Thirty years of wonderful summers

BY HEATHER CLEMENT Clarkston News Writer People from all over Oakland County will celebrate tomorrow (July 14), with SCAMPers the special needs camp’s 30th aniiversay. ‘We are going to have a birthday party. We would like to invite everyone to join us for Carnival Day,? said Donna Clancy, executive director of SCAMP. Clancy said the […]

Second generation: Doctors and friends

BY HEATHER CLEMENT Clarkston News Staff Writer Becoming part of the Clarkston community was a natural step for two native-born doctors. Dr. Charles (Charlie) W. Munk, 31, D.D.S., orthodontic specialist, and Dr. Timothy O’Neill, 29, D.O., doctor of osteopathic medicine, said they grew up with the best role models ? their fathers. Munk and O’Neill […]

Around Town

On July 15, 103.1 and Maggie Meadows will host a live broadcast at Java Flix from 10 a.m.-noon. The event will include live music from Clarkston’s very own Vanilla Curve. Java Flix will provide free gourmet coffee, samples of the new Pita Squares, t-shirts, gift certificates and other give aways. Java Flix is located at […]

When medicine is more than just a prescription

After a childhood of 4-H dog shows and experience with horses in the Clarkston area, Nancy Caruso was on her way to veterinary school when she noticed something that bothered her. Caruso saw animals undergoing exploratory surgeries or being put on pharmaceuticals for the rest of their lives with no thought to the causation or […]

Fletcher-Herring wed

Elizabeth Fletcher and Michael Herring were pleased to celebrate their wedding at the Henry Ford Estate in Dearborn on July 2, 2004 in a double-ring ceremony. The bride graduated from Michigan State University and is a teacher for Morgan Hill Schools. She is the daughter of Clarkston residents Ed and Lila Fletcher. The groom graduated […]

Welcome Payton O’Neil

Pam and Kellie O’Neil, of Clarkston, are the proud new parents of baby boy Payton Xander O’Neil. Payton was born on April 24, 2005 at Genesys Hospital. He weighed seven pounds, six ounces and measured 19? inches long. Grandparents are George and Elsie O’Neil of Clarkston and Donna Bellinger of Winn.

Flying clerk lands in Oxford

Look up in the sky! It’s a bird! No, it’s a plane ? and it’s carrying Oxford’s new village clerk. Council last night unanimously approved the appointment of Christine M. Burns, a resident of Clare, Michigan, as the village’s new clerk, assistant manager and treasurer designate. Officials approved a five-year employment contract for Burns, who’s […]

Goodbye Hitch, hello Clay

Members of the Oxford Beautification Commission said goodbye to a valued old friend and hello to a fresh new face. After five years of service on the beautification commission, Brandon Township resident JoAnn Hitch recently resigned her position due to family obligations. She served as the commission’s designated non-village resident. In her place, the village […]

Cooperation sought to limit units on Koenig property

‘United we stand, divided we fall.? Oxford Township Supervisor Bill Dunn is hoping the wisdom of this old adage will bring the village and township together to prevent the proposed construction of about 3,480 new residential units on the Koenig Sand & Gravel property along Lakeville Road. ‘Basically, I want to set aside all the […]

Oxford’s Ironman

After New Year’s Eve, most vow to loose weight, quit smoking or change their outlook on life. Oxford resident Jeff Weaver, on the other hand, made it his goal to qualify for the Ironman Florida Triathalon this year. If only all New Year’s resolutions went as well as his. Just last month, twenty-eight-year-old Weaver took […]