Clarkston standout Karlstrom to play in Romania

After making an impact in Clarkston, Kira Karlstrom headed for Philadelphia to play college basketball for Drexel. Her next voyage will take a bit longer. Karlstrom inked a deal to play for the Romanian national team, Cluj Napoca, in June. Karlstrom, a 2003 Clarkston High School graduate, was introduced to the idea by a Drexel […]

Basketball dreams near at Fife camp

For the second straight week, Clarkston High School’s gym hosted young basketball players eager to learn at the knee of Dan Fife from July 16-20. Joining the youngsters, seventh-ninth grade, were former Clarkston basketball players and other members of Fife’s coaching staff. The Dan Fife Basketball Camp hosted about 100 players throughout the week. The […]

Oxford racer Fillmore seventh at Oakland Supermoto stop

As the American Motorcycle Association made its second stop at Waterford Hills Road Racing course in Independence Township earlier this month, Oxford resident Chris Fillmore was making a homecoming stop. Fillmore, 20, riding in the Supermoto Championship, finished seventh in a field of 22 racers on his Kawasaki KX450F. A redesigned course consisting of nearly […]

Curing summer blues

Celebrating its 20th anniversary Thursday, the Spray Masters Water Ski Show Team found a cure for the summertime blues along the shores of Big Lake in Springfield Township. The group, which has a membership of more than 60 and more than 30 skiers of all ages, performed ‘A Boatload of Blues? for an audience assembled […]

Athlete of the week

Clarkston’s Kristen Smith knows how to hold off using all her energy until the end of a long run. Smith, who runs cross country in the fall and distance events for the track team in the spring, finished 12th overall in the Nike 5K run in Greensboro, N.C., the weekend of June 15-17. Smith set […]

Lee having strong summer on the links

Whether it’s her academic career or golf game, Clarkston’s Minjoo Lee isn’t having much trouble orchestrating a stellar performance. Lee, 17, is a 4.0 student heading into her senior season year at Clarkston. Her final golf season will begin a little earlier than normal because of a switch by the MHSAA, which moved girls golf […]

Learning in the library

While she does enjoy horticulture, Francie Bauer, Springfield Township Library children’s librarian, is hardly of a garden variety. Bauer has been with the library for 12 years. She accepted a position with the library after seeing the posting in the classified ads in the newspaper. It was then Bauer remembered a crucial choice she made […]

CMG, McLaren break ground on $600M complex

Anticipated summer blockbusters come and go from year to year, but Clarkston saw the first steps in a project which will have long lasting implications on the community. Clarkston Medical Group and McLaren Health Care Corporation collectively broke ground July 25 on the three-phase, $600 million McLaren Health Care Village. The complex will be built […]

And so it begins…

Clarkston Medical Group and McLaren Health Care Corporation collectively broke muddy ground July 25 on a three-phase, $600 million McLaren Health Care Village. The complex will be built on Bowpointe Drive off Sashabaw Road in Independence Township. CMG expects work to be complete on the 136,000-square-foot building and move from their current location, 6770 Dixie […]

Going home

Forgive me if I’ve failed to notice a more ethically-challenging time in professional sports. It was 10 years ago this summer when Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield’s ear off and I’m still reeling…but this has my confidence in athletes shaking a bit harder in the wind. The sporting world is frozen in anticipation as Barry […]

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