A group of students from Darlene Roche’s 8th grade class at Clarkston Junior High School spent a day in downtown identifying storm drains and painting them with a fish symbol as part of an Academic Service Learning. The fish symbol came with a message, “No dumping drains to rivers.” In addition to Depot Park, the […]
With millions spent or scheduled to improve Sashabaw Road, attention is now being refocused on Dixie Highway. Pat Kittle, Independence Township supervisor, invited business and property owners along the Dixie corridor to join him in sharing ideas for improving the area. ‘It’s the township’s oldest commercial corridor ? what can we do to make it […]
Concerts in the Park Clarkston’s Concerts in the Park series opens Friday, June 13, with the 80s tunes of Outer Vibe. Local talent starts about 6 p.m., with the headliner act hitting the stage at the gazebo at 7 p.m., performing until 9 p.m. The series contines on June 20 with Magic Bus, performing the […]
15 years ago – 1999 ‘Board puts car perk decision in neutral? Independence Township officials driven to solve a car perk option wound up spinning their wheels at their June 1 meeting. The matter was eventually tabled after lengthy discussions and several failed motions. ‘Township ponders new hall, approves remodeling? The Independence Township Board of […]
Some say stories in The Clarkston News about all the issues happening in the City of the Village of Clarkston are nothing but negative. But we have just reported the facts, and the things going on are negative. A local leader has made comments implying I am personally at fault for ruining her life with […]
Reader finds lots of value in library Dear Editor, On Aug. 5 voters in Independence township and the Village of Clarkston will decide the fate of our library. The average homeowner in both the township and the village has been paying $69.10 per year (at a rate of .6910 mills) to support the library. (The […]
In response to those who support the second chance, stealth, library tax increase vote on Aug. 5, 2014, Independence Township district library supporters fail to mention that long before the library tax increase proposal was voted down on Nov. 6, 2012, the proposal was already set up for a second election if the first had […]
Children at The Learning Experience in Clarkston raised $2,503 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at its annual Trike-A-Thon, May 14. Families were invited to come out and support a worthy cause during the four-hour event, while learning about child safety as demonstrated by fire and police departments. Children rode their tricycles, scooters and bicycles […]
About 25 students at Renaissance High School are putting their carpentry skills to the test, making tables for an outdoor classroom. Their math skills are also getting a workout, said teacher Sara Mastie. “This has been a really good geometry project,” Mastie said. “If an angle is off by just a few degrees, the piece […]
Volunteer Bruce Sable spent his day recently in downtown Clarkston selling roses for a good cause, the Alexander Graham Bell Michigan Chapter Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing for their summer fundraiser. Sable visited downtown, June 4, carrying a variety of beautiful roses to collect donations for the cause. Money raised from Sable’s […]