Back in Nov. 2018, a road millage was passed to repave 28 miles of county-controlled roads in Independence Township.Residents approved this millage and were assessed two mils of taxation on residential and commercial property over a four-year period. The tax was listed as a “Road Maintenance Fund” on each resident’s “Winter Taxes” for the calendar […]
With our 51st annual Art in the Village now in the books, the Clarkston Community Historical Society Board of Directors thanks all who helped make this sellout show a huge success.Special thanks go to the City of the Village of Clarkston Council for allowing us to use Depot Park – the city’s jewel and the […]
I would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to the awesome, anonymous gentleman who paid my entire grocery bill in full at the Kroger on Sashabaw Road on Friday, Sept. 15, around 3:30 p.m.I hugged and thanked him profusely while his only comment to me afterward was “Jesus loves you.”This very generous act of […]
A new Biggby Coffee location, tentatively set to open next spring on Dixie Highway between Genisys Credit Union and Deer Lake Inn, should have the paving complete by the end of the year. The business was approved by the Independence Township Board of Trustees back on Nov. 10, 2022. Photo: Matt Mackinder
The Clarkston High School Choir is hosting an acoustic pops concert this Saturday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. in the CHS Performing Arts Center.Tickets are $10 and the event is a fundraiser for the choir’s trip to Italy next June.For tickets, visit showtix4u.com/event-details/76730.
The Clarkston Garden Club’s meeting next Monday, Oct. 2, at 6:30 p.m., will have a program on “Putting Your Garden to Bed” with members who are master gardeners answering questions.The meeting will be held at the Clarkston United Methodist Church, 6600 Waldon Road, and the public is invited.Come and ask questions about your garden in […]
Interested in Girl Scouts?Parents/guardians with their daughters are invited to North Sashabaw Elementary, 5290 Maybee Road, at 6 p.m. next Monday, Oct. 2, for a Family Information Night inside the media center.For more information, contact Keyocia Murphy at 810-600-5151 or kkmurphy@gssem.org.
Ah yes, it’s that time of year.It’s the time where everything seems to be going a mile a minute with kids’ activities, home life, and work.I’m sure many people reading this know exactly what I’m talking about.Here’s what I have learned as the years have gone by – embrace these times.Yes, time flies. Even more […]
By Matt MackinderClarkston News Editor INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Independence Township resident Michael Fetzer recently received a proposed assessment from the Lake Improvement Board for Clarkston Mill Ponds that noted all aquatic plant management activities and resources are to be directed to the Lower Mill Pond only, with none directed to the Upper Ponds.He says the […]
By Matt MackinderClarkston News Editor CLARKSTON — It’s time to chow down, Clarkston.Coming up on Oct. 1, from noon to 6 p.m., Main Street in downtown Clarkston will be home to the 25th Annual Taste of Clarkston event, a day where local restaurants set up shop in the street to showcase their respective menus to […]