There’s a new family coming to Clarkston ? and they’re bringing more than 50 years of restaurant experience with them. Brett Knapp, of Oxford, and his father Roger Knapp, of Rochester, are opening a Red Knapp’s American Grill in Independence Township. The Knapp family, mainly centered in the Rochester area, has been running restaurants in […]
Sometimes help comes from where you least expect it. Bob and Patti Heath, owners of American Fitness Center on Dixie Highway, are holding a special fund-raiser to assist gym member Frank Grainer, who was recently in a devastating car accident. The couple is raffling off a one-year gym membership including 10 personal training sessions. According […]
Careful, don’t take your eyes away from this page. You are about to enter a world of mystery and suspense ? a world of illusion and trickery ? a world of magic. And everything will be spelled out for you with easy step by step instructions and helpful pictures thanks to junior magician Jeff Renaker. […]
Want to know what I’ve concluded in my four and a half days as Editor of The Clarkston News? Well, even if you don’t, here you go – introducing myself to people can get repetitive. Now don’t get me wrong. I really enjoy meeting people. By golly, I’d even go as far as saying I […]
The Oxford Schools Board of Education recently voted unanimously to move $600,000 from their general fund their public improvement fund. According to Assistant Superintendent Ron Franey, the board established the public improvement fund one year ago to assist with ‘large ticket? capital items. The board opened the fund last year with $600,000. ‘We didn’t do […]
Scott Stewart never thought his bike racing would take him as far as he’s gone – especially all the way to the hills of California for national competition. On the weekend of September 23, Stewart, a 17-year-old senior at Oxford High School, took two top finishes at the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships in […]
Students in Catherine Colagross? seventh grade English class received a true lesson in real world application when they designed new brochures for Fancy Feet & Fingers in Oxford. ‘Students always want to know ‘How am I going to use English in real life??? said Colagross. ‘This was an opportunity to give them a real life […]
The Oxford Varsity Basketball Team has continued a downward trend in Flint Metro League Competition: the ladies lost 50-37 on Sept. 28 to Linden and 42-30 on Sept. 30 to Brandon. Against Linden, Megan Stumph was the high scorer with 12 points, followed by Kacey Cookingham with 10. Linden completed the game top in the […]
Cold weather and a slightly nervous team brought the Oxford Varsity Soccer Team their third loss in the Flint Metro League. On Oct. 4, the Cats were defeated by Lapeer East 1-0. ‘The Wildcats came into tonight’s game a little flat and unsure of how they’d play in their first game in the cold,? said […]
Administrators and construction representatives for the new Oxford High School have a great reason to be all smiles – the district held a traditionally blue and gold dedication on Sept. 21. Displaying the new plaque for the school at the dedication are (left-right) Tom Chen, Senior Vice President of Design Build for Skanska USA Building, […]