The next Wint’s Healing Hearts Grief Support Group for all ages for those who have recently lost a loved one will be held Tuesday, June 13, at 7 p.m. The topic of this month’s meeting is “The Health “Benefits of Tears.” The meeting will be led by a bereavement counselor for Lewis E. Wint & […]
The Clarkston Community Band (CCB), under the direction of Shelley Schwaderer Roland, has announced its next performance on Tuesday, June 13, at the Clarkston Junior High School Performing Arts Center, 6595 Waldon Road. The 7 p.m. concert is free and open to the public with at-will donations accepted at the door. High school senior scholarships […]
The residents have asked diligently to change the ordinance that allows nonresidents to serve on our boards. Supervisor Jose Aliaga, along with the township board, including Trustee Ron Ritchie, unanimously sent an ordinance revision to the planning commission that would require future zoning board of appeals members to be residents, which was denied by the […]
I am extremely disappointed in Supervisor Jose Aliaga’s support of the proposal for a four-day work week for Township employees. For a man who ran as the champion of the people, he threw us under the bus at the first opportunity. A three-day weekend every week with the corresponding reduction of township services by 20 […]
Huntington Learning Center is sponsoring free workshops at local libraries related to avoiding the summer slide. The Clarkston Independence District Library, 6495 Clarkston Road, is hosting a workshop May 22 at 6 p.m. Other workshops include May 23 at the White Lake Township Library at 6:30 p.m., June 5 at the Orion Township Library at […]
At Clarkston’s annual Military Signing Day last Thursday, May 11, eight students were recognized as they will serve the United States after upcoming high school graduation. Pictured, from left, are E’liana Bell (Army), Lillian Francy (Marines), Gauge Falk (Marines), Michael George (Marines), Alex Ripley (Marines), Reece Stachowiak (Marines), Luciano Escamilla (Space Force), and Jared Look […]
Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II announced last appointments to the Juvenile Residential Facilities Advisory Committee, which was established by Executive Order 2022-14 following a unanimous recommendation from the Michigan Task Force on Juvenile Justice Reform. The advisory committee is charged with supporting the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services by […]
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor After Nathan Beggs scored a 36 on his ACT in 2021, his sister Caroline wondered if she could find a way to also earn the test’s highest score. As it turns out, mission accomplished for the Everest junior as the younger Beggs put up the same 36 recently. “I […]
William Carrel “Bill” Martin, of Clarkston, passed peacefully at home surrounded by family on May 14, 2023 at the age of 93. Preceded in death by his loving wife of 52 years, Loretta Maxine Martin, sisters Martha Elizabeth Childers and Mary Rheba Goren, and his parents William Carrel Sr. and Dixie Beatrice Oden. Loving father […]
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at its regular meeting on May 9, 2023, at the Township Hall located at 6483 Waldon Center Drive, Clarkston, Michigan 48346 Township, Michigan, the Charter Township of Independence Board of Trustees approved the second reading and adoption of Amendments to the Township’s Code of Ordinances. A true copy of the […]