Robert J. VOLLBACH

VOLLBACH, Robert J. “Bob the Builder”; of Groveland Twp. formerly of Clarkston; peacefully at home on October 13, 2016 after a heroic battle with pancreatic cancer; age 62; survived by his devoted wife of forty years, Jerri (Ross), loving sons: Eric (Elizabeth Rosema), David and Steven; three grandchildren were the light of his life: James, […]

Thomas W. ROBERTS

ROBERTS, Thomas W. “Tom” of Clarkston; October 11, 2016; age 75; loving husband of Linda; beloved father of the late Victoria “Vickie” (Jeff) McBride, Lisa (Chris) Loridas, Ray (Missy) Roberts and Tricia (Brian) Wilson; grandfather of Justin (Nicole) and Shane (Jodi) McBride, Breanna, Zachary, Sam, Nathan and Tyler Roberts; great grandfather of Jenna and Kane […]

Dine with Dogs

Help out local Leader Dog puppy raisers at Dine with the Dogs – Hosted by Leader Dogs for the Blind, Thursday, Oct. 20, 5-9 p.m., at HillTop Brewery, 6110 Dixie Highway — 20 percent of checks will be donated to Leader Dogs for the Blind.

Marie A. ROY

ROY, Marie A. of Clarkston; October 13, 2016; age 65; loving wife of Michael; beloved mother of Jon, Joe (Erin) and Tony Roy; proud grandma of Madeline, Grace, Ava and Cole; sister of Michael (late Linda) Mercier; preceded in death by her parents David and Shirley Mercier.  Marie enjoyed serving the latch key program at […]

Pauline Viola FORBES

FORBES, Pauline Viola; of Houghton Lake formerly of Prudenville and Clarkston; October 1, 2016; age 98; preceded in death by her husband LaVerne and parents: Grover & Gertrude Hoffman; mother of Barbara (Evalino) Sartor, Patricia (Bob) Tuttle, Larry (Carol) Forbes and Ronald (Elena) Forbes; also survived by 14 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. Pauline retired […]

Fans in pink

Fans in pink

The Jungle was dressed up in pink as they cheered on the Wolves during their 42-21 victory over West Bloomfield last Friday night. Pink was chosen for Breast Cancer Awareness Month during October. Photo by Wendi Reardon Price

Discussion pending on parking study

A parking study given to the city by the Traffic Improvement Association of Michigan on Sept. 13 was not listed on the City Council’s meeting agenda for Oct. 10, but was added at the meeting by Council member Michael Sabol. Mayor Joe Luginski called for the study, which was discussed at the September parking committee […]

Enrollment down 100

Lower student count meets expectations, officials say BY DANIEL REGIANI Special to The Clarkston News The school district’s preliminary student count is down 100 compared to last year. The decrease means about $751,100 less in state per-pupil funding, which was expected and budgeted, said Deputy Superintendent Shawn Ryan. The decrease will be offset by state […]

Life stories

Life stories

BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Meeting every Monday morning, a local “gaggle of geezers” always has stories to share with each other. They got together to put some of them in a book, titled “One Cup at a Time.” “We were all concerned we’d have something to write about, but we all found once […]

News in Brief

Halloween hours Watch out for kids in costume Monday night, Oct. 31, as they go door to door for Halloween treats. The City of the Village of Clarkston and Independence Township set 6-7 p.m. for trick-or-treating. Springfield Township doesn’t set a trick-or-treat time. Clarkston Road work Work on Clarkston Road from Clearview to east of […]