The Clarkston Farm and Garden Club is raffling off a house at its fund-raiser Sunday. Winners won’t be able to live in it, but they could eat it if they wanted to. Anita Andes, who is chairing the Greens Market fund-raiser, set for Dec. 2, and Mary Himburg spent about 20 hours assembling the gingerbread […]
It’s time to decorate for the Christmas season ? if you need help, designers at Bordine Nursery stand ready to assist. At the greenhouse and show room on Dixie Highway and I-75, more than 25 theme trees, created by in-store designers, are displayed. This year, one of them is decorated with stuffed, toy cats, another […]
The people have spoken, and the official word is that we are all tired of the Iraq War. Even President Bush acknowledges that now. Presidents Bush and Clinton, in his time, probably both wanted to do the same thing, fight ‘the terrorists,? ‘Islamo-fascism,? ‘radical Muslims,? or whatever one wants to call them, but both have […]
For many workers, hot air comes with the job. For Dan Gauthier of Clarkston, his hot air comes after work is finished. As a hot-air balloon enthusiast, he spends as much time up in the air as he can. ‘It’s a fun, awesome activity ? floating over farmers? fields, checking out what’s going on,? said […]
James Folcik wants people to hear his love song. Folcik has no formal music education, but has been writing songs and poetry for 40 years. About a year-and-a-half ago, the Clarkston resident decided to get one of his songs recorded in a studio, resulting in the ballad ‘Magic Love.? The song has a gentle melody, […]
So far, Rotrarian Joel DeLong has collected 120 pairs of shoes and boots for the Rotary Club’s Shoes for Kids program. But more is needed. ‘That’s about one-tenth of what we need,? said DeLong. He estimates that 515 children will need the shoes, boots, hats, and mittens offered that day, so about 1,030 pairs of […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor After 33 years, Tierra Fine Jewelry in downtown Clarkston is closing its doors. The downturn in the economy, increasing costs in overhead and taxes, construction, and changes in shopping habits over the past decade all have contributed to the decision, said owner Floyd ‘Buck? Kopietz. ‘I’d like to thank […]
McLaren Health Care cleared another hurdle in its quest to build a health park on Sashabaw Road. The Independence Township Planning Commission voted unanimously to grant conceptual site plan approval to the proposed 79-acre development. ?(The vote) is an indication that the township is going to look at the plan, that we’re interested,? said George […]
The weather was cold and it was only November, but the mood was Christmas festive as 81 students from Sashabaw Middle School formed a human chain to unload food for Lighthouse of Oakland County, north chapter. ‘They’ve been collecting all week,? said April Kosin, Student Leadership Counsel teacher at Sashabaw. ‘They’re really come together ? […]
Tables filled with bottles of wine and plates of food awaited a crowd of tasters Wednesday, all holding their plastic sampling plates with built-in goblet holder. Over 400 peeople strolled through Bordine Nursery at the Clarkston Rotary Club Fall Wine Tasting, sampling wines from all over the world, as well as cuisine from local restaurants. […]