Christmas pageant

Everest Collegiate High School and Everest Academy celebrated the Christmas season with their annual Christmas Pageant, Dec. 18, in an evening filled with music.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, Yes, it’s me again, that fuddy-duddy from Tallahassee, Fla., still on fire about the rural ‘flavor? of downtown Clarkston. I submit that heavy traffic zipping through town destroys the pleasant sights and sounds of this quaint little village. The speed limit is 30 mph, with some vehicles going much faster. Permit me to […]

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, On July 29, 2008, the Michigan Stars 10 and Under Fastpitch Softball Team and their families headed to Bloomington, Ind., for the USA ASA 2008 10U Fastpitch National Tournament to compete with 34 of the best 10U teams from across the country. We wish to thank all of the businesses, and family and […]

Clarkston Moms are on a mission

The Clarkston Mom Squad is getting ready for their next mission trip. They are heading to Nairobi, Kenya, with Volunteers in Service Abroad to work at an International Child Care School. “While there, we will work with Mike and Vicki, the local contacts and assist the school located outside of the Kibera slums in whatever […]

Spiritual Matters

‘Someone has said that an expert is anyone who is more than 100 miles away and you have to pay to talk to them. Our culture is full of experts. There are experts out there who will tell you that the economy is lousy ‘you’ll never get that career you’ve always wanted. You’re marriage is […]

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, I don’t know if you can put this in your paper, but I would love a Big Thank You to go out to Mr. Mike Williams, a construction worker out on Sashabaw and Clarkston Road in Independence Township. My dog got out of the yard and was wandering out on the road and […]

The Blues is coming to Oxford

Billy Davis, the man who gave guitar lessons to a young Jimi Hendrix, is coming to Oxford this summer and he’s bringing the Blues with him. The Billy Davis Rhythm Machine is one of 10 acts competing at the 2005 Detroit Blues Challenge Kickoff to be held in downtown Oxford Saturday, June 25 from 10 […]

Forget the eggs — pass the cookies!

From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday kids were invited to come in, decorate tasty cookies with colorful frosting and sprinkles and meet the Easter Bunny. TOP PHOTO — Five-year-old Jacob McCloud (right)frosts an Easter cookie under the watchful eye of Easter Bunny Karly Goodson at the Sweet and Savory Bake Shop in downtown Oxford. […]

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, The Clarkston Rotary Club would like to thank the many volunteers who committed time and energy for this year’s Goodfellow newspaper sales and subsequent Shoes for Kids. Over 100 people wandered our streets in early December. The newspaper donations collected during the two days on the streets, as well as a generous donation […]

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, If you live in the Clarkston area and have a swimming pool in your backyard, do yourself a favor and get familiar with John Bokor at Independence Pool and Spa. At the beginning of the summer, I was having a hard time finding someone nearby to help me with my pool. I was […]