What in the world is Rock Cake? About 130 students in Clarkston Schools? third through fourth grades learned the answer to that question and many more at the first Clarkston Schools Cultural Convention on Nov. 11. Eleven students from the University of Michigan held presentations on Canada, Morocco, Germany, Honduras, Italy, Japan, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, […]
The Clarkston Village Players have once again outdone themselves with an outstanding performance of ‘The Secret Affairs of Mildred Wilde.? I attended the Nov. 19 sold-out showing, and soon realized why so many people were in attendance. ‘Mildred Wilde,? a.k.a. Susan Craves, carried the humorous tone of the performance for the cast. Her facial expressions […]
‘What you’ve been waiting for.? This is how Scott and Mary Randolph believe Clarkston residents will feel about their newest establishment: Randolph’s Salon. Located at 5890 Sashabaw Rd. in the Kroger Plaza, Randolph’s Salon is a Redken Elite Salon, one of 50 nationally, specializing in extraordinary hair color. The store features an exposed hair color […]
The Independence Township Fire Department has successfully sold two of their old rescue units. Springfield Township purchased Rescue Unit #2 for $55,001. The unit is six years old with 18,234 miles and 2,175 engine hours. The Lewiston Volunteer Fire Company in Minnesota purchased Unit #3 for $37,001. Unit #3 is almost 10 years old with […]
The Independence Township Senior Center held a grand Thanksgiving feast on Nov. 17. Seniors enjoyed a turkey dinner with all the trimmings, great music, fun games and wonderful company. Pictured above enjoying some appetizers are (left-right) Wanda Poplawski, Mary Methner, and Robert and Treva Porter. Music for the luncheon was provided by Rovin? Ron of […]
Erica Cale, 12, of Clarkston, was crowned the champion of the Miss Pre-Teen Royal Oak pageant on Nov. 7. Cale, a student at Clarkston Middle School, is the daughter of Nancy and Jeff Cale. She has a two-year-old sister, Savannah, and two brothers, Trevor, 10, and Sean, 14. Cale competed against 33 girls in the […]
Sometimes the best things come in the smallest packages, as can be seen in Clarkston’s newest establishment, La Petite Gallery. La Petite Gallery, located on Main St. in the same building as Tierra’s Fine Jewelers, is a premier showing spot for Clarkston and surrounding community artists. Begun in spring 2004 by Director Terry Tracy, the […]
The Gourmet Concept, located in The Parsonage at 6 E. Church St., is currently collecting international phone cards for our soldier in Iraq. ‘I have an employee whose sister is in Iraq,? said Sandra Keitel, owner of The Gourmet Concept. ‘She’s a weekend warrior who was sent over. Hearing about her situation just made me […]
Hold on to your funny bone – the Clarkston Village Players have returned with yet another side splitting show to tickle the grumpiest among us. ‘The Secret Affairs of Mildred Wild? is a farce on America’s beloved world of cinema. Mildred Wild, a woman struggling to deal with reality, lives in a dream world conjured […]
Please hold tightly to the newspaper. The following may be a bit surprising: Members of the Independence Township Board were pleased to learn that the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be completely reconstructing the M-15 bridge over I-75 this spring. Yes, that’s correct, board members were pleased to hear about more road construction in […]