One of my most vivid memories from childhood is when my father taught me to ride a bike. I still remember what he told me that day: ‘Make sure your feet are on the pedals, hold the handlebars tight and pedal as fast as you possibly can while looking straight down at the ground.? Wait, […]
Set back on over 400 acres of pines and oaks, the Colombiere Conference Center offers a serene environment for retreats, conferences and other events. Even though the center has been open since 1959, many people are unaware of the history and full range of activities taking place on Big Lake Road. Named after famous French […]
Natalee McGinnis, Alayna Skipton, Alison Wright and Susan Hoddinott are dancing their way into the hearts of Clarkston SCAMPers. The four Clarkston High School students are volunteering their time for dance classes devoted to getting campers up and moving. ‘We make up routines, and in the beginning some people are sitting, but by the end […]
West Point cadet Bryan Kolano, pictured left, recently competed in the 2005 Sandhurst Competition held on April 20, 2005 at the U.S. Military Academy. Cadets from the British Royal Military Academy and the Royal Military College of Canada joined their contemporaries from three of the U.S. service academies (Army, Air Force and Coast Guard, and […]
Jennifer Zelda Bauer and Shawn Michael Verlinden were wed on February 12, 2005 by Reverend Les Stahike. The ceremony and reception were held at Addison Oaks in Addison Township. The bride was given in marriage by Gene and Adelene Bauer. The groom’s parents are Mark and Tina Verlinden. The couple now resides in Evergreen, Colorado.
Dean and Rena (LaCroix) Shiff, of Clarkston, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Noelle Elizabeth Shiff. Noelle was born on December 26, 2004. She weighed 6 pounds, 1 ounce and measured 19 inches long. Noelle is joined at home by her sister Alicia and brother Ethan. Proud grandparents include John and Mary […]
Pastor Carlton ‘Bud? Freed feels he is exactly where he should be. Freed became pastor at First Missionary Church, in Independence Township, on June 12 after taking a break from pastoring so his twin sons could finish high school without moving. After serving as an ordained Wesleyan pastor for 25 years, Freed spent the last […]
Come out and donate blood at the Clarkston Community Blood Drive on July 1. Two locations are available: 11 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. at the Independence Township Library and 1 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. at the Independence Township Fire Department, Station 1 on Citation Drive. For more information or to make an appointment, please call […]
Not many people can say they’ve seen Gandhi in person or met Mother Teresa. Brother Bruno Karpinski can: he saw Gandhi in India and met Mother Teresa on three separate occasions. With a life spent working as a missionary for over 40 years, many people who know the brother think he should write a book […]
Having displayed their dominance with a second straight girls state cross country championship and three first place finishes at the State track finals, the Clarkston High School distance runners had nothing left to prove this year ? in Michigan that is. Competing for Runnin? Gear Track Club, Clarkston High juniors Jenny Morgan and Lyndsay Smith, […]