Our Canadian neighbors to the north have been annoying for some time now, but lately they have gone too far. In opposition to the United States going to war with Iraq, they have booed our national anthem at hockey games, had their politicians call President Bush an idiot and bad mouthed their own Wayne Gretzky […]
Dear Editor, In 1620, a collective group of persecuted Christians aboard the Mayflower entered the waters outside of Cape Cod. The men on that ship signed a social contract, known as the Mayflower Compact, in which they agreed to a government under God, and whose charter focused on the good of the whole. From her […]
Dear Editor, Insensitive and unthinking would describe your decision to run the story of the tragic event re-told in the 1978 section of “a look back,” in the March 26 edition of The Clarkston News. You can do better. Please try. Zac Bell Clarkston
Dear Editor, I received a sad, and too often tragic, phone call last Sunday from a mom who had just found out her daughter was raped by two men, one a foreign national. Besides the tragedy of the rape, we can’t track HIV or criminal prosecution. We’ve consoled parents who have had youngsters killed, severely […]
It won’t be the last time you’ll hear the name Angela Regiani. The Clarkston High School junior dreams of becoming a famous performer someday. And it just so happens things are going her way. Most recently, Regiani was one of a team of dancers from Deborah’s Stage Door for the Performing Arts in Rochester Hills […]
BY KYLE GARGARO Clarkston News Editor Six girls from the Clarkston High School track team had an impressive showing at the Nike Indoor Track and Field Nationals Meet in Maryland. “The girls ran real well,” track coach Jamie LaBrosse said. “This puts us in good shape going into the high school season. We should be […]
The Clarkston Wolfpack’s 10U AAU basketball team had a great showing in the Sterling Heights Wizards Tournament. They opened up on Saturday morning with a win against the Waterford Wave team. Ciara Schultz led the team with six points as they defeated the Wave 14-9. The team then went up against a tough Legion team […]
PUBLIC NOTICE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 6050 Flemings Lake Road 2003 SPRING CLEAN-UP & HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION DAY Spring Clean Up Days are May 10 and May 17, 2003. Hazardous Waste Collection Day is May 17, 2003 only. For residents of Independence Township and the City of Clarkston only. 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. […]
Zoning BOARD OF APPEALS The Independence Township Board of Appeals will meet Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at 7:30 pm at the Independence Township Library, 6495 Clarkston Road, Clarkston, MI 48346 to hear the following cases: Case #03-0018 Donald and Leah Mattise, Petitioners APPLICANTS REQUEST FRONT YARD SETBACK VARIANCE OF 16′ TO CONSTRUCT DECK (REPLACEMENT) ON […]
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Independence Township Planning commission, Oakland County, Michigan, will hold a Public Hearing on: Thursday, April 24th, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. At Independence Township Library, 6493 Clarkston Road, Clarkston, Michigan, 48346 to consider the following: FILE #2002-013 Tom Althoff, Vision Development, Petitioner REQUEST REZONING From: 09-2 (Office service Two) To: PUD […]