As leader of the free world President George Bush has to wear many hats. Our leader needs to be commander-in-chief, inspire the American people and decide policy. However don’t ask him to read a newspaper because that seems to be too taxing. At least that is what we are led to believe after Bush was […]
After three-plus years at The Clarkston News, my time here is coming to an end. I will now be going on to graduate school to pursue a master’s degree in journalism. I’ll be relocating to Virginia Beach, Va. at the end of the month to attend a two-year program at Regent University, a Christian grad […]
I would like to thank the Clarkston High School Drama Club for an incredible evening of music, dance and one-act plays. The Drama Club recently hosted their annual CHS Theatre-a-thon from 3 p.m. until midnight on Dec. 5. During that time there was a constant flow of performances, more than 50 in all. This event […]
I would like to thank the Clarkston Police officers who donated their time and served as waiters at Pete’s Coney Island a couple weeks ago. Through their efforts a substantial sum of money was raised for Toys for Tots. Darryl Wood
It’ll mean convenience for you and efficiency for the courts. In a collaboration effort by the Oakland County’s four district courts which includes Clarkston, Novi, Rochester Hills, and Troy, a new online ticket payment option has been launched for people with certain civil infraction citations. The program was launched to the public on Tuesday, Dec. […]
It’s been a rotten year. During 2003, my wife and I mourned the deaths of four special people in our small church family. We have some dear friends who are facing Christmas without their loved ones, and we are missing some good friends. My uncle died a couple weeks ago, leaving his wife of 50 […]
Jann Neil didn’t intend to launch a new Christmas tradition. It just kind of happened. Using commercially-designed holiday ‘village? buldings, Neil decided to go for the local look, and transformed some of the generic buildings into her own version of Main Street Clarkston. An old church building is Neil’s representation of the Clarkston Union. Rudy’s […]
With parents like Cheryl McGinnis, Clarkston High School students are in good hands. The mother of three is the acting president of the Parent-Teacher-Student Association. ‘We are a group of individuals who try to help the interests of the parents, staff, administration and the students,? McGinnis said. ‘We try to be as supportive as possible […]
North Sashabaw Elementary School helped everyone get into the holiday spirit with a Christmas Singalong Friday, Dec. 19. Parents were invited to attend (and participate) as students led in singing of favorite holiday songs. Along the way were special performances of dancing, sign language and a unique rendition of ‘The 12 Days of Christmas.? (Who […]
Over the past 10 years, the number of high school varsity hockey programs in Michigan has tripled, making it the fastest growing high school sport with 200 teams at present. Last weekend, the Wolves hockey team competed with 24 of the top ranked teams in the state at the fourth annual High School Showcase in […]