By George L. Miller In 1957, I found a Civil War token in a roll of pennies from the Clarkston State Bank. Back then I had a Detroit Free Press paper route and on Saturdays I would get $10 worth of pennies from the bank and go through them looking for dates with mintmarks that […]
Erwin Lloyd Davis (“Erv”), age 96, died August 19, 2017 at Autumn Ridge of Clarkston, Michigan. He was born in St. Cloud, MN August 13, 1921 to the late Loretta R. Davis and Erwin J. Davis. He was preceded in death by Patricia Ervin Davis, his wife of 66 years, and his oldest daughter Judith […]
ROUSE, Markel; of Clarkston; August 20, 2017; age 86; preceded in death by her husband Harold & 2 brothers: Sam Pantel and Paul Christides; mother of Debbie Dellowe, Terry (Paul Williams) Watson, James Puertas & Ralph (Karyn) Puertas; Nanny of Michael (Jill) Murphy, Morgan Dellowe, Josh (Nicki) Watson, Matt Watson & Kristen (Mark) Rossi; also […]
ZAPINSKI, Rubin James; of Clarkston formerly of Waterford; unexpectedly August 18, 2017; age 26; son of Mary Alice Lucas & Marc (Laurie) Zapinski; grandson of Mary Lucas & Harry Zapinski; stepbrother of Shoshanna Willingham & Joshua Ward; also survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins & friends. Friends may visit at Lewis E. Wint & Son […]
Sam Moraco points out some pieces of the Bailey house that will be preserved. Photo by Phil Custodio BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Oakland County worked for more than a year and “confirmed all efforts exhasted” before condemning the almost 150-year-old Bailey house to demolition. For Sam Moraco of Independence Township, that’s not nearly […]
City Council member Richard Detkowski describes new parking plans for Clarkston at Monday’s meeting. Photo by Phil Custodio BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor City Council member Richard Detkowski was jubilant at Monday’s meeting. “We have new parking spots – kudos to the (Parking) Committee,” said Detkowski, also a committee member, after a series of […]
This year’s Clarkston Labor Day Parade has been cancelled. “Nobody has come forward and, even if they did at this point, it would be near impossible to pull everything together,” said Jonathan Smith, City Manager. Clarkston Rotary Club bowed out of organizing and sponsoring the annual end-of-summer parade after 76 years. The Rotarians decided to […]
Dear Editor, The racial violence at Charlottesville, Virginia this weekend was tragic, and it was sad many political leaders would not denounce it as such, but Americans make an equally tragic mistake in believing condemnations of white supremacists by the nation’s top political leadership will, alone, make the underlying problem go away. Indeed, focusing too […]
Opening a door is harder when the house is new, and I feel that myself, along with other new college students, are going to have a somewhat difficult time parting from the only community we know. I write this from the new house my mom has just bought with my little brother and kittens rolling […]
Colorful Clarkston Rocks, ready to be hidden somewhere in town. Photo provided Have you walked around town lately, looked down, and noticed a painted rock? Good! You’ve just been Clarkston Rocked! Hundreds of children and adults are making Clarkston Rocks this summer, painting, planting, hiding, and finding the colorfully decorated stones all over the area. […]