A submarine sandwich has taken up station on the north-side pitch of the roof on Rudy’s Market. We can see it from the south-facing windows of our newsroom. We noticed it a couple weeks ago. Nobody knows how it got there. Perhaps utility workers on our roof, breaking for lunch, some sort of food fight, […]
Terry Beltr’n Miller viewed her buyout from General Motors in 2005 as an opportunity. She used it to create her own business, Vista Latinos Marketing and Communications Solutions Company. ‘My passion to help our Hispanic community inspired me to develop a company that focuses on the Latino Boom in the U.S.” Beltr’n-Miller said. ‘We believe […]
Readers of The Clarkston News’ Public Safety page know how commonly radios, laptops, jewelry, and other items are stolen from cars and SUVs in local neighborhoods. Deputies caught the culprit in at least some of these cases, about 3 a.m., Dec. 14. Responding to reports of a suspect wearing a light-colored hooded sweatshirt, trying to […]
Springfield Plains Elementary School’s holiday parties were Thursday, Dec. 18, avoiding Friday’s snow day. Parent volunteers filled the hallways to help out with games, snacks and crafts.
A settlement seems likely in a lawsuit by a former Clarkston police officer against the city. John Swatowski Jr. filed suit this past September against the City of the Village of Clarkston, charging violation of Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act when he was fired, July 10, 2007. The council discussed the case in closed […]
For Shannon Wygant of Springfield Township, Christmas isn’t just for kids. ‘It’s for adults, too. Some have no one at home, no family,? said Wygant, president of the local Home Instead Senior Care. Volunteers from the community, churches, and schools filled Waterford Senior Center, Dec. 10, to wrap about 1,800 gifts for Home Instead’s Be […]
Lighthouse Emergency Services will get about half Clarkston’s Community Development Block Grant funds this year. The City Council voted unanimously, Dec.11, to allocate $3,600 of $8,000 to Lighthouse North: $2,600 for food, clothing, and other emergency services to low and moderate-income people, and $1,000 to replace linoleum flooring at the Sashabaw Road facility. Clarkston also […]
Clarkston’s Union General kicked off Christmas season crunch time with an open house, Dec. 10. “We had a good turnout,” said owner Ann Stevenson, who hosted the wine and hors d’oeuvre event with her husband, Curt Catallo. “It was nice. We invited friends and neighbors from the village, most of whom could walk over here. […]
Friends, family and well-wishers filled Clarkston’s Knights of Columbus Hall, Dec. 5, in a fundraiser for Lindsey Friend. Proceeds from the benefit will help the Clarkston Junior High School student in treatment and recovery from a brain injury suffered when she hit her head this past September.
More than 50 local skaters will tell the story of the ‘Polar Express,? through music interpretation on ice. ‘We working hard to prepare,? said Hollie Campagna, director of figure skating. ‘It’s a lot of fun ? lighthearted entertainment, good family fun. It’s a great way to kick off the holiday.? Lakeland Skating Club members, 7-17 […]