Clarkston Village Players bring “The Dixie Swim Club” to the stage, focusing on five unforgettable Southern women whose friendships span 22 years, since their days on the college swim team. As their lives unfold and the years pass, the women increasingly rely on one another, through advice and raucous repartee, to get through the challenges […]
BY BRENDA DOMINICK Clarkston News Staff Writer The Medcenter Pharmacy team and David Sakstrup, owner and pharmacist, and co-owner Edward Ghannam, send big thank you’s to all their customers for voting them Best Pharmacy and Best Pharmacist. “We appreciate your support and your continued business,” Sakstrup said, adding they care about their service and their customers. […]
Oakland County Parks and Recreation’s Barn Bash will be on Sunday, Aug. 26, at Ellis Barn, Springfield Oaks County Park. From 4-6:30 p.m., the barn will be filled with fun activities including country music and heritage games. Learn to line dance or sit back and have a s’more. Pile the family into the wagon and […]
Clarkston’s Labor Day Parade ended two years ago, but residents are planning a replacement. Planners hope the event, Let’s Walk the Bridges in Depot Park, becomes a new Labor Day tradition. It would be in the spirit of the Mackinac Bridge Walk up north, said Gini Schultz of Clarkston. “We have three bridges in Depot […]
The 2018 Michigan Renaissance Festival opens this weekend with the Royal Pet and Ale Fest, as well as daily jousts and other merriment. Furry companions and their people are invited to learn more about pet nutrition, safety, clubs, fostering, and vendor products. Pets need to be registered. Also, Wiener Dog Races and Pet Costume Contest. […]
Clarkston-area Backyard Birders Club hosts Daryl Bernard, executive director of Seven Ponds Nature Center, at its Aug. 29 meeting. “You won’t want to miss Daryl’s accounts of some truly extra-ordinary sightings in our area and at birding hot spots in the state in just the last few months,” said club member Bill Haney. “It will […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Runners can help fill DRAW’s buckets with needed emergency supplies at the second annual Bucket Run, Sept. 7. DRAW, Disaster Relief At Work, named the 5K run/walk after the orange supply buckets their volunteers deliver to victims of natural disasters around the country. DRAW’s first race last year came […]
Tons of Trucks roll into Clintonwood Park, 6000 Clarkston Road, Saturday, Aug. 4, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. The annual Independence Township Parks, Recreation and Seniors program invites children to admire, sit in, and climb on a wide variety of local trucks and vehicles. The first 200 children receive a free, festive hat. Say hello to […]
Oakland Homeschool Music, Inc., presents “Fiddler on the Roof,” Aug. 2-4, 7 p.m., at Waterford Kettering High School Performing Arts Center. The non-profit music education youth group performs a musical every summer, and during the school year has classes and rehearsals for ensembles such as band, orchestra, choir, and elementary music. The family-friendly historical musical […]
The Baltimore Oriole will be the topic of interest for the Clarkston Area Birders Club at its July 25 meeting – the ones with feathers, not baseball hats. “From the reports, questions and comments members volunteered at the June meeting, more people are seeing more Orioles in more places than ever before,” said club member […]