Council nixes permit plan

BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor City Council rejected a proposal by City Manager Carol Eberhardt to extend special-event permit requirements to private property. “I think it’s too much,” said Mayor Joe Luginski at the April 11 meeting. “I host a Christmas party at my house every year for the historical society. Would I need […]

Oakland County

state of michigan FILE NO: probate court 2016-368, 882-DE county of oakland notice to creditors Decedent’s Estate Estate of Jeffrey D. Sprague. Date of birth: 11/18/1959 TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent, Jeffrey D. Sprague, died 02/20/2016 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred […]

Independence Township

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS REGULAR MEETING AGENDA DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. LOCATION: Independence Township Hall 6483 Waldon Center Drive, Clarkston, MI 48346 A. CALL TO ORDER B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES C. ROLL CALL: D. REVIEW OF AGENDA: Agenda additions or deletions require […]

Waterford Mont.

Waterford Montessori Academy 4860 Midland Avenue Waterford, Michigan 48329 Public Notice Waterford Montessori Academy is seeking bids for the purchase of the following equipment: 13 Daikin Applied American Air Filter Classroom Unit Ventilators 14 Lennox Air Cooled Condensing Units Sealed bids will be accepted by mail to 4860 Midland Ave, Waterford, MI, 48329. Bids shall […]

John Jeffrey Cox, 55

COX, John Jeffrey “Jeff”, of Clarkston; suddenly April 16, 2016 due to a motorcycle accident; age 55; husband of Jamie; father of Greg (Brittney) Briggs, Rachelle and Kimberly Cox; son of Geneva (late Oliver) Cox; grandpa “Pa Jeff” of Zachary Briggs and Dylan Hartfield; son in law of Judy Briggs and Allen Briggs; brother of […]

Harry John DALZELL, 67

DALZELL, Harry John of Bloomfield Hills; April 12, 2016; age 67; preceded in death by his wife Marcelline, first wife Kathy and his sons Michael and James; loving father of Annette (Mike) Yasoni, Rochelle (David) Williams, Wendy (Jeff) Rand and Charles (Kelli) Dalzell; grandfather of 19; great grandfather of 1.   Harry was proud to be […]

20 years with Team RUSH

20 years with Team RUSH

BY WENDI REARDON Clarkston News Staff Writer Students in Team RUSH put the final touches on their robot as they got ready for their upcoming Michigan State Competition this week. Each one of them know how special the program is to them and for others as Team RUSH celebrates their 20th anniversary this year. “It […]

Spring break fun at library

Spring  break fun  at library

Local students enjoyed their spring break at the Clarkston Independence District Library this past week. The library hosted Maker Magic, an event where the kids, along with their parents, got to enjoy creating with Perlers beads, making duck calls, buttons, creations from a 3D printer, and getting their picture taken like they were on spring […]

STUDENT VIEWS: Work to save our oceans

Eighth grade students in teacher Allie Browe’s English Language Arts classes at Clarkston Junior High School are writing activism articles in their argument writing unit, and we’re publishing some of their top articles. This week, Meghan Allen discusses cleaning up the oceans. More than 4.8 million metric tons of plastic get dumped into the oceans […]