Wint’s Healing Hearts Support Group usually meets the second Tuesday of the month in the Carriage House (Senior Center Complex at Clintonwood Park) at 7 p.m. The next meeting is May 10, with the subject “Experiencing your thoughts and feelings through journaling.” No registration is necessary, and the meetings are free of charge. All ages […]
Clarkston Family Farm hosts their first fundraising event in three years with Chicken Run on Saturday, May 21 at 8 a.m. It is also their first ever 5K race and they will also have a 1-mile Chicken Little Race. All funds raised from the Chicken Run go directly to Clarkston Family Farm’s Pathways to Possibilities […]
This Sunday, May 1, Clarkston Virtual is hosting the first annual Depot Duck Dash. This event is a fundraiser for a scholarship to be presented to a graduating virtual student. Tickets are $5 and the ducks will race at 2:30 p.m. The winner receives $100.
The next meeting of the Clarkston Area Backyard Birders Club is tonight, April 27, at 6:30 p.m., at the Lewis E Wint Nature Center in Independence Oaks County Park, located at 9501 Sashabaw Road. Complimentary coffee from A.J. O’Neil’s Detroit Bold Coffee will be served, along with baked goods from Mary Kraut. Benjamin Prowse, parks naturalist […]
Oakland County will host a household hazardous waste collection 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., this Saturday, April 30 at the Oakland County Service Center Campus (Oakland County Courthouse), 1200 North Telegraph Road, Pontiac. There will be signs on campus to help direct the flow of traffic. Independence Township and Clarkston residents pay a $10 fee […]
Clarkston-area churches are coming together to celebrate National Day of Prayer with a breakfast and program on Thursday, May 5 at Calvary Lutheran Church, 6805 Bluegrass Drive. The breakfast will begin at 7:30 a.m. followed by a program with Clarkston resident Mike Blicher, music by Dave Bennett, and a special prayer for the Ukraine. The […]
The Boy Scouts of Troop 189 hosts a pancake breakfast in partnership with Clarkston United Methodist Church on Saturday, April 16, the proceeds of which will help those displaced by the war in Ukraine. The breakfast will be served in the community center of the church, and diners can be seated at any time between […]
Carol Egbo-Bacak will present research to the Clarkston Area Genealogy Society at its April 21 meeting at the Clarkston Independence District Library at 10:15 a.m. The topic is “What does the research and oral story telling say about the underground railroad in northern Oakland County before the Civil War.” MsEgbo-Bacak is the Oakland County Parks […]
The Clarkston Farm and Garden Club is seeking vendors for the Artisan Market that accompanies the Clarkston Garden Walk on Wednesday, July 20. The Artisan Market has a theme of “All Things in the Garden.” Interested vendors can email clarkstongardenclub@gmail.com for more information.
BY BRANDON KATHMAN Special to the Clarkston News The Boy Scouts of Troop 189 will host a pancake breakfast in partnership with Clarkston United Methodist Church on Saturday, April 16, the proceeds of which will help those displaced by the war in Ukraine. “After watching the news, we were inspired to find a way for […]