The sun shined as kids of all ages prepared for the start of Springfield Parks and Recreation Easter Egg Hunt in Davisburg last Friday. After collecting all the eggs they could find, the kids and parents enjoyed refreshments and visiting the Easter Bunny. They also pet real bunnies the Oakland County 4-H Youth Rabbit and […]
After a touching dedication of the new high school gymnasium to Oxford Coach Ian Smith, the Wildcat Girls Varsity Basketball Team suffered a depressing 40-35 loss to Rochester. The Lady Wildcats opened their Oxford Ian Smith Invitational strong with a five point lead over Rochester at the end of the first period. The ladies lost […]
Challenging your property taxes this year? You aren’t alone. The Independence Townshp Board of Review will review 370 cases during the next two weeks. The board is comprised of township residents Terry Haran, Henry Hogan, and Susan Aulgur. Most who appeared before the board March 6-12 were nice, and understanding of the board’s role, Aulgur […]
The recount in the Oxford Township Clerk’s race between 32-year incumbent Clara Sanderson and challenger Patti Durr yielded the same results as the primary election: 969 to 934. Durr lost the Aug. 3 Republican primary by a slight 35 votes. She paid $70 for the recount (or $10 for each of the township’s seven voter […]
An unpleasant surprise greeted an Independence Township man as he headed to work recently. There, in his own driveway, someone had smashed a window out of his car overnight and walked off with his stereo. The kicker? The car wasn’t even locked. ‘I want people to understand the things they leave in cars are not […]
How difficult life can be! Think of all the things put on our plate on a regular basis. First, there is the full schedule, then having to work overtime to complicate matters even more. There are the sports schedules or the recreation times, making sure we get to the Club and spend time with our […]
Enroute to his art exhibition at Royal Oak’s Ariana Gallery, up-and-coming impressionistic painter Juan Carlos Zeballos Moscairo made sure to stop by the Clarkston area. That’s where his godfather, retired Jesuit priest Ben Morin, lives. ‘Father Ben is, with my mother, the most important person in my life,? Zeballos said. Morin, serving as a missionary […]
The results were certified, and the margins were sizable. Alleged ‘mistakes? in handling ballots in the Aug. 3 primary election have prompted a recount in Springfield Township, however. The Oakland County Board of Canvassers is expected to conduct the recount Thursday, Sept. 2 at the Springfield Township Hall, in response to the request of three […]
Before Det. Kirk Matich was helping to keep students in line as the Independence Township Sheriff’s Office police liasion at Clarkston Community Schools – he was helping his teammates on the field. This year he is being inducted into the Michigan Touch Football Hall of Fame. “I didn’t even know there was one,” he smiled. […]
Clarkston High School senior Gabriella Spindler will receive the United States Tennis Association/Midwest Section’s Helen Shockley’s Award on April 21. She was recently honored as the 2011 Hoxie Memorial Award Junior Player of the Year from the Southeastern Michigan Tennis Association. Spindler finished 2011 ranked No. 5 in Southeastern Michigan and No. 33 in the […]