Goodfellows
Clarkston’s Peg Roth, with Clarkston Rotarian Joel Delong’s grandson Liam during the club’s annual Goodfellow paper drive. Liam accepted a $500 donation from Roth and her family’s business, Washington Street Management. Photo by Don Rush
Thank you letters
Thanks for Shoes help The Clarkston Area Lions were again privileged this year to participate in our local Rotary Shoes for Kids distribution program. We wish to commend the Rotary for this wonderful event where 300-400 local children received new boots and shoes as well as hats, gloves, mittens, scarves, socks and toothbrushes! I don’t […]
Karate takes kids on world adventure
Four local kids’ love of karate earned them a chance to take on challengers from around the world. “It was a nice experience to actually get out of the country and see different styles of karate,” said Roger Reppuhn of Holly, 12, who went to the World Championship with Lynne DeGroot of Clarkston, 14, AJ […]
Spiritual Matters
I wonder what Jesus wants for Christmas ? for his birthday ? this year? I have been pondering this question while preparing for my Advent and Christmas sermons at Calvary Lutheran. It’s an interesting question because in most cases the one having the birthday is the one who receives gifts. However at Christmas it seems […]
Parade of lights
People packed downtown Clarkston for the Holiday Lights Parade and Christmas tree lighting last Saturday night. Local community groups, sports teams, clubs, and organizations decorated floats with thousands of lights in all colors for the after-dark parade.
Village requests assistance from county for sewers
Ortonville-Sanitary sewers or wastewater treatment system. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. The village council took another step toward improvement to the village by passing a formal resolution requesting assistance from the county at their Dec. 15 meeting. The resolution, unanimously passed, notes that the village is ‘in need of acquiring […]
Economic boom, jobs expected from proposed ET Rover pipeline project
Jobs and an economic boost to communities impacted by the proposed ET Rover pipeline were touted by labor supporters at a recent public hearing. On Dec. 10, several hundred attended a meeting to provide input to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at Gateway Centre in Mundy Township regarding the proposed ET Rover natural gas pipeline […]
Former Brandon Schools superintendent lead new high school bond drive in 1990s
His vision spawned a Brandon High School facility that almost 40 years later remains the cornerstone of education in the community. From 1978-1990 Dick Wilson served as Superintendent of the Brandon School District spearheaded a bond to construct the high school in addition to significant improvements to other facilities in the district. Dick Wilson died […]
Allar steps down after nine years on Brandon Board of Education
Brandon Twp.- Greg Allar served on the school board through what has been some of the most difficult years in the district. Elected to the Brandon Board of Education in 2006, Allar vacated his seat at the Dec. 15 board meeting, thanked by his fellow board members and Superintendent Matt Outlaw for his year of […]
Teacher keeps truckin? down bucket list
Brandon Twp.-Judy Thurston has a bucket list which has increased in significance since she was diagnosed with cancer. When the former Brandon teacher climbed into the passenger seat of a semi-truck on Dec. 5 and rode away from the township to Dexter, she checked one more thing off her list, and added another happy memory. […]