In part two of three of The Clarkston News? spotlight on the Special Olympics State Summer Games, the focus turns to four swimmers from the Clarkston area. The seed for the BJs, an area swim team for individuals with special needs, was planted by Clarkston High School aquatics director and head swimming coach Kenwyn Chock […]
A local AAU volleyball team was crowned June 5 at the conclusion of the Michigan Junior Volleyball Association state championships in Grand Rapids. The 13-under ‘MOJO-Jack? team from the Clarkston area won the state crown at Sparta Ridgeview School in Grand Rapids. The MOJO team took the state title in the two-day tournament, the largest […]
In a highly charged game on June 10 at CHS? baseball field against the Rochester Rockies, the Clarkston Riverdawgs battled back from a seven-run deficit to tie the game 8-8 after seven innings of play. After two extra innings, Clarkston rallied in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the Rockies 9-8. Alex Navarre […]
The Independence Township Library is getting a new roof, sooner than expected. Maintenance Director David Belcher informed township officials at the June 21 board meeting that his yearly inspection revealed the building’s shingles are deteriorating faster than expected. He added that the worn-out shingles are causing damage to the under structure. The township board voted […]
Thousands gathered in Lansing last week to fight for more adequate funding for public schools. Among those, in attendance on June 21 were many Clarkston teachers, parents and school board members from the Clarkston community. Organized by the K-16 Coalition for Michigan’s Future, the rally brought people together to speak their minds on Senate Bill […]
When the Plant-A-Row garden project at McCord Stickney Park opened this spring, no one envisioned whole fields of crops left rotting in the earth. The volunteers who flocked to sow the earth with a wide array of vegetables and herbs certainly did not plan on their efforts being wasted. ‘We had a lot of people […]
A skittish young deer caused a two-car accident on M-15 near Hadley Road at approximately 8 a.m. on June 27. The single-occupant vehicle forced to brake for the deer was struck from behind by a car carrying three people. According to Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputy Craig Stout, no one involved with the crash was seriously […]
Independence Township June 20: Several windows broken on construction vehicles at a site on Waldon Road near Eastlawn Drive. Management at Outback Steakhouse allege that an applicant for employment was forceful and aggressive towards employees. Following the applicant’s visit, the restaurant apparently received harassing calls, but does not know by whom. A 41-year-old woman on […]
Who could imagine that one challenge would come so far? In the June 6-12 edition of Crain’s Detroit Business, local business owner Bill Langdon, Jr., Langdon Capital Management, Inc., was named one of the ?50 Fittest CEOs for 2005,? from 152 competitors vying for the title. During the competition, Langdon earned 47 points from a […]
15 YEARS AGO (1990) ? Independce Board picks Saile for trustee seat: Former Clarkston News Editor Jean Saile was chosen by the Independence Township Board June 19 to fill trustee seat vacated by William Vandermark. Saile, 59, was selected from a field of five applicants. The board voted 6-0 to appoint her to fill the […]