Family, friends remember Food Town chain founder

A pioneering Clarkston business woman is being remembered as ‘a loving, kind person.? Margaret Lavelle Roth, founder of the Food Town grocery store chain, died on Dec. 24, 2004. The family chose not to reveal her age or the cause of death. The first Food Town store opened in 1944, and the chain eventually grew […]

Don’t look now, but somebody could be watching you

Well, this here is a new year, folks. And 2005, like every year before needs a good conspiracy. Personally, I really don’t give a rat’s behind about whether or not Lee Harvey Oswald acted by himself or with the mob or the CIA or the Russkies when he killed President Kennedy in 1963. Or, for […]

Atlas Township

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice to the citizens of Atlas Township, Genesee County, Goodrich Michigan. The Atlas Township Board will hold a public hearing to consider the establishment of a special assessment district pursuant to P.A. 188 of 1954 to collect funds to provide for the maintenance of the ‘Community System? as defined in the Second Amended […]

Spiritual Matters

Lately I’ve been feeling my age. Oh, not necessarily in the physical sense, although I am beginning to realize that a particularly significant birthday ‘milestone? is not far off. Rather, age is a concept that begets a certain sense of fascination for me, especially as this ‘middle-ager? reflects upon the young. June brings a whirlwind […]

County OKs shortened Sashabaw Road plan

After two years of debate between Independence Township and Oakland County, the Sashabaw Road Corridor Improvement Authority is a reality. ‘It was a lengthy process, obviously, but there were I think some good reasons from the county standpoint why they were being judicious in this whole thing,? said Dick Carlisle, township planner. ‘We’re hopeful that […]

A local salon offers makeover magic

Maria Rotondo Mark, owner of the MakeOver Place Salon in Clarkston, decided to do something special for a certain individual. With the holidays peeking around every corner, Mark wanted to make one wonderful woman feel extra special. Her goal: to find an individual who has not been to a salon in over a year and […]

Atlas Township

ATLAS TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 AT 6:30 P.M. WILLOWGATE CROSSINGS SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR COMMUNITY SEPTIC SYSTEM MAINTENANCE To The Residents And Property Owners Of Willowgate Crossings Site Condominium Development. Please take notice the Atlas Township Board will hold a public hearing to consider the establishment of a special assessment district […]

Oakland County

NOTICE OF DAY OF REVIEW OF APPORTIONMENTS PERRY DRAIN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that special assessment amounts and the apportionment of costs of lands within the Perry Drain Special Assessment District for maintenance of the Perry Drain will be available for review on September 12, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Oakland […]

Students achieve success

Kristine M. Tippen graduated on May 10 from the University of Detroit Mercy with her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. She is also a graduate of Michigan State University and Clarkston High School. Upon completion of her predoctoral internship this summer, Dr. Tippen will continue her clinical work in the Detroit area, specializing in eating disorders. […]

Edward Jones investment broadcast set for January 11

James Wilhelm and Scott Hazelton, the two Clarkston Edward Jones investment representatives, are hosting a free one-hour satellite broadcast titled: Outlook 2005, ‘Is the Uncertainty Over?? at 6:45 p.m. on Jan. 11. The broadcast will be held at 7183 North Main St., Suite C. The recent presidential election brought many issues to the forefront and […]