It took a 62-yard run to wake up Clarkston’s gridiron heroes last Friday night at Lake Orion High School in their 42-7 win. The long touchdown run didn’t come from Clarkston but Dragons? Matt Krause three minutes into the game. ‘It woke us up,? said Kurt Richardson, long-time head coach for the Clarkston Varsity Football […]
It was a battle until the end – and the end result was claiming their second consecutive MHSAA District title last Saturday with a win 2-1 over Walled Lake Northern. “It was a heavy-weight battle,” said Clarkston Boys Varsity Soccer Coach Curtis Payment. “That is a darn good team. They carried play on us. They […]
Boogah and Hoogah, two goblins from Schpottsylvania, are making an appearance at Clarkston High School Performing Arts Center, Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. The two goblins, who have been around for 300 years, began during shows in 1989 and are excited to have one in Clarkston this year. “For a long time we have been […]
After months of tweaking and fine tuning, Addison Township has a job description for a fire chief. At the July 20 meeting, the board of trustees approved a motion from Trustee Ed Brakefield to accept the job description, including where to publish the job classified. Clerk Pauline Bennett reported the township has already received four […]
Jeff Barron knows injection molding, he knows how to fabricate parts — he’s a ‘Barron? from Barron Industries in Oxford and is the Vice-President of Sales and Marketing. But, lately he’s got a new gig. He’s been acting in the movie, Leonie!, currently being filmed in Michigan. Barron became involved with Leonie! when his friend […]
Addison Township received two bids to move the Arnold Schoolhouse to its new home and C & A Construction Co., from Allenton, Mich. will be moving the school within the next 2-3 weeks. C & A had the lowest bid at $9,700, but Supervisor Bruce Pearson said the company hadn’t gone through the route the […]
One-by-one the children climbed the tall steps leading into the bright yellow school bus at Clear Lake Elementary School. Once in their seats, the 4- and 5-year-olds were ready to practice what they learned at the annual Safety Town, hosted by Oxford Parks & Recreation, last week. Before getting onto the bus, they learned when […]
Oxford developer Chuck Schneider shook hands with the man who approached him while he was breaking up the concrete. He stopped the work he was doing in front of the Farmer’s Market awning on N. Washington St. and let Rick Snyder introduce himself. Snyder is seeking the Republican nomination to run for Michigan’s governor. He’s […]
Gridiron heroes are back on the road this week as they head to Lake Orion to face off with one of their biggest rivals. The Wolves aren’t taking the Dragons current overall record 4-3 lightly. ‘It’s Clarkston/Orion – it will be a dog fight,? said Kurt Richardson, long-time head coach for the Clarkston Varsity Football […]
Oxford resident Alivia Lester sang the first three lines of Kid Rock’s ‘All Summer Long? with ease. ‘It was summertime in Northern . . .,? she paused. The next word was lost, but she knew it started with an ‘m.? ‘Minnesota,? she sang confidently and continued with the remaining words with friend Jolie Tremonti, of […]