So much can be said with a card. Happiness, sadness, joy, pain and love can be found in the pictures and words of even the smallest note. For Mildred ‘Eileen? Gatton, of Springfield Township, her hand-made cards were a way to express her love for God, art, nature and others. She would give her unique […]
On March 22, The Clarkston News began a survey asking readers their opinions on various aspects of the Clarkston School District and the upcoming school millage ballot. After two and a half weeks of collection, the final numbers are available and 52 surveys were submitted. Eleven were delivered by hand and 41 were entered through […]
A sigh of resignation passed through the packed board room as the Independence Township Board of Trustees closed the public hearing at 10 p.m. on Orco Investments residential development proposal ? without anything new information presented, any decisions made or even a full presentation given. The board decided to continue the public hearing on May […]
Volunteers of all ages received a great big ‘Thank You? at the second annual Community Volunteer Recognition Night on April 5. Around two dozen volunteers came together in the Clarkston High School Auditorium to listen as keynote speaker LaRon Williams, from Ann Arbor, spoke on diversity, acceptance, kindness and generosity. Williams used a mixture of […]
This week The Clarkston News is continuing with part two of our survey results. We asked readers their opinions on various aspects of the Clarkston School District and the upcoming millage ballot. Last week, The News reviewed general opinions on the schools, reported whether responders felt administrators and teachers were paid fairly and viewpoints on […]
I’m on a rampage, or assome have called it the war path. See, a few things have happened since last I set words to this space. They have crawled under my skin. Not too many things do that; so when I’m this irked, I feel the need to vent and share my frustrations. Allow me […]
Riding home on some secondary roads in Independence Township will soon become a lot smoother thanks to the township board of trustees. At the April 4 meeting, the board voted unanimously to again enter into a tri-party funding agreement with Oakland County and the Road Commission for Oakland County to have 8.65 miles of secondary […]
Note: The Clarkston News is with holding last names from this story due to the ages of the children involved. Every day millions of Americans depend upon the U.S. justice system to right the wrongs forced upon their lives. For one Springfield Township woman, righting those wrongs became a more costly matter than she ever […]
For those of us with two left feet, the idea of winning a state dance championship is no more reachable than an elusive pot of gold. For Clarkston High School senior Ashley Shaw, winning is a yearly occurrence. Ashley, 17, is the first dancer to be crowned with the four top titles available in the […]
After five and a half years as an Independence Township Trustee, Dan Kelly announced his candidacy for the 4th District seat of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners. ‘This is something I’ve been thinking about for about six months,? said Kelly. ‘I talked with my wife a lot about it, and within the last six […]