Josh Newblatt and Scott Bonzheim, longtime Clarkston residents and partners, will open Pine Knob Urgent Care Center in a 3,000-square-foot facility off Sashabaw Road near the new Starbucks. They hope to fill the gap when Clarkston Medical Group sells their urgent care and imaging center to McLaren Health Care Corporation. CMG’s Dr. Tim O’Neill said […]
Independence Township Board approved an open space agreement for environmental conservation at Eagle Ridge on Morgan Lake, a new subdivision in development off Maybee Road. “The developer is granting the township a conservation easement for the permanent preservation of the open space in the north portion of Eagle Ridge,” said Independence Township Building Department Director […]
All four foreign exchange students at Brandon High School this year are from Germany. The Citizen recently talked to three of the students? Tillman Bedau of Krefeld, Shari Bortfeld of Bremen, and Claudia Wenta of Hamburg? about their experience. The fourth student, Marie Balke, was unavailable for comment. The Citizen: What are some differences you […]
Looking for a little laughter with drama attached? Then check out the Clarkston Village Players as they perform ‘Melville Boys,? written by Canada’s Norm Foster. ‘I love any kind of thing that deals with relationships,? said Director Verne Vackaro. ‘The relationships between the two brothers and the two sisters (in this play) are very interesting […]
Clean audit for city Clarkston received a clean audit for the year ending June 30, 2015. “It’s a good report ? our highest opinion,” said Rana Emmons of PSLZ LLP Certified Public Accountants, in a report to City Council, Nov. 23. According to the audit report, revenue decreased from $1,454,076 in 2014 to $1,413,090 in […]
15 years ago – 2000 ‘Hoopsters dominate districts? The Clarkston High School Girls Varsity Basketball celebrated their district win after a 48-31 win over Romeo for the title. It was the first district title for the team since 1976. ‘McCrary ‘may have? violated law? The State of Michigan issued a ruling regarding a campaign finance […]
Erica Cale hosts a Gala Ball, 6:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., Saturday, March 13, at Deer Lake Athletic Club in Clarkston. The St. Patrick’s Day themed Emerald Ball benefits her nonprofit group Helping Hearts Helping Hands for children in Honduras. “Erica has set a goal to raise $70,000 this year,” said Nancy Cale, her mother. “Money will […]
Clarkston Rotarians Mary Sloan and Jeff Lichty met with Tom Henderson, founder and CEO of ShelterBox, at a Florida workshop this past February. The Rotary supports the ShelterBox program, providing disaster relief all over the world. More than 8,000 boxes were sent to Haiti and Chile, as well as flooded regions in Egypt, Peru, and […]
I have suffered for almost three years under the good ole’ American student loan scam which is worse than people know. I attended Mott Community College in Flint for two semesters. They claim I borrowed over $12,000 in loans for 23 credits. I also attended Specs Howard School of Media Arts, funded partially via grant. […]
A call for new ideas for city spending Dear Editor, It’s glaringly obvious our city government has a major public relations issue on its hands, regarding construction of a new DPW building in Depot Park. This has been brought to a head by the costly new building, which will be paid for with our tax […]