Since April 2003, this community has been suffering from a mysterious rash. This highly contagious, multi-symptomed rash spread quickly from the southernmost quadrant of Brandon Townships to the most northeastern quarter, and finally into the village of Ortonville The rash is most commonly known as malicious destruction of property, larceny with force, breaking and entering, […]
Little three year old Sean Rush now sings proudly, ‘O-Can-nee-da!? And that’s it, eh. Like his old man (that would be me), he doesn’t know the rest of the anthem those hosers to the north sing. Of course his lack of verbiage on the anthem side has not stopped him from proclaiming, ‘I am Canadian.? […]
I live on an increasingly popular, formerly gravel, now blacktopped rural road (or so it was when we moved here in 1971). However, rural it isn’t now. In the past five years over 300 homes have been built in/on/off a 2-mile stretch of my once-quiet street. Increased traffic brings an increasing assortment of people, which […]
Several members of Lake Orion’s Parks and Recreation Committee told village council members on July 28 they’re not happy they weren’t notified about plans to change the committee into a task force. ‘If this continues to happen, you’ll run every volunteer out of here,? long-time committee member Lisa Simpkins said. Committee member Jerry Richards called […]
Kirsten Mainguy, 9, hands the goat a treat at the Oakland County 4-H Fair in Springfield Township. For more pictures pick up this week’s edition of The Clarkston News. Photo by Jennifer Nemer.
Despite an economy which has seen better days, Real Estate companies here in Clarkston say they are doing excellent business. “We are doing very good business,” President of Brokerage Services at Real Estate One Dan Elsea said. “We have not tasted or seen the economic downturn.” The major reason the real estate market is booming […]
Clarkston Community Schools — and the taxpayers — will save about $10 million on the bond issue approved June 9. Action by the board of education on July 23 led to sale of $83.7 million worth of bonds at 4.7 percent interest, well below the 5.5 percent estimated at the time of the election. Anita […]
Random thoughts out of the head of your friendly, local editor: • The old saying, “charity begins at home,” is being followed by many in the Clarkston area. When we started the Millstream section a few months ago our goal was to promote people in our community giving back to the community. Well, we can […]
Last week I had the opportunity to travel with 26 teens from St. Daniel’s Catholic Church in Clarkston who took part in a Home Repair Mission in Jellico, Tennessee. I was amazed to watch Andrea Galaviz, Lauren Smith, Dan Laliberte, Kelly Dougherty, Evan Dougherty, Anne Maxwell, John Maxwell, Sarah Napier, Garrett Phillips, Erin Hoffman, Kate […]
Our first North Oakland Lakes Kiwanis Charity Golf Outing raised more than $1,400 on June 14. We would like to thank you for your participation. Through your generous contributions we were able to send two foster children to summer camp and we are purchasing a brick to help support Spraypark at Clintonwood Park. We would […]