Ric Mixter shows where the Cedarville was in the Straits of Mackinac before another ship collided with it in 1965 in the free lecture “Deep Six: Titanics of the Great Lakes” last Wednesday at the Clarkston Independence District Library. For more upcoming events, see future editions of the Clarkston News and cidlibrary.org. Photo: Wendi Reardon […]
Jeffrey J. Trachsel, of Clarkston and North Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Redford, passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 6, 2023 of natural causes at the age of 67.Born Nov. 23, 1956 to William and Onallee Trachsel.Husband of Karen Thrift, having shared 29 years together, father of Andrea (Steve) Novack and Ryan (Arika) Trachsel, stepfather of […]
INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Daniel Szailer enjoyed building a footbridge once that he wound up building it twice.The second time wasn’t planned, mind you.Szailer is part of Scout Troop 185 in Clarkston and completed his Eagle Scout project over the summer, leading the troop in building a footbridge over a muddy section of trail at the […]
INDEPENDENCE TWP. — The nominations have arrived for the 2023 Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce yearly awards.Winners will be announced at the Annual Gala and Awards Dinner at Deer Lake Athletic Club, 6167 White Lake Road, set for tomorrow night at 6 p.m.Volunteer of the Year: Alex Wint (Merrill Lynch), Lisa Humphrey (Studio 8 Fitness […]
Recently, the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program announced the names of commended students in the 69th National Merit Scholarship Program, one of them being Everest Collegiate senior Caroline Beggs, who is part of a national pool of 34,000 scholars nationwide. All Mountaineers take the PSAT/NMSQT on high school testing day which enters them in the […]
This Saturday, the Clarkston Christmas Market and the Clarkston Holiday Lights Parade help to kick-start the Christmas season.The market runs from 4-8 p.m. in Depot Park with Santa Claus, hayrides, pony rides, games, food trucks, pop-up shops, and more.At 6 p.m., Team Rush’s Holiday Lights parade will begin, leaving the Renaissance High School parking lot […]
DETROIT — Goyette Mechanical has announced they have been awarded the 2023 Detroit Free Press Top Workplace Award.Top Workplace recipients are selected based upon a third-party employee survey that measures company culture and employee satisfaction through a variety of benchmarks.Employees are asked to gauge such criteria as professional development opportunities, work-life balance, compensation and benefits, […]
Last Thursday night, North Sashabaw Elementary School hosted Math Night, an event where students and their families, including Annabelle Feyers, standing, explaining a math project to AJ Cardinale, left, Ryen Cardinale and Connor Cardinale, went from classroom to classroom discovering fun ways to solve everyday math problems and scenarios. More photos on page 22 of […]
Jordan Timmins-Puzio, of Clarkston, was among over 680 students who earned named scholarships at Baldwin Wallace University (Berea, Ohio) this fall.Timmins-Puzio, majoring in music composition, earned the Carl and Margaret Schluer Scholarship, the Lee Goldstein Music Scholarship and the Lloyd & Mildred Hoffman Scholarship. Gavin Pate, of Clarkston, was among over 700 first-year students welcomed […]
By Matt MackinderClarkston News Editor INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Clarkston Area Youth Assistance is offering a free three-part seminar series on resilience for the community.Diana Jennings, MS, LLP, will lead the seminars.The first event, “Raising Resilient Kids and Teens” (for parents) is planned for tomorrow, Dec. 7, from 6-8 p.m. at the Clarkston Community Schools Administration […]