News closed for holiday Clarkston News offices are closed for Memorial Day, Monday, May 26. The deadline for classifieds and ads is noon on Friday. Memorial Day parade American Legion Post 63 leads the Clarkston Memorial Day parade and service, 10 a.m., May 26, through downtown to the cemetery. Participating will be the post Color […]
Clarkston Board of Education is working hard to improve this school district. Their effort is complicated by the lawlessness of one of their members. Trustee Steve Hyer, as well as others, responded to fellow trustees’ questioning of the superintendent and administration regarding spending and policy at a recent meeting by attacking the questioners’ qualifications and […]
Brandon Twp.- The Brandon School District may receive $600,000 in federal stimulus money this year, but the funds won’t solve a looming budget crisis. School officials are facing a list of unknowns as they plan to approve a budget following a public hearing planned for 6 p.m., June 8, in the Board of Education room, […]
A combination of less money to spend and a significant reduction in cases of the West Nile Virus has prompted county officials to scale back mosquito prevention to areas of the county. Tony Drautz, Administrator, Environmental Health Services Oakland County Health Division, said that funding for prevention has been reduced from $500,000 to $300,000 for […]
Thanks for community volunteer support Dear Editor, On Friday, April 25, was Independence Township Senior Adult Activity Center’s annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon at Clarkston United Methodist Church, where over 100 volunteers and guests attended. Thanks to staff and volunteers for all of the hard work they put into this event: Mary Przybycien and volunteers Bev […]
I’m doing it and it feels great. I’m getting rid of (almost )everything I own, and starting over. I’m tired of the clutter (they say your environment reflects your state of mind). I’m at a point where I really don’t want anything. I would be happy with just some clothes and a bag of makeup. […]
Atlas Twp.-No trailer parks. That’s the word from township planners who on Wednesday night hosted a public hearing at the Goodrich Middle School Cafetorium which drew about 60 residents to discuss the township master plan. The master plan, which is reviewed every five years, is a guide for land use in the community it serves. […]
Attention 2009 graduates – If you are a residents of the Goodrich or Ortonville areas graduating from a high school other than Brandon or Goodrich and wish to be included in The Citizen’s 2009 graduation edition, please send a graduation photo to The Citizen, 12 South St., Ortonville, Mich. prior to May 26. Please include […]
15 years ago – 1999 ‘Teens charged in school bus tire damages? Three Clarkston High School students wanted the day off from school – and they got it as they spent time in Oakland County Jail. The three admitted to snipping air valves off the tires of 37 busses, causing $3,646 in damages. ‘Local teens […]
Part 2 of a series on prescription drug abuse Ever since Joe (not his real name) developed an addition to narcotic pain killers, his life has really gone downhill. He does not go doctor shopping, like some prescription drug addicts, but he is among the five percent of people who can buy the pills off […]