Matthew Inch, 21, Clarkston High School graduate, won Male Overall Winner, with a time of 1:09:59 in the 2009 Clark Lake Triathlon/Duathlon, July 19. Michael Inch, 18, student at Clarkston High School, placed fifth in Male Age Group 18-19, and 30th overall our of 343 entries, with a time of 1:22:03 The brothers also competed […]
At the recent American Legion Auxiliary Department Convention, Alyssa Champion was selected Department Junior Miss Poppy, and Alexus Champion was selected Senior Miss Poppy. The sisters are members of the Chief Pontiac 377 Junior Auxiliary. They earned the honor by spreading the word about the poppy program and how it helps veterans and their families. […]
Contentious communication facilitated by social media was a issue this past year at Clarkston School Board meetings. This past May, the board sought the opinion of the school attorney regarding posts to Twitter during meetings (“Legal opinion sought on tweets at meeting,” May 07, 2014). The candidates were asked their opinion on the matter. Steve […]
Concerns about micromanagement has come up several times this past year at Clarkston Board of Education meetings, including in “School board members focus on operations,” March 26, 2014; “School board split after 4.5-hour meeting,” April 30, 2014; “Meetings too long,” July 16, 2014; “Back-ups OK’d for schools,” August 20, 2014; and “Committee concerns,” Oct. 16, […]
‘The most effective way to sell a deceptive program is to appeal to people’s sense of patriotism.? Jefferson didn’t say that, Reagan didn’t say it, Ron Paul didn’t either’I said it. I said it because nothing has angered me more than how the Obama administration uses patriotic references to peddle an outrageous slap in the […]
Village residents Craig and Dawn Frasa regularly host BBQ’s during the summer Concerts in Depot Park series. At the end of each Friday evening concert, their guests adorned the hill above Depot Road and Holcomb to wave goodbye to concert goers. From left are Clarkston residents Jason Schick, Angie Avery, Patsy, visiting from Florida, Dawn […]
Andersonville Elementary students started the Halloween holiday early with their Boo Bash last Friday night. The two hour celebration included games and treats as well as showing off their costumes. Most of the dressed up Eagles spent their time climbing the rock wall or dancing to their favorite songs.
We long for the days when small-town fire departments could be staffed entirely by volunteers from the community. But those days are gone. If the Oxford Fire Department is going to continue to meet the needs of this growing community 24-7, then it’s going to have to hire more career firefighters. In order to do […]
Golfers delight in pars and birdies. Golfers like to tell their lowest rounds. As golfers age, they dream of shooting their age. Consensus is that fewer than one percent of golfers achieve that goal. Fran Bertram has had 599, 18-hole rounds of golf shooting his age or under. He’s been doing it since 1991, when […]
The sun was shining and the warm weather took over on Saturday – just in time for the annual Celebrate Oxford. Oxford Downtown Development Authority estimated 5,000 people attended the event this year. The popular spots were Taste of Oxford, Oxford Rotary Club Car Show and Kids Town. ‘We heard from many people this was […]