Brandon Pokley was accompanied by family, coaches, and fellow teammates at Clarkston High School on Monday, May 12, to celebrate Pokley’s official commitment to Western Michigan University. The 6-foot-4 shooter was recruited by several other schools, such as Northwood, University of Detroit, and Wright State, and narrowed his options down to Northwood and Western. Finally, […]
Local business owners Mark Eriksen and Joel Wells joined forces to compete in the Horton Smith Championship at Detroit Golf Club last week. Mark Eriksen, owner of EriksenFinancial in downtown Clarkston, played in the invitation-only tournament while Joel Wells, owner of Tiny Tots Golf School and After School Golf Academy, caddied. Wells, son Nick, 9, […]
Judging by how quickly and how well she manages to get around, having only three legs has definitely not stopped Layla from living life to the fullest. The only thing the 2-year-old Labrador Retriever mix needs is a loving place to call home for the rest of her days. Layla is available for adoption through […]
By Katie Winkler Review Staff Writer 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 […]
Charles Phyle II, PhyleTec CEO and co-founder, celebrates the new business at 27 S. Main Street with Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce members and government officials at a ribbon cutting, May 6. PhyleTec offers on-line supply chain management solutions. Photo by Phil Custodio
More than a hundred motorcycles roared into Springfield Oaks County Park Sunday to kick off the Inaugural Armed Forces Appreciation Day Honor Ride and Rally. The event, which honored fallen Michigan soldiers Army Spc. Byron Fouty and Army Pfc. John Dearing Jr., was organized by Gordy Diber, Fouty’s step-father. ‘As the season starts for honoring […]
On one side was Adolf Hitler, the brutal dictator of Nazi Germany. On the other side was Joseph Stalin, the equally brutal dictator of the Soviet Union. Caught in the middle was Wanda Krupa Taranek, a 12-year-old Polish girl who watched her beloved Eastern European nation get gobbled up by these ruthless tyrants who embodied […]
An attempt to increase the Oxford Village property tax rate failed last week as council voted to keep it at 10.62 mills for the 2014-15 fiscal year, which begins July 1. Councilwoman Maureen Helmuth made a motion to raise the rate by a half-mill to 11.12 mills, so the village could fund the maintenance, repairs […]
Time travel isn’t just a way to reboot a science-fiction film franchise ? it’s also great for elementary-school research. That’s what Andersonville Elementary students and teachers thought, bringing history to life through a film project using time travel to move the plot. ‘Four kids are in the library researching the past, touch these apples, and […]
Festival Day at Andersonville Elementary School meant a Journey Back in Time, May 8, as presenters from around the community led students in workshops about the history of dance, automobiles, cooking, art, science, and other topics. For History of the News, presented by Clarkston News editor Phil Custodio, teams of students constructed old-fashioned “paste-up” newspaper […]