Salute to Memorial Day
John Lynch, of the American Legion Post 63 in Clarkston, salutes the American Flag while the Clarkston High School marching band plays the ‘Star Spangled Banner.? Lynch led the morning’s ceremonies in Lakeview Cemetery.
Leadership Clarkston sets goals
Members of five public bodies from around the Clarkston area came together once again on May 26 to forge a common goal for the community. In fact, those present forged three. Leadership Clarkston ? a joint meeting hosted by the Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce for board members from the City of the Village of […]
Springfield Plains Elementary students learn about newspapers
Right now there are 62 elementary students running around Clarkston with a whole new way to torment their parents ? newsprint tattoos. On May 25, I headed over to Springfield Plains Elementary for Festival Day. This year’s theme was communication and your very own local editor was given the opportunity to shape the minds of […]
Honoring those who make Clarkston great
‘We are gathered here today to honor those individuals that elevate the Clarkston community and make it the great place it is to live. Simply, this is what Clarkston is all about.? ? Luc Poirier, Awards Committee Chairman. Representatives from throughout the Clarkston area gathered on May 18 to honor those who ‘make Clarkston, Clarkston? […]
We only do this once every 75 years
Notice something a little different about this week’s edition of The Clarkston News? Does the paper seem a little heavier this week, or a little thicker? Well, it is. This week’s Clarkston News contains our ‘Special Anniversary Issue? commemorating our 75 years of providing the Clarkston community with local news, features and faces. The 64-page […]
Attorneys discourage sharing of easements
After some delay and debate, the Independence Township’s legal firm stated that the township board ‘should not? cannot? share easements with the North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy. At the May 4 regular meeting, Karlstrom Cooney presented a formal opinion on the Pine Knob Golf Course easements. According to the letter provided, the township board ‘should […]
Formal event fits the ‘bill? for Ducks Unlimited
An evening of beautiful ladies in formal wear and elegant auction items is not the picture that comes to mind when thinking of a banquet sponsored by Ducks Unlimited (DU). However, Ducks Unlimited is not a typical sportsman’s club. Begun in 1937 by a group of sportsmen concerned by the drought-plagued waterfowl populations, Ducks Unlimited […]
Walkin? and Rollin? in Clarkston?
The annual SCAMP Walk & Roll fund-raiser in Depot Park shook up Clarkston this past Sunday. Volunteers, walkers and SCAMPers turned in pledge sheets for a chance to travel along 1-mile, 2-mile and 8-mile routes with all proceeds benefiting SCAMP. ‘It was a wonderful day,? said SCAMP Director Donna Clancy. ‘There were so many people, […]
SMS students learn about Great Depression first-hand
When learning history, there is nothing better than learning about the events from a first-person point of view. That is exactly what Sashabaw Middle School eighth grade language arts teacher Sue Wilson decided to do when her students began reading a novel on the Great Depression. ‘This is a part of the district’s ‘Learn and […]
Independence OKs funds for chloride
Relief is on the way. At the regular Independence Township Board meeting on April 19, trustees approved a contract with Road Maintenance Corporation to apply chloride to the township’s gravel roads at 6 cents a foot, the same cost as 2004. ‘This is a good program and I’m very happy with it,? said Treasurer Jim […]