The Wildcats are off and running! In their first outing of the season, the OHS boys and girls cross country teams finished second and third of the seven schools competing at the Rochester Adams invitation Aug. 30. The average time to complete the 5k course for the OHS women’s team was 20:58.1. OHS men ran […]
Preston-Frezza Jessica Preston of Clarkston and Paul Frezza, Jr. of Ortonville were married on Sept. 1 at Faith Church in Waterford. The bride is a dental office assistant manager in Rochester. She is the daughter of Susan and Jeff Cook of Ann Arbor. The groom is employed with DSS Corporation in Southfield and is also […]
Brandon Twp.- You don’t need to be a fan of insects to enjoy catching the reading bug. Fran Runnells, head of youth services at the library, 304 South St., has planned a series of events for this year’s summer reading program, the theme of which is ‘Catch the Reading Bug!? ‘It’s a lot of fun,? […]
Independence Township native George White stopped by The Clarkston News with an update on our quest for the story behind the picture of Bob Seger in front of our office. White brought in a framed copy of a similar picture which was dispersed through an issue of Billboard magazine. Although White could not remember in […]
It’s been a busy few weeks for the OHS lady golfers Junior Varsity coach Gretchen Gabler said the inaugural Golden Wedge tournament, held in Metamora on August 30, was a ‘wonderful tournament . . . (on) a very difficult course? At the Golden Wedge, team scores and grade-level scores were tallied. Oxford’s Kyla Kurczewski was […]
The OHS Swimming and Diving team had a great first meet at Farmington High Aug. 30, defeating the home team 101-69. Coach Jacqueline Rank said she was ‘really pleased with the results.? In the 50 freestyle, sophomore Taylor Curtis came in first with a time of 26.81. In the 100m backstroke, OHS came in 1-2-3. […]
Recent Lake Orion High School graduate Sharon Doyle earned part of her graduation requirement at church. The 2008 graduate recently completed 40 hours of community service, a graduation requirement, by helping out at her church’s annual event. ‘It looks really good on a college application,? said Doyle. ‘As long as you plan it through all […]
Margaret Lavelle Roth of Clarkston, founder of the Food Town grocery stores, died on Dec. 24 of natural causes. She founded the first Food Town store in 1944 and watched the chain grow to include locations in Pontiac, Waterford Township, Oxford and Clarkston. Roth started out working in supermarkets as a teenager; with a shrewd […]
Six years have gone by since I, Noah Purcell, controlled the fate of millions. High atop a four story high pile of salt I stood, sweat beading on my brow, in the hottest part of July, 1998. At that point in time, I had no idea the power which lay beneath my feet. A summer […]
The OHS Varsity Volleyball team returned victorious from the Gabriel Richard Invitational last week. Held in Ann Arbor , the Wildcats were undefeated in five matches that day, and received the first place trophy for their hard work. Wildcat standouts Meagan Neff and Darien Bandel were named to the All-Tournament team. Of the day’s performance, […]