. The players collected 4,000 pounds of food and household items last year for Lighthouse Emergency Services to help local families. They […]
Alicia Avery knows the hardships endured by a family battling cancer. She also knows how support in the fight is essential and Avery went on a journey of more than 300 miles to help ease the suffering of others, a mission that has not quite reached its end. In May 2013, Alicia Van Dis and […]
Goodrich- Upgrades to a dilapidated century-old drain which had slowed to a trickle’may soon start flowing once again. Changes in village council following the Nov. 4 election, coupled with a pending lawsuit from 19 plaintiffs seeking compensation after they were allegedly damaged by village drains, sewers, and the mill pond in the village, has stalled […]
During a time when other financial institutions are restricting credit, reducing credit lines and increasing rates, Clarkston Brandon Community Credit Union (CBCCU) is continuing to provide loans to members at the same low rates, flexible terms, and fast processing. We are dedicated to continuing business in a manner that will maintain our position of strength […]
Kids who attended the Deer Lake Family Fun Night last week had to opportunity to give swim instructors and life guards a ‘mud pie? in the face. Supplied with chocolate pudding, Oreo cookies, whipped cream and gummy worms, kids each made their own unique concoction and let it fly. Photos by Laura Colvin
Brandon Twp.- The township will be joining with other local communities in an effort to control phragmites, an invasive weed that decreases property values and presents a fire hazard. During their Nov. 10 meeting, the township board voted 5-1 to participate with surrounding townships in the submittal of an application for funding from the Midwest […]
For more than 35 years, violinist Mary Margaret St. John has captivated crowds as an associate concert master with the Flint Symphony Orchestra. On Tuesday the mellow sounds that resonate from St. John’s strings along with the Troubadours, an outreach program of the Flint Symphony Orchestra, comprised of four professional string musicians and a storyteller, […]
In golf an ace is really fun, but can be costly Some sports have some nutty responses. When a football team is about to win a game, players like to dump Gatorade on the coach’s head. When a golfer hits a hole-in-one he’s expected to buy drinks for everyone in the bar, passersby and invitees. […]
PUBLIC NOTICE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BRANDON TRUTH IN TAXATION HEARING The Charter Township of Brandon will hold a public hearing within it’s? regularly scheduled meeting on September 8, 2009 at 7:30 P.M. At 395 Mill Street, Ortonville, Michigan for the purpose of receiving public comment on the proposed millage rates for 2009. The proposed 2009 […]