Along with the rest of the country, the Clarkston area found 2008 a year of change, with the City of the Village of Clarkston and Springfield Township under new leadership for the first time in decades. Political issues, also including an open-space preservation millage proposal in Independence Township, filled these pages all year long, along […]
Volunteers with Clarkston Free Methodist Church and the community partnered with Renaissance High School, Monday, to help kids kick off the new school year. “It’s something families need,” said Terry Porritt, para-educator at Renaissance High School and member of the church. “We’re serving our community and helping kids and their families. This is a way […]
As many of you are probably reading this on either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas. As I was reflecting upon our current economic situation with the number of homes in foreclosure, the increasing number of people without jobs, as well as the questionable future of the […]
15 years ago ? 1993 ‘Art is a way of life for area man? Roger Matson of Springfield Township taught art at Birmingham Groves High School and also exhibited his own artwork. He designed and built for his family a house, which included a studio for his art. ‘Township pleas fall on deaf ears? Despite […]
Clarkston High School Class of 1953 gathered for their 60th reunion, June 22, at Red Knapps Restaurant in Independence Township. Standing from left are Walter Jones, Ric Huttenlocher, Dan Curry, Tom Bullen, Bruce Jarvis, Bob Booth, Melvin Farrar, Claude Trim, Chuck Robertson, and Ann Cunningham-Barrows. Seated from left, Glenna Bittle-Webster, Pat Johns-Tisch, Kathy Orr-Stauter, Sally […]
Clarkston Rotary Club, sponsors of the Clarkston Labor Day Parade on Sept. 2, is seeking parade participants. The traditional end-of-summer parade is seeking floats, classic cars, community service organizations, musical groups, businesses, and equestrian riders. The parade kicks off from Renaissance High School on Waldon Road at 10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 2. Parade route will […]
Dear Editor, In a recent letter to the editor the author was critical of Independence Township Board member Neil Wallace, accusing him of being negative and grandstanding. I disagree with that opinion. One of the many reasons I voted for Neil Wallace was because of a promise he made during his campaign that he would […]
Dear Editor, I’d like to say, people, wake up. The mural on the 5 S. Main Street building is a work of art. Were Dali and Picasso paintings considered great art in their time? I don’t think so. You know what? Controversy is what people remember. It’ll put Clarkston in a class by itself. People […]
The Wolves traded their traditional blue and gold for pink and blue for their Fifth Annual Football for a Cure last Saturday. For the event, they raised money for the McLaren Breast Center and McLaren Cancer Institute – both in Clarkston. They held a moment of silence at the end of the third quarter in […]
Dear Editor, GM warranty’what does it mean? Ten years ago I leased a GM product, a new Pontiac Bonneville. It came with chrome wheels. All the wheels started pitting after a few thousand miles. A zone office representative inspected it at a Troy dealership and said it was due to bad car washes and not […]