Local residents participated in the Drive for Life Invitational at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Oct. 11 This year’s event raised more than $322,000 for programs and services at the Walter & Marilyn Wolpin Comprehensive Breast Care Center at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak and the Wilson Cancer Resource Center at Beaumont, Troy.
Belinda Seal-Sweet, right, president of the Clarkston Community Women’s Club, last week presented a $500 gift to Julie Meredith, left, director of Clarkston District Independence Library, on behalf of the club to go towards the library’s children’s programs for the upcoming year. Photo provided by Gail Ferguson
Last week, I was pleasantly surprised to get an invitation to meet up with a former colleague for lunch at a local Clarkston restaurant. We spent nearly two hours talking about everything under the sun – family, work, the pandemic, vaccines, masks, sports, you name it. And it was totally judgment-free. We voiced our opinions […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor The Rotary Club of Clarkston is back with its largest community service project and will be kicking off its busiest time of the year. First, the club will be selling a Rotary newspaper for donations this month at local intersections and at local businesses. This is followed up next […]
Dear CCS Families, As you know, our mission in this district is to create a learning environment where students, staff, and families are challenged, healthy, engaged, safe, and supported. Every decision we make is driven by our Strategic Plan and our Four Pillars of Excellence: Whole Person Development, Foundational and Academic Skills, Student-Focused Learning, and […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor The construction industry has one of the smallest gender wage gaps between women and men, yet women account for only 9.9 percent of its workforce, according to a recent Bureau of Labor statistics report. In a move to change that number, students and staff from Northern Michigan University’s Construction […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Two Clarkston residents recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout by virtue of completing community service projects. Brooke Muzzy (pictured top), a scout with Troop 185G in Clarkston, cleared new paths and installed benches along the lakefront at Orion Township’s Camp Agawam, while Nathaniel Smith received his award for […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Austin Combs is making an impact this season on the ice with the United States Premier Hockey League’s Metro Jets Development Program (MJDP). Just 18 years old and in his rookie season playing junior hockey, the Clarkston resident is currently fourth on the MJDP in scoring with four goals […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Henry Woloson knows a thing or two about finances. As the head of Woloson Financial Management, located in town at 7608 Dixie Highway, Suite 100, for the past 28 years, Woloson found the pandemic the perfect time to pass on his knowledge of the industry in book form, recently […]
state of michigan FILE NO: probate court 2021-403, 173-de county of oakland notice to creditors Decedent’s Estate Estate of Joann Ruth Rouston. Date of birth: 10-13-1941 TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent, Joann Ruth Rouston, died 8-19-2021 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred […]