The newspaper articles have been written, the candidates have been heard from and the signs have been catching our eye. The only item left in the Aug. 3 primary election is for the residents to vote. Independence Township Clerk Joan McCrary is expecting approximately 20 percent voter turnout and that is a shame. Things are […]
Hundreds of opinions and viewpoints from readers all over the community graced these pages in 2007, offering suggestions, congratulations, and complaints about all sorts of government and community activities. One stood out: the effort to build a new Independence Township Senior Center. For or against, the project is a prime example of the adage, if […]
This is it, a new year is just around the corner. I feel ready. More ready than I was for 2007 to come. I am not the type of girl to make resolutions. Resolutions to me mean it’s just going to get broken. I tried them. Ones I have tried in the past include no […]
(This letter is in response to Bob Arend’s letter to the editor titled ‘City of the Village is a pretentious name? in the July 21 edition of The Clarkston News.) Bob Arend, you’re right. As residents of the City of the Village, I think we would all agree. A simple solution might be to rescue […]
To our supportive community: On behalf of the Clarkston Farm & Garden Club, I would like to publicly thank the Clarkston community for their overwhelming support and response to our recent Honorarium Planter endeavor. Specifically, I’d like to thank: ? Our valued garden club members, Elena Forbes and Linda Meadors who, along with the civic […]
Dear Editor, As you sing ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem? this Christmas season, pray for the Christians there. To find out why, read the December National Geographic’s ‘Bethlehem 2007 AD? and watch the song on YouTube.com, ‘Bethlehem Christmas Cancelled.? The original painting of the last image on the wall, ‘Bridges Not Walls,? was witnessed personally […]
15 years ago – 1992 ‘Fire hits on Christmas? A Christmas day fire left an Independence Township home damaged. Firefighters said a candle, perhaps from an Advent wreath, started the fire. No one was injured. ‘Chancing it? A pair of fishermen tried some early ice fishing on Mill Pond in Clarkston. A warm rain melted […]
More than $172,000 was raised for the American Cancer Society after 1,000 people came out to support Clarkston’s Relay for Life July 24-25. The 24-hour event, held at Clarkston Middle School’s outdoor track, started at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning and ended at 10 p.m. the following day. ‘It went amazing,? Jennifer Schulte, community development […]
The ability to educate Clarkston area voters on legal experience and personal backgrounds was one of the beneficial factors in the July 20 League of Women Voters Oakland Area 52-2 District Judge Candidate Night. All four candidates (Jonathon Douglas, Kelley Kostin, Larence Kozma and Colleen Murphy) established similar viewpoints on several of the evening’s bigger […]
Independence Twp. Thurs., Dec 13 A 43-year-old Independence Township man living in the 8900 block of Allen Road called police after discovering expensive jewelry, cash and prescriptions were missing from the home after a family member visited during a recent weekend. Fri., Dec 14 A 35 year-old Independence Township man living in the 4800 block […]