Clarkston DPW workers salt the sidewalk leading to the city parking lot on Main Street at West Washington during Monday’s snow. Photo provided A statewide snow emergency dumping half a foot of the white stuff with wind chills as low as 35 below zero closed schools, government offices, and many businesses Monday and Tuesday. Gov. […]
Clarkston High School teacher Brian Zezula talks about his teaching philosophy for a television news segment airing this week. Photo provided BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor As a teacher of modern U.S. history at Clarkston Junior High School, Brian Zezula invited veterans of World War II to serve as living examples of what the […]
Clarkston is hosting two public input sessions in February in the Community Room of the Clarkston Independence District Library at 6495 Clarkston Road. The first session regarding plans and vision for Depot Park will be on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m., said City Manager Jonathan Smith. The second session regarding the city’s Charter will […]
The Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce formed an executive search committee to identify, interview and hire an executive director. Deadline to apply is Feb. 8. Cover letters and resumes will be reviewed, and the most eligible candidates will then be interviewed. Members of the Search Committee include chamber President Emily Ford, Tim Martin, Peg Roth, […]
Independence Township Board voted unanimously, Jan. 22, to approve a contract with Springfield Township to exchange CDBG funds for senior center services. Under the contract, Springfield Township provides $11,682 from its federal Community Development Block Grant to Independence Township. The money will fund access fees for Springfield Township seniors ages 62 and over to the […]
The forecast is for bitter cold temperatures, so the Jan. 30 meeting of the Clarkston-area Backyard Birders Club has been cancelled. All the topics to have been discussed will keep until Feb. 27, said club President Bob McGowan. The club meets in the atrium of The Gateway, 7150 N Main Street.
Clarkston Area Youth Assistance (CAYA) is hosting its annual charity Bowl-A-Thon from 1-4 p.m. on Feb. 24 at Cherry Hill Lanes, 6697 Dixie Highway. CAYA offers full time case worker services in the schools, an after school homework club, an annual youth recognition event, a Mentor’s Plus program, Family Education and “Pinwheels for Prevention.” The […]
From left are Independence Elementary spellers Casey Brierly, Charlie Formaro, Stella Dougherty, Kyler O’melia, Bradley Lehman II (Brady), Ethan Heist, Brooke Salinis, Lilly Morris, Kailyn Ehlen, Sydney Fisher, and Nate Chadwick. Photo provided First place winner Brady Lehman; Kyler O’melia, second place; and Stella Dougherty, third place, will advance to the Oakland Schools Scripps Regional […]
The story “Learn about human-trafficking risks at workshop” on page 9 stemmed from a posting on Facebook that seemed to me easily dismissable. A second-hand tale of a man photographing a local 11- or 12-year-old girl in her yard. “First time he was seen he drove off. He then came back another day in a […]
Dear Editor, Regarding “Community journalism isn’t free,” Jan. 23, I grew up in Clarkston and lived on Eastlawn from 1960 to 1988. My mom sent me The Clarkston News while I was in the Navy (77-81). The Clarkston News made my separation from family and friends much easier. As I have grown older I no […]