After finishing in fifth place last season in the Flint Metro League, the Varsity Boys Golf team brings back some young talent who hope to challenge for a league title this season. ‘The season looks good,? said Head Coach Terry Kelley. ‘We lost our top two guys from last year, but I think that we […]
Clarkston Retail Group’s Strolling Retro Party always includes hors d’oeuvres, snacks, beverages and special deals up and down Main Street, but the annual events charitable beneficiary changes every year. This year’s recipient will be Stiggy’s Dogs of Howell, a non-profit group training and providing service dogs to veterans coming back with brain trauma and other […]
Snow, ice and wind chills down to -7 degrees on Monday made this past week a challenge for commuters, with traffic backed up on all roads through the township. ‘It was very slow. I took the long way to work,? said local resident Laurie Pieniozek. Wednesday’s weather was expected to be partly sunny, with a […]
Oxford Middle School students celebrated the arrival of spring with a giant beach party last week. Photos by C.J. Carnacchio.
The United States Achievement Academy announced that Michaela Allen, a sixth grader at Oxford Middle School, has been recognized as a student of excellence in Math. This is a prestigious honor very few students can hope to attain. In fact, the Academy recognizes fewer than 10 percent of all American high school students. Allen was […]
The Jungle rooting section cheers the Clarkston Boys Basketball team to victory over Carman Ainsworth High School, 64-47, Jan. 5. Photo by Phil Custodio
Independence Township DPW Director Dave McKee said township water has been tested and given the all clear for signs of petroleum. McKee said all of the township’s 14 municipal wells serving residents were tested. ‘We tested the wells last week and none of the levels are at reporting level,? McKee said. Township Supervisor Pat Kittle […]
Members of the Oxford High School Theater Company paid a visit to Clear Lake Elementary in order to help bring students? words to life. The talented OHS student actors and actresses performed skits based on short stories written by six Clear Lake students during their writers workshop sessions. ? CJC
Lakeville’s Peer Mediators stopped by Oxford Elementary recently to give their fellow students an entertaining lesson in character education. Using a combination of singing, dancing and acting, the Peer Mediators taught OES students about conflict resolution, how to handle anger and how to exhibit a caring attitude towards one another. ? CJC
Blood drive Clarkston Independence District Library, 6495 Clarkston Road, hosts an American Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m.-3:45 p.m., Jan. 15. The Red Cross has an urgent need for blood and platelet donations to prevent a shortage this winter. ‘A decline in the blood supply after the winter holidays is not uncommon, but it can […]