It is my hope every member of our community had a blessed, restful holiday season filled with extensive time spent with loved ones. Each New Year, many of us as individuals set resolutions. Likely among these are exercise, healthy eating, and more time spent on the activities we most enjoy. Recently, I heard an interview […]
Thanks for supporting Shoes for Kids Dear Editor, The success of the “Shoes for Kids” program is predicated on so many factors including the weather, but more importantly the support by the Clarkston community. “Shoes for Kids” has been the Clarkston Rotary’s signature community project for the past 38 years. It takes the collaborative efforts […]
New Happy Year! Or, if you be from Europe, Good New Year. Or, elsewhere in your own language, Happy New Year! May this be the year your dreams come true. For many 2016 was a new beginning, for others it had a lousy ending. For most of us it was somewhere in between. It was […]
During the last couple of months for my Language Arts class, I have worked on a project to answer the question “What attributes lead to poverty in Clarkston?” This question came to mind after reading “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. In this classic, Lee illustrated the characteristics in different people based on how […]
A pastor sees a beautiful Nativity set on the table of a family she is visiting. It is an absolutely exquisite porcelain manger scene. Pointing to it she asks the 5 year old in the family, “Do you know what this is?” The little boy replies, “Yes, it’s breakable.” This fun little story makes me […]
Dear Editor, This is a call to all descendants who live in Clarkston, Independence Township, and Springfield Township, who can trace their family’s residence in this area back at least 100 years, whether directly or indirectly! The Clarkston News is writing an article about a “descendant” family in each of their monthly issues which go […]
As we celebrate the Christmas season, we are reminded of the wonderful truths of the gospel. The Apostle Paul wrote, “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost” (1 Timothy 1:15). Christmas is about Christ’s miraculous birth to provide salvation for the world (John 3:16). The Bible makes […]
Dear Editor, Reading last week’s news the Clarkston Community Schools was hiring more techno staff and a publicity flak was dismaying (“New admin hires for schools,” Nov. 23). Progenitors of techno oriented instruction, British firm Pearson PLC, is losing money as their profit dog “Common Core” fails to hunt. Some of their apps more than […]
In the beginning, God created man. We call him Adam, but the word used here is translated man (or Adam) because it was not a proper name—it was a designation of a being. Man would be unique in the creation, for he was made in the image and likeness of God. He breathed in man […]
Dear Editor, In reading our local paper we came across the article “A time to remember” (by Kate Konczal, Independence Township Building Department, Page 26, Nov. 9). The picture in the article looked familiar and I suddenly realized it was a picture of the rear bumper of our car. She was writing about Mom and […]