For lots of folks, Memorial Day is just a day off from work or school, an opportunity to barbecue with family and friends or a chance to enjoy a three-day weekend up north. Although the holiday has become the official start of summer, we must never forget that its main purpose is to honor those […]
BY ALICIA DORSET Clarkston News Staff Writer The low carbohydrate revolution is everywhere. The Atkins? Web site offers bagels with lower carbs (one bag for $5.99 plus shipping) to consumers. Low Carb Living the magazine arrived at newsstands. Best friends debate the effectiveness of Atkins versus South Beach. Even the bread at local groceries stores […]
BY ALICIA DORSET Clarkston News Staff Writer Saul and Patsy. While this couple might not be famous right now, their fame is set to grow once the third annual ‘Everyone’s Reading? campaign kicks off. The Independence Township Library is one of seven libraries participating in the Metro-Area Book Club’s event again this year, featuring author […]
For lots of folks, Memorial Day is just a day off from work or school, an opportunity to barbecue with family and friends or a chance to enjoy a three-day weekend up north. Although the holiday has become the official start of summer, we must never forget that its main purpose is to honor those […]
BY ALICIA DORSET Clarkston News Staff Writer Sometimes students need to look to the stars for a little motivation. That’s exactly what the third graders at Clarkston Elementary did on Jan. 21. For the 17th year, students were treated to ‘Reach for the Stars?, an all-day enrichment program that presented famous individuals who overcame difficult […]
OHS junior Salena Pritchett collects money on M-24 Saturday for the school’s marching band during the Boosters? Tag Days fund-raiser, which collected approximately $2,900. Pritchett plays xylophone, bells and crash cymbals. Photo by C.J. Carnacchio.
The Clarkston hockey team played their best hockey of the season last week, but walked away with a 3-1 loss to #4 ranked Port Huron Northern on Thursday and a 3-2 loss to #7 Birmingham Unified on Saturday. The Wolves would like to erase 36 seconds of the 90 minutes they skated, as both opponents […]
It’s the story of a rich old woman who dabbles in the occult and uses candy to lure unsuspecting children to her house so she can cook and eat them. No, it’s not one of those sensationalized ‘true crime? stories; it’s the centuries-old tale of ‘Hansel and Gretel.? The Oxford Theater Company performed the popular […]
Pack 108 Cub Scouts of Oxford hosted its annual Pinewood Derby Race at Oxford Middle School on March 25. Nearly 52 racers competed in the event, which featured Pack 108’s state-of-the-art aluminum pinewood derby track outfitted with a laser start gate, computerized timing and race software package. Each competitor raced in four heats, and the […]
On a frigid January night, who could blame you if you stayed home, slid another log on the fire, and sipped something hot all evening? But if you made it to the game between Clarkston and the Pontiac Central Chiefs, you enjoyed a dandy game, with the Wolves winning it going away, 78 to 55. […]