By Caleb Woodbury Imagine spending all winter outside, standing and sleeping on the freezing ground with nowhere to go to get warm. It’s almost impossible to imagine but this is the fate of dogs whose owners force them to live outside. If dogs remain outside all year round, they can develop things like aggressive behavior, […]
In case you were unaware, Clarkston raises the most amazing children. Each year, Clarkston Community Schools creates a spreadsheet listing our graduates. We ask our teachers and staff to write their memories of each graduate. We then print these off and send them to students in the form of a letter. Here are some examples […]
Jake Harless, a firefighter from Springfield Township Fire/Springfield Fire Rescue, fits a helmet to one of the students. Photo provided Approximately 500 Clarkston second graders left school ready for a safe summer with brand new bike helmets and a lesson in potentially life-saving seasonal safety advice from representatives of McLaren Oakland’s department of trauma services […]
Madeleine Foslien and Danny Billette pose on the pedestrian bridge over the millrun. Photo by Phil Custodio Depot Park was filled with high schoolers in colorfully dazzling dresses and suave, stylish suits for prom, May 30. The weather was bright and sunny at the traditional spot for Clarkston High School prom goers to go for […]
Vinyl Underground plays classic hits to kick off Concerts in the Park in Depot Park this Friday, 7 p.m. The summer concert series starts with local talent Danny Runey at 6 p.m. Concessions are available on site benefitting non-profit organizations. For more information about the 38th Annual Concerts in the Park, visit www.clarkston.org.
Calls of “the chickens are hatching, the chickens are hatching” filled the halls at Pine Knob Elementary when the weeks-long Fresh Start project funded by the Clarkston Farm and Garden Club cracked open with the birth of baby chicks in the Special Ed classroom lab. One of the 67 participating students assembled a live action […]
Eighth in a series on the families who helped build Clarkston and the descendants who still live here, carrying on their legacy. BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Jacob Petty helped create the United States of America as a soldier in the Revolutionary Army before settling in Clarkston. Eight generations later, many of his descendants […]
By Noah Wenzell, fifth grade SKREECH! The car came to a stop in the Sashabaw Plains parking lot, and I hopped out of the car to grab my baseball equipment. When I got out of the car and started towards the field I thought I was forgetting something. I got to the field and my […]
MARTIN, Jr., Robert Macormack “Bob”; of Clarkston; June 10, 2017; age 87; loving husband of Rebecca; special father of Nancy Yetterberg, Christi Forsberg and Bobby Martin; grandpa of Jaysen, Matthew and Emily; great-grandpa of six; preceded in death by his grandson Brandon. Bob enjoyed boating, traveling, his work and politics. He was a restaurateur and […]
PEPPER, NANCY J.; of Beulah; born on December 24, 1937 to the late Anne and Lester Sabourin in Grand Blanc, MI June 11, 2017; age 79; wife of Merl for 59 years; mother of Kathryn (John) Azzopardi & Terry (Bonnie) Pepper; grandma of Matthew & Nicholas Azzopardi, Elizabeth & Sarah Pepper; sister of Alan (Marion) […]