Virginia Walter came home to Clarkston to celebrate her 100th birthday with friends and family at Deer Lake Racquet Club in late August. Mrs. Walter, who currently lives in Milwaukee, arrived in Clarkston in the fall of 1933 to teach English and history at Clarkston High School. She soon became the girls? basketball coach. Former […]
Yes man An Oakland County Sheriff’s deputy noticed a car with an expired license registration sticker, 7 p.m., Dec. 19, and stopped it at Dixie and Maybee. The driver, an 18-year-old Otter Lake man, smelled of marijuana. Asked if he had been smoking the drug, he said he had. Asked if he had any in […]
Volunteers for video board Clarkston Community Schools is looking for two citizen volunteers for the new Video Center Administrative Board. The board will review and provide recommendations regarding the Cooperative Public Access Television Center located in Clarkston High School. It will meet at least quarterly to discuss programming, budget, staffing and overall development. Each appointed […]
Clarkston Village Players present the comedy ‘Don’t Mention My Name,? weekends, Jan. 9-24, at Depot Theater, 4861 White Lake Road. Curtain times are 7:30 p.m., Thursdays; 8 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays; and 2 p.m., Sundays. The play, directed by Joe Mishler and produced by Sue Owen, features a man with amnesia, waking at a bed […]
Shallow Water Aerobics, 12-1 p.m., Tuesdays/Thursdays, starting Jan. 13, Clarkston High School. Water walking and low-impact aerobics. Ideal to combat arthritis. $42 for 12 classes. Call the senior center, 248-625-8231. *** Spaghetti Dinner, 5-7 p.m., Jan. 16, all-you-can-eat spaghetti and meat sauce, tossed salad, garlic bread. $5. Independence Township Senior Center, 6000 Clarkston Road. 248-625-8231. […]
15 years ago – 1998 ‘Car accident claims life of Clarkston High School student? For the second time in just a few months a Clarkston student died from injuries received in an accident on the stretch of Clarkston Road, west of Eston Road and near the corner of Lakeview Road. The 16-year-old driver lost control […]
War! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing! Elected leaders seem to forget who they work for. It seems Americans have been doing their job writing their representatives and telling them no to a strike on Syria. I wonder how many will listen. It’s unbelievable if elected officials who represent us do not listen to […]
Oakland County Commissioner Thomas F. Middelton of Independence Township talks with Commissioner Vincent Gregory, who is ending his service with county Board of Commissioners to serve in the Michigan State House of Representatives. Middleton, a former state representative, shares a few pointers at the board’s final meeting of the year, Dec. 11. Photo submitted
George and Katie Steel of Holly are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah, to Justin Muhlbeier, son of Susan Niclai and Ralph Muhlbeier. The bride-to-be is a 2002 Clarkston High School graduate and now is pursing a degree in radiology at Keiser University in Tampa, Fla. Mr. Muhlbeier graduated from the University […]
Dear Editor, We would like to thank all who made the Labor Day Picnic in Depot Park a great success. Friends of the Library and the library staff gave away free popcorn, Rudy’s Market free hot dogs, etc. Jeannie and Don Frayer supplied $25 worth of pennies for the Penny Scramble. Judith Hoddinott did free […]