A week after receiving the school attorney’s legal opinion recommending Board of Education members not post to social media about board business, board Trustee Steve Hyer did just that. Hyer posted about 15 tweets during the May 19 school board meeting ? headline-type updates as the board worked its way through the agenda. According to […]
Tom Phipps volunteered many hours of his time to sell the red remembrance poppy, a handmade paper flower made by American Legion members and the American Legion Women’s Auxiliary. Money raised will benefit soldiers. Photo by Andrea Beaudoin
Standing from left, pastors Greg Henneman, Dan Whiting, and Jonathan Heierman, Community Collaboration; Camron Razdar, Young Man of the Year; Jim Evans, Citizen of the Year; John Schmidt of Neiman’s Family Market, Community Beautification/ Preservation; and John Coleman, Adult Youth Volunteer; and, from left, sitting, Dianna Fitzpatrick, accepting the award for her daughter Kelley Fitzpatrick, […]
A qualified engineer will determine if a bridge in Depot Park is safe. Clarkston City Council voted, May 12, in favor of spending not more than $4,000 to city consulting engineer firm Hubbell, Roth & Clark to evaluate the ‘Timber Pedestrian Bridge.? Council member Sharron Catallo, who cast the lone “no” vote, said she would […]
News closed for holiday Clarkston News offices are closed for Memorial Day, Monday, May 26. The deadline for classifieds and ads is noon on Friday. Memorial Day parade American Legion Post 63 leads the Clarkston Memorial Day parade and service, 10 a.m., May 26, through downtown to the cemetery. Participating will be the post Color […]
Clarkston Board of Education is working hard to improve this school district. Their effort is complicated by the lawlessness of one of their members. Trustee Steve Hyer, as well as others, responded to fellow trustees’ questioning of the superintendent and administration regarding spending and policy at a recent meeting by attacking the questioners’ qualifications and […]
Thanks for community volunteer support Dear Editor, On Friday, April 25, was Independence Township Senior Adult Activity Center’s annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon at Clarkston United Methodist Church, where over 100 volunteers and guests attended. Thanks to staff and volunteers for all of the hard work they put into this event: Mary Przybycien and volunteers Bev […]
I’m doing it and it feels great. I’m getting rid of (almost )everything I own, and starting over. I’m tired of the clutter (they say your environment reflects your state of mind). I’m at a point where I really don’t want anything. I would be happy with just some clothes and a bag of makeup. […]
15 years ago – 1999 ‘Teens charged in school bus tire damages? Three Clarkston High School students wanted the day off from school – and they got it as they spent time in Oakland County Jail. The three admitted to snipping air valves off the tires of 37 busses, causing $3,646 in damages. ‘Local teens […]
Part 2 of a series on prescription drug abuse Ever since Joe (not his real name) developed an addition to narcotic pain killers, his life has really gone downhill. He does not go doctor shopping, like some prescription drug addicts, but he is among the five percent of people who can buy the pills off […]