Monday, Nov. 17, someone threw a rock through a window on Fairledge, causing damage. A vehicle windshield and window were smashed on Heights Road. A vehicle was stolen on Kimberly. Toolboxes, along with a radio control car and controller, were taken from vehicles on Kimberly. A shotgun, licenses, CDs and a CD player were also […]
Tuesday, Nov. 18 4:14 a.m.-A medical emergency took place during a domestic problem on Kimberly. Station #1 responded. 11:37 a.m.-A person on Browning Drive was having complications from surgery. Station #3 responded. 6:03 p.m.-An accident occurred on M-24. south of Scripps Road. Station #2 responded. 5:41 p.m.-A man on Waldon was sick. Station #2 responded. […]
Monday, Nov. 17, an abandoned vehicle was spotted on South Broadway. Threats were reported on East Flint. A person at Broadway/Atwater was in possession of drug paraphernalia. *** Tuesday, Nov. 18, a drunken driving arrest took place at Flint/Miller. *** Wednesday, Nov. 19, a car was blocking the roadway at Flint/Hauxwell. Suspicious circumstances occurred on […]
The Lake Orion High School Drama Department presented “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940” on Nov. 21-22 as their annual fall production. The story kept members of the audience guessing as the play had old friends called to the extravagant home of Elsa Von Grossenkneuten, trying to get a musical off the ground and onto […]
To all the Scrooges out there — stop being cranky! To all the Grinches out there — take five from your grumpiness! To all those smarty old snooties with their beaks in the air (and you know who you are, you who are too high and mighty to enjoy a little goodwill and peace) smile […]
The person who invented fitted sheets never refolded one after a wash. Or, that inventor was a sadist, had a bad marriage, hated the world or had a weird sense of humor. Last week I had to launder the fitted sheets used in our deer camp. What? You didn’t really expect we hunters to use […]
Students at Clarkston High School are mourning the loss of a peer. Seventeen-year-old Kelly Ray Firby was a senior, on the football, power lifting and track and field teams. He had career plans to enter into the heating and air conditioning field after graduation. “He was certainly a well-liked student,” Judy Medlin said. Medlin is […]
With holiday season schedules filling up, the Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce wants to be sure you set an evening aside for the third annual Heart of Clarkston Lighted Holiday Parade. The parade is set for Saturday, Dec. 13. “Many community groups and organizations have signed up to participate in the parade. There will be […]
Reports of the nation’s rebounding economy and the reputation of local merchants seemed to combine to produce a busy day-after-Thanksgiving shopping day in Clarkston. “It’s been going great,” shopper Joyce Gibbs said, after being out a couple hours in wet, snowy weather. “I love all the small shops in Clarkston. They have very unique items, […]
(Since Click it or Ticket is once again upon us, I thought this was a great opportunity to reprint my column on this topic from Jan. 8, 2002.) More than 19,000 safety belt citations were written by Michigan Law enforcement officers during the highly publicized Click it or Ticket campaign from Nov. 25 to Dec. […]