Depot Bridge crossers become Brownies
Clarkston Daisy Girl Scouts from Troop 3410, Independence and Clarkston elementaries, crossed the bridge in Depot Park May 28 as part of their bridging ceremony to become Brownies.
Independence senior committee elects officers
The 2005 officers for the Independence Township Senior Advisory Committee were elected during the Dec. 8 board meeting: President Sandra Meyer, Vice President Lois Seddon and Secretary/Treasurer Tom Lyman. The Senior Advisory Committee meets once a month and publishes a monthly newsletter. For more information, please contact the senior center at 248-625-8231.
Spikers hope to build on last season
By Curtis Pulliam Leader Intern The Oxford volleyball team is hoping to build off of last year’s results in the Oakland Athletic Association’s toughest division, the OAA Red. ‘Last year, we were in a four-way tie for fourth place in the division. We ended up taking sixth, which for our first time in the Red […]
6-9 sports changes finalized
The changes to grades sixth through ninth’s athletic schedule proposed at the Nov. 29 school board meeting passed on Dec. 13. The only changes to the plan since the last meeting were adjustments to the estimates of participants in some sports. The runners club for the sixth, seventh and eighth grades was initially expected to […]
Pretty as a picture
Mary Beth Huttenlocher, right, and Joyce Figa, along with a number of other Clarkston Farm and Garden Club members, planted Hibiscus trees, petunias and sweet potato vines in downtown Main Street planters Thursday. The group fills the planters every spring. Photo by Laura Colvin
Joan Marie Metzger
Joan Marie Metzger, of Alabama, passed away on Aug 17, 2012. She was 70. Dear wife of the late John. Beloved daughter of Elizabeth and the late Paul DeBoer. Loving mother of David P. (Linda), Doug (Kim), Daniel (Rhonda) DeLoy, Denise Esterline, Debbie Draper, Pattie Thompson, Joe (Shawn) Metzger, Yvonne (Luis) Pimentel, and the late […]
Carriage ride through Clarkston
A horse-drawn carriage joins Friday afternoon traffic from Depot Park through downtown Clarkston, as Daniel and Shay Russell take their first trip together as man and wife. ‘Depot Park is gorgeous,? said the former Shay Staten. ‘The new bridge is beautiful.? Charlie Warne, owner of Pinecrest Carriage Service of Lapeer, chauffeured the couple. Photo by […]
New X-country coach hopes to follow in Sutherland’s footsteps
By Curtis Pulliam Leader Intern The Oxford High School cross country program has had the same face leading the way for a long time. However this year, new head coach Matt Johnson is looking to pick up where long time head coach Ray Sutherland left off. ‘I’m trying to bring stability and continuity in the […]
A Look Back
15 YEARS AGO (1989) ‘School site tested; Feb. 11 election set: The Clarkston Board of Education has taken two more steps toward the creation of a new Clarkston High School. On Dec. 10, the board formally set Monday, Feb. 11, 1991, as the special election date. On this day, voters will see three bonding propositions. […]
Celebrate life with Healing Hearts
Wint Funeral Home hosts Healing Hearts Grief Support Group for all ages for those who have recently lost a loved one, 7 p.m., June 10. For the special ‘Celebration Of Life? meeting, bring a photograph of your loved one and bring or wear a memento reminding you of that special life. Family and friends, as […]