Lights parade

Families bundled in their warmest attire and headed to downtown Clarkston for the annual Lighted Parade led by Clarkston High School’s Team RUSH, Dec 10. They continued the fun in Depot Park for carols, hot beverages and letters to Santa.

Wolves hustle for the win

Sophomore Nick Owens gave his teammates a boost in the final quarter of the game against Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Prep scoring nine points on his 3-point shots. Three more points from the Wolves during the quarter concluded the season opener with a win for Clarkston, 60-49. “We had great hustle,” said Owens. ” Everyone […]

Stuff-a-Bus with presents for local families

Clarkston Community Schools bus drivers are anxiously preparing for their 8th Annual Stuff-a-Bus, set for this Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. “It would be great to fill the bus again,” said Tammy Layton, bus driver. “We have been able to do it every year even with the economic problems.” Layton began the event eight […]

Wendi’s Word A column by Wendi Reardon

Only 70 minutes remained for the November month long challenge. Not taking any chances with the end result I copied and pasted over 100 pages of text into the small box. The screen on the webpage changed and a sigh of relief escaped, I had finished National Novel Writing Month (affectionately called NaNoWriMo or NaNo […]

Keeping Kids in Motion

Kids in Motion Pediatric Therapy Services has expanded their services to the Clarkston area with a facility in Waterford. “We wanted to be able to provide a close location for families,” said Mary Hydorn, P.T., owner of Kids in Motion. She explained some families are unable to make the drive to their Highland location and […]

Lady Wolves up rivals in opener

Lady Cagers had no problem putting the heat on their crosstown rivals Lake Orion in the second half last Friday to come out with a 53-17 win in their home opener. “Our defensive pressure gave Lake Orion some problems,” said Tim Wasilk, head coach for Clarkston Girls Varsity Basketball. The Lady Wolves knew leading with […]

Athlete of the Week

Senior Ethan Frick had left a lingering impression on one of his coach during the Clarkston Boys Varsity Football season. “Ethan was a pleasure to coach,” said Tony Miller, Wolves’ defensive coordinator. “He is one of the reasons coaches want to coach for so long. He is a great and exceptional person.” Frick filled the […]

Moscovic returns as head coach

A familiar face to Clarkston Wrestling is back in a new role as native Derek Moscovic takes over as head coach for the varsity team. One of his goals in his new role is to carry on the Clarkston tradition. “The tradition to me is to be one of the top teams in the state […]

Operation: Success

Clarkston Junior High School students were still helping load the U.S. Army HEMTT (Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck) when another few boxes were dropped of for Operation Homefront. The second hour Advanced International Baccalaureate class ran a food drive for the organization. Operation Homefront assists military families during difficult financial times by providing food and […]

School bond vote in May?

Technology and construction constitute more than half of the proposed $23.1 million capital needs list under consideration for Clarkston schools. Building construction projects would cost $6.3 million, with $8.5 million for technology. The needs list also includes $4.4 million for site development, $917,000 for furnishings and equipment, $500,000 for security, and $309,000 for instrumental music. […]