A hundred artists and crafters will fill Depot Park this weekend, for Clarkston Community Historical Society’s 33rd annual Art in the Village. The show, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 15-16, will feature potters, painters, woodworkers, and jewelers from all over the country. All the work is hand crafted. ‘This year’s unique because we have the brand […]
Independence Township finds itself facing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request after township attorney Stephen Joppich switched law firms. Joppich and five other attorneys left Farmington Hills-based Secrest Wardle to join the new firm Johnson, Rosati, Shultz and Joppich P.C. Secrest Wardle sent a FOIA, March 8, to the township requesting all communications including […]
I was sitting in church yesterday and the pastor read out of Ecclesiastes 3, ‘There is a time for everything and every season under heaven.? Well, I got thinking about the seasons and how I have noticed the weather starting to change It’s getting darker earlier at night outside and the sun is not rising […]
Ever wonder what it would be like to walk Clarkston’s streets and see a Pablo Picasso, Leonardo DaVinci, or Michelangelo paintings in its original size hanging on the sides of buildings for all to see? Now you can. The City of the Village of Clarkston is one of 11 communities this year participating in the […]
A move to paperless agendas could save the township money and time. Independence Township Clerk Shelagh Vanderveen has been working with Matt Shelly from Tech Resources, discussing the possibility of moving to ‘paperless agendas.? This idea was presented at the Sept. 4 board meeting. The recommended motion was to buy seven computers with hardware and […]
Clarkston Residents remember a great community activist who served both Clarkston and God. Martha A. ‘Marty? Johnston, passed away Aug. 31 at age 72 after a battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her husband Rich Johnston. Clarkston resident Tom Stone said he had a lot of experience working with Johnston when he […]
New Cable Public Access Center (CPAC) Director Joe Barnhart hopes to see CPAC become a thriving place for the community. ‘I’d like this to be like the library where we provide resources and expertise for the community and then they can come in and take advantage of that,? he said. ‘We’re not truly here to […]
After 65 years of doing the Lord’s work around the globe, how does Brother Bruno Karpinski spend his retirement? ‘I get up every morning at 5:15 and spend an hour talking with the Lord, (asking) ‘what do you want me to do, Lord,?? said Karpinski, 87, a Jesuit at Colombiere Center, off Big Lake Road […]
Students looking to spend spring break serving the community have several opportunities here at home. Independence Township is planning a Clarkston Community Garden project, April 2-5. ‘We hope families will sign up to volunteer a day together. Or, this is a perfect opportunity for students who need to complete community service hours for school,? said […]
Independence Township residents will pay more for water and sewer this year. Township Board approved a 3.6 percent increase in sewer rates and a 5 percent in water rates on a 4-0 vote, March 6. Trustees Larry Rosso and Mark Petterson, and Supervisor David Wagner were absent. The 3.6 percent equates to $2.79 per REU […]