Second in a series on coping skills. BY ANDREA M. BEAUDOIN Clarkston News Staff Writer Coping is defined as a personal response to stress used to solve problems. Last week in the first part of this three-part series, the Clarkston News talked to Abigail, a 37-year-old Clarkston resident who injures herself through cutting. Abigail began […]
‘Amazing? is the word used by many to describe Independence Township Clerk Barbara Pallotta. According to her peers, Pallotta is the best of the best in her field. Out of 127 Townships in the state of Michigan, Pallotta was selected to win the 2013 Michigan Association of Municipal Clerks (MAMC) Clerk of the Year Award. […]
Clarkston’s Mason Cedar Lodge 60 donned ceremonial dress and honored fallen brothers during a first-of-its-kind Honor Walk ceremony on June 20. The walk through town into Lakeview Cemetery was in honor of six original departed Mason members. Current Clarkston Mason’s Worshipful Master Coy Hall said the departed group was among the first members to serve […]
If there was one word to describe the atmosphere at the FIRST Robotics Regional Competition at Eastern Michigan University this past weekend it would be ‘crazy,? according to team leader Amy Micheals. When the Oxford Robocats team got their robot out of the crate it didn’t work, which caused them to miss their first practice. […]
A 39-year-old Oxford man is in serious condition at Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital after being hit by a drunken driver on Lakeville Rd. last Wednesday night. The accident occurred around 6:42 p.m. on westbound Lakeville Rd. at Chinkapin Rill, when a 50-year-old Oxford man driving a 2004 Ford Expedition hit the 39-year-old as he was riding […]
Congratulations to three Oxford swimmers on the Lake Orion Liquid Lightning Competitive Swim Team for their achievements at the Michigan Junior Olympics and the Michigan 12 and Under State Championships this month. Courtney McClear, 11, Cheyne Stresky, 10, and Haley Kornburger, 10 all qualified to attend the Junior Olympics held at Holt High School March […]
When Anita Fischer Jarzeboski’s father was first diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a blood cancer, three years ago, it made her realize how life can change in an instant. ‘I was healthy other than being overweight, but what was I doing with my life?? she asked herself. In June of last year, the 1986 Oxford High […]
Since the New Year began, I, like everybody else in the world, decided to turn a new leaf and begin to eat healthier. It’s not that I used to eat fast food every day, but that I wanted to become more self-conscience about what I put in my body. Because I work late some nights […]
Although most of us Michiganders are sick of the snow, Oxford High School foreign exchange student Rogelio Blanco is loving it. ‘This was my first time with snow,? the 17-year-old junior said. ‘I like it a lot.? Blanco hails from Culiacan, Mexico, which is northwest of Mexico City. On the other hand, foreign exchange student […]
Although former Oxford resident Sam Traylor may’ve gotten good grades during his elementary school career, his true knowledge will be put to the test on Thursday as he becomes a contestant on FOX’s Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Traylor currently lives in Irvine, California, where he’s pursuing an acting or music career. Although […]