Hundreds set up lawn chairs, spread blankets and relaxed with family and friends at Depot Park on Friday for the summer’s first Concert in the Park. But it wasn’t long before the band’Clarkston natives Rick and Dayna Lieder’had the crowd bouncing beach balls, doing the Hokey-Pokey, the Hustle and, of course, the Chicken Dance. Concerts […]
Mark your calendars for a fun-filled, fund-raising evening Thursday, Jan. 27 to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and honor a special little boy who’s no longer with us. Benefit donations of $40 for a 7 p.m. buffet dinner and show, featuring comedian Jason Douglas, will be held at Kalloway’s Restaurant and Pub in Oxford. […]
David Belcher retained his position as the head of the Building Department after a contentious township board meeting on Sept. 4. However, he must continue to report to Superintendent Bart Clark. Three motions, one to keep Belcher as building inspector with oversight and additional staff, another to immediately terminate Belcher, and a motion to reclassify […]
Independence Township hopes to get $1.551 million to fund road improvements on Sashabaw. In August, the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) offered up to $2.9 million in tri-party funding to any Oakland County communities who apply for projects that will improve road conditions and safety. If Independence can get a $1.551 million chunk of […]
Clarkston Community Schools expects to spend almost $10,000 on each of its students next year. The Board of Education voted unanimously, June 23, to approve the 2008-2009 budget, with $80.8 million in spending. The budget includes $77 million in revenue, most of which will come from the state. Funded by local residential property taxes, the […]
They say everybody in the world has a double somewhere ? a doppelganger as the Germans call it. Well, it appears actor/comedian Robin Williams? twin lives right here in Oxford in the form of a 7?-month-old baby named Tanner Eubanks. A photo of little Tanner (shown above) was featured on the Jan. 6 episode of […]
Keeping taxes low and the roads in good shape are two of Bill Patterson’s primary goals as he begins his fourth term as Oakland County Commissioner for District #1. Patterson (R-Oxford), along with 24 other county commissioners, was sworn into office Thursday during a special inaugural ceremony held in Pontiac. First elected in 1998, Patterson […]
The Orion based Tubby’s Grilled Submarines was the subject of an FBI raid on Sept. 5 after the owner of the restaurant was alleged to have obtained and attempted to manufacture explosives. The man’s home was also raided. Charges against owner Alaa Manuel Qasawa, who was arraigned on Sept. 6 at 1 p.m., included trying […]
Tom Lowrie is in survival mode. Over the last two years, business volume at Lowrie’s Landscaping has dropped by 25 percent, he’s been forced to cut staffing by more than half, and remaining employees are clamoring for pay raises he just can’t afford to dole out. And now, with crews on the road to install […]
Donna Couture, member of Clarkston United Methodist Church’s team, maintains her team relay despite the rain, at Clarkston’s Relay for Life this past weekend. Nineteen teams walked the track throughout the 24-hour event, to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Couture is a 14-year cancer survivor. Photo by Phil Custodio