Jammin’!
A crowd of Lake Orion residents enjoyed the music of Motorcity Sidestrokes, a folk band which plays Depression-era style music, Wednesday night as part of the Gazebo Concert Series.
Township voters slam Hurley Hospital millage proposal
Atlas Twp.-By a three-to-one margin, township voters helped dump a countywide Hurley Medical Center millage request on Aug. 4. If approved, the millage would have generated about $10 million over the next 10 years for the Flint hospital. Ultimately, Genesee County voters narrowly defeated the request by 859 votes. The Genesee County Board of Commissioners […]
Letters to the Editor
Hospital plan Dear Editor, In regards to “Rule change could revive hospital plan,” Sept. 25, I see our township supervisor boasts of thousands of new jobs and many additional businesses from the McLaren Hospital coming to our township. Besides the fact that the state has several times denied this proposal as not needed and counterproductive, […]
Pink treats and fun for good cause
Downtown Clarkston businesses teamed up last Thurday for the annual Paint the Town Pink. While patrons visited the different stores for shopping and exploring, they were also treated to refreshments as the businesses raised money for Sister & Sister, an organization which provides free mammograms. Over $400 was raised during this year’s event.
Coy to step down
Ortonville- Village Manager Ed Coy is retiring. Coy announced his plans to step down after four years of overseeing the village during a special meeting with the council last week. ‘It’s time,? he said simply. ‘I think it’s the best thing for me.? His retirement will be effective Sept. 30. Coy, 64, came to the […]
Township gears up for additional round of budget cuts
Brandon Twp.- More budget cuts are in store for the township. At their Aug. 3 meeting, the township board approved, by a 5-0 vote, a motion to have the budget committee recommend an additional $71,000 in cuts to the township’s annual expenditures. Trustees Tom Stowell and Bob DeWitt were absent. DeWitt was also named to […]
Costumed fun at Friendly Forest
The weather was cold, cloudy, and sometimes wet, but spirits were warm as costumed children lined up in Clintonwood Park last Saturday for this year’s Friendly Forest. Clarkston Optimists and volunteers also dressed in costumes at stops along the trail to pass out candy to the kids at the annual Halloween event.
Halloween show at Clarkston High
Boogah and Hoogah, two goblins from Schpottsylvania, are making an appearance at Clarkston High School Performing Arts Center, Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. The two goblins, who have been around for 300 years, began during shows in 1989 and are excited to have one in Clarkston this year. “For a long time we have been […]
An eye for: Terror in the skies
Brandon Twp.-World War II Army Private Mathew Mersino claims he was just a regular soldier. However, ask thousands of Great Britain residents enduring the relentless Nazi air-raids via the low altitude V-1, or Buzz, Bombs that terrorized their cities and perhaps his wartime duties were anything but average. A Detroit native and 1941 Oxford High […]
Full-time administrative assistant to clerk hired
Brandon Twp.- After five months and about $20,000 in savings to the township, a full-time position in the clerk’s office has been filled. The township board unanimously approved the hiring of Diana Bertapelle as the full-time administrative assistant to Clerk Jeannie McCreery. ‘I’m excited to work for the township,? said Bertapelle. ‘I get along well […]