Are you looking to replace that old toy truck your mom threw out when you were little? A visit to the Toy Show of Clarkston on Saturday, April 17 might just be the answer. W&D Promotions will host this year’s show at Clarkston’s Knights of Columbus Hall on Maybee Road. With some of the most […]
‘If you only remember one thing I say today, remember it for a lifetime: she said I should carry a little notebook in my pocket every day,? Suzy Kline, children’s author, said to a group of captivated students at North Sashabaw Elementary School. Kline was just one of four authors and one illustrator who visited […]
For the members of the Clarkston Farm and Garden Club, an idea for a method to raise money was growing right in their own back yards. At the club’s April 5 meeting, members were treated to a wide variety of beauty product samples as part of a fund-raiser that raised $130 to purchase flowers for […]
When Clarkston football fans enjoy a Friday night complete with marching band performance, many don’t know about the driving force behind those student musicians: the Clarkston Instrumental Music Association. Run primarily by parents of band students throughout the district, the organization’s main function is to help support Clarkston High School’s marching band, an annual endeavor […]
First Kyle and now me. You’re reading my last column for The Clarkston News. Starting at the end of the month I’ll be moving down to C&G Newspapers in Warren. I’ll be covering schools for the Warren Weekly and the local happenings for the Grosse Pointe Times. This time last year I was sitting at […]
Larence Kozma and Kelley Kostin shared similar viewpoints on major issues facing the Clarkston community during the League of Women Voter’s 52-2 District Court Candidate Forum on Oct. 11. Issues such as alternative sentencing programs, youth alcohol use and technology in the court room were addressed. Kozma and Kostin were asked for their opinions on […]
Imagine this: You’re 8-years-old and you’ve just been told you can make a ‘wish list? of the books you want from the school’s annual book fair. What would you pick? If you’re a student at Bailey Lake Elementary and shopping at the book fair, the answer is simple: just about anything. Students at BLE browsed […]
Nancy Larsen is dedicated to making sure students utilize the latest technology and resources available to them as they progress through their careers at Clarkston High School. Serving as the media specialist for CHS, Larsen’s efforts have gone above and beyond normal means. To honor those efforts, she was recently selected as the recipient of […]
Wendy Stewart is a busy person. In addition to being the strings specialist for the Clarkston Community Schools music program, she is also the principal cello for the Oakland Symphony, a professional orchestra that is no stranger to the Clarkston area. ‘Clarkston has been very welcoming,? Stewart said. ‘I think the orchestra is very happy […]
October is National Orthodontic Health Month and the staff at Dr. Charles Munk’s Clarkston office is working hard to promote the benefits of good oral hygiene. Jan Long, an orthodontic assistant, will visit sixth and seventh graders at Cedar Crest Academy and Sashabaw Middle School at the end of the month to present tips and […]