Two new full-time firefighters and a leased ambulance are expected to provide better emergency service for Springfield Township residents in 2004. The township board on Thursday, Nov. 13 approved a request from Fire Chief Charlie Oaks to seek the additional staff, and officials are in negotiations with American Medical Response for an ambulance to be […]
In other business at the Monday, Nov. 10 meeting of the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education: • Trustees approved an extended field trip for the Clarkston High School Varsity Concert Choir and Madrigals. The musicians will attend the National Gold Choral Festival in New York City March 18-22. Students and school-approved fundraisers will provide […]
Residents in the Birdland neighborhood are asking for help from township officials — help in the form of money to help fix streets. “Our street’s falling apart,” Kingfisher Lane resident Greg Batchik said at the Tuesday, Nov. 4 Independence Township Board meeting. Batchik said he and his neighbors have gone through the petition process with […]
Local resident Violet Waid calls herself “very patriotic.” She also has an interest in helping people remember history. She visited the offices of The Clarkston News recently with a fascinating book, found at a used book sale. “Abraham Lincoln: Master of Words” was written by Daniel Kilham Dodge, professor of English, University of Illinois, ? […]
Reports of the nation’s rebounding economy and the reputation of local merchants seemed to combine to produce a busy day-after-Thanksgiving shopping day in Clarkston. “It’s been going great,” shopper Joyce Gibbs said, after being out a couple hours in wet, snowy weather. “I love all the small shops in Clarkston. They have very unique items, […]
Random, arbitrary and otherwise miscellaneous ramblings from your friendly, neighborhood reporter… As one of those “working” on the day after Thanksgiving, I’m enjoying watching the snow outside the office window but dreading the anticipation of going out in it… This is not a whine about working the day after Thanksgiving, by the way. I know […]
Those who produce programs for Clarkston’s local cable access channel now have better access themselves. With the transformation of the former fire station #3 on Maybee Road, Comcast cable and the local access operation moved from their former Waldon Road location in late August. Andrew Reish, local access manager, said it has been a chaotic […]
Without discussion, the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education voted Monday to expel a 14-year-old student who brought a firearm to Clarkston High School Monday, Oct. 27. While police believed the student had simply showed bad judgment, both the law and school policy are clear about the prohibition of firearms on school property. School board […]
It’s a boast offered by several Clarkston businesses, but Union General has a unique claim on the term “unique,” and customers appear to agree. “Business has been good,” owner Ann Stevenson said. “The weekends have been really busy.” The Main Street shop has been open six years, and there is a growing list of regular […]
The first urge was to lament about the many things causing annoyance and extensive stress during a season supposedly devoted to “Peace on Earth.” Editor Kyle has already covered some of that ground (go ahead and read it — he needs at least two or three more readers), so it’s up to your humble reporter […]