Every year Jerry McIlrath and his son Patrick find their favorite spot near the 11th hole at the Buick Open in Grand Blanc. What started out as a father spending time exploring his son’s passion for golf, has resulted in a Clarkston grad becoming a published poet. Patrick, 17, who just graduated, put his excitement […]
Six of the Clarkston area’s unique gardens will be on display during the upcoming Clarkston Garden Walk cosponsored by the Clarkston Farm and Garden Club and the Clarkston Community Education Center. The walk will run from noon ? 4 p.m., including lunch from noon ? 1 p.m. at the Clarkston Community Education Center at 6558 […]
The 2006 FLW National Tour ended with a splash for pro bass fisherman and Independence Township resident Scott Dobson. Fishing on Lake Champlain in Plattsburgh, New York, in the sixth and final FLW Tour event of the season, Dobson took sixth place in qualifying for the 2007 tour. According to the FLW Web site, he […]
Not all members of the Clarkston City Council are pleased with the 2006-2007 budget ? meaning there might be some heated meetings and possible amendments in the near future. The budget passed 5 -2 at the June 26 meeting. Council Members Cory Johnston and Kristy Ottman voted no, while the remaining council okayed the budget […]
I’ve decided to move on. When it’s your time to go, it’s your time to go. Don’t worry, I’ll still be around the Union occasionally and other local hangouts as I intend to stay in the area for the immediate future. Here a few parting observations. ? There’s hope for politicians. Yes, that’s true. I […]
When 7-year-old Jake Hodges rides along in a car with his grandmother past his neighbor’s house on Avalon, he usually waves at the friendly gentleman. On June 26 around 2:12 p.m.on their way to Depot Park, Jake spotted his 72-year-old neighbor lying on the ground after he fall from a ladder. ‘I was like Nanna, […]
Whether it’s trying to coordinate an automobile executive’s entrance on stage driving a car or recreating a vehicle crashing through a video wall from a previous marketing campaign, Independence Township resident Arsey Miller has seen all the international car show world has to offer. Miller is senior vice president in Client Services for The George […]
Discussions of educating the public about the library millage question on the August ballot in Springfield Township were held on June 20. The group, which has met three times this month, included the library board, employees, Friends of the Springfield Township Library and other interested members of the community. ‘We met to figure out how […]
For the second time in just over two weeks, an indecent exposure by an adult male towards a young girl was reported in an Independence Township store on Dixie Highway. The most recent incident occurred on June 23 at around 3 p.m. when a 7-year-old girl informed her mother that a man allegedly exposed himself […]
Police arrested a man during a concert at DTE Energy Music Theater after he allegedly struck a police officer following a dispute with venue security. The 57-year-old Highland Township man was arrested for disorderly persons, assault and battery of a police officer, and resisting and obstructing arrest around 9:30 p.m. Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies were […]