With the pop of a cork and the clink of glasses, the Rotary’s annual ‘Taste for the Holidays? began at Bordine’s nursery on November 1. Over 500 people arrived to sample foods from fourteen different restaurants and wines from ten countries. From Cajun pasta to pitas and smoothies, there was a tasty treat for everyone. […]
Joan Donnay, owner of Essence on Main, hopes you’ll think local and organic when you prepare your holiday meals. Not only will local, seasonal foods have health benefits, but Donnay says they offer other advantages. ‘You want to cook with seasonality,? she said while chopping up sweet potatoes. In other words, she suggests cooking with […]
Independence Township Seniors got an early taste of Thanksgiving during a luncheon on Nov. 14. Tables at the Carriage House off Clarkston Road were decorated with floral arrangements in festive orange and yellow colors. From cranberries to turkey, Seniors enjoyed traditional Thanksgiving flavors provided by OPC (Older Persons? Commission).
‘I leave with somewhat of a heavy heart and bittersweet feelings, but I think it’s time,? said Trustee Larry Rosso when he spoke of his 16 years of service at his last township board meeting on Nov. 13. Rosso along with Trustee Neil Wallace and Treasurer Curt Carson took a few moments to say goodbye […]
Residents living on the southeast border of Independence Township, near Morgan Lake, were hoping to hit the green near their house, but those plans have landed in the rough. Instead of a subdivision built on a golf course, property owners Eagle Ridge LLC want to develop a residential community with open space on the 265-acre […]
To rent space at 3 E. Church St., Clarkston will have to pay a bit more. At their meeting on Nov. 13, the City Council agreed to a three-year lease of $18,000 with an annual increase of $750 for the first and second years. By 2014, they’ll be paying $19,500 to rent the space. Previously, […]
Kids in Springfield Township found out gumdrops, cinnamon dots, and lots of icing make for the perfect building materials for a gingerbread house. The Springfield Township Library invited youngsters to create the sugary shacks this past Saturday, Nov. 17, and the creativity couldn’t have been tastier! Armed with pretzel sticks and peppermints, children built tiny […]
In preparation for their upcoming Greens Market, the Clarkston Farm and Garden Club got to work making birch candlesticks and gathering wreaths. Their Greens Market will be on Dec. 1 from 9-4 p.m. at the Church of the Resurrection on Clarkston Road. Evergreen roping, loose greens, and fresh table arrangements will be for sale.
I’ve noticed the fallen leaves have taken on a sparkling fringe of frost, but it isn’t just along the ground where winter’s d’cor has started to appear. Against the backdrop of evergreens, blue jays and red cardinals perch like ornaments come alive just for the season. Even the scent of pines and sound of geese […]
A letter requesting permission to complete a seismic survey piqued Clarkston’s curiosity, but that curiosity wasn’t enough for the city council to allow the test. ‘We don’t know enough about it,? said Mayor Joe Luginski. ‘There were too many questions,? said Councilman Mike Sabol. In response to a letter from West Bay Exploration, the city […]