Everyone loves a parade. And there’s nothing better than flying Old Glory through Clarkston in the annual Fourth of July Holiday Parade on Monday at 10 a.m. Once again the Clarkston Jaycees took the lead in organizing the event. ‘We’ve had around 13,000 spectators in the past,? said Parade Coordinator Tim Sievers. ‘You’ll see people […]
The Independence Township Board of Trustees took several actions at the regular June 7 meeting: ? The township approved the purchase of two new mowers for the Department of Public Works at a cost of $8,959.20 to Weingartz (for a Navigator with 27 hp, 48-inch deck and rear-discharge with bagger) and $6,701.75 to D&G Equipment […]
Let me begin by letting everyone know something about myself ? I am impatient. That’s right, I have no shred of the trait in my being. Just ask my husband and son. With that in mind, I have actually managed to wait about three weeks (through good-byes, introductions, a 75th celebration and the triumphant Sasha […]
John Lynch, of the American Legion Post 63 in Clarkston, salutes the American Flag while the Clarkston High School marching band plays the ‘Star Spangled Banner.? Lynch led the morning’s ceremonies in Lakeview Cemetery.
Members of five public bodies from around the Clarkston area came together once again on May 26 to forge a common goal for the community. In fact, those present forged three. Leadership Clarkston ? a joint meeting hosted by the Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce for board members from the City of the Village of […]
Right now there are 62 elementary students running around Clarkston with a whole new way to torment their parents ? newsprint tattoos. On May 25, I headed over to Springfield Plains Elementary for Festival Day. This year’s theme was communication and your very own local editor was given the opportunity to shape the minds of […]
‘We are gathered here today to honor those individuals that elevate the Clarkston community and make it the great place it is to live. Simply, this is what Clarkston is all about.? ? Luc Poirier, Awards Committee Chairman. Representatives from throughout the Clarkston area gathered on May 18 to honor those who ‘make Clarkston, Clarkston? […]
Notice something a little different about this week’s edition of The Clarkston News? Does the paper seem a little heavier this week, or a little thicker? Well, it is. This week’s Clarkston News contains our ‘Special Anniversary Issue? commemorating our 75 years of providing the Clarkston community with local news, features and faces. The 64-page […]
After some delay and debate, the Independence Township’s legal firm stated that the township board ‘should not? cannot? share easements with the North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy. At the May 4 regular meeting, Karlstrom Cooney presented a formal opinion on the Pine Knob Golf Course easements. According to the letter provided, the township board ‘should […]
An evening of beautiful ladies in formal wear and elegant auction items is not the picture that comes to mind when thinking of a banquet sponsored by Ducks Unlimited (DU). However, Ducks Unlimited is not a typical sportsman’s club. Begun in 1937 by a group of sportsmen concerned by the drought-plagued waterfowl populations, Ducks Unlimited […]