Edits: The April resolution date was mixed up — it moved the deadline from Aug. 7 to July 24. Also, City Manager Jonathan Smith’s quote was changed to reiterate the point that Eric Haven and David Marsh had to obtain new petition signatures only if they were obtained before Haven’s resignation. BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Walkers, runners, and bikers can go from Independence Oaks County Park to Independence Oaks-North without touching Sashabaw Road, thanks to a new safety path installed alongside. “Trails are the number one reason people visit the Oakland County Parks, and we know that walking, running, biking and other forms of […]
The Lighthouse of Oakland County – Clarkston is accepting donations for their annual Back to School program. Lighthouse is currently accepting new school supplies. Suggestions include backpacks, lunch bags/boxes, colored pencils, markers, rulers, scissors, 3×5 index cards, pens in red, blue and black, calculators, pencils, wide ruled composition notebooks, wide ruled notebook paper, spiral notebooks […]
Thanks for supporting Clarkston Area Lions Club Dear Editor, The Clarkston Area Lions Club is very pleased to thank the Clarkston Community for its support of our food booth at the Concert in the Park even on Friday, July 20. This was a fund raising even for us and was assisted by local sponsors including […]
Recently I’ve been giving a lot of thought to the article you published about me last year (“Investor grabs bit of change with Bitcoin,” Sept. 27). In it, I made a promise to give back to the community but I never really specified how I was planning on doing that. Honestly, at the time I […]
A 20-year-old Independence Township man was critically injured when the trash-collection truck he was riding in rolled over, 10:09 a.m., Friday, Aug. 3. The 20-year-old was the loader on the Advanced Disposal truck when the driver, a 45-year-old Independence Township man, drove off the road into an embankment on the east side of Reese Road, […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Back in 1991, Erik Gotaas had an idea to start a volleyball tournament in his backyard for friends and neighbors. He wanted it to be just for the guys, though, which may have seemed a bit sexist to his wife, Karyn Gotaas. “I had an idea to sell it […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Paruttana Oncharoen, “Toey,” of Bangkok, Thailand, headed to Clarkston for her summer vacation. “I dreamt about coming back and visiting lots of times – I can’t believe it’s happening,” said Oncharoen, a former exchange student at Clarkston High School. “I missed all this, all the people here.” “It’s not […]
Unofficial results of the Aug. 7 primary election include, 43rd District State Rep Andrea Schroeder earned the Republican nomination for the 43rd District State Representative seat, with 5,563 votes, 44.74% of the total. Jose Aliaga earned 3,516 votes, 28.28%; and Anthony Bartolotta, 3,354 votes, 26.98%. Nicole Breadon ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination for the […]
Students built apps, controlled robots, solved puzzles, and learned the basics of painting on canvas at Everest Academy’s STREAM program. The students in kindergarten through eighth grade participated in four age-appropriate programs in the Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics summer program. The Blessed Pier Young Mountain Climbers Club for students in kindergarten through […]