Around this table downtown at the Clarkston Village Bakeshop, the world’s problems are discussed and solved on a daily basis. Consultation for the next generation is readily available here and collective community memories are shared over coffee and a freshly-baked oatmeal raisin cookie. From left, Neil Granlund, Frank Liimatta, Conard Fulkerson, Jim Sloan, and Don […]
Back in November, KIRCO celebrated the completion and grand opening of its first senior living community in Michigan – Monark Grove Clarkston. The 189,000-square-foot community is located at 7373 Sashabaw Road. KIRCO welcomed Oakland County Commissioner Karen Joliat (District 4) and Jennifer Fair Margraf, executive director of the Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce, for the […]
If it seems that it has been a long time since the Clarkston Area Backyard Birders Club last met, that’s because it has been. That drought will end on Jan. 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the Wint Nature Center in Independence Oaks County Park for the first meeting of 2023. The title of the feature […]
Alina, Adora, and Aviva Coventry enjoy pool time in Marietta, Ohio, the morning after being trapped in their car with parents Krista and Ken for over five hours in the 50-car pile up in Sandusky County that slowed the commute. Photo: Provided by Krista Coventry
By Don Rush Special to the Clarkston News Oxford resident and veteran Clarence Cameron visited the Oxford Leader office recently wanting to share information. Cameron, 87, served in the United States Marine Corps from 1953-56 – during the Korean War. “I’m not sure people know this,” he said, “but, if you served in Korea, you […]
Back on Dec. 6-7, the Everest seniors had their annual class retreat at the Subiaco Retreat Center in Oxford. The theme was “Past, Present, and Future,” and the students had a chance to contemplate their lives in light of these three time frames. What makes the senior retreat unique from the other high school retreats […]
Mary Whitley was named to the President’s Honors List at Phoenix College for the past two semesters. She was welcomed into the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars for her commitment to scholarship, leadership and service. Whitley recently completed training to become a licensed EMT through American Medical Response, […]
The city learned before the holidays that its pre-application request to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy for a dam risk reduction grant had been accepted “We are seeking planning and study funds as we pursue viable solutions for the Mill Pond Dam,” Smith said. “I will be working with the Oakland […]
With the start of 2023, Clarkston is making two changes to services offered. First, Oakland County dog licenses will be no longer be sold in the office. “We’ve been tracking sales of the licenses and determined that less than 100 were sold all year and only about 30 of these were to city residents,” said […]
Lear Corporation is set to construct a new facility in Independence Township. The new facility will supply GM with battery disconnect units for use in future GM electric vehicles. Late this past October, Lear Corporation announced that had been selected as the exclusive supplier of battery disconnect units for new GM Ultium-based full-size SUVs and […]