The Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education will set matters to be voted upon for the June 9 ballot at the upcoming meeting, Monday, March 10. Anita Banach, director of communications and marketing, said this will most likely include: ·wording for the $83 million bond proposal. For the past two years, board members have planned […]
Proud mom Marie Schlautmann, 91, of Clarkston, shared with The Clarkston News her son, on left, Dr. James Raush, a New Hampshire state representative, presented a New Hampshire state flag, which was flown aboard Columbia STS 109, a Hubble space telescope servicing mission, to New Hampshire Speaker of the House, Gene Chandler in November. Astronaut […]
On Thursday, March 6, the Clarkston High School PTSA will host Detective James Mork from the Troy Police Department for a training program on Internet Safety designed for parents with students of all ages. The presentation will be held in the LGI Room located off the main entrance at Clarkston High School. The program is […]
A group of Parke Lake residents may soon be officially joining forces to address lake concerns. An informational meeting to discuss the possibility of lake residents forming a lake board will be held Thursday, March 20 at Independence Township Fire Station #1. “We’re looking to see if people who live in Parke Lake and those […]
A group of local horse vaulters are looking to fly to the moon – or at least to a good showing at an upcoming expo. The Blue Moon Vaulters, consisting of competitors from the Clarkston and Davisburg area, will be traveling to East Lansing March 7-9 for the Michigan State University Stallion Expo. The local […]
15 YEARS AGO (1988) · The conflicts Monday night were man against fish, man against neighbor and man against the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR). More than 75 angry Lake Oakland residents voiced opposition Feb. 29 to plans to add fish spawning areas of stone, concrete and wood to the lake, replacing the spawning […]
A young woman basketball player from a tiny liberal arts college is creating quite a stir in our country. Toni Smith, a basketball player at Manhattanville College, has been turning her back to the flag during the playing of the national anthem all season. Smith is doing this because she is trying to take a […]
(Editor’s note: This was sent to us from a reader responding to a recent column about celebrities commenting on current events including the possibility of a war with Iraq) Dear Editor, The following Hollywood types have joined hands in condemning the dreaded SUV. They call the gasoline fill-up of your SUV “Supporting Terrorism.” Who are […]
Dear Editor, The next meeting concerning Parke Lake, and its watershed, will be held on Thursday, March 20 at 7 p.m. at the Independence Township Firehouse #1. Among the matters to be discussed at the meeting are: status of the City of Clarkston storm water management plans, the pollution plumb spreading from the former gas […]
Independence Township Sunday, March 2, sale of alcohol to a person under 21 years of age on Clarkston. While conducting a building check at a convenience store at 1 a.m., police found the 26-year-old co-owner had sold alcohol to 17-year-old and 18-year-old men. All three were cited. Saturday, March 1, minor in the possession of […]