It’s a Mohawk thing

The Clarkston Varsity Soccer team showed why they are champions as they beat Rochester 2-1 this past Thursday. Before going into the Regional playoffs, the Wolves got the same, Mohawk-style hair cut. It wasn’t to intimidate their challengers, though maybe it did since they have made it to the semi-finals. It wasn’t to make a […]

Bridge contract awarded

Ortonville – With a bid that was six percent lower than the engineers estimate, the Michigan Department of Transportation awarded the reconstruction contract for the South Street Bridge, to Utica based Posen Construction, Inc. MDOT’s preliminary announcement indicates that Posen’s bid of $548,979.50 was almost $50,000 less than the next lowest bidder, to reconstruct the […]

Conflict errupts at village skate park

Ortonville – Bickering and a single punch at the village skate park caused a neighbor to insist that Brandon Recreation Director, Fred Waybrant close the park. The neighbor stopped Waybrant on the street insisting he either hire a permanent patrol of the park or close it down. Waybrant, however, says the May 11 incident between […]

Cheer team benefit Nov. 5

Liberty Dynamite Cheer Team from the Stars and Stripes Gymnastics Academy of Clarkston needs help. The cheer team hosts a fundraiser 4-8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, at Pete’s Coney Island, 6160 Dixie Highway. The cheer team will be in uniform while they bus tables, seat customers, and assist the wait staff. Tips will benefit the […]

Seniors shine for Lady Wolves

On Senior Night, the girls Varsity Volleyball team continued to serve up winning matches last Tuesday, beating Lake Orion in three sets. Seniors Jilian Locricchio, Katelyn Coates, Emily Parkin and Juliann Gillespie were honored before the match began. Their parents escorted them across the Clarkston High School gym as the announcer introduced each player to […]

Goodrich-Oxford Bank plans set

Goodrich-Oxford Bank Corporation the holding company for Oxford Bank, officially announced the purchase of a one-acre site on the northeast corner of M-15 (State Road) and Hawes Street (8125 State Road) in the Village of Goodrich. The plans were approved by the Goodrich Planning Commission during its April 26 meeting and ground breaking is expected […]

Davison State Bank branch slated to

Goodrich – A vacant M-15 office will soon house Davison State Bank’s first non-Davison branch. Although remodeling plans have not yet been finalized, senior vice president Kevin Hammer estimates the 800-square-foot location will offer three teller stations, and employee five to seven personnel. No further approval is required by the Goodrich Planning Commission for the […]

Ten-year reunion

What’s funny about deadly assassins, Russian agents and a Doomsday machine in the hands of a raving lunatic? Everything, if you’re seated in Clarkston High School’s Performing Arts Center when The Pink Panther Strikes Again cast takes the stage for a hilarious performance Thursday and Friday evening. The play, according to Dramatic Publishing, brings to […]

Wolf pack

Each fall, thousands of fans from across Clarkston show up to watch the Wolves play’and win, more often than not’another game of football. But staging the game involves a good deal of effort from many who, for the most part, operate behind the scenes. Volunteers man the gates, sell tickets, prepare and sell food, then […]

Building fee hike Ok’d

Goodrich – Increases in some Goodrich building permit fees were approved at the May 10 village council meeting. The building fee for a house under 2,000 square feet increased from $350 to $470 since the 2003-2004 schedule. Fees for garages, porches, and decks accompanying any size house increased from 4 to 8 cents per square […]