This week’s letter to the editor regarding the incident at the Fourth of July parade is interesting. I was at Clintonwood Park getting ready for the veterans’ activities during the parade so I missed it. Something about the out-of-control booer, cool and witty retort by the parade marcher, and mass approval of the crowd seemed […]
Blake Berry of Davisburg had a goal ? earn his black belt in Tang Soo Do Karate before his ninth birthday. He made it with weeks to spare. “We are so very proud of Blake,” said his mother, Julie Berry. “Blake’s dedication and hard work allowed him to accomplish this incredible goal.” Blake, who lives […]
At the first school board meeting of the new school year, Trustee Steve Hyer had an idea ? fewer meetings. “Bylaws stipulate at least one business meeting per month ? I suggest we go back to one meeting per month,” Hyer said at the July 14 meeting. Meetings this past year have been too long, […]
Uncle Kracker made himself at home at DTE Energy Music Theater during the Under the Sun Tour, July 11. ‘You plan and prepare for the show, but when you get here, it’s Pine Knob, you lose yourself,? said Kracker, who grew up as Matthew Shafer in Mount Clemens. ‘Everything comes into play, remembering sitting up […]
The Clarkston State Bank Backroads Half Marathon and 10K returns for its second year with a new route. The race was moved from downtown and north on Holcomb Road to Independence Oaks County Park this year due in part to safety concerns, as suggested by Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, said organizer Deanna Hart. It also […]
If residents of Oxford, Holly, and 36 other southeast Michigan communities want to know how much their school district pays for cell phone usage, milk supplies, or anything else, all they have to do is check their websites. Clarkston doesn’t offer that kind of online information, though the Board of Education will consider it this […]
Clarkston Farmers’ Market starts earlier than ever this year, but before even that, organizers present a Plant and Garden Art Sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, June 13. “The sale focuses on things related to the garden,” said Sharon Matzelle, who is organizing the event, in the parking lot next to city offices and Depot Park, […]
Clarkston hitters had to settle for theOAA Red division championships in postseason play, falling in a close, 1-0 loss to state quarterfinalists Troy, Saturday. The Clarkston High School Varsity Girls Softball team gave up a single run in the first inning, but held off the Colts the rest of the game. The Wolves left runners […]
Vicki Potter is in charge of world languages at Clarkston High School, hiring and evaluating teachers and shaping the future of district foreign language curricula. That and her dedication to the community earned her Clarkston Foundation for Public Education’s Teacher of the Year award. “Thank you all so much,” said Potter at the June 3 […]
Thousands of young hitters and fielders kicked off the summer season with Youth Baseball and Softball Opening Day, June 6 at Clintonwood Park Dozens of teams, sponsored by local business and community groups, paraded through the park, announced by Dan Dickerson, radio voice of the Detroit Tigers. Rod Allen, former Detroit Tiger and Fox Sports […]