The Christmas season is a unique time for a lot of reasons. I look forward to it every year with anticipation. It marks the end of one year and the beginning of another. For some, that is good news and for others, it brings a sigh of worried anxiety. I remember getting an “etch-a-sketch” one […]
The community donated more than $500 in cash and $400 in gift cards, and filled two school buses with non-perishable food items, personal care items,and toys, including a bicycle, at Stuff a Bus, Dec. 9-10. “We want to thank everyone in this wonderful community for your generosity and helping make this event a huge success,” […]
The members of the North Oakland County Board of Realtors banded together over the past month and have donated hundreds of toys to the Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Along with the Detroit Association of Realtor, NOCBOR members began collecting new, unwrapped toys on Nov. 11 and delivered a large van filled with toys on Dec. […]
Kellie Shelton of the Clarkston Area Lions Club scans a child’s eyes using the Project Kidsight system at the Rotary’s Shoes for Kids program, Dec. 9. The Lions offer the free vision screening for children on the second Saturday of the month, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., at Independence District Library, 6495 Clarkston Road. They take photos […]
Each year at commencement, I give a gift to every graduate. My gift is both a promise and a wish. The gift (a humble red thread) represents the promise of the lifetime connection our students have to our schools, the Clarkston community, and to each other. Likewise, it is my wish that our alumni will […]
The curtain has fallen (or more like slid across the stage) on the Clarkston Village Players show I’ve been working with, “Morning’s At Seven.” It’s my fourth production so far, all with CVP within the last couple years. Its closing leaves me with the same bittersweet sense of accomplishment and loss I’ve felt with the […]
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it […]
Peterson and Brittany Cullimore, with their Christmas tree. Photo by Jessica Steeley The Friday after Thanksgiving was opening day for Christmas trees at Rattalee Lake Tree Farm, with families arriving to pick up their Scotch Pine, White Pine, Douglas Fir, Canaan Fir, Black Hills Spruce and other trees to begin decorating for the season. The […]
November is upon us. It’s time to overindulge, spend a little more than we should, and eat more than our pants can handle. While merry and bright, the holidays can be hard on both our wallets and our bellies. My husband will be the first to tell you I don’t have any inspiring words for […]
Seven Independence Elementary students spent the fall working hard to complete tasks in the area of research and robot programming and design for FLL (First Lego League). They competed in an all day tournament at the Detroit Science Center, Nov. 11. There were 22 teams present and the top six teams qualified to move on […]