CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF CLARKSTON Artemus M. Pappas Village Hall 375 Depot Road CLARKSTON MI 48346 SUMMARY MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MEETING July 9, 2012 Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Luginski followed by the pledge of allegiance. Roll Present: Mayor Luginski, Bisio, Haven, Sabol, Roth, Hargis and Hunter Others Present ? […]
Dear Editor, I am proud to be a member of COG, Citizens for Orderly Growth. From this organization I learned about our local government, particularly the development review process and how I could participate effectively to have a say in how my community develops. I learned that as a community we could not and should […]
With graduation upon us, I am reminded of the miserable 95-degree weather during my Clarkston High School graduation in 2006. In 2006, the graduating class was around 580 students, which was the largest class to graduate from Clarkston at the time. The crowd didn’t add any comfort to the extreme heat during the ceremony. This […]
Congratulations to Trevor Sanford, of Davisburg, for graduating from the Oakland Police Academy. Following 17 weeks of intensive training, the Oakland Police Academy of Oakland Community College graduated its 87th Basic Police Training class on Dec. 10. Commencement ceremonies began at 8 p.m. at the Royal Oak Campus Lila Jones Johnson Auditorium. Pontiac Police Chief […]
NOTICE OF DAY OF REVIEW OF APPORTIONMENTS BROWN DRAIN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that special assessment amounts and the apportionment of costs of lands within the Brown Drain Special Assessment District for maintenance of the Brown Drain will be available for review on September 12, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Oakland […]
NOTICE OF DAY OF REVIEW OF APPORTIONMENTS REID AND BRANCH DRAIN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that special assessment amounts and the apportionment of costs of lands within the Reid and Branch Drain Special Assessment District for maintenance of the Reid and Branch Drain will be available for review on September 12, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. […]
Dear Editor, On behalf of the Journalism Club at Springfield Plains Elementary, thank you for publishing our school newspaper, the Dolphin Splash. The first year we began this club, Don Rush emailed me and asked what The Clarkston News could do to help our club print the Dolphin Splash. Not only did you help print […]
The 9.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Dec. 26 off the coast of Indonesia, triggering 20-foot tsunami waves has left emergency workers scrambling to deal with the dead, find the missing, prevent disease, and provide shelter for those left homeless. International Red Cross, American Red Cross, Indian Red Cross, and Red Crescent societies in south Asia […]
SYNOPSIS ORION TOWNSHIP LIBRARY BOARD Millage Hearing August 16, 2012 Present: MaryAnne Thorndycraft, Jim Phillips, Jim Abramczyk, Mike Luna, Bert Quinn, trustees; Karen Knox, director. Excused: Mary Pergeau Meeting called to order at 6:35 p.m. 1. Presented resolution authorizing 1.4189 mills to be levied for the 2012 tax year. Motion to accept approved. Meeting adjourned […]
Whitney Wilder takes a break at Clarkston Elementary’s circus-themed field day last week. Photo by Ingrid Sjostrand