15 years ago – 1997 ‘Aesop’s Fables as you’ve never seen them? Aliens. Gypsies. Hash slingers. And the requisite king with a beautiful daughter, hero, and lucky goose named Gertrude. That was the cast of characters as the summer theater workshop of Clarkston Community Education presented, in recital, ‘The Golden Goose? July 31 at Bailey […]
Dear editor: On behalf of the Brandon Township Board of Trustees and the Brandon Township Recreation Department, I want to thank all of the vendors, volunteers, contractors and Build a Park Club members who made the ‘official? opening of the Brandon Township Community Park a success last Saturday. I would like to add a special […]
15 YEARS AGO (1989) ? School board approves budget cut: The Clarkston Board of Education unanimously adopted about $2 million in budget cuts Dec. 4, contingent upon the results of the upcoming millage election. On Feb. 12, 1990, voters will be asked to approve an additional 5.6 mills for the 1990-91 school year. ? Stolen […]
Independence Township November 29: Prescription fraud report at the Kroger pharmacy on Dixie Highway. December 1: Larceny of gasoline from the Clark station at Sashabaw and Pelton roads. December 2: Home invasion on Autumnwood Court. Someone took jewelry and a DVD player. Larceny from Big Apple Bagel on Sashabaw Road. A customer said someone took […]
Dear Editor, The Clarkston Farm and Garden Club thanks the wonderful gardeners of our community, Karen Wiltfang, Liz and Mike Doyle, Russ and Paula Jones, Candace and Dick Payne, Lynette and Joe Fioroni, and Pat and Nathan Chase for opening their gardens for the 2012 Garden Walk. The 400 people who visited the beautiful and […]
Dear editor: (In response to ‘These violations must cease,? The Citizen, May 31, page 6) Dear Ms. Arnold: As legal counsel for the Atlas Township Planning Commission, I must respond to your open letter to the planning commissioners, not because of your complete misstatement of the Michigan Open Meetings Act, (MCL 15.261 et. seq.) and […]
Dear editor: I recently experienced something that I never hope to witness again. I live in the village of Ortonville and was working outside in my yard. The neighboring home that has been empty for some time has recently been taken over by a bank. The bank, in turn, hired a company to clean up […]
Dear Editor, I am positive that Clarkston and the experience of living in what is now the City of the Village of Clarkston would not be lessened and could be greatly improved if the Village of Clarkston were to rejoin Independence Township and no longer be a city, if the city government was shaken off. […]
Dear editor: On behalf of the Kammron Myles family, we would like to extend a sincere thank you to all of our fundraiser participants and local businesses for helping make the Road Rally fundraiser on June 1 a success. A special thanks is in order to MacPhee’s Family Restaurant & Pub for graciously allowing us […]
Dear editor: A letter to the Seniors of Goodrich High School: Believe it or not, graduation time is here. I am sure that some of you are thinking that the school year just started, while a few may even be thinking it was not that long ago that you began your high school experience. Throughout […]