A little piece of America died last week as McDonald’s decided to get out of the super size business. Yes, Ronald is getting rid of the extra large portions of french fries and soft drinks. By the end of the year, the more than 13,000 McDonald’s around the country will stop selling super size portions […]
This weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Clarkston High School Drama Club’s performance of ‘Once Upon a Mattress.? I have always enjoyed attending high school concert and theater performances, and this was no exception… or perhaps it was because it was… exceptional! How good it is to see the theater program grow and […]
Can the owners of the Clarkston News come to their senses and rid us of these poorly thought out editorials by an intolerant dolt? It gives me great pleasure to be a conservative Republican who has the opportunity to lecture a liberal on ‘tolerance?. ‘Jesus Freaks?, as you call them, are not the bad guys […]
In response to Kyle Gargaro’s column ‘Who is drawing the line?? I have to say that on a political level you have the right to say what you like. However, I must protest your using the name of ‘Jesus? in a derogatory way. While I understand where you got the terminology I would think a […]
BY ALICIA DORSET Clarkston News Staff Writer Andrea Johnson, a Clarkston sixth grader at Cedar Crest Academy, participated in the Junior National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C. Feb. 14-19 with other students from around the country. Nominated by principal Bette Moen, Johnson spent the week developing leadership skills in a program designed for middle […]
BY ALICIA DORSET Clarkston News Staff Writer Clarkston’s Planning Commission has reviewed the proposed addition to the Clarkston Conservatory of Music and is now set for the City Engineer to review the plans for city council action. During the Feb. 23 council meeting, city clerk Art Pappas reported that the conservatory had granted an easement […]
BY ALICIA DORSET Clarkston News Staff Writer When Marsha Young received a phone call from a local radio station while at work, she was shocked. ‘When you’re on the radio like that, you don’t know what to say,? Young said. Young, a teacher at Clarkston Middle School, was selected as WYCD 99.5’s Teacher of the […]
BY ED DAVIS Clarkston News Sports Writer It’s hard to imagine the Clarkston varsity ice hockey team playing much better than it is now, but the Wolves still have to step it up some if they want their season to continue. After breezing through their regional with wins over Gladwin, Traverse City St. Francis and […]
BY ED DAVIS Clarkston News Sports Writer Not a bad first year for Kelly Avenall. The Clarkston varsity volleyball coach has not only led the Wolves to a share of the OAA I league title, but her Wolves captured Clarkston’s second consecutive district title with wins against Fenton and Holly March 6 at Holly High […]
BY ED DAVIS Clarkston News Sports Writer The Clarkston varsity wrestling team capped off a great season at the state final tournament last weekend in Battle Creek, but six members of that team still have business to attend to. As a team, the Wolves finished as one of the top four teams in Division I […]