It started as a casual suggestion. It turned out to be a fun reunion for a former teacher and her students. ‘Your class was the last class I taught before retiring in 1992. I thought it would be fun to get together briefly for a photo-op.? Twenty-one Clarkston High School students received a letter in […]
Maintenance crews hoisted video screens and speaker systems to their usual locations throughout DTE Energy Music Theatre as part of the final preparations to open the venue for the 2004 season. This year’s season brings continued improvements and renovations to the venue for the concert goer. Approximately $1 million was spent on this year’s improvements. […]
What could be more exciting to a kindergartner than riding the school bus? Try having lunch in the cafeteria for the first time. Kindergarten students at Clarkston Elementary School got a taste of brown bag basics on May 13 as they practiced going through the lunch line and eating in the cafeteria as part of […]
‘Why do we need to pray? I don’t think I need to tell you. The Bible commands us to pray.? Host Mark Gilman used that question to remind various community members why they had gathered at St. Daniel’s Catholic Church to celebrate the National Day of Prayer on May 6. Clarkston’s celebration was just one […]
What better way to say ‘Happy Mother’s Day? then with a free throw contest and dribbling drills? More than 110 moms in red jerseys and sons in white gathered in the Clarkston Middle School’s gym on May 7 to spend a Friday evening sharpening their basketball skills at the Mother and Son Pistons Basketball Clinic […]
‘I just want to say, Clarkston rocks.? Clarkston Middle School principal Linda Foran was all smiles as she accepted Michigan’s Department of Education Blue Ribbon award during a special assembly on May 5 in the school’s gym. Attending the assembly was the middle school’s entire student body and staff members, as well as the board […]
When Jill Santola gathered in North Sashabaw Elementary’s cafeteria for a morning assembly with the rest of the school, she had no idea what was in store for her. Santola was named ‘Teacher of the Year? by the Clarkston Foundation and Suburban Ford of Waterford on May 7 during a surprise presentation in front of […]
The North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy is working hard to make this year’s Poker Run Road Rally even more of a success than last year’s inaugural event. ‘It’s a fund-raiser, but it’s more like fun rising,? Karen Krigbaum, administrative coordinator, said. This year’s event is scheduled for Sunday, May 16. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. […]
The campaign trail has officially begun for the four candidates hoping to fill the soon-to-be vacant judge position left by retired JudgeMichael Batchik in the 52nd District Court second division this December. The deadline to file was April 27. Jason Douglas, Larence Kozma, Magistrate Kelley Kostin and Magistrate Colleen Murphy will face each other in […]
This year’s SCAMP Walk and Roll, despite cold temperatures and occasional rain showers, raised more than $15,000 for the organization, thanks in part to the large turnout at Depot Park on May 2. ‘There were so many people there, it was heartwarming,? Donna Clancy, director of fund-raising for SCAMP, said. ‘It was freezing and we […]