When Dawn Eggenberger looks out through the front window in her home, she sees the road in front of her house, some trees and not much else. That alone makes her happy. In her opinion, the view across the street is a significant improvement over the scenery she had grown accustomed to seeing. For the […]
Thinking about music and restaurants might bring images of the Hard Rock Caf? to mind. Other places make use of a radio or jukebox, but the patrons of Pete’s Coney Island II had a different type of entertainment while they ate. Members of the Clarkston Junior High School Choir provided their voices for four hours, […]
For about 30 ninth-graders, Veterans Day lessons included talking to veterans. Ron Burrill, Vietnam War veteran explained to student Kalei Hubert how military ranks work. Students at the American Legion Post 63’s veterans’ luncheon, Nov. 8, also asked vets if being in war was a scary experience. Burrill said it was a scary time for […]
McLaren Health Care System recently acquired the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, but officials say the hospital system is still committed to expanding in Independence Township. ‘If anything, it will improve on our efforts to get the approval for the Clarkston hospital,? said Kevin Tompkins, McLaren’s vice president of marketing. ‘It will have positive effects.? […]
Clarkson’s 27th Annual Best of the Best businesses Expo will fill Clarkston High School with fun and surprises, Nov. 14. The Expo will be full of networking opportunities, entertainment and over 100 exhibitors at the high school cafeteria and Main Street Hallway. An Afterglow party at Fountains Golf and Banquet will follow. ‘Businesses participating are […]
I was watching the news recently and I saw three little girls on television in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan. I just knew in my heart the little girls were cold, hungry and scared. I immediately thanked god right then and there for my fortunate circumstances. When I see all the people in Philippines with […]
About 20 cars sit all day in city parking spaces marked with a two-hour time limit. That’s how many cars City Manager Carol Eberhardt counted, as she investigated several parking issues in Clarkston. ‘I have been chalking the Main Street and West Washington lot to get an idea about how many cars routinely stay all […]
Three workers at the General Motors Corp. Orion Assembly Plant were taken to Crittenton Hospital after a mysterious substance caused them to have difficulty breathing early Monday morning. ‘From the way it was explained to me, there was a build-up of dust or paint flakes in the duct work and they turned the fans up […]
After sifting through a total of six applicants for the vacant trustee position on the Oxford School Board, Major Murray was sworn in at their Dec. 12 meeting. The position was opened after former trustee Judy Kubina resigned in November to pursue a career in paralegal. Murray, who is a resident of Brandon Township, said […]
Almost every dancer has the dream of one day ‘hitting it big? and making it to the glitzy and glamourous stages of New York City. But for a select group of students at Oxford’s Center Stage Dance Company, they didn’t have to wait too long. Last weekend, 17 dancers, ages 13-17, got the chance to […]