‘Horseback Riding, Ages 7 to Adult: Learn to be around horses. Come and learn the fine art of English Horseback Riding at Fox Lake Hunt Club. Each class teaches basic riding, grooming information, anatomy of the horse, and various parts of the saddle and bridle. Long pants must be worn, and hard-soled shoes with heels […]
By Teri Stiles Staff Writer Brandon Twp – After offering a myriad of rationalizations, including catching himself on fire, Legault property owner John Sloan’s plead to the township board to let him continue work on his house. His excuses were met with an order to tear it down. After more than three years of extensions […]
Brandon’s baseball team managed to withstand the rain enough to get in both ends of a doubleheader at Fenton May 17. The Blackhawks, behind another strong outing from senior Roy Reynolds, shut out the Tigers 10-0 in the opener, but dropped the nightcap 10-4. Brandon’s record is now 17-14 overall and 6-4 in Flint Metro […]
Even gloomy weather couldn’t stop the Goodrich soccer team from dominating Lake Fenton. Under the threat of dark skies May 14, the host Martians shut out the Blue Devils 3-0, improving to 7-4-1 overall and 7-2-1 in Genesee Area Conference play. Hayley Smith, Amanda Bishop, and Meredith Mayberry each scored goals for the Martians, and […]
The Brandon softball team had a successful weekend at the Tawas Invitational May 15, going 2-1 before being no-hit in the championship game, losing to Hemlock 6-0. The Blackhawks advanced to the title game by defeating Ogemaw Heights 7-1 and Arenac 7-0. Jill Perry struck out 22 and allowed only four hits in winning the […]
Despite the best efforts of sophomore Laura Kwiatkowski, the Brandon girls golf team came up short against neighboring Oxford. The host Blackhawks dropped a 197-208 matchup against the Wildcats May 17 at Goodrich Country Club. The loss dropped Brandon’s record to 4-4 overall and 2-3 in Flint Metro League action. Kwiatkowski earned medalist honors as […]
It’s been a rough Flint Metro League season for the Brandon boys track team. In a May 17 league meet at Lapeer East, the Blackhawks dropped both their matchups, falling to Linden 101-36 and Lapeer East 86-51. With the losses, the Blackhawks remain winless in the league at 0-6. Their overall record is 12-26. Brandon’s […]
With senior class activities, studying for finals and finishing the final school year at Clarkston High School, seniors Jenna Hart and Matthew Pruente are busy. However, Hart and Pruente weren’t too busy to enjoy breakfast with community leaders and accept their titles as Clarkston’s Young Person of the Year. Hart and Pruente were each named […]
What could be more exciting to a kindergartner than riding the school bus? Try having lunch in the cafeteria for the first time. Kindergarten students at Clarkston Elementary School got a taste of brown bag basics on May 13 as they practiced going through the lunch line and eating in the cafeteria as part of […]
It’s hard to miss. A crumpled vehicle sits on the sidewalk next to the student parking lot at Clarkston High School. The hope of the Students Against Destructive Decisions chapter is that displaying one destroyed car will prevent more destroyed vehicles and lives. ‘We’re trying to make an impact on the high school and show […]