Dear Editor, The board of Drew’s Home in Clarkston would like to thank the community members who sponsored, supported or attended the recent golf outing at Boulder Pointe Golf Club. It takes sponsors, golfers, and donors to make good things happen in the community. Clarkston is a community that cares for others, which makes it […]
Edna Stephens, owner of Wellness IV & Lounge, located at 7107 Dixie Highway, cuts the ceremonial ribbon to signify the businesses’ arrival in town on September 30. Staff gave out 44 B-12 shots during the Taste of Clarkston event back on September 26. Photo by Matt Mackinder
Steven C. Himburg, of Clarkston, formerly of St. Clair Shores, passed away suddenly at home on October 1, 2021 at the age of 76. Childhood sweetheart and husband for 54 years of Mary (nee Schafer), father of Rob (Kyna) Himburg and Chris (Sara) Himburg, grandpa of Taj, Tulah, Ella and Charlie, brother of Marijo (Greg) […]
Andrea Kathleen Schroeder (née MacIntosh) passed away Friday, October 1. She was 57 years old. In the final hours of her life, she said she wanted to be remembered as “an ordinary person who had an extraordinary life.” As tributes that poured in just hours after she passed made clear, Andrea was anything but ordinary: […]
David Scott Dunn, of Sterling Heights, passed away suddenly on September 28 at the age of 49. David was born on February 8, 1972, in Pontiac and shared a home with his wife Shannon Ferrini-Dunn in Sterling Heights. David left behind a daughter Taylor and stepdaughters Bree, Kristi, and Tracie, along with his grandchildren Alex, […]
Juanita Bennett, of Clarkston, passed away on September 29, 2021 at the age of 96. Mother of Susan Bennett (Brian Moore), George (Lynn Tower) Bennett, and Elizabeth (Kerry) Raymond, grandmother of Jill, Kristen (David), the late Jeffrey, Kimberly (Justin), and Jennifer, great-grandmother of Milo, Max, Kaylie, Bennett, Emma, Ashlynn, Fallon, Abbey, and Shiloh, sister-in-law to […]
Clarkston Coffee Club, Local small businesses meet to help each other grow. Fellowship Hall, Clarkston United Methodist Church, 6600 Waldon Road, Thursdays from 8-9 a.m. For more information, visit ClarkstonCoffeeClub.com.
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor There is a saying that says the third time is the charm. After Mitch Petterson resigned as Independence Township fire chief in June, Operations Captain Pat Stamper filled in on an interim basis until David Piche was appointed the full-time fire chief on September 7. Piche retired from the […]
The annual Everest Golf Invitational, held September 20 at Shepherd’s Hollow Golf Course, brought a record number of golfers together and helped raise $60,000 to support the school. Pictured are the overall winners Steve Strable, Scott Harbaugh, Kevin Bidlach, and Mark Pimlot. Photo provided by Mary Williams
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor While there will not be a youth exchange program this school year in Clarkston due to pandemic-related international travel restrictions, the Clarkston Rotary Club is aiming to restart the program once restrictions lift. In the past, Clarkston students have traveled to foreign lands and students from other countries have […]