Cedar Crest Academy in Clarkston can take the next steps toward building a multipurpose center. At its Thursday meeting, the Springfield Township Board gave the green light to a concept plan, contingent on Cedar Crest addressing several concerns, the main one being the need for sufficient parking. The issue was also on the agenda at […]
Those people who are thinking about drinking and driving in Clarkston may want to pay heed to a new measure by the city’s police department Interim Police Chief Ernest Combs has conducted two drunken driving stings since the beginning of the year. The first one, conducted on Jan. 26, resulted in two drunk driving arrests, […]
If you have a preschooler who can’t wait to play sports, Independence Township Parks and Recreation has the solution for you. The department’s Start Smart Program, geared toward youngsters aged 3-5, is offering classes in basketball, soccer and baseball as well as an all-sports class. Each session meets once a week for six weeks. The […]
Clarkston’s boys basketball team is now on the plus side of the ledger for the season. The Wolves earned that right with a 58-36 win against host Southfield in Oakland Activities Association Division I action Friday. Clarkston improved to 9-8 overall and 6-3 in league play, while Southfield fell to 3-12 overall and 0-10 in […]
Clarkston’s boys basketball team is now on the plus side of the ledger for the season. The Wolves earned that right with a 58-36 win against host Southfield in Oakland Activities Association Division I action Friday. Clarkston improved to 9-8 overall and 6-3 in league play, while Southfield fell to 3-12 overall and 0-10 in […]
Collectively and individually, the Clarkston wrestling team excelled in district action last week. The Wolves will be sending 11 wrestlers to regional action Saturday, Feb. 22. Those 11 people earned that right by qualifying in district action Saturday at Lake Orion. Heading up the honor roll for Clarkston were Clint DeGain (171) and Tony LaJoie […]
Developer John Mansour and the Springfield Township Board have reached an agreement for a community sewer system to be installed in the Kroger development on Dixie Highway. At its Feb. 13 meeting, the township agreed to place $80,000 in escrow for the plant, which will handle about 20,000 gallons of wastewater per day, according to […]
Clarkston High School students were off of school on Presidents Day Feb. 17, and many of them were likely taking it easy that day. Yet, CHS senior Lindsay Tigue and her fellow Student Council members were on hand at Mesquite Creek Steakhouse anyway, helping to raise money for Building with Books, a program aimed at […]
For 10 Clarkston wrestlers, individual championship aspirations are very much alive. As a unit, however, their dreams came to an end. The Wolves will be sending their largest contingent in school history, according to Coach Mike DeGain, to the individual wrestling finals at The Palace of Auburn Hills March 6-8. They earned that right by […]
In the end, a state title just wasn’t in the cards for the Clarkston ski teams. The boys team wound up in third place and the girls team fourth place at the Class A state skiing finals Monday at Marquette Mountain. In both cases, the Marquette High School skiing juggernaut stood in the Wolves’ way, […]