[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 65 (Tuesday, May 17, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E996-E997]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE CLARKSTON NEWS' 75TH ANNIVERSARY AND THE JAMES 
     AND HAZEL SHERMAN FAMILY'S 50-YEAR NEWSPAPER OWNERSHIP CAREER

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 17, 2005

  Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the 
accomplishments of The Clarkston News for the newspaper's 75 years of 
publication and the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the James 
and Hazel Sherman family career as newspaper owners and publishers.
  The Oakland County, Michigan, Clarkston News published its first 
edition on Sept. 23, 1929, just one month before the nation's historic 
stock market crash. James Sherman purchased The Clarkston News in 1966. 
It has since become the largest newspaper in the Sherman Publications 
Inc. Group. Published weekly since 1929, uninterrupted, The Clarkston 
News in the truest sense of community journalism, serves as a mirror of 
the community, preserving the community history and people in its 
pages. The paper has been recognized by numerous awards from such 
groups as the Michigan Press Association.

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  While James Sherman has retired, and his wife Hazel has passed away, 
the Sherman family continues to operate The Clarkston News, The Oxford 
Leader, The Lake Orion Review, and Ortonville-Goodrich area's The 
Citizen. The group also publishes three weekly ``shoppers'' guides, two 
in Oakland County and one in southern Lapeer County.
  The three Sherman children who grew up in the business are owners 
today, sharing supervision of day-to-day operations; and James Sherman 
continues, even in retirement, to delight readers by writing his 
popular weekly column, ``Jim's Jottings.''
  The Shermans are part of the very fabric of life in their 
communities, deeply appreciated as community leaders who help local 
causes, contribute to local charities, and employ local residents.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the 
commitment and achievements of The Clarkston News on its 75th 
anniversary and the James and Hazel Sherman family on the occasion of 
their 50th anniversary in the community newspaper business. They are 
truly deserving of our respect and admiration.

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