RUNYAN, Mary E. (nee McClellan); of Clarkston; passed away peacefully at home March 5, 2020; age 77; loving wife of the late Jerry for 53 years; mother of Kelley (the late Brian) Miller, Tom (Nancy) Runyan, Kathy (Spencer) Teran; grandma of Larry (Jessica) Bastien, Tony (Libby) Cameron, Miranda Jade Hayduk, Angela Cameron and Kyle (Miranda) […]
TAPSCOTT, Jerry Lee, of Ortonville; passed away March 2, 2020; age 79; preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Judith, sisters Carolyn and Helen and parents Claude and Mary Tapscott. Father of Victoria Marks; grandpa of Kaitlyn Marks, Chelsea Tapscott and Nikki Heichel; great grandpa of Konnor, Marlee, Layla, Hunter, Mila and Rowan. […]
David Grant Tinkis, 74, of Sarasota, Florida passed away March 1st, 2020 peacefully at home. Born January 7, 1946 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to James R. and Frances (Zenzen) Tinkis. A Longtime resident of Clarkston, Michigan, he served proudly in the US Army as a Green Beret with the 10th Special Forces Bad Tolz, Germany. […]
SNYDER SR., Thomas M. “Tom” of Clarkston; passed away in Florida on his 86th Birthday March 1, 2020. Beloved husband of Audra for 54 years. Loving father of Thomas M. Snyder Jr. and Susan M. Snyder. Dear brother of Joy (Richard) Labadie. Preceded in death by his parents Irene and Merrit A. Snyder. Tom attended Michigan […]
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE BOARD OF TRUSTEES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TUESDAY, March 17, 2019 6:00 PM TOWNSHIP HALL MEETING ROOM (248) 625-5111 2020 GRANT APPLICATION MICHIGAN NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND Be advised that the Charter Township of Independence Board will hold a Public Hearing at 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in the […]
Jackie Joseph, with her AWMM and other medals she earned running marathons. Photo by Phil Custodio BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Jackie Joseph of Independence Township has found when runners achieve their first marathon, they either mark it off their bucket list, never to run so far again, or they keep going. Joseph is […]
Clarkston city hall will be open on Saturday, March 7, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. for residents to register to vote, obtain an absentee ballot, or submit an absentee ballot. Voting in the Michigan Residential Primary Election is Tuesday, March 10. Two proposals will also be on the ballot, one to renew Oakland County’s support of […]
Clarkston Community Schools officials have heard from some absentee voters, letting them know they missed the non-homestead millage proposal. “I had completely missed the school millage ballot on page 2,” said Barb Schlatterbeck of Clarkston. “Yes, it does say in plain black text in the bottom margin to ‘read both sides,’ but who goes to […]
BY JOETTE KUNSE Special to the Clarkston News The proposed Sashabaw Market Place Planned Unit Development was received with mixed reviews during the Feb. 27 Independence Township Planning Commission meeting. About 75 residents attended with concerns including density of the development, relevance of a movie theater, traffic on Waldon and Walters roads, and the need […]
Clarkston City Council voted 6-1, Feb. 24, to create a committee looking into a single trash hauler for the city. Contracting with one hauler for the entire city would reduce truck traffic, reduce costs, and improve services with faster responses to complaints and issues. Disadvantages include loss of freedom of choice and increased workload on […]