Business owner was committed to her community

Carol Marie Evans of Clarkston will be remembered for her care for the community. “She was a very generous lady, and she was always giving to the community even in her personal life,” said her grandson Damien Evans. “She was generous and strong willed.? Carol passed away unexpectedly Nov. 16, 2015, at age 66. She […]

Residents to open new urgent care

Josh Newblatt and Scott Bonzheim, longtime Clarkston residents and partners, will open Pine Knob Urgent Care Center in a 3,000-square-foot facility off Sashabaw Road near the new Starbucks. They hope to fill the gap when Clarkston Medical Group sells their urgent care and imaging center to McLaren Health Care Corporation. CMG’s Dr. Tim O’Neill said […]

Andrea’s AnecdotesA column by Andrea Beaudoin

I have suffered for almost three years under the good ole’ American student loan scam which is worse than people know. I attended Mott Community College in Flint for two semesters. They claim I borrowed over $12,000 in loans for 23 credits. I also attended Specs Howard School of Media Arts, funded partially via grant. […]

$678,000 deficit for township

Independence Township’s 2016 budget faces a $678,000 deficit, but is in good shape, Budget Analyst Rick Yaeger told the Township Board at its Nov. 24 meeting. “We have maintained integrity of local government, the highest service levels possible, community culture, security while looking for the best prices to maintain a balanced budget,? Yaeger said. Fire, […]

Take care and shop safely

The holiday season is a time to be merry, but also calls for caution, warns Oakland County Sheriff’s Sergeant Chris Miller. This is the time for many “crimes of opportunity,” which means thieves are looking for easy targets or things to steal, Miller said. “People need to be especially cautious right now,” he said. “Keep […]

Goals to improve math, reading

Superintendent Dr. Rod Rock’s goals for the 2015-16 goals include increasing students? scores in reading and math. Rock included the two goals for consideration by the Clarkston School Board in the boards agenda packet for the board to review. The first goal is for running records, to encourage readers to grow in their ability to […]

Audit finds schools healthy, officials say

The auditing firm Hungerford Nichols issued a positive financial audit report to Clarkston Board of Education, Nov. 23. ‘For the past several years, the Clarkston Community Schools has maintained a balanced budget and not operated at a deficit,? said Deputy Superintendent Shawn Ryan. ‘In fact, the current audit had a surplus of $759,779. We are […]

Doing the right thing

When Brett Gazetti, an employee at Fast Eddies Car Wash and Oil Change in Holly, found a large deposit dropped by an employee of a large retail store, he knew what to do. “I saw the deposit and I quickly made sure it was deposited correctly,” said Gazetti, who informed the manager of the incident. […]

Legion donates flags to schools

Oakland County Chapter of Sons of the American Legion representatives stopped by the Clarkston School Board meeting, Nov. 23, with several American flags. “We want to put American flags back in every classroom,” said Sons of the American Legion representative Randy Jackson. Jackson, along with Carvin Chapman and David Mennel, attended the meeting to present […]

Volunteers needed for Habitat home

Santa and Cupid the reindeer made an early visit to Clarkston to help raise money to build a home for a family in need. John Williamson, owner of Great Lakes Ace Hardware on Sashabaw Road, hosted the fund raiser last Friday for My Habitat Clarkston. “Habitat is such a great organization and it does such […]