Clarkston’s Deer Lake is rapidly changing from a pristine first class Michigan jewel lake to a runoff ravaged cesspool. This spring snow melt and normal seasonal rainfall has tainted the regular deep, clear water with silt laden stormwater discharge. Residents on Deer Lake Road, Sagamore Drive, Simler and Phelan particularly have seen roadside ditches and […]
I haven’t “looked askance” in many years, but I really looked askance at the statement that “school officials” (unnamed) thought that there could be a future elementary school near the proposed new Senior Center adjacent to the Clarkston School Board building Property. Several issues come to mind: ? It is only about 2 miles from […]
Ms. Houck’s guest column in the May 26 edition of The Clarkston News was so blatantly incorrect it was an insult to the 3,000 senior citizens living in our township. Let me ask her these questions before I make additional comments: ? Have you gone to the weekly board meetings that dealt with this subject? […]
The Independence Township Library Friends group hosts a Holiday Book Sale Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 1-2. All books are gift quality with many new ones too. The group will also offer antique books, old board games and other historical items. The sale will be during normal library hours, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. […]
Ten years is a long time for a school maintenance vehicle. ‘The trucks are used year round, plowing snow and salting parking lots in the winter and pulling trailers with mowing equipment in the summer,? Building and Grounds Director Wes Goodman reported Nov. 12 to the Clarkston Board of Education. ‘It is in our best […]
Lake Orion High School senior Nicole Collette signed her letter of commitment to swim at Asbury College in Wimore, Kentucky; has been a varsity swimmer at LOHS for three of her four years there. She took her senior year off for knee surgery. Collette has been a scholar athlete, maintaining a 3.65 GPA. She will […]
One measure of a great community is how well local businesses support the community at large, especially their school district. On May, 18 the Clarkston Foundation, a nonprofit organization that sponsors the ‘Teacher of the Year? award in our community, hosted a reception at Liberty Golf & Banquet to recognize the exceptional elementary teachers nominated […]
The story “Doctor uses latest in technology to help cancer patients,” Nov. 7 edition should have listed the phone number for MIRO MCCI center in Clarkston as 248-625-0300.
The Atomic Monkees FIRST Lego League team presented the results of their energy study of The Clarkston News building this past weekend. A practice run in front of the Clarkston News staff Friday helped prepare them for competition Saturday. The team gathered information on the 5 S. Main St. building Oct. 27.
The Lake Orion High School varsity baseball team approached the end of the regular season last week, with a victory over the Colts and a loss to the Lakers. The team narrowly defeated Troy High School on May 24, winning 8-7. Joe Barnes had a grandslam for the Dragons in that game. On May 26, […]