Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend and enjoyed the warm, sunny weather after all the rain we had a few weeks ago. I spent most of Saturday having a Mommy Day. I didn’t go anyplace special really I didn’t go anywhere except the basement. Thinking about it now, it’s mirrors really well with my […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1996 “Fun on the 4th” Jessica LaRoque, 5, looked at ease on the pony ride at Clintonville Park on July 4. It was one of the many activities enjoyed by all ages during the holiday. “Class size reconsidered” New Clarkston Community Schools Superintendent Dr. Albert Roberts […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Young athletes threw, hit and ran around the diamond doing different obstacles on the last day of Clarkston Softball Camp last Thursday at Clarkston High School. “There was a great turnout,” said Katie Smith, head coach for the varsity softball team, adding all the campers were excited […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Staff Writer RUSH Robotics camps made their return last week with a variety of camps for different grade levels. “Camp is going great,” said Jordan Bailey, a senior on the Team RUSH 27 Robotics team at Clarkston High School. “They all seem to be enjoying it and everybody wants […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1996 “Algae problem closes beach” A pea-green mass of algae drifted onto the shore and forced Deer Lake Beach to be closed before noon on June 28. A representative from Oakland County Health Division showed up when an algae bloom appeared that morning. “First high-school bids […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The fields were filled with 90 young players having fun and learning during the Clarkston Baseball Camp last week. “It’s going really well,” said Addison Turk, head coach for Clarkston Varsity Baseball, on the third day of camp. “I am very happy with the turnout and seeing […]
The Clarkston Everest Collegiate Girls Varsity Basketball team traveled to Hillsdale College on June 17 for a team camp. “We had a great camp at Hillsdale College,” said Erin Van Wagoner, head coach. “The girls played well and bonded as a team. We were competitive in all four games and had moments that looked very […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Players wearing white jerseys cheered as their teammate scored a goal while on the other half of the field two more teams were battling for the next goal during the Clarkston Lacrosse Camps last week. “It’s going good,” said Brian Kaminskas, head coach for Clarkston Boys Varsity […]
Sara Holden has been working on her first car flip and shared with The Clarkston News after months of hard work and planning – she completed it. “It was epic,” said Holden, a Clarkston resident, adding it went amazing. “Much better than I anticipated.” She added there was a lot of planning and preparing which […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1996 “$61 million and rising” Clarkston Community Schools’ next bond issue kept getting bigger and bigger the closer it got. The new total from architects from Greiner Inc. for renovations and additions at ten existing buildings was estimated for over $61 million, including a new elementary […]