A deputy in Springfield Township was commended by her commanding sergeant after sharp instincts led to the arrest and arraignment of two suspected drug dealers recently. Mark William Canter, 43, and Julie Ann Dennis, 30 both from the Gaylord, Mich. area, were arraigned in Oakland County after about 26 cocaine rocks’also known as crack’were discovered […]
During the month of March, 52 children in the pre-K classes at Lil? People’s Place 2 in Independence Township read a combined 1,536 Dr. Seuss books in honor of the famous author’s birthday. The month wrapped up March 30 with cake, punch, activities and a viewing of ‘The Cat in the Hat? movie. Green eggs […]
This year’s theme – 007 – practically mandated the joke, and party-goers saw it coming from a mile away. ‘I’m Bondy,? said the president of Clarkston Optimist Club at the organization’s annual dinner-dance fundraiser. ‘Rob Bondy.? About 100 people attended Saturday’s event to raise money for the group’s many youth-oriented projects. ‘It was great,? said […]
More than 60 Andersonville Elementary students from kindergarten through 5th grade showcased a variety of skills at the school’s talent show last week. An afternoon show was held for students, while an evening show was held for proud parents and other family members.
Lt. Dale LaBair handed over temporary command of the Independence Township substation Monday as he prepared to head off for 10 weeks of training at the FBI National Academy in Virginia. Lt. Tim Adkins will take the reins in LaBair’s absence. ‘I’m excited to be out here,? said Adkins, adding that he at times patrolled […]
It’s a kid’s dream come true, and just in time for summer’a huge playhouse with real doors and windows, a front porch and lots of room to move around. In fact, the Victorian playhouse to be raffled by Clarkston SCAMP in early June was modeled after the downtown Clarkston home of Terry and Steve Coventry. […]
The little boy’abandoned just days before’clung to Kathleen Kerr at a home for children nobody wanted. No one at the orphanage knew where the child came from, or how old he was. The little boy didn’t even have a name. But before the day was out, the little boy would eat pizza, maybe for the […]
Weekend evenings are a bit livelier in downtown Clarkston these days, but the addition of valet parking had residents and business owners wondering whether the newly renovated Clarkston Caf? had special privileges. The valet service blocks two Main Street parking spaces in front of the Caf?. ‘It’s a question throughout the community,? said resident Tom […]
It was back to business as usual for the Clarkston Police Department after Chief Ernest Combs was dismissed by a unanimous vote of the city council March 5. Officer Jim Thompson was expected to act as interim chief while the city begins a search to permanently fill the position. ‘Everything is running as smooth as […]
Sheriff Andy Taylor watched over the rural town of Mayberry, North Carolina back when JFK was president and the Beatles were storming America’at least he pretended to. Sheriff Andy Taylor, after all, was a fictional character and Mayberry, unfortunately, was a fictional town. But the Sheriff and Aunt Bea’s apple pie conjure good-old-days-down-by-the-oak-tree feelings, and […]