Dear Editor, The Clarkston Rotary held its annual wine tasting event heralding in another spring in Michigan, May 14. Andiamo Trattoria in Clarkston graciously opened their doors and proved to be the consummate host to over 200 patrons and supporters of Rotary. The weather finally cooperated and the warm sunny weather allowed for the outer […]
Dear Editor, April’s blue pinwheels have come to mean so much in the Clarkston community! As part of the nationwide campaign, April is Child Abuse Prevention month, blue pinwheels represent that childhood should be filled with hope, happiness, and kindness. As a part of local interests and efforts in the well-being of the community, especially […]
Dear Editor, Well, we lost another “oldie but goodie”: Tom Lamm died May 5. He was one of a generation of Clarkston school teachers who helped shape our school system and groom our future leaders; now, former students of those teachers are teaching the great grandchildren of teachers such as Tom. Each of us will […]
Dear Editor, Community involvement is always a key part of Clarkston Area Youth Assistance (CAYA) programs. This is especially true for the Youth Recognition Program—Celebrating Youth Who Make a Difference. This year at the April 24 Youth Recognition Ceremony and Dessert Reception, there were 202 (179 present) student honorees, kindergarten through grade 12, who were […]
Dear Editor, Thank you very much for the articles about Mel Vaara. We have known him and Jo over the 40 years we have been in Clarkston. They are a very interesting couple and are caring lovely folks.They have always really cared about each other, their family, their church, their friends and Clarkston. It has […]
Dear Editor, My congratulations to the City of the Village of Clarkston leadership for the prompt action on repairing the city’s damaged sidewalks. This will make the city safer. Now, if only they would attend to the problem of the loss of mature trees (they are a major source of pride in the city, contribute […]
Dear Editor, In the April 17, 2019, edition of the Clarkston News, Mr. James Goodrich wrote that “wolves are in grave danger of extinction …” (“Protect wolves”). Huh? To the contrary, sir, wolf numbers are way up in Michigan and other midwestern states, too. The Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR) estimates there may be […]
Dear Editor, The residents of the Clarkston Mill Ponds would like to thank City Manager Jonathan Smith and Mike Speagle of the Clarkston DPW for facilitating the removal of the debris collected from our annual pond cleanup. Frank Schoebel Riparian representative for the Clarkston Mills Ponds
Dear Editor, America’s wolves are in danger. Following the passage in the house of HR 6784, Manage our Wolves Act, and if passed by the senate, will remove gray wolves from federal protection under the Endangered Species Act, in the continental United States. On March 14, David Bernhardt, acting secretary of interior, announced the U.S. […]
Dear Editor, I am writing you about an issue Congress will vote on that is neither Democrat nor Republican, but may be rejected by members funded by telecommunications company money. I’ve seen the difference begin since two years ago, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under Ajit Pai repealed the net neutrality protections that make the […]