Sixth Grade All A’s List Abraham, Michael Adair, Taylor Alexander, Emma Altene, Jessica Arcari, Sophia Auchterlonie, Josephine Bain, Maxwell Baker, Olivia Beauregard, Jade Bendle, Allen Bennett, Gabrielle Bischoff, Ian Bittick, Rachael Bitzer, Breanna Bitzer, Samantha Boczar, Matthew Bondy, Hailey Boston, John Brohman, Michael Brown, Sarabeth Bur, Matthew Cameron, Elise Carretero, Sara Chandler, Sarah Chartrand, Emily […]
Defer summer taxes Some qualified residents may be able to defer summer taxes until February 2014. ‘In many cases it allows them to pay the total annual tax without penalty,? said Independence Township Treasurer Paul Brown. To qualify for the income-based program, everyone in the house must make 40,000 or less. There are also other […]
BY HOLLY NELLIS Special to the Clarkston News Meet Evan McLaughlin. The 16-year-old will start his junior year at Clarkston High School this fall and has already started making a name for himself in the music world, specifically the rap/hip-hop genre. ‘I have been writing music for about two and half years,? McLaughlin said. ‘But […]
Oakland County Sportsmen’s Club hosts a packing party for Desert Angel’s ‘Miracle Box? program, 3-7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 4, at the club, Waterford Road. Louise Downs of Metamora founded Desert Angels in 2001. She and her group ship thousands of boxes filled with needed items and letters to our troops overseas. Miracle Boxes are named […]
15 years ago – 1998 ‘Ground breaking held for new school? A ground breaking ceremony was announced for a brand new elementary school at M-15 and Hubbard Road. Community members, teachers and students were invited to attend the event. School board members, teachers, students and parents attended the ceremony in which the first shovel of […]
The next time you walk into the downtown branch of Clarkston State Bank, you might just see another (new) smiling face. Last week CSB welcomed a new branch manager onboard, Mary Schroeder. Schroeder has been in the banking business since 1983, most recently with Oxford Bank. ‘I feel like I’m working at a community bank […]
Brittany Noble of Clarkston is attending Central Michigan University on a Centralis Gold Award, which covers four years of tuition. Noble, a graduate of Clarkston High School, is the daughter of Gary and Kathy Noble of Clarkston. Each year, 20 students receive Centralis Scholar Awards, ‘full ride? scholarships covering four years of tuition, room and […]
As you get older, or maybe it’s just me, time seems to fly by. The days and months go too quickly. It seems it was only a few weeks ago school just let out for summer vacation and students from Clarkston High School’s Team RUSH were separated into eight teams and began pondering designs for […]
By Joette Kunse As one of the five volunteer members of the Public Access Television Committee that was appointed by the township board to advise and make recommendations, I’d like to clarify what the monies received from the cable companies to the township are intended for including the rules of their use by local government. […]
Navy Seaman Apprentice Brandon D. Mosher, son of Kimberly A. Davis of Clarkston and Bill R. Mosher of Linden, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, Mosher completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, […]