To be or not to be ? that was the question regarding Clarkston cityhood, discussed by residents Cory Johnston and Michael Sabol for Clarkston411.com. For Johnston, the time has come for Clarkston to dissolve its city charter. “Cityhood is a fine idea ? control your own destiny, have your own government,” Johnston said during the […]
My first news panel discussion is sealed and delivered, uploaded to the Internet. Thanks to Cory Johnston and Michael Sabol for coming in last Thursday and providing thoughtful commentary on an important issue for Clarkston residents ? whether your city should stay a city or not. Both saw problems with the current city budget system […]
More than 150 stood on Sashabaw Road during a Lifechain, Sunday, organized by 40 Days for Life. The demonstration, which filled both sides of Sashabaw Road from Waldon to Bow Pointe Drive, was one day of 40, Sept. 22-Oct. 31, in front of Family Care Clinic Gynecology and Family Planning, which opened this past summer. […]
Tim Walton joined Independence Township Department of Public Works on Aug. 25, 1975, retiring Oct. 1, 2010. “Thirty-five years – I must have liked it here, ’cause I stayed so long,” Walton said at his retirement luncheon. He plans to go to Colorado, where he has family, to retire. “I’ll do anything I want, within […]
Those living a green life can make a final contribution to the environment after death at The Preserve, All Saints Cemetery, offering natural burial. “It’s for people who want to be buried naturally, from dyed-in-the-wool environmentalists to those just interested in conservation,” said William Burr, director of the cemetery at 4401 Nelsey Road, part of […]
Preschoolers at The Learning Experience got a dog’s-eye perspective on accepting life’s changes, courtesy of local author Karen Swift. Swift read from her children’s book series, “The Adventures of Jake and George,” Oct. 1, at the Independence Township school. “They’re based on watching my dogs,” said Swift, who lives in Sylvan Lake and works at […]
Tour guide Daniel Stencil had a warning for those following. “It’s a bit wet out here,” said Stencil, executive officer for Oakland County Parks, splashing through four inches of water at the edge of Upper Bushman Lake in Independence Township. For members of the press on an advance tour, Oct. 15, “wetlands” lived up to […]
Author Greta Emling brings Phyllis Klenk’s story of survival against the odds, hosting a presentation, question-and-answer, and book signing, 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 24, Independence Township Library, 6495 Clarkston Road. “There are always a thousand questions,” said Emling, author of “Wounded Trapped and Voiceless… All Things Are Possible.” “There’s a great deal of interest in […]
With Lake Oakland nearby and duck season underway, gun shots aren’t uncommon in the 2000 block of Mann Road. But for the Eggenberger family of Waterford Township, shots they heard in the early morning, Oct. 9-10, seemed closer than normal ? just across the street in Independence Township. Oakland County deputies and Waterford Police responded, […]
Intermission isn’t a crowded affair anymore at Clarkston Village Players’ Depot Theater, thanks to a recent renovation. “With the sofas, it would get pretty crowded,” said Jan Cable, CVP public relations manager. “This opens it up and makes it a lot more comfortable.” Sofas which used to fill the theater’s front lobby were removed, replaced […]