Parking will be free in the Clarkston city lot at Main and Washington during Small Business Saturday, Nov. 24. Also, shoppers can win a prize in Oakland County’s Small Business Saturday contest. Grand prize is $5,000; second prize is $2,000; and third prize, a $500 voucher toward air travel at Bishop Airport. To enter, text […]
The levitated position of a duplex house at 121-123 N. Main has left many drivers and walkers wondering if a historic home is getting ready to leave downtown. It’s actually part of a renovation project to return the house to a single-family unit, said City Manager Jonathan Smith. “Unfortunately, upon start of the work, they […]
Walk Through Bethlehem, a holiday tradition in north Oakland County, is back this year at Waterford Community Church. Guided tours through the indoor dramatic re-enactment, with Roman soldiers, merchants, townspeople, and shepherds speaking of Christ’s birth, life, death and resurrection, take approximately 30 minutes and begin every five minutes. Stroll through various shops, and see […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor When the Moscow Ballet company brings their Great Russian Nutcracker dance production to the Fox Theater in Detroit next month, four Clarkston students will be there – with the performers on stage. “I’ll probably be nervous,” said Jacqueline Suida, sixth grader at Sashabaw Middle School with six years dancing […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor New Clarkston Mayor Eric Haven learned a lot, campaigning door to door. “Residents love their Clarkston homes, both inside and outside the historic district,” said Haven, who won the top seat with 272 votes, 52.31 percent of the 520 total in the Nov. 6 election. “Even the many who […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Incumbents Sue Wylie and Rick Detkowski ran together for re-election to City Council, and both came out on top in the Nov. 6 election. “In both this election and the Council election two years ago, Rick Detkowski and I were the top two vote-getters, and those results indicate that […]
From left are Stacey Bousho and Clarkston Girl Scouts Eva Bousho, Maddie Schmidt, Charley Bousho, and Heidi McNamara. Photo by Phil Custodio Girl Scouts around the country gathered to remember three scouts and a mom, lost trying to make their community a little cleaner. In Clarkston, Girl Scout mom Kristine McNamara organized a gathering in […]
Clarkston Planning Commission is looking for members of a new Parking Advisory Committee. The committee, which will report to the Planning Commission, will include at least one resident, a downtown merchant, Planning Commission member, and City Council member. For more information, call City Manager Jonathan Smith at 248-625-1559, or email smithj@villageofclarkston.org, or Council member Sue […]
From right are Don Reid, Michelle Miller, and Pat Kemp of EV Michigan. BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Jobs offered at Extraordinary Ventures Michigan such as laundry, cleaning, and indoor gardening may not seem extraordinary, but for employees, that’s exactly what they are. “They look forward to going to their job, getting the work […]
Clarkston Junior High students Josh Powe, at left, and Dylan Walker, at right, present the honor stone to veteran Jason Keiser. Clarkston Junior High School students spent last Thursday honoring veterans for Veterans Day. For Clarkston graduate Jason Keiser, that meant a stone tablet they made for their courtyard. “It’s absolutely amazing – I never […]