From The Clarkston News Archives

15 YEARS AGO (1988) ? Clarkston Oaks shopping center, planned for eight acres on Dixie Highway, could solve a dispute between Independence Township and the developer of an apartment of an apartment complex behind the proposed site. Plans for the 72,000 square foot center include a private road that would connect Lancaster Lake Apartments behind […]

Gargaro’s World

If you want an obscene amount of advice, just let it be known that you are attempting to drop a few pounds. I have born witness to this after a friendly wager with Papa Gargaro on who could lose the most weight before the Fourth of July. The bet was two dollars per pound with […]

Letter To The Editor

Dear Editor, I work in Ortonville, and enjoy reading your paper week after week. My father worked on a small paper in Richmond, and told me lots of stories, and reading The Citizen brings back that small-town, family-publication good feeling. I’ve always enjoyed the stories, and even the columns I’ve read, even though I usually […]

Letter To The Editor

Dear Editor, I’ve been a Clarkston resident for about six years now. One thing I learned quickly was that burn days are on the first and third Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. This is an old ordinance that needs some updating. With the Clarkston area growing immensely, this ordinance needs to change to no burn days […]

Letter To The Editor

Dear Editor, I was a sixth grade band student of Mr. Douglas Doty at Sashabaw Middle School during the 2002-03 school year. I just wanted to tell everyone what a fantastic band teacher Mr. Doty is. He is very talented, being able to teach about several different instruments at the same time as well as […]

Fourth of July Fun

Clarkston is once again set to host an Independence Day Parade on July 4. This year’s parade will run from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., starting from Clarkston Middle School on Waldon Road, traveling down Main Street and Miller, and dispersing at St. Daniel Catholic Church off Holcomb. The parade is sponsored by the Independence […]

Stakoe sets coffee hours at Pete’s Coney II

State Representative John Stakoe announced he will sponsor regular coffee hours Friday, June 27. Stakoe, along with County Commissioner Tom Middleton, will be available for an informal get-together from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at Pete’s Coney II, 6160 Dixie Highway in Clarkston. ‘The involvement of residents is vital to our system of government,? Stakoe […]

Two arrested for breaking and entering

Two men were arrested and arraigned last week for breaking and entering in Springfield Township, and are thought to be responsible for several similar acts throughout Oakland County. Daniel Howard Carpenter and Nathan Allen Hundley, both of White Lake, are in custody and were arraigned Friday, June 20 at the 52-2 District Court in Clarkston […]

From The Clarkston News

Sunday, June 22, a 17-year-old Kentucky woman was issued an appearance ticket for being in the possession of alcohol. An unknown person failed to pay for $23 in gas from a station on Sashabaw. Larcenies from automobiles occurred on Amy and Church. Saturday, June 21, two larcenies from automobiles were reported on Iroquois Blvd., and […]