Jose Aliaga wants to run for congress in 2011, not in the United States, but his home country of Peru. ‘I think it would be good to have a guy with a Republican doctrine underneath him in South America,? said Aliaga. ‘I believe it is a time for a new movement, new ideas, and move […]
Nearly 60 residents and business owners filled the Independence township hall meeting room at the April 21 board meeting in hopes that the board would move forward in efforts to revitalize the Dixie Highway corridor. Presentations were given by Township Planner Dick Carlisle, Planning Commission Chairman Sam Moraco, Don Bolton of Clarkston State Bank, local […]
When Hope Ponsart tells people the small white dog they’ve been playing with is deaf, they don’t believe her. It was five months ago when the Springfield Township resident met Lilly, a little white dog with bat ears and a little stump of a tail, at the Rock Financial Pet Expo Novi. ‘I saw her […]
What was once an empty field now has become a temporary construction zone and a trucker’s junk yard. It was February 23, when Carolyn Frericks saw the first mobile trailer office arrive on the property next door to her business at Cabinet One. ‘It sat there and it sat there, I called David Pool at […]
When Independence Township Trustee Neil Wallace took issue with how meeting minutes are written, his words were more than enough for Marguerite Anderson. In an e-mail, April 22, to Clerk Shelagh VanderVeen and Deputy Clerk Paula Heenan, Anderson, who has been the minute recorder for the township for the past eight months, resigned her post. […]
Volunteers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Saints off Waterford Road are hosting their second ‘Neighbor to Neighbor? give-away on April 25. ‘We started it last year. It was just an idea that we came up with because a lot of us in doing our spring cleaning had a lot of things that […]
It was seven years ago when retired school teacher Betty Anderson was ‘blindsided? by cancer, turning her world upside down. ‘I went from being a teacher concerned with my kids, my students doing school activities, to a teacher who also had a whole regimen of tests and doctor appointments, treatment options, and decisions to make,? […]
Past and present Clarkston Village Players gathered at the CVP theater for a night of fun. The night included food, drinks, “Who am I” guessing game, improvisation acting games, and Karaoke.
After 30 years on the job, many people start thinking about settling down for retirement. But Bernie Eibergen, who just celebrated his 90 birthday and Leroy Barbee, turning 72 on June 6, are in no hurry. ‘Not as long as I feel good,? said Eibergen. ‘I didn’t know what I would do if I didn’t […]
After two years, the original Mel’s Grill at the corner of Sashabaw Road and Pelton Road is back and open for business. ‘We’re very excited to be here,? said Cindy O’Hearn. ‘We’ve been open for about two weeks now and it was almost like a no brainer for us to come in here, once this […]