Each school year, students from each of the seven elementary schools in the Clarkston Community Schools district are selected as Outstanding Student Citizens. This program has been sponsored by the Clarkston Area Optimist Club for more than 20 years. The principal selects the student with the help of the teachers. The Optimists give each winning […]
Clarkston Community Schools is distributing free meals for all children through the summer. Every child, 18 years old and younger, will receive a week’s worth of breakfast, lunch, fruits, and veggies. CCS Food Service Department is distributing the food from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Wednesdays: June 16, 23, 30; July 14, 21, 28; […]
Flemings Lake and Walters roads between Clarkston and Waldon roads in Independence Township will close June 21 through late July for a road resurfacing project. The project was previously expected to start June 14, but the contractor has delayed the start date. The detour route for through traffic is Clarkston Road to Sashabaw Road to […]
Is your family interested in hosting an international exchange student in the upcoming 2021-22 school year? There are hundreds of interested students from around the world excited for the opportunity to live and learn right here in Clarkston. Want to learn more, have questions, or know someone in the community who might be interested? Contact Christina Verkest, international student liaison for Clarkston High School, at caverkest@clarkston.k12.mi.us.
Larry Samuel Campagna, of Clarkston, passed away June 12, 2021 at the age of 79. He was born on February 14, 1942 in Detroit, son to the late William and Mary Campagna (nee DiBernardo). Loving husband of Marjorie for 58 wonderful years, dear father of Rod (Hollie) Campagna, Dean (Kim) Campagna and Laura (Dave) Schultz, […]
Thys Harm VanderVelde, born September 19, 1950 in Sittard, Netherlands, of Clarkston, formerly of Naperville, Ill., passed away on June 7, 2021 after a short but courageous battle with cancer at the age of 70. Husband of Kathleen (nee Little) for 48 years. Father of Tiffany (Javier) Peralta and Michael VanderVelde, grandpa of Alyssa, Gavin […]
Frank C. Mayer, of Clarkston, passed away June 7, 2021 at the age of 92. Beloved husband of Janet. Loving father of Marcia (John) Carr and Lisa (Paul) DePillo. Proud grandpa of Dan (Allyson) Carr, Matthew Carr, Jacob DePillo, Joseph DePillo and Michael DePillo. Great-grandpa of Noah and Emerson. Dear brother of Bill (late Dorothea) […]
The Everest Collegiate Class of 2021 celebrates graduation on May 23 by tossing their caps high into the air during sunshine-filled ceremonies on the school’s athletic field. Photo provided by Everest Collegiate
In the early-morning hours last Friday, June 4, the New York Minute Chinese restaurant, located at 9770 Dixie Highway near Davisburg Road, was engulfed in flames and burned to the ground, only the walls still standing. The cause is under investigation. No one was injured in the fire, and the restaurant posted on its Facebook […]
Renaissance students Briana Esson, left, and Aaron Blanks, right, show off their diplomas after graduating last Thursday night. Photos provided by CCS