The Brandon High School freshman girls basketball team earned a 48-42 win against visiting Waterford Mott Sept. 23. The Blackhawks improved to 5-4 with the win. Katie Haas led the Blackhawks with 17 points and added five steals. Jamila Richardson added 11 points and 12 rebounds, while Kylie Knight added six points and five steals […]
By Teri Stiles Citizen Staff Writer Almost 200 people showed up for the dedication of Kids Kingdom at Seymour Lake Park on Saturday. The Kids Kingdom playground, built entirely by community volunteers over the Memorial Day weekend, is the first in what playground chairman Robert Martin hopes will be a series of projects creating local […]
When I was a wee bit younger than I am now, I used to shake my head with sadness or shake my fists in anger — I used to get upset at the sheer volume of signs screwing up our roadsides. When I was too young to drive, back before seat belts were mandatory and […]
We’ve heard it from our mothers, grandmothers and even the pulpit – Never Go Grocery Shopping On An Empty Stomach! But, did we learn? No! That ‘no? includes everybody who ever entered a grocery store. If we didn’t learn from those mentioned above, we should have gotten the message when groceries started installing self-opening doors. […]
Approximately 4,000 people dined together in downtown Clarkston last Saturday. The Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce sponsored the 6th Annual Taste of Clarkston with 16 restaurants providing food for the event. “We had a wonderful turnout that was a great cross section of the community,” event planner Terri Bendes said. “We had families with young […]
Just two weeks after an official dedication ceremony where local district judges, law enforcement officers and politicians praised the new community service garden, its neighbors are speaking out with concerns. In fact, they want to “squash the project,” resident Tim Smith said. He and Pine Knob Road neighbors don’t feel safe with people convicted of […]
For the 30th year, a loyal group of volunteers throw a party Tuesday nights at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Clarkston. The event includes dancing, eating and interaction for the mentally and physically challenged in the area. “It is a great, great time every Tuesday,” volunteer Joe Fisher said. “We get a lot of […]
Our government confuses me from time to time. The rationale for what is illegal and legal can sometimes be puzzling at best. In my mind, this is the case when the issue of gambling is discussed. In some instances our government allows, even encourages, gambling yet I can not legally place a bet on a […]
I read with sadness the article in your September 24 issue, “Allen Road puppy shot.” Poor Lucy is an innocent animal and, in a perfect world, the person who shot her would be found and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Was Lucy at home inside her fenced yard when this happened? If […]
I am writing in response to the letters concerning the sale of flowers at Rudy’s Market. I am unsure of the reason why Mrs. Wilson feels threatened by Rudy’s selling flowers. She has a beautiful, well established, up-scale flower business. Anyone who knows Clarkston, knows The Parsonage. On the other hand, anyone who knows Clarkston, […]