By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor Depot Park continues to be the place to be for local events during the warmer months. Art in the Village, a Clarkston-area fall tradition for 50 years, returns to the park on Sept. 17-18, offering one-of-a-kind art, vintage and repurposed items, antiques, food and entertainment. The free, family-friendly event […]
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor After playing junior hockey the past two seasons in South Carolina and Colorado, Clarkston native Brendan Dicker is again on the move after committing earlier this summer to Arcadia University, a school located in Pennsylvania. The Knights were a first-year program in 2021-22 and Dicker, a 2019 Clarkston High […]
Clarkston resident Jeane Vanaman (middle) celebrated her milestone 95th birthday with a family get-together, drive-by parade, and Michigan family group photo on Aug. 14. Photo: Provided by Cynthia Sheffield
On Aug. 17, Clarkston City Council met for a special meeting to consider appealing an Aug. 16 court decision that would allow a referendum on the November 2022 ballot from the Clarkston Cares 2022 group authorizing two retail medical marijuana facilities in the city. After a closed session for an attorney-client discussion, council returned to […]
I recently read the article “Speeding an issue on Pine Knob Road” in your Aug. 3 publication. I live on Whipple Lake Road and I also have an issue with the posted speed limit. Unlike Pine Knob Road, Whipple Lake Road is posted at 45mph. Like Pine Knob Road, these are residential roads without sidewalks. […]
Kudos to Fire Chief Dave Piché and his staff at the Independence Fire Department! I was visiting friends in Clarkston on Monday, Aug. 1. At 6:30 p.m., my friend and I were involved in a head-on collision on Sashabaw Road. Unit A102 with two attendants arrived at 6:41 p.m. and tended to my colleague and […]
Perhaps the Independence Township Board of Trustees should only speak for themselves instead of the entire township (“Township not in favor of public transit millage,” Aug. 17, 2022, Clarkston News) and let the people decide. To say, “The Charter Township of Independence opposes the 2022 Oakland County Public Transportation Millage…” may be true, but the […]
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor As Ann Margaret Johns started to reflect back on the last few years, the Clarkston native said she was amazed at the resilience of the human spirit. “The affects of the COVID-19 virus and the pandemic touched so many of our lives,” Johns said. “For my mother and me, […]
By Joette Kunse Special to the Clarkston News The Clarkston Farm and Garden Club created 60 bouquets at their August meeting as part of the Lonely Bouquet mission. The bouquets came with the following message, “The Lonely Bouquet, adopt me please. I’m all alone and looking for a home. Can I live with you or […]
According to Clarkston City Manager Jonathan Smith, the Road Commission for Oakland County recently notified him that the timing of the repaving of Clarkston Road from Main Street to the city limit has been delayed from mid-August to late September due to a backlog of other, larger road projects. “I am told that RCOC is […]