Children worried about the chance of coal being in their stocking Christmas morning might want to visit the Church of the Resurrection on Dec. 4. Professional Emmy Award winning Santa Claus Reverend Joseph Marquis will be on hand performing his 25-minute presentation and explanation of how modern day Santa Claus evolved from St. Nicholas. ‘The […]
Scott Rouse of Clarkston DPW and John Halleran of the Clarkston Rotary Club put Christmas lights down Main Street on Nov. 21. Rotary member Jeff Lichty said the Rotary pays for the lights through their general fund which is supported by community fund-raisers like the recent wine tasting gala. Member Joel DeLong said the Rotary […]
District Judge and Clarkston resident Dana Fortinberry could soon be censured because of a letter she wrote in 2004 if the Michigan Supreme Court agrees to terms of a settlement between her and the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission. The Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission recommended to the Michigan Supreme Court earlier this month that Judge Dana […]
Smashing concrete blocks, ripping phone books, bending steel bars and lying on a bed of nails are all feats members of the STAND Strength Team perform. This high intensity extreme power-lifting demonstration and ministry team is coming to Clarkston Community Church Dec. 9 ? 11. ‘We had them out for the picnic (in summer) and […]
Being drafted into the military and being sent overseas into combat for the United States is a controversial topic for some citizens. For Independence Township’s Tom Romein, his experience in Vietnam was just part of the process of becoming a citizen. At a ceremony on Veteran’s Day, Romein raised one of 34 flags at Great […]
Another new face will patrol the streets sporting a Clarkston Police uniform. Just before Thanksgiving, Police Chief Ernie Combs made his second recent hire in the past few months by adding Scott Moran as a part-time officer. The department now consists of two full-time members (including Combs) and six part-time officers. Moran spent the last […]
With funding tougher to come by for most government entities, there is little change in Clarkston’s 2006 Community Development Block Grant Application. The Clarkston City Council approved the CDBG application at their Nov. 28 meeting and the 2006 grant is expected to be $8,000, which is not a change from last year. ‘It’s been $8,000 […]
Husbands and wives often banter throughout marriages, pointing out each other’s little imperfections or flaws. When Springfield Township’s Tom DeLuca asks his wife Kay to critique his work, it helps. DeLuca, a master violin maker, has built violins, cellos and violas for over 20 years; and uses Kay’s sharp musical ear to produce instruments with […]
Employee wages for Springfield Township were frozen for 2006 ? for most of the employees that is. With budget concerns lingering, the board voted to freeze all but a few salaries under control of the township at the Dec. 8 meeting. Only two full-time firefighters and a clerk promoted to an assistant in the treasurer’s […]
BY JAMES MARTINEZ Clarkston News Staff Writer Don Gerchow and a friend were in the mess hall on the USS Patterson in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 when the first wave of Japanese planes attacked. ‘When we came up topside, we saw all the planes flying. He thought they were our planes. I said, […]