Downtown lights

Downtown lights

Santa, AKA Mr. Mayor, greets the crowd gathered on Main Street for the Holiday Lights Parade, Dec. 16. Youth and community groups created brightly lit and colorfully out-of-this-world floats for the theme, “Christmas through space.” Photos provided by Mark Kelly Colorfully lit rockets, planets, stormtroopers, and X-wing fighter pilots joined Christmas trees and and candy […]

Clarkston Rocks star

Clarkston Rocks star

Artist Cindi Sans with a couple of her Clarkston Rocks. Photo by Phil Custodio BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Smooth stones with painted images of Little Ralphie in his pink rabbit suit, Kid Rock, Christmas angels, buildings and streetscapes of downtown Clarkston. Those are some of the favorites of Cindi Sans, the artist who […]

FOIA talk troubles council

BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor For Scott Reynolds, a FOIA lawsuit against the city casts a shadow over Clarkston. “It seems like a black cloud we don’t need to bear in the city anymore. It doesn’t feel very transparent to me,” said Reynolds, who was elected to City Council this past November, at the […]

Eric Overall tribute

Residents and neighbors from throughout north Oakland County have picked up more than 400 blue lights so far from City Hall in honor of deputy Eric Overall. Donations are being collected for the lights and the family of the deputy, who died in the line on duty on Nov. 23. “We can’t keep them in […]

Kiosk in spring

A balky contractor is the reason installation of a paid-parking kiosk in the city parking lot at Main and Washington has been delayed, City Manager Jonathan Smith told City Council, Dec. 11. “They have not been returning calls or emails – I’m extremely disappointed with this company,” said Smith, who recommended contracting with a new […]

New seats for City Council

BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor City Council will have a new look in January, after a new seating order was approved. Council member Rick Detkowski made the proposal to arrange seating by alphabetical order, with the mayor in the middle. The council voted 4-3, Dec. 11, to approve it. “I don’t see the reason […]

Parade awards

Parade awards

Clarkston Cub Scout Pack 163 won Best Overall Entry. Photo provided by Mark Kelly Clarkston Cub Scout Pack 163 won Best Overall Entry in the Holiday Lights Parade with their Star Wars-themed float at the Holiday Lights Parade, Dec. 16 in downtown Clarkston. Their decked-out trailer festooned with TIE fighters and an AT-AT, and scouts […]

Audit report OK’d

Clarkston City Council voted 6-1 to accept its 2017 audit report and file it with the state. Council member Scott Reynolds voted against the motion, at the Dec. 11 meeting. Reynolds said auditor Rana Emmon’s comments to City Council in November regarding the effects of the 2014 library millage vote on city revenues were confusing. […]

Team RUSH ready for seasons of holidays, robots

BY BRENDA DOMINICK Clarkston News Staff Writer Robotics season starts soon and Clarkston High School’s Team RUSH is ready to bring the same competitive spirit that won them the Chairman’s Award on the international level last year, but they also have compassion towards other teams. “That’s probably the biggest award that we are most proud of,” said team captain Valentina […]

MHSAA says ‘No’

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Clarkston senior Thomas Kithier was soaking in Michigan High School Athletic Association’s decision, ruling him ineligible to play basketball for 180 days, the duration of the season, while he ate his lunch last Thursday. Clarkston High School Principal Gary Kaul sat down with him for a chat. […]