Dear Editor, Clarkston Area Youth Assistance (CAYA) held its 2022 Youth Recognition Ceremony and Dessert Reception on April 20 at Clarkston Junior High School to recognize and celebrate 64 Clarkston-area children and youth, Kindergarten through Grade 12, for working on their own well-being/personal growth and for their concern for the well-being of others. In attendance […]
The month of April was National Volunteer Month and in the southeast Michigan, volunteers used their talents, experience and love of youth to uplift girls and develop them into leaders. Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan recently honored nearly 100 volunteers across the region for their commitment to the Girl Scout program. Among the dozens of […]
As of May 11, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for the Clarkston ZIP codes: May 11: 48346: 5,485 cases (134 new), 67 deaths 48348: 5,995 cases (132 new), 41 deaths 48350: 1,846 cases (33 new), 13 deaths As compared to May 4: 48346: […]
Remembering Barbara Frances Josephine Beck Nolin, daughter of Marion Marguerite Curtis Beck, daughter of Josephine Sonnenburg Curtis, daughter of Mary von Gunten Sonnenburg, who immigrated from Switzerland to Toledo, Ohio. Barbara breathed her last and died at a good old age, an old woman and full of years, and was gathered to her people. This […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor At the site of what was originally going to be a bank with a drive-thru on the east side of Sashabaw Road, north of I-75 and south of Flemings Lake Road, the land will now be home to an 8000-square-foot surgical center. At a special meeting April 28 of […]
Clarkston residents Dave and Michelle Herkowitz, along with their children Madelyn, Kenzie, and Marissa, and family dog Missy, take a stroll this past Sunday through Depot Park in downtown Clarkston as part of the annual “Walk & Roll” fundraiser to benefit Clarkston SCAMP, a summertime program for individuals with special needs. Photo by Matt Mackinder
Last Friday, April 29, around the noon hour, a small car hauler exiting I-75 onto northbound M-15 took the corner too fast and flipped over. The hauler had two cars on the top of the trailer when it flipped, and the vehicles leaked oil and gas onto the roadway. No injuries were reported or observed, […]
From left, volunteers Anastasia Alexandrova, Mary Blanchard, Theresa Fougnie, Cheryl McNeil, Emily Duthinh, Kevin Church, kneeling Greg Petrosky, Denise DeCubber, Colleen Armstrong, Steve Harmon, Audrey Harmon, Mike McNeil, and David Siener gathered April 23 during Community Impact Weekend to help clean up the Sashabaw Creek Preserve in Clarkston. Photo by Sue Julian
Everest fourth- and fifth-grade teachers Elizabeth Motyka and Cynthia Trepkowski organized a geography bee for their classes. Students took a test prior to Easter break on general knowledge. Winning students, from left, Luke McClintick, Isabella Wheeler, Ryan Dale, Motyka, Ella Baron, Alexa Ovenshire, and Maximus Iyer. Photo provided by Everest Collegiate
The Road Commission for Oakland County will close Maybee Road between Clintonville Road and Capaldi Circle in Independence Township starting approximately May 4 for major resurfacing of the road. The project will include pulverizing the existing asphalt pavement and then replacing it with new asphalt pavement. There will also be repairs to curbs and gutters […]