Have you ever wandered through a vacant piece of land and wondered about its history? Remnants of old stone walls, a flowering tree or a daffodil without any human habitation nearby or maybe it is the remains of an old foundation or farming implements. Imagining a family working the land, children laughing, dogs barking. Our community […]
As parents of two adult sons with special needs, like many other parents, we do our best to ensure that our sons have the opportunity to have access to and live their lives through life experiences that many of us may take for granted. Along with life essentials; safe and affordable housing, food, caregiver support, employment […]
We thank Megan Kelley, Editor of The Clarkston News, who wrote a wonderful article about the 2024 CAYA Youth Recognition Ceremony and Dessert Reception. About 375 community members came together to recognize and celebrate 71 honorees, from young fives to grade 12, for personal well-being/growth and for the concern for the well-being of others. There […]
April’s blue pinwheel gardens remind community members about acting PROACTIVELY to PREVENT child and adolescent adversity, including child abuse—it’s about what we can do BEFORE it happens in the first place. One way to be proactive is to strengthen child, adolescent, and family well-being through small acts of primary prevention. These are ordinary things each […]
Dear Editor,I am writing in the hope of achieving both visibility and action regarding a long-term safety issue in our community.My neighbors and I are fortunate to live across the street from Springfield Plains Elementary, making walking and biking to school accessible. Unfortunately, there is not clear school zone signage, a crosswalk, or crossing guard […]
The Clarkston Family Farm, Delia Niezguski and her family, and I want to express our appreciation again for you publishing the Wally’s Service Project Scholarship announcement. We were pleasantly surprised, and further grateful, to learn that multiple area papers under your supervision published the contest announcement more than once. Our scholarship contest entry deadline was last […]
Where will the Independence Township Board of Trustees find the additional $50,000 payment in the township’s budget to improve county dirt roads while those who live on paved Oakland County roads are told to pay more through the “Neighborhood Road Improvement Project” if they want their county road maintained? Why the double standard? Independence Township board […]
I agree with Mike Fetzer’s letter of March 20, 2024 regarding the township using taxpayers money for maintaining residential gravel roads. (“Independence Twp. Board approves additional $50,000 for gravel road maintenance,” Clarkston News, March 13.)Where is the $50,000 being taken from? What maintenance issues for all residents will be decreased due to this earmark?I have […]
Now that the township has taken upon itself to provide more tax dollars to re-gravel and maintain residential gravel roads within the township, many area residents will want more information about how township trustees developed an equitable, strategic plan for selecting the specific roads to be enhanced and how they were selected for funding. (“Independence […]
The Clarkston News took a decidedly positive trajectory when Matt became editor. Overall quality of writing improved and the editorials seemed to become less complaint focused and more what-can-be-done-to-improve focused. I have appreciated both changes and hope these will not depart with Matt.Best of luck, Matt! Cheryl McNeilClarkston, MI