Wayne and Garth might have to look for a different line of work if they lived in Clarkston. Dave Wagner, Independence Township supervisor, announced at the Nov. 6 township meeting that Comcast Cable was closing their billing office and public-access studio on Maybee Road. Township meetings and other information and government shows are broadcast on […]
In medical school, Dr. Jeffrey Forman said he expected to be like the 1970’s TV doctor Marcus Welby, an ‘old fashioned, home spun, nice version of current TV doctor House.? ‘There’s kind of like a mellow, grandfatherly version of House. He would each week have a diagnostic dilemma, spent the week figuring out what the […]
For the past five or six years, about two dozen ladies have been meeting at Basketful of Yarn at 5 South Main Street as part of a knitting group. ‘We just all clicked. We met here, none of us knew each other beforehand and we just all gelled,? said group member Mary Cesarz. Group members […]
Elizabeth Anne Hawthorne began competing in beauty pageants at age 12. Little did she know four years later, she would be crowned Miss Michigan Teen USA 2008. ‘When I won, it was just amazing; there are really no words to describe it,? she said. Hawthorne competed against 64 other girls from around the state. She […]
Clarkston United Methodist Church is offering the community a chance to help people in need by donating new or slightly used sleeping bags, winter coats, hats, or gloves. The donated items will be delivered on Nov. 3. ‘We just want to help the homeless,? said Jay Bleim, a member of the Sleeping Bags For The […]
According to Thomas Pytel of Independence Township, time is running out to preserve green spaces left in the township. His idea: a millage on township residents to purchase remaining natural areas, to preserve wild life, habitat, forests, and water. ‘I have been in the North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy for the past 10-12 years or […]
Are you a mother who is looking for some fellow moms to connect with? Then check out Clarkston area group ‘The Mom Squad,? which started four years ago. ‘It was a group of moms from the Clarkston Free Methodist Church who felt they needed an organization like this,? said Barbra Chick, Mom Squad member. Chick […]
Did you know the probability of developing breast cancer for women is one in eight? According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women today, after lung cancer. Even though it is far less common than in women, it is possible for men to develop breast […]
Fern Schultz, 91, celebrated a dream come true Oct. 18. After 31 years of waiting, Schultz cut the ribbon on a new senior center in Clintonwood Park. ‘This is wonderful. They have done such wonderful, wonderful work in record time, of course it took us 31 years to get it, but once it got started […]
In 1907 First Missionary Church was a mission in downtown Pontiac, started by six ladies as an out reach ministry of the Mennonite Brethren Christ denomination. 100 years later the church still has a thriving congregation. On Oct. 28 the church will have its Centennial celebration from 10 a.m. – noon. Pastor Bud Freed said […]