Walk with city founders
Costumed re-enactors brought Clarkston history to life, May 21, at the Clarkston Community Historical Society’s fifth Cemetery Walk at Lakeview Cemetery.
Cemetery Walk through Clarkston’s past
Crowds of visitors enjoyed a pleasant Saturday evening at Lakeview Cemetery to learn about Clarkston’s earliest residents. Volunteers with Clarkston Community Historical Society guided them on the Cemetery Walk, with stops at gravesites, the occupants of which were portrayed by costumed re-enactors, May 21. Julie Meredith portrayed Clarkston socialite Eva Esther Walter; Kay Robertson played […]
Students honored for top performance
Clarkston State Bank honored Senior Scholars from Clarkston High School and Renaissance High School at the 2011 Clarkston Student Awards Breakfast, May 13 at Deer Lake Athletic Club. “This is one of my favorite events,” said J. Grant Smith, president and CEO of Clarkston State Bank. “There are a lot of great young people doing […]
Sampling the wines of spring
Clarkston Rotary Club celebrated a new season for Michigan wineries with A Taste of Spring Wine Tasting Gala at Oakhurst Golf and Country Club, May 11. The fund raiser, featuring Michigan wines, supports Clarkston Rotary’s local community projects.
Citizen experts help meetings run right
Almost every group and organization big and small has meetings ? the Birmingham Louise Saks Parliamentary Unit is there to help. Linda Meadors of Independence Township leads the group this year as incoming president. ‘I am very honored,? Meadors said. ‘This is a group of frighteningly accomplished people.? For the past two years, Meadors’has been […]
New race for Angels’ Place
This year’s Angels’ Place Race has a new event, a 10-kilometer race named in honor of Bruce Clifton. “We’re dedicating one of the races this year to his memory,” said Paul Maxwell, race director with his wife, Maggie. “He was a super guy ? very enthusiastic about the race and what it stood for.” Clifton, […]
Author’s optimism born in wake of war
Growing up amid the ruins of post-World War II Italy taught Maria Rotondo Mark of Springfield Township the value of community. ‘The saying, ‘it takes a village to raise a child? ? it was like that,? said Mark, who was born in a farming village near Monte Cassino, the site of intense Allied bombing and […]
Science of flowers
Clarkston Elementary second-grade students are learning about how to spread the beauty of flowers in their three-part Academic Service Learning project. The first part was a presentation by Bordine’s plant expert Kim Hric, April 21, explaining the science behind seeds and flowers. The second part is a presentation by DB Trees. The students put what […]
Phil in the Blank A column by Phil Custodio
The elimination of Osama bin Laden seemed a topic ripe for localization, so I emailed 15 elected officials in Clarkston, Independence and Springfield townships, and Clarkston schools for their thoughts. They must have been busy or something. I got one response, from Clarkston City Manager Dennis Ritter. “Being a Vietnam veteran, I know this is […]
Combat vet returns home after year in Afghanistan
After a year in Afghanistan, U.S. Army Spec. Ariel Gruenberg is coming home to Clarkston for 30 days of leave. ‘I’m going to take it easy, hang out with friends,? said Gruenberg in a phone interview from Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. An infantryman with Third Platoon, B Company, First Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, First Brigade Combat […]