Dear Editor, I recently stumbled across a website on the internet that lists contributors to the “Obama for America” campaign. On that list was ‘Clarkston Schools.? No state was listed, but so what. If it was Clarkston, Mich., is there anyone in Michigan who thinks giving our tax dollars to a political campaign for any […]
If we are to co-exist on this planet, the only true medicine is to learn what the above words mean in action. Acceptance is the realization we are part of a collective human existence. From my perspective if I have accepted myself, it brings me one step closer to accepting another. Simple, yet one of […]
15 years ago ? 1993 ‘Hawking in the rain? Braving the cold and rain, Goodfellows sold papers in Clarkston-area streets. Sponsored by Clarkston Rotary Club and Independence Township Fire Department, the sale funded shoes for needy children. ‘Food needed? More families than ever applied for holiday help through Lighthouse North. In the first week of […]
Bunco and Pizza, 4:30 p.m., Dec. 3. Prizes. Novices welcome. Sign up at Independence Township Senior Center, 6000 Clarkston Road. 248-625-8231. *** Packing party, Desert Angel ‘Miracle Box,? 3-7 p.m., Dec. 4. Drop off care-package donations, including canned, packaged, or instant food, socks, personal items. Memorial Board for fallen veterans. Oakland County Sportsmen’s Club, 4770 […]
Oakland County Sheriff’s Office offers safety tips when considering going out on the ice: ? Survey the ice. Signs of thin, unsafe ice include moving water near a stream, river, unseen spring or inlet, slushy areas, depressions in the snow, heavy snow, milky or black colored ice, and frozen slush ice weakened by the freeze-thaw […]
Sashabaw Middle School students formed a human chain to unload a truck filled with food for Lighthouse Emergency Services, Nov. 21. The food helps stock the shelves of the Lighthouse facility on Sashabaw Road. The food pantry relies on donations from local students, community groups and businesses to provide help to families in need. Donations […]
Caught on video Deputies are examining a video of a suspect, a tall man with shoulder length hair, who tried to kick his way into a gas station on Sashabaw Road, 2:22 a.m., Nov. 16. The suspect broke the glass doors, but didn’t get in. Suspended driver An Oakland County Sheriff’s deputy stopped a pickup […]
From right, Tim Coolidge, Mary Jo Datema, Colleen Colby, and Patrice Donnelly groove to the 80s tunes of Outer Vibe at Clarkston Concerts in the Park, July 12, in Depot Park. Photo by Phil Custodio
William LaFoy and his father, Kyle LaFoy, took advantage of the snow Sunday to build this snowman at their home on King Road. “We put a spotlight on it and it’s slowing traffic down with curious neighbors,” Kyle said. “William was pretty tired after that.” The snowman’s eyes are leaves covered with snow and then […]
The season’s first snowfalls haven’t been heavy enough to close Clarkston’s schools, but they’ve produced plenty for snowmen, such as this six-footer, with apples for eyes, parsnip for nose, and watermelon rinds for a lopsided grin. Its builders hauled him up into the gazebo in Depot Park, apparently for the view, where he spreads his […]