Clarkston High School’s fourth Annual Charity Week is Jan. 28-Feb. 2nd. Funds from each event is donated to charity – The Rainbow Connection, DRAW (Disaster Relief at Work), Jimmy V. Foundation, and CureSearch, a National Childhood Cancer Foundation. The week begins with the Clarkston “C” Factor Talent Showcase on Jan. 28, 5 p.m. at Clarkston […]
John Shell, at right, and Bob Crosby of Creative Stone, Davisburg, build a new stone wall for the Union General shop on Main Street, Clarkston. Shell, owner, has been building with stone throughout the Clarkston area since 1980. Photo by Phil Custodio
Joining commissioners from across the country at the Annual National Association of Counties Legislative Conference held in Washington DC, from March 4-8, Oakland County Commissioners serving on Oakland’s Jail Task Force were on a mission. During the four-day conference Oakland county Commissioner Eric Wilson and other commissioners toured the state-of-the-art Montgomery County Correctional Facility. Seeking […]
Clarkston Coalition for Youth is organizing Spring Break Clarkston Style to help local teens have fun while staying safe by encouraging businesses to offer healthy, supervised and affordable activities during spring vacation, March 29-April 7. Businesses wishing to participate can contact the Clarkston Coalition for Youth at info@clarkstonyouth.org. For more information, go to www.clarkstonyouth.org.
Total Nutrition in Clarkston hosted a packing party for troops overseas with Desert Angel, Nov. 27. The volunteers collected enough items to send 76 care boxes to the troops, as well as three large boxes for military dogs serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. They also raised funds to send over 100 boxes. Total Nutrition, 5811 […]
Staff and students at Blanche Sims Elementary School met two very special guests on March 1 — Art and his service dog ‘Boomer.? The two visited the school for a ‘Paws to Read? thank you celebration. Blanche Sims students and students at Paint Creek Elementary School participated in the 2004 ‘Paws to Read? community service […]
Sheri Kaplan, Social Worker for the Lake Orion School District, and Ben Gerdeman, Coordinator for the GAP (Guided Activities Program), teamed together on March 12 to host their third annual Lake Orion Fundraiser Volleyball Tournament. The tournament was held at Lake Orion High School in the Fieldhouse, and was supported by 138 players from the […]
15 years ago – 1997 ‘Maitrott’s buzzer beater sinks Central? The Clarkston Boys Varsity Basketball team turned the tables on Detroit Central on a 3-pointer from Mike Maitrott with less than two seconds left in the game to win 51-50. ‘Schools mull over advertising offers? Clarkston schools considered lucrative food service, sports, and advertising offers […]
An Independence Township woman was seriously injured when police say she ran a red light into the path of a truck, 12:58 p.m., Aug. 21. She was trapped in her white Cadillac on Ortonville Road at Deer Ridge, but was rescued by Independence Township firefighters. The truck driver, a Vassar man, was not injured. Alcohol […]
Lake Orion resident Alisa Harding finished the Special Olympics 2005 World Winter Games with a silver medal and sixth place in the snowshoe competition. Harding, 18, returned home from Nagano, Japan, where the games were held, with a silver medal in the 50 meter race, and a sixth place finish in the 25 meter race. […]