Clarkston girl just beginning her ride

BY NOAH PURCELL Clarkston News Staff Writer Molly Arnold rides through life the same way she rides her horse cooly with an air of confidence bred by experience and knowledge far beyond her years. She is 13 and sits on the cusp of her first professional rodeo. She is 13 and she has survived a […]

Guest viewpoint

This year marks the 8th season of market Saturdays in Clarkston. Our new location on Waldon Road at the Renaissance High School parking lot provided an opportunity for the market to gather once more and celebrate the abundance of the Michigan Harvest of local fruits, flowers, vegetables and so much more. Michigan is second to […]

Business briefs

Detroit Tigers The Brandon Township Parks and Recreation is taking registration for the Detroit Tigers versus the Oakland A’s on Aug. 9. The tickets are $56 per person and include the game ticket, luxury motor coach transportation, an upper lounge pizza party and a fireworks display. The bus leaves Brandon Middle School at 5 p.m., […]

Birth

Adam Evan Keesling Kellermeyer Danny & Michaelle Kellermeyer of Ortonville are proud to announce the birth of their new grandson, Adam Evan Kellermeyer. Evan joined the family on April 20 and was born in Gainesville, Fla. He weighed 9 pounds, 7 ounces and was 21 inches long. His parents are Emmy Keesling and Jawn Kellermeyer.

Learn views at debate

Citizens will have an opportunity to hear from Independence Township trustee candidates when the League of Women Voters (LWV) holds a debate. According to Judy Bateman of the LWV, each candidate will give a one-minute opening and closing statement, and they will have one minute to respond to questions from the audience and from Mary […]

Independence Township

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS The Independence Township Board of Appeals will meet Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at 7:30 pm at the Independence Township Library, 6495 Clarkston Road, Clarkston, MI 48346 to hear the following cases: Case #05-0006 Robert C. Kraus, Inc., Petitioner APPLICANT REQUESTS FRONT YARD SETBACK VARIANCE OF 20? AND SIDE YARD SETBACK VARIANCE […]

Downsize eyed for Planning Commission

Clarkston’s Planning Commission will be downsized from 7 to 5 members if the City Council votes to change their current ordinance. In addition to decreasing the number of Planning Commission members, Ordinance 129 will be amended to ensure the city council member appointed to the commission can vote. The current members of the Planning Commission […]

Academics

Marie McDonald Marie McDonald has been named to the dean’s list at Central Michigan University for the spring semester. The 2007 Brandon High School graduate is majoring in secondary education, social studies. She is the daughter of Charles and Debra McDonald of Ortonville. Roy Reynolds Roy Reynolds graduated July 11 from Northwood University in Midland […]

Clarkston Village

Meeting called to order at 7:03 p.m. by Mayor Catallo. Roll. Present: Catallo, Colombo, Gamble, Meyland, Ottman. Savage, Wylie. Absent: None. Minutes of January 10, 2005, approved as presented. Agenda approved as presented. Wylie reported that he has received e-mails from MDOT regarding progress on the adjustment to the traffic signal at M-15 and Washington. […]

Stop stressing us out, dude.

Maybe I’m just a little thick-headed, but I just have this gut (hey, that’s thick, too!) feeling: Over zealous terrorists, hell-bent for bringing the Great Satan to its knees, ain’t gonna? do it by staging attacks on our little hamlet here in Nowheresville, USA. Call me kooky, but I don’t see it happening. Maybe I’m […]