WILTON, Gwendolyn L. “Gwen” (nee Anderson) of Clarkston; February 8, 2018; age 86. Beloved wife of Richard “Dick” for 62 years. Cherished mother of Jan (Corey) Lawson and Matthew R. (Betty) Wilton Sr. Special mother of Shelly (Dale) Chapman. Grandma of Matthew Wilton Jr., Sean Wilton, Richard Wilton, Katy Lawson and Kara Lawson. Great grandma of Evan and William. Dear sister […]
Tom Lamm of Clarkston shares stories of the Clarkston of his youth with congressional candidate Elissa Slotkin. The office seeker was going door to door with her husband, Dave Moore, at right, and volunteers to introduce herself to residents. Photo by Phil Custodio BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Congressional candidate Elissa Slotkin’s knocks were […]
Vernest James Griffin of Sterling Heights, 45, was charged with premeditated murder after two men were shot in Waterford last week. Deputies assigned to the Independence Township substation were dispatched towards Waterford during the pursuit of Griffin, Feb. 1, who is accused of shooting and killing Keith Kitchen, 60, in Taylor, then shooting and wounding […]
Jeff Lichty and Mary Sloan, Clarkston Rotary Club members, provide a student with new glasses. Photo provided Clarkston Rotarians Mary Sloan and Jeff Lichty, and Gerry Jackson, a Rotarian from Davisburg, joined a group of volunteer optometrists from the organization VOSH (Volunteer Optometrists Serving Humanity) on an eye care mission to Kenya, Jan. 12-26 “The […]
Oakland Schools host four Family Engineering Nights for children ages 10-15 to explore engineering with hands-on activities and events. Events are on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 6-8:30 p.m., Oakland Schools Technical Campus Northwest, 8211 Big Lake Road, Clarkston; Thursday, March 8, 6-8:30 p.m., Oakland Schools Technical Campus Southwest, 1000 Beck Rd., Wixom; Thursday, March 15, 6-8:30 […]
Clarkston City Council members were invited to Monday’s Planning Commission meeting to discuss revision of the city Master Plan with Stephen Cassin, a planner from Carlisle Wortman, Feb. 5. The city is about halfway through the revision process, with a targeted end date in July, Cassin said. Results of an online survey are in, with […]
Some unexpectedly warm and snowfree weather a couple weekends ago left me with a decision to make. Ohayocon, an anime (Japanese animation) convention, was coming up in Columbus, Ohio. I usually preregister for these conventions but stopped doing that for this one because it’s always scheduled in January. I reserved a ticket for it in […]
Bird club flying high, with thanks to News Dear Editor, Thanks in great part to you, we had 25 new guests at the latest monthly gathering of the Clarkston-area Backyard Birders Club. A new record. Several told me they got the word from the piece in the Clarkston News (“Birders Club to talk bluebird nests,” […]
Waterford Montessori Academy 4860 Midland Avenue Waterford, Michigan 48329 Public Notice Waterford Montessori Academy will accept applications at 4860 Midland Ave, Waterford, for 2018-19 student enrollment in grades K-8 from February 7 – February 21, 2018. Hours are as follow: Weekdays: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm February 10: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm February 14: […]
BENSCOTER, Andrea Louise; long time resident of Waterford; peacefully February 5, 2018 at Drake Wood Manor; age 70; Andrea worked many years as a supervisor at General Motors in Waterford until suffering a brain aneurysm in 1995. She loved spending time with family. Andrea enjoyed holidays, especially Christmas. She lived to take care of others and was […]