Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently appointed two Clarkston residents to state board and commissions. Arthur J. Weiss, of Clarkston, an attorney and the president of Athur Jay Weiss & Associates, P.C. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from Wayne State University and Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Michigan. Weiss is reappointed to […]
Carol Ann McNally, of Clarkston, passed away on March 26, 2022 at the age of 81 surrounded by her family. Wife of Gerald “Jerry” for 56 years, mother of Jerry (Melinda) McNally, Kevin (Kelly) McNally, Terry (Jeneen) McNally, and Sue (Sean) Seaberg, Grammy of Colum, Lucy, Fred, Noel, Jack, Sarah, and Drew, sister of Ronald […]
Kim Andrew Zeile, of Clarkston, was involved in a fatal motorcycle accident and passed away on March 24, 2022 at the age of 66. Beloved husband of Karen Zeile, father of Jennifer (Tim) Helfrich, Eric (Meghan) Zeile, and Michelle (Andy) Burns, Opa to 12 grandchildren, Kyler (16), Emily (14), Ayrton (12), Zaydee (9), Matthew (8), […]
St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated annually on March 17, the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over 1,000 years. On St. Patrick’s Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate […]
Clarkston Community Schools and the Board of Education announced last week that the district has saved taxpayers $4,029,346. This savings results from the successful sale of approximately $54 million of refunding bonds to refinance outstanding bonds, originally issued in 2016 to finance school building and site improvements throughout the district. Seventeen different financial institutions purchased […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor The increased safety precautions at Clarkston Community Schools keep increasing, and in the most recent case, knowledge certainly is power. St. Joseph Mercy Oakland trauma experts have teamed up with CCS to educate and train school district employees on how to apply first aid and control bleeding following a […]
Clarkston SCAMP has announced the group has received a $3,000 grant from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council (michiganbusiness.org/industries/macc) to help fund the summer art program at camp. SCAMP will be partnering with Paint A Miracle out of Rochester for this endeavor. Paint A Miracle is an organization that strives to build a supporting and encouraging […]
Three winners of this year’s Clarkston Area Optimist essay contest have been announced, with two coming from Clarkston High School and one from Everest Collegiate High School and Academy. Taking first place was CHS senior Sophia Walker, while second was classmate Savannah Kacanowski and third place was Everest senior Molly Burgess. Winners received $250, $150 […]
Dear Editor, Thank you, Clarkston News, for the very humbling article about our 60th wedding anniversary and living in Clarkston. (“Celebrating 60 with faith, family,” March 16, 2022) We have enjoyed our life in Clarkston so much, raising our four beautiful daughters here and still having them and their families all close by in the […]
SYNOPSIS TAKEN BY THE TOWNSHIP BOARD THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE March 15, 2022 A. A Regular / Closed Session Meeting of the Charter Township of Independence Board was called to order at 6:00 P.M. B. The Pledge of Allegiance was given. C. ROLL CALL: Present: Fisher, Neubeck, Loughrin, Aliaga, Brown, Nallamothu, Ritchie Absent: None […]