By Matt MackinderClarkston News Editor CLARKSTON — Downtown Clarkston is set to feature a new dining experience next June or July with the opening of Rudy’s Prime Steakhouse at 9 South Main Street.Next door at 5 South Main, the former home of The Clarkston News, a Mediterranean-themed restaurant, basement wine cellar, and second-floor bourbon and […]
Last week, I had one of those moments where the light bulb went off above my head.I was at Depot Park to cover the bridge dedication (see more on pages 1 and 11) and then went over to Bay Court Park to take pictures of the demolition (see page 8) before coming back to Main […]
Save the date!The 2024 Clarkston High School Commencement ceremony is scheduled for Pine Knob Music Theater on Monday, June 3.
The Clarkston Post Office will hold a passport fair this Saturday, Aug. 26, from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. No appointment needed. The post office is located at 5799 S. Main Street.For more information, call 248-922-1764.
A native plant sale is set for Saturday, Sept. 9 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Neiman’s parking lot, 7121 Dixie Highway.All sales of plants and trees benefit the Blue Heron Headwaters Conservancy.For more information, visit blueheronheadwaters.org.
The demolition began last week of Bay Court Park’s playground to make way for a new one that will be installed by mid-October. Photos: Matt Mackinder
Stolen generatorBetween 8 p.m. on Aug. 16 and 5:15 a.m. on Aug. 17, individuals at the construction site located at Mann Road and Woodland Blvd reported a larceny and malicious destruction of property incident.The work crew parked the CAT front loader behind a portable (wheeled) construction trailer and found it moved away from the trailer. […]
By Matt MackinderClarkston News Editor Emily Pyscher graduated from Clarkston High School in 2021 with a dream to make it big as a songwriter and recording artist in Nashville.Mission accomplished.Pyscher pursued her musical journey as a senior in high school, making frequent trips to and from Nashville. Immediately following graduation, she was on the fast […]
Mary J. Ronk, of Clarkston, passed away on Aug. 18, 2023 at the age of 94.She was born March 20, 1929 in Spokane, Wash., to George and Melba Keelean.Preceded in death by her husband Frank “Tink” Ronk, her daughter Kathryn Vachon, and daughter-in-law Melissa (Wilkinson) Ronk, by her brother Mark (late Janette) Keelean, George (Patricia) […]
Daniel Franklin Travis II, of Clarkston, passed away on Aug. 17, 2023 at the age of 82.He was born on March 11, 1941 in Alton, Ill., to Elith and Daniel Franklin Travis.Father of Daniel Franklin Travis III of Los Angeles, Calif., and Amy Elizabeth (Mark) Crabtree of Prosper, Tex., and their mother, Elizabeth Travis, grandfather […]