It was a chance encounter that ended up saving a life. Nearly 20 years had passed since Clarkston resident Jerry Blackstone and Florida resident Kenneth Belsley, former Western Michigan University roommates, had been in touch. But it wasn’t too long to help out a friend in need. Blackstone, 45, was diagnosed with kidney disease in […]
Karen Foyteck gives a relatively short answer when describing the role of a school board president. “I always laugh and say I’m a traffic cop,” she said, “which really means I run the meeting.” Foyteck was elected president of the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education last month, succeeding outgoing president Kurt Shanks. Now beginning […]
Gather your family, friends and neighbors. It’s time for an interior design party. It’s a new concept in the interior design world and nine-year Clarkston resident Julie Easterday is leading the way. Her new business, Stonehouse Interiors, takes a different form of marketing and distribution through home showings. Something like that of Partylite or Pampered […]
Charter Township of Orion Notice of Hearing on Conklin Road Chloride #1 SAD Notice is Hereby Given: 1. That the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Orion has initiated the process of making certain improvements to Conklin Road (Golfview to Indian Lake) by applying chloride four (4) times a year. 2. That a […]
The Oxford Bank, located at 60 S. Washington, Oxford, Michigan 48371 has filed notice with the Office of Financial and Insurance Services, Enterprise Monitoring Division, P.O. Box 30224, Lansing, Michigan 48909-7724 and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Chicago Regional Office, Attn: Mr. Scott M. Polakoff, Regional Director, 500 West Monroe Street, Suite 3500, Chicago, Illinois […]
NOTICE A First Reading of a proposed Ordinance No. 117: AN ORDINANCE TO SECURE THE PUBLIC, HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS, BY THE CONTROL AND REGULATION OF CERTAIN WEEDS AND GRASS GROWTH IN SUBDIVIDED LANDS AND UPON LANDS ALONG IMPROVED STREETS WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION […]
It was a chance encounter that ended up saving a life. Nearly 20 years had passed since Clarkston resident Jerry Blackstone and Florida resident Kenneth Belsley, former Western Michigan University roommates, had been in touch. But it wasn’t too long to help out a friend in need. Blackstone, 45, was diagnosed with kidney disease in […]
NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD PLANNING COMMISSION PLANNED DEVELOPMENT REVIEW REVISED SITE PLAN NATURE OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT REVIEW OF PROPOSED REVISED SITE PLAN: North Oxford Stor-N-Lock, 140 Tower Drive, proposes to revise their Site Plan to expand the selfstorage facility on an 18.65 acre parcel located west of North Oxford Road between Burdick […]
Orion Township will provide up to $1,000 to purchase materials to construct bat houses for township properties, although not everyone on the board of trustees thinks the idea will ‘fly’ with residents. The board voted on Aug. 4 to approve the recommendations of the West Nile Virus Committee, who recommended that the township provide funds […]
After voting down two other candidates, the Orion Township trustees was finally able to agree on William Wilsher at their Aug. 4 meeting as the new trustee to fill the vacancy left by Eric Wilson. Wilson resigned from the board to take over as Oakland County Commissioner for Orion and Oakland Townships. He replaced Larry […]