Disney fans enjoyed the beach-heavy movie “Moana” at Deer Lake Beach under a clear sky during Clarkston’s inaugural Movies in the Park, July 31. The first of the movies, hosted by Independence Township Parks and Rec with sponsors McLaren Clarkston, Genisys Credit Union, and Bowman Chevrolet, was scheduled for July 19 but it was rained […]
BY JOETTE KUNSE Special to the Clarkston News The Knights of Columbus Council 15967 is getting reading for their Sixth Annual Golf Outing benefitting Drew’s Home of Clarkston on Sunday, Aug. 11. Drew’s Home of Clarkston is an organization working to establish independent living settings for persons with developmental disabilities. The organization builds or renovates […]
The Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce, Independence Township Parks, Recreation and Seniors and the City of the Village of Clarkston are working hard organizing the 22nd annual Taste of Clarkston, set for Sunday, Sept. 29, from 12-6 p.m. on Main Street in downtown Clarkston. Taste of Clarkston is a one-day taste festival featuring over 50 […]
A pair of House Finches stop for lunch at a local bird feeder, July 30. Several pairs of House Finches frequent Clarkston Area Birders Club member Bill Haney’s feeder, even though it is intended for Baltimore Orioles. The birds contest with many pairs of Orioles, Cardinals, Redheaded Woodpeckers, Red-Bellied Woodpekcers, and the occasional inspection tour […]
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson died at 5:30 a.m., Aug. 3, at his Independence Township home surrounded by family and friends after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Patterson announced we was battling the disease this past March. In an article in The Clarkston News, he passed on a message to our community, “Tell everyone […]
Independence Township Planning Commission will consider a site-plan amendment for an electronic LED sign at its meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 8, at Independence Township Hall, 6483 Waldon Center Drive. Alex’s Market and Grill, 4707 White Lake Road, is asking the township to allow it to relocate its sign, and also make it […]
Clarkston City Council approved $1,030 to repair and replace the front suspension on the city’s Ford 5500 dump truck, including new front tires. The cost came in above the $1,000 maximum allowed for emergency repairs without prior council approval. “It was critical the repairs be completed this week as we rely on this truck every […]
Clarkston City Council voted unanimously, July 22, to approve appointments and reappointments including Planning Commission members Joe Luginski, Frank Schoebel, and Sue Wylie; Zoning Board of Appeals members Sharron Catallo, Margaret Decosta, and Scott Meyland; and Jim Meloche, Michael Moon, and John Nantau for the Historic District Commission.
Dale Bond, a 90-year-old long-time Independence Township resident, has a fondness for large birds, even vultures. “While vultures have a bad reputation, and certainly aren’t as cute and friendly as songbirds, they provide an essential service as nature’s dependable consumers of wildlife that have completed their own personal life cycles,” said Bill Haney, fellow author […]
From left, current Lansing residents and former Clarkston residents Anna Petovello, Alex Petovello, Nancy Petovello and Syren Perez enjoy a picnic at Deer Lake Beach as temperatures soared into the high 80s on July 19. Photo by Matt Mackinder BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor A line of thunderstorms broke hot weather reaching 93 degrees […]