Workers lay new pavement on the southbound lane of Holcomb Road between W. Washington and Depot Road, Sept. 20. The Road Commission for Oakland County project also included repaving Waldon Road at M-15, and Miller Road. Consumers Power will also be working this week to replace some of the city’s natural gas leads to homes […]
Dear Editor, Technically, it is not an epidemic, but our community is experiencing a significant annual increase in people with dementia. Are we prepared, or even preparing, for it? About 1,000, or about one in six, of our neighbors age 65 or older – even more if we include people under 65 – have some […]
The North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy is hosting a Songbird Soirée Fundraiser and Gala on Friday, Oct. 4, at the Lafayette Grande Banquet Facility, celebrating 47 years of wetlands-preservation efforts. Based in Clarkston, the conservancy works to protect more than 1,500 acres of public and private land surrounding the headwaters of the Clinton, Shiawassee, Huron […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Toting tents, lawn chairs, and artificial grass, teenagers took over the city parking lot at Main and Washington streets and made it into a park for a day. “This is an effort to make a park out of parking spots,” said Brooklyn Mychalowych, one of about 45 Clarkston High […]
Guests sit down to the outdoor banquet. Photos by Nicole Reno Photography More than 80 guests sat at long tables to enjoy the first annual Garden Dinner Gala at Clarkston Family Farm, Sept. 13. The gala raised funds for the farm’s Pathways to Possibilities Project, increasing access to the farm, garden, and teaching spaces for […]
When Nancy Strole of Springfield Township heard about the new Women Engage North Oakland (WEN) group last July, she signed up right away. “I think this is something people are looking for,” said Strole, who served as Springfield Township clerk for 16 years. “I think there’s a yearning and a real need for a forum […]
Supporters gather at Anytime Fitness on Dixie Highway, Sept. 23, to start their two-day walk to Lansing, or offer encouragement. Julie A. Bise of Clarkston, Dr. Kristen Husted McCoy, Bernadett Maggio, and others will join the MI Auto Insurance Promise March and Rally on Wednesday at the state Capitol to advocate for a new state […]
Clarkston couple Craig Brown and Linda Ronan Brown, parents of children with special needs, are calling for improvements to federal assistance programs for disabled and elderly individuals. The Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act, introduced by U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) and Rep. Raúl Grijalva (AZ-03) on Sept. 12, looks to fit the bill. “For families, […]
Samantha Renee Strain, 34, passed away unexpectedly on September 23, 2019, at her home. Sammi was born on March 14th, 1985 to Thomas Strain and Julie (Stephenson) Herwick. She graduated from Edwardsburg High School in 2003 and eventually made her was to Clarkston where she had the love of her life, Owen Barens. Everything she […]
BLUMENAU, Dolores M.; of Clarkston; passed away on September 23, 2019; age 88; wife/college sweetheart of Frank for 63 years; mother of Mark (Cindy) Blumenau, Michelle (Mitch) Gravelle, Alisa (David) Pool & Alane (Steve) Burnham; grandma of Ashley, Stephanie, Nick, Michelle, Michael, Nicole, Jeanette, Danielle, Alette, James, Mena, Amber, Joshua (Samantha), Heather, Nicholas, Noah, Angela, […]