Loma Tippin of Independence Township has spent the past 30 years hunting signatures of U.S. presidential couples. She’s not an autograph hound ? she embroiders them into quilts, one for first ladies and a second for presidents. ‘When I first started, I thought I’d get one or two,? Tippin said. ‘After that, I thought, I […]
Dozens of families in need will have turkey dinners this Thanksgiving, thanks to the efforts of fifth-graders at North Sashabaw Elementary. ‘We’re doing a service learning project, Kids 4 a Cause,? said student Hannah Jelinek. ‘It’s our first fundraiser ? a Thanksgiving food drive for Lighthouse.? ‘Lighthouse gives food to people that need help,? said […]
Less than two weeks until graduation, seniors don’t have many steps left as students of Everest Collegiate High School. The steps they’ll probably remember most, they made half a world away. ‘Holy Week was a really incredible thing,? said Don Allen, one of 15 students from the boys and girls schools to travel to Israel […]
The 2012 Clarkston Relay for Life will be filled with 24 hours of remembrance, fun, and fund raising, May 19-20 at Clarkston Junior High School, 6595 Waldon Road. Morgan Addis, senior at Clarkston High School and Relay planning committee member, helped make it that way. “It’s a life changing event, especially the luminaria,” said Addis, […]
Billions of federal budget dollars are distributed in the form of grants to local governments, businesses, and individuals. To help Orion-area agencies get their share, U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers and The Lake Orion Review invite local leaders to a Municipal Grant Workshop. ‘There’s been a lot of interest in the grant process in Michigan, given […]
Billions of federal budget dollars are distributed in the form of grants to local governments, businesses, and individuals. To help Clarkston-area agencies get their share, U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers and The Clarkston News invite local leaders to a Municipal Grant Workshop. ‘There’s been a lot of interest in the grant process in Michigan, given the […]
A growing area, the greater Clarkston community attracts more than its share of entrepreneurs and family businesses. Showcasing them all is the annual Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce Business Expo, set for 5-8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8, at Clarkston High School, 6093 Flemings Lake Road. ‘Business fuels the local economic engine ? the Expo is […]
A new state tax on bronzing baby shoes, skiing, landscaping, and dozens of other small-business services? Henry Woloson of Independence Township has a better idea ? taxing political campaign advertising. “We want to impress on the legislature that this is unfair,” Woloson said. “Nothing on the list impacts lawmakers. For them, at the top of […]
Many Clarkston school children had a surprise Halloween morning, climbing into a bus driven by what appeared to be a Holstein dairy cow. Drivers dressed in their finest bovine attire in honor of Kevin Bickerstaff, Clarkston Community Schools director of transportation, said driver Juanita Gilbert. “Kevin said he thinks he might want to be a […]
In his retirement, Pete Murphy of Independence Township has one goal: save his country from economic disaster caused by unchecked population growth. ‘Growing population density is contributing to declining per capita consumption,? said Murphy, 58, author of ‘Five Short Blasts, A New Economic Theory Exposes the Fatal Flaw in Globalization and its Consequences for America.? […]