From left, Liz McLachlan and Michele Robinson of Lighthouse, Clarkston Rotary President Mary Sloan; Susan Huttenlocher Ebeling of Lighthouse; and Rotarian Jeff Lichty are working to replace the food pantry’s worn out van. Photo by Phil Custodio BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Clarkston Rotarians and Bowman Chevrolet are keeping Lighthouse on the road, helping […]
From left, Clarkston Area Optimists John McDonald, Tom Middleton, Ken Ermer, Tom Lowrie, and, not pictured, Mike Walkowski, helped Clarkston Girl Scout Emily Herrmann install an outdoor musical playground in Depot Park, Nov. 2. Herrmann spent months raising funds and working out the details on the musical project for her Gold Award, the highest and […]
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality closed the case on 148 North Main in Clarkston. The closure report on the former muffler shop, written by MDEQ Project Manager Terri Golla and submitted on May 29, found corrective efforts to be satisfactory, with “no demonstrable long-term threats to human health, safety, or sensitive environmental receptors.” State environmental […]
On the couch from left, Senior Pastor Jonathan Heierman; Keith VanGood, music director; Terri Miller, church ministry director; and Diane Biggs, council treasurer; seated in back, Rebecca Courser, director of youth ministry; Kellee Rainoldi, administrative ministry director; and Kate Zywicki, associate pastor, and the rest of the Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church leadership are proud of […]
Lucy Savoie reads to Star the therapy dog, who was there with her owner Carolyn Place. Dogs are good listeners, as kids well know at the monthly Read to Paws activity at Clarkston Independence District Library. About 18-24 kids attend the program to read out loud to a friendly, non-judgmental furry friend in a relaxing […]
Hidden Lakes Apartments is collecting donations for their Cereal Drive for Lighthouse of Oakland County’s emergency food pantries in Clarkston and Pontiac through Nov. 30. Drop off cereal boxes at the clubhouse, 5800 Deepwood Drive, during business hours. For more information, call Stephanie Linton, Dart Properties marketing coordinator, at 586-979-4110. Photo provided
From front to back, Eli Groen, Isabella Solomon, Quinn Zavagansky, Lena Patterson, and Keira Astley parade in the gym for parents. Andersonvile Elementary students got into the Halloween spirit last Wednesday, starting their school festivities with a costume parade. In their classrooms, students enjoyed candy, cupcakes, and cookies while they made crafts and played games.
Clarkston voters selected a new mayor, and returned two incumbents to City Council in Tuesday’s election. Eric Haven, who resigned his seat on City Council this past July to run for mayor, won the top seat with 272 votes, 52.31 percent of the 520 total. Steve Percival, running for his second two-year term as mayor, […]
The Road Commission for Oakland County expects to close Flemings Lake Road at Sashabaw Road in Independence Township on Nov. 1 through the afternoon of Nov. 2 for sanitary sewer work. The detour for traffic is Clarkston Road to Wyngate Drive to Oakstone Drive, back to Flemings Lake Road and vice versa. The closure is […]
Wellwishers gathered in the courtroom to support Rumble and his caregivers during the sentencing. Photos by Phil Custodio BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Rumble the puppy sat quietly in court, his head gently stroked by foster caregiver Gretchen Terpening. Trisha Plovie, president of Canine Companions Rescue Center of Clarkston, was there to speak for […]