Students affected with a variety of disabilities were able to try out numerous adaptive sports during a strive summer picnic on July 20 at Clintonwood Park in Clarkston. Strive Special Projects Director Drew Burns said activities, like the summer picnic, offered by Strive are meant to increase quality of life for both the disabled and […]
Curt Catallo and his wife Ann Stevenson love Clarkston ? that’s why they keep opening new businesses here. ‘Pride starts on Main Street,? Catallo said. ‘We can see downtown from our bedroom.? ‘Union Joints,” including Clarkston Union, Union Woodshop, and Adworks, will soon also include a coffee shop at the corner of Clarkston Road and […]
Bart and Diane Clark have been active and generous residents of the community since they moved here in 2005, but their latest commitment, to fund a new bridge in Depot Park, has left some amazed. City Manager Carol Eberhardt said city council members were speechless after Bart announced at the Aug. 11 Clarkston City Council […]
Robertson Court residents spotted colored plastic and metal flags sticking out of the ground and wondered what they were. Yellow, red, orange blue and green flags mark underground utility lines in advance of two projects. One yard on Robertson was painted and flagged for a landscape project. Another at the corner of Main and Robertson […]
Tina Collins is excited about her new position as executive director of SCAMP, a five-week camp each summer for children with a variety of disabilities. Collins has big shoes to fill after former executive director, Donna Clancy announced she would retire on Aug. 18 after several years of service to the organization. When she announced […]
A public hearing on a show shoveling tax, Monday, ended in a city council vote not to enforce an existing snow removal ordinance. Councilman Mike Sabol said the issue was addressed years ago when a previous ordinance was passed, and the city needs to enforce existing rules. Only fellow Councilman David Marsh agreed with Sabol, […]
Four candidates are running for three seats on Clarkston City Council in the Nov. 4 election. Peg Roth, Richard Bisio, Michael Sabol and Sharron Catallo will run to fill the three seats. Joe Luginski is running unopposed for mayor. Bisio ran in 2013 for seat on city council after he had been appointed to fill […]
A Dixie Development Project has $20,000 to work with after Independence Township Board approved a budget amendment at a special meeting, Aug.12. Township Supervisor Pat Kittle said the money will be used on a Dixie Highway Development Action Plan Richard Carlisle from Carlisle Wortman Associates, the township’s planner, said the action plan is needed to […]
As required by charter, Clarkston City Manager Carol Eberhardt submitted a yearly report to City Council. Work over the last year included improving communication procedures, changing processes in the city, staff changes, implementing technological changes, and other improvements. ‘I believe it’s important for the council to understand what progress and direction the city has been […]
It’s not easy doing this job. It has been made apparent to me, time and time again, the Clarkson city manager feels I am the main cause of her issues over the past year. Her comments to me have been down right vindictive, and blame is placed squarely on me. I have been through this […]