15 years ago – 1999 ‘Tree removal causes complaints? Despite many good feelings surrounding the opening of Independence Elementary School in November, one resident wasn’t pleased when trees were removed on a stretch of 700 feet Hubbard Road at Main Street for repaving. He was unhappy with how the situation was handled. ‘Crash reroutes traffic […]
I suggest you pretend you are moving if you want a good purge of items overtaking your home. I say it because I am in the midst of packing, actually at the moment I can picture all the boxes piled on top of each other, overtaking corners. While packing for the big move I am […]
Vote gives reader right to share opinion Dear Editor, I hope that you are among those who voted in the primary election. Everyone has their own opinion concerning for whom and for what to vote. Some of us are happy with the outcome; others are not. The important thing is that we voted! Did you […]
Oakhurst Golf and Country Club hosted Habitat for Humanity of Oakland County’s Springfield Township Habitat Home Build with an Evening with an Executive Chef, July 18. From left are Steering Committee members Julie Nemeth, Honorary Chairperson Grant Smith, Sarah Henneman-Gothard, Executive Chef Joe Morin and Diane Midgley of Calvary Lutheran Church, Optimists, and Clarkston Farm […]
BonMar Salon and Spa, 9474 Dixie Highway, celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony, Aug. 21. The salon and spa, formerly known as Jan’s Finishing Touch, changed hands in the spring. Bonnie Ferrell, one of the new owners and a former employee of Jan’s, joined a partnership with her longtime friend, Marzena Hawkins, […]
Oakland Town Hall kicks off its 55th anniversary lecture series with legal expert Dr. Jo-Ellan Dimitrius, Oct. 8. The law commentator is an expert in jury selection, and consulted in high-profile cases including Rodney King, O.J. Simpson, Kobe Bryant and Robert Blake. Food historian Francine Sagan speaks on Nov. 12, discussing “Downtown Abbey: Foods, Feasting […]
The Clarkston Rotary Club hosts the Taste for the Holidays wine and micro brewery beer tasting on Thursday, Oct. 30, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Bordine Nursery, Dixie Highway.? Bordine’s entire greenhouse will be decorated for the upcoming holidays during the evening’s event. It will feature over 40 wines of the world, micro brewery’beers to sample from […]
Families enjoyed fine weather last Saturday during the Davisburg Heritage Festival parade. Led by Springfield Township firefighters and the Holly High School marching band, the parade featured local tractors, community groups, and floats through downtown. The Sept. 20 festival also included activities, demonstrations, games, music, and tours throughout downtown Davisburg.
Food fans from all over the area braved fall rains for the Taste of Clarkston, Sunday, in and around downtown Main Street. Downtown was closed to traffic so the crowd could stroll about, sampling entrees and desserts from dozens of area eateries.
Bailey Lake Elementary fourth-grade student Cameron Brosky was enjoying horse camp at Black River Farm and Ranch when she was asked to be an extra in a movie. “They were looking for actual BR girls,” Brosky said. “They asked me and I said ‘sure.?” The movie is Horse Camp and about a young girl spending […]