Day of Prayers

Day of Prayers

Staff Sgt. Jacob Urban, United States Marine Corps, prays for the military. The faithful from several Clarkston-area churches gathered together for the Annual Clarkston Area National Day of Prayer Breakfast, May 5, at Fountains Golf and Banquet Center. The theme was “Wake Up America.” Sponsoring churches were Calvary Lutheran, Clarkston Community, Clarkston United Methodist, New […]

Dr. Gorz earns state honors

Dr. Gorz earns state honors

Dr. Joe Gorz of Clarkston is Resident of the Year for Michigan. Photo by Phil Custodio Dr. Joe Gorz, Clarkston resident, earned Resident of the Year honors from the Michigan Osteopathic Association. “I was blown away. I didn’t expect it at all,” said Gorz, a third-year Family Medicine Resident at McLaren Oakland, a 328-bed primary […]

Letters to the Editor

Workers appreciated Dear Editor, Hello, my name is Jack Storey, I am in eighth grade and I am a Boy Scout in Troop 377. I am working on a prerequisite for summer camp. I am writing about the roads in Clarkston. As you already know, the roads were pretty bad during the winter and caused […]

Fund raiser at Oakhurst

Oakhurst Golf and Country Club hosts the Guest House Golf Classic, Monday, June 13. The day includes a shotgun start, four-person scramble, grilled lunch, 18 holes of golf, dinner, tournament and individual golf awards, and silent auctions. “This annual outing is an excellent way to relax with clients or friends,” said Lisa Drummond, Guest House […]

SPIRITUAL MATTERS: Promise fulfilled at Pentecost

Years ago there was a song sung by Dionne Warwick that said: “Promises, promises, I’m all through with promises, promises now….” With this being an election year we might think this is going in that direction, but that is not what I would focus on. We hear so much about negative promises, never-fulfilled words, and […]

Art in parks

Art in parks

Workers install DIA artwork in Springfield Township.  Photo provided Springfield Township Parks and Recreation hosts the DIA Inside/Out program in township parks. “We have eight reproductions of the great treasures from the Detroit Institute of Arts in our community,” said Kathy VanGilder. Installation was April 9. The outdoor art work will remain on display until […]

Free concert

Clarkston Community Band performs a free concert titled “America the Beautiful” at 7 p.m., May 24, at the Clarkston High School Performing Arts Center. The free concert will include patriotic selections as well as classics such as a medley of tunes from Frank Sinatra and Oklahoma with a special guest vocalist. This year’s concert will […]

Memorial Day parade

Campbell-Richmond American Legion Post 63 will lead Clarkston’s annual Memorial Day observance on Monday, May 30. The Clarkston High School Marching Band will join American Legion Post 63 Color and Honor Guard, Squadron 63 Sons of the Am. Legion (SAL), and Unit 63 Auxiliary in the parade. Also joining will be vintage military vehicles provided by […]

Learning about the law

Students learned a lot about the legal system during Clarkston Area Optimist’s Respect for Law program. For one, trials aren’t like they are on television. “It’s definitely a lot less dramatic than on TV,” said Kendall Hime, eighth grade student. “Lawyers ask a lot more questions.” “There’s more yelling on TV,” said Marco Pacifico, ninth […]

Independence Twp.

SYNOPSIS TAKEN BY THE TOWNSHIP BOARD THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE May 10, 2016 A. A Regular Meeting of the Charter Township of Independence Board was called to order at 7:00 PM at Independence Township Hall. B. The Pledge of Allegiance was given C. ROLL CALL: Present: Kittle, Pallotta, Brown, Aliaga, Ritchie, Schroeder Absent: Lohmeier […]