Lady Wildcats end a difficult season

The Varsity Ladies Basketball team completed a slow season with a 51-45 loss to Lapeer East in district competition at Waterford-Kettering. “This just was not one of our best games,” said coach Becky Graves. High scorer for the match up was Megan Stumph with 15 points. Following her lead were teammates Casey Cookingham and Jenni […]

“Luck be a Lady Tonight!”

A night of comedy, excitement and a trip back to the 1950s awaits you at Oxford High School’s production of Guys and Dolls this weekend, Nov. 20-22, at 7 p.m. in the commons area. Come and follow the tale of Nathan Detroit (Darren Johnston) as he tries to hold one of his infamous crap games, […]

The News to Me

Let me begin by letting everyone know something about myself ? I am impatient. That’s right, I have no shred of the trait in my being. Just ask my husband and son. With that in mind, I have actually managed to wait about three weeks (through good-byes, introductions, a 75th celebration and the triumphant Sasha […]

Salute to Memorial Day

John Lynch, of the American Legion Post 63 in Clarkston, salutes the American Flag while the Clarkston High School marching band plays the ‘Star Spangled Banner.? Lynch led the morning’s ceremonies in Lakeview Cemetery.

Leadership Clarkston sets goals

Members of five public bodies from around the Clarkston area came together once again on May 26 to forge a common goal for the community. In fact, those present forged three. Leadership Clarkston ? a joint meeting hosted by the Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce for board members from the City of the Village of […]

Springfield Plains Elementary students learn about newspapers

Right now there are 62 elementary students running around Clarkston with a whole new way to torment their parents ? newsprint tattoos. On May 25, I headed over to Springfield Plains Elementary for Festival Day. This year’s theme was communication and your very own local editor was given the opportunity to shape the minds of […]

Honoring those who make Clarkston great

‘We are gathered here today to honor those individuals that elevate the Clarkston community and make it the great place it is to live. Simply, this is what Clarkston is all about.? ? Luc Poirier, Awards Committee Chairman. Representatives from throughout the Clarkston area gathered on May 18 to honor those who ‘make Clarkston, Clarkston? […]

We only do this once every 75 years

Notice something a little different about this week’s edition of The Clarkston News? Does the paper seem a little heavier this week, or a little thicker? Well, it is. This week’s Clarkston News contains our ‘Special Anniversary Issue? commemorating our 75 years of providing the Clarkston community with local news, features and faces. The 64-page […]

Attorneys discourage sharing of easements

After some delay and debate, the Independence Township’s legal firm stated that the township board ‘should not? cannot? share easements with the North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy. At the May 4 regular meeting, Karlstrom Cooney presented a formal opinion on the Pine Knob Golf Course easements. According to the letter provided, the township board ‘should […]

Formal event fits the ‘bill? for Ducks Unlimited

An evening of beautiful ladies in formal wear and elegant auction items is not the picture that comes to mind when thinking of a banquet sponsored by Ducks Unlimited (DU). However, Ducks Unlimited is not a typical sportsman’s club. Begun in 1937 by a group of sportsmen concerned by the drought-plagued waterfowl populations, Ducks Unlimited […]

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