Community Awards

Clarkston Community Awards honoring local citizens, groups and businesses for their service to the community will be presented, 8-10 a.m., Thursday, May 21, at at Fountains Golf & Banquet. Awards include Citizen of the Year, Young Person of the Year, Business Person of the Year, Adult-Youth Volunteer, Community Preservation, Community Beautification, Community Enhancement and Community […]

Memorial Day Parade

American Legion leads Clarkston’s Memorial Day Parade, 10 a.m., Monday, May 25. The parade lines up on Church Street, marches onto Main north to Washington, west to Holcomb, then south to Lakeview Cemetery for memorial ceremonies.

Love INC director to retire, replacement sought

By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor ‘If somebody is given some hope, there’s a lot that they can do.? Sandy Weaver knows whereof she speaks because for the last seven years she’s been in the business of giving people hope as the executive director of Love In the Name of Christ (Love INC) of North Oakland […]

Dorothy is not from Kansas, she is from Lake Orion

By Katie Winkler Review Staff Writer In the classic Wizard of Oz, Dorothy Gale went on an adventure along the yellow brick road with her friends, the Scarecrow, Lion, and Tin Man, to return home to Kansas. For the production of Wizard of Oz by Stage Crafters, Dorothy is a freshman from Lake Orion High […]

Office closed for Memorial Day

The Clarkston News office will be closed for Memorial Day, Monday, May 25. Deadline for classified advertising is noon on Friday. Give us a call 248-625-3370 or go online, www.clarkstonnews.com and use your Visa, MasterCard or Discovery card.

Woloson works for state constitutional convention

After two May 12 meetings on a statewide constitutional convention, Henry Woloson said he was ‘extremely encouraged? at people’s response. ‘Numerically, it may not have been a tremendous amount of people, but certainly the people who have attended have been very positive,? he said. ‘Enough so, that we’re going to move forward and send out […]

Lake Orion boys set two school records in state meet

By Dan Shriner Review Editor Lake Orion’s boys track team set two school records and and several runners garnered all-state accolades at the state championships held Saturday in Rockford. The Dragons placed 12th in the 2014 State Track and Field Championships. Kirk Hansen was a part of both new school records. He set the new […]

Girl’s varsity softball advances to regionals

The girl’s varsity softball team obtained the state district championship by defeating Waterford Mott on Sunday. The girls conquered Waterford Kettering by a score of 12-1, Clarkston by a score of 7-5, followed by the last game in the district series, Mott, by a score of 8-1. The Dragons unleashed their attack against Mott after […]

Junk yard wars continue

Not much changes in a month. Just ask business partners Carolyn Frericks and Joe Delude. The White Lake Road property owners stood before the township board, April 21, complaining the property next to them had unauthorized construction equipment, and was a junkyard for housing trucks. Delude said not much has changed. ‘The trucks are still […]

Good Samaritans awarded for quick action, bravery

Some of them lifted the white Camaro off the man trapped underneath, while others chased and held the car’s fleeing driver until police arrived. Mary Miracle stayed on the pavement of Sashabaw Road to comfort the badly injured motorcycle rider. ‘I kept thinking ‘this could be my son,?? she said. ‘I didn’t know his name, […]