Students were stunned and saddened to learn that a beloved music teacher at Oxford High School unexpectedly tendered his resignation last week. ‘I was shocked,? said senior Parker Colling, a drummer in jazz band. ‘He told us that he wasn’t going to retire for years. He loved being a teacher.? Gary Ashton, who had been […]
The Oxford Football Club is inviting everyone to become members and help support the football program. ‘Everyone in the community is welcome to join,? said President of the Oxford Football Club Jim Reis. The main focus of the team is promoting football. The money that is generated from the Football Club will be used to […]
Holiday hours Offices of The Clarkston News will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, as well as New Year’s Eve and Day. Deadline for classifieds are the Friday before the holidays. Call 248-625-3370 for more information. On Christmas Eve and Christmas day, Oakland County Parks also offers free admission to Independence […]
The old Depot Park bridge, worn out by years of travelers crossing the Clinton River in Clarkston’s Depot Park, is history. Last week, workers from Clarkston DPW and contractors removed the bridge to make way for a new structure, which will be installed this week. Clarkston residents Bart and Diane Clark donated $80,000 for new […]
A flotilla of pink, blue and yellow plastic ducks invaded Paint Creek Saturday during the annual Youth Assistance Duck Race held in downtown Lake Orion’s Children’s Park. The fund-raiser, in which participants bought numbered toy ducks for $5 each, generated $2,018 for Oxford-Addison Youth Assistance and $2,293 for Orion Area Youth Assistance. A total of […]
Deputy Reports Monday, August 24, warrant arrest at Bluebird and Starling Hill drives. Illegal entry–immigration–arrest at Lapeer Road and Hi-Hill Drive. Operating under the influence of alcohol on Baldwin and Klais Drive. Tuesday, August 25, telephone used for harassment on Casemer. Illegal entry–immigration–arrest at Hummingbird and Bluebird Hill drives. Wednesday, August 26, accidental property damage […]
The Cedar Masonic Lodge #60 recently awarded a Community Charitable Grant in the amount of $3,000 to the Desert Angels Program. The money awarded will be used to provide gift boxes to active service men and women overseas. The Community Charitable Grants Program is initiated through local Masonic lodges and provides financial assistance to benefit […]
15 years ago – 1999 ‘Revitalizing Clarkston? There was a major movement across the country to revitalize its downtowns and Clarkston had at least one key to a successful revitalization – its history. HyattPalma, Inc., a firm the city hired to develop a plan to revitalize Clarkston commented ‘be true to yourself. History sells like […]
Of the nine Lake Orion establishments licensed to sell alcohol, seven passed the Lake Orion Police Department’s (LOPD) alcohol decoy operation, August 28. Under the direction of Lieutenant Harold Rossman and with supervision by an under-cover police officer from another department, a 20-year old ‘youthful-looking? man with a valid Michigan driver’s license acted as a […]
The Lake Orion Board of Education approved two interim principals at their August 26 regular meeting. Mike Fenchel and Tom Tobe were unanimously voted in for a 10-week stay at the high school. The two will split the principalship, one occupying the position three days and week, and the other two. ‘We’re in search of […]